Last year warmer and drier, says report
China was, on average, relatively warm and dry last year, the China Meteorological Administration said in a report released on Wednesday.
The 2023 China Climate Bulletin said the country's average temperature last year was 10.71 C, 0.82 C higher than normal and the highest since 1951.
The average number of high-temperature days nationwide exceeded the usual count by 4.4 days, and was the second highest since 1961. The occurrence of extreme high-temperature events was the fourth-highest in history, with 127 national weather stations witnessing record-high temperatures, it said.
Across the nation, precipitation averaged 615 millimeters last year, 3.9 percent less than usual and the second-lowest level since 2012.
The report said the overall climate was bad last year, with prominent floods and droughts.
- Several public officials punished for dereliction of duty in Guangxi
- Minivan falls into sea, leaving 6 dead and 2 missing
- China's Xinjiang holds intangible cultural heritage exhibition
- Thousands of quake-hit Xizang residents move into new homes
- Stage truss collapse in Sichuan kills 2, injures 3
- Hotan hosts cultural heritage showcase
