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Even so, the hottest temperatures nationwide are recorded in the Turpan Depression, where the climate is much drier and temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Permafrost can be found at high elevations in the Tibetan Plateau and the Tian Shan mountains, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] as well as other mountainous areas in Northern China.
Highest dew point temperature: A dew point of 35 °C (95 °F) — while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F) — was observed at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 3:00 p.m. on 8 July 2003. [ 199 ] Highest heat index : In the observation above at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the heat index ("feels like" temperature) was 81.1 °C (178.0 °F).
According to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the national average temperature was listed as 21.3 °C in June. It was 0.9 degrees higher than in the same period last year, making that month the hottest since 1961.
China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month. Temperatures averaged 23.21 degrees ...
China also saw its hottest year on record in 2023, as the world’s biggest polluter confronted a series of relentless heat waves and other extreme weather events driven by the human-caused ...
China has issued a series of heat alerts this week, with dozens of weather stations in parts of central and northwestern China recording temperatures in excess of 40 C (104 F).
The high temperatures prompted authorities to issue warnings and urge people to limit their time outdoors. [1] On June 23, 2023, the temperature in Beijing reached 106 °F (41 °C), which was the highest June temperature recorded since 1961.
BEIJING (Reuters) -Eastern China baked under unseasonably high temperatures, with the excessive heat expected to linger in mega coastal cities in the highly industrialised provinces of Jiangsu and ...