July sees records in temperatures

July was hotter and wetter than usual, and China can expect more scorching temperatures and periodic downpours in the coming 10 days, said the top meteorological authority.

The average temperature in China in July was 22.9 C, 1 degree higher than the recent Julys. Extreme highs were recorded at 94 monitoring stations across the country, mainly in Gansu, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning and Shandong provinces, and 24 stations registered record highs.

The highest temperature in Benxi, Liaoning, for example, stood at 39.2 C last month, according to the China Meteorological Administration.