China’s meteorological authorities said on Thursday that July was the country’s hottest month since records began six decades ago, as extreme temperatures persist around the world.
In July, “the average temperature reached 23.21C (73.78F), surpassing July 2017’s 23.17C and becoming the hottest July since full observations began in 1961,” China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Authorities expect hotter days in some regions and said “subtropical high pressure will take over” in August.
Meanwhile, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the country had experienced its hottest July since records began in 1898.
This is the second year in a row that Japan has broken the record for average July temperatures. The country is experiencing heat waves, with the average July temperature 2.16 degrees Celsius (35.8 Fahrenheit) above the monthly average recorded between 1991 and 2020.
Temperatures rose above 40 degrees Celsius in seven locations.
