Guangzhou experienced a record-long summer

Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, southern China, on November 13 recorded an average daily temperature of 23.3 degrees Celsius, causing this city to experience 235 consecutive summer days, exceeding the record of 234 days of the year. 1994.

This makes it impossible for Guangzhou to declare a change from summer to autumn, even though it is in mid-November. The Guangdong meteorological agency confirms the change of season by temperature, not by date according to the solar calendar. This agency only declares a transition to autumn when the average temperature for 5 days is below 22 degrees Celsius.

Fall usually begins here around November 9, but current summer-like temperatures are forecast to last until November 18. This year, summer in Guangzhou started on March 23, with the current average temperature being 24.9 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees Celsius higher than normal.

Engineer Ai Hui at the Guangzhou Center for Agricultural Meteorology and Climate said this year’s summer was prolonged because the Siberian high pressure, a giant dry cold air mass that affects the weather in the northern hemisphere, became weaker. abnormal.

In April, Guangzhou suffered a tornado that killed at least 5 people and injured dozens. Guangdong province also experienced severe flooding. Across China, extreme weather events are becoming more common in recent years.

Analyzes show that human-caused climate change is increasing extreme weather patterns, causing more frequent and deadly disasters, from heatwaves to floods to wildfires.