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Hottest August in China

September 13 , 2022 600 days 569 0
  • China have recorded the country’s hottest August since records began.
  • The heat wave in southern China last month has suspected by experts to have been one of the worst heat waves in global history.
  • Parts of Sichuan province and city of Chongqing recorded temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius for a string of days.
  • The average temperature nationwide was 22.4C in August.
  • It is exceeding the norm by 1.2C.
  • The month was also China's third-driest August on record.
  • The recorded average rainfall was 23.1 per cent lower than usual.

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