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China has hottest summer since 1961 by national average temperature
BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The national average temperature in
China this summer reached 22 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1961, with 55
weather monitoring stations posting record high daily temperatures, a
meteorological official said on Monday.
Compared to normal years, the national average reading made from June to
Aug. 26 was one degree higher, while the summer high temperatures lasted
longer, covered more areas and came along with more extreme weather this
year, Zhang Zuqiang, director of the emergency relief and public service
department of China Meteorological Administration, said at a press
conference.
In August, for instance, China’s national average temperature reached 22.2
degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees higher than normal years. Some 93 weather
stations reported extreme high temperatures mostly in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner
Mongolia, Sichuan, Hubei, and Shandong.
Zhang said the lingering high temperatures in the middle and lower reaches
of the Yangtze River were detrimental to the growth of crops.
In September, most regions of the country are expected to record an average
temperature close to or higher than that of the normal years, with normal or
slightly heavier precipitation, which is conducive to the growth of autumn
crops.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1028 hrs