China's weather breaks multiple records, showcases global warming's disastrous effect
By Li Menghan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-01-03 15:37
China recorded the highest average temperature last year amid global warming, with both the highest and the lowest temperatures also hitting a new record in the same year, said the National Climate Center.
The average temperature last year was 10.7 C, 0.8 C above the average of previous years and breaking the record of 10.5 C in 2021. The average temperature in most parts of China was 0.5-1 C higher than usual, with 127 weather stations across the country recording their highest daily maximum temperatures.
China's highest temperature record was shattered on July 16 when the temperature in Turpan's Sanbaoxiang, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, reached 52.2 C, and the lowest record was shattered on Jan 22 when the temperature in Mohe's Jintao, Heilongjiang province reached minus 53 C, illustrating that global warming brings about a higher average temperature with more occurrence of extreme weather patterns.
China received a total average rainfall of 615.0 millimeters last year, which was 3.9 percent below the long-term average. However, 55 national weather stations recorded their highest daily precipitation, with the highest being Beihai in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which accumulated 3,233.6 millimeters.
