There are many abnormalities in high temperatures, and the weather is more strong ... China Meteorological Administration analyzes the weather and climate events in August

Cover news reporter Teng Yan

On September 6, the China Meteorological Administration held a press conference to analyze the main weather and climate events in my country in August.

Xiao Yan, deputy director of the National Climate Center, said that the most significant feature of the climate in August is high temperature and rain. Monitoring data shows that the average temperature nationwide has the highest history since 1961, and the average temperature of the country is 22.4 ° C, 1.2 ° C higher than the same period of the year. The average precipitation was 82.4 mm, which was 23.1%less than the same period of the same year, and it was the third less in history since 1961.

The data also shows that the maximum temperature of 500 national meteorological stations in the country exceeded the historical value of August. The highest temperature of 267 stations such as Chongqing Beiyi (45 ° C), Hubei Zhushan (44.6 ° C), and Sichuan Hejiang (43.6 ° C) were flat or broke through the historical extreme value.

Main weather and climate event 1:

High temperature daily is abnormally too much

The process of high temperature in the area continues to affect my country. From June 13th to August 30th, continuous, large -scale high temperature weather appeared in the central and eastern regions. This high temperature process duration, wide range, strong strength, extremely extreme, and great impact. The comprehensive intensity is the strongest since the complete weather observation record in 1961. In August, the average number of high temperatures in the country was 5.2 days, which was 2.7 days more than the same period of the year, and the most history since 1961. The high temperature days of high temperatures in the southwest of the southwestern southwest, central and central central China, central and southern East China, and southern Shaanxi are generally 20-30 days, which are generally 15-20 days higher than the same period of the same year.

Main weather and climate event 2:

Meteorological drought in the Yangtze River Basin and other places continued to develop

Affected by the continuous temperature and high rain and rain, the Yangtze River Basin occurs in a wide range of summer drought. As of August 31, there were moderate to severe meteorological droughts in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the southern part of Chongqing, the western Sichuan, southeast, and the central and eastern parts of Tibet.

The continuous high temperature and drought have also caused many mountains and forest fires in Chongqing, Sichuan and other places. The water level of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake are significantly lower than the same year, and it has a greater impact on agricultural production, water resources and power supply in some areas.

Main weather and climate event three:

There are many regional rainstorms

In August, 8 regional heavy rainstorms appeared, which affected 4 times in the north and south. Compared with the same period of the same year, the process of heavy rain in the north is 1.1 times, and the south is 0.8 times. Among them, the process of heavy rain that occurred twice in the northern region on 8-10 and 18-19 lasted for 2 days, and the intensity was strong.

Main weather and climate event 4:

Typhoon generation and landing are less

In August, a total of 5 typhoons were generated in the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea, which was 0.7 less than the same period. Two of them landed in my country, 0.3 less than the same period of the year.

Main weather and climate event five:

Strong convection weather

In August, five strong convection weather occurred, and some areas of 13 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities were affected by strong convective weather such as lightning, wind, and hail. Among them, Inner Mongolia and Yunnan were severely affected.

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