Beijing 6 Sep : China has experienced the hottest summer since records keeping started in 1961 The National Climate Centre said on Tuesday.The average temperature of the country from June 1 through August 31 reached 22.3 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than in the same timeframe of normal years and the most high since 1961, according to Xinhua news agency.
The total of 17 province-level regions, which includes Hunan province as well as Chongqing Municipality, registered a record-breaking summer temperature according to the Centre announced.
The average number of days with the most extreme temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius during the day in China was 14.3 days an all-time record set in 1961.This is 6.3 days longer than in the same time frame of regular years.
China witnessed 366 national meteorological stations reporting temperatures of the same or even higher than the previous record.
The complete of 15 stations recorded temperatures that reached or topped 44 ° Celsius.
The average national precipitation was the second-lowest in the same timeframe since 1961, according to the Centre.
It predicts that temperatures in the autumn in the majority of regions of China is expected to be similar to or even slightly higher than in normal years.
.
