Chinese cities experience hottest July on record

As a persistent heat wave sweeps across China, 22 counties and cities in the southwest and northeast regions of the country have experienced their hottest July on record, reports Chinanews.com.

The National Meteorological Center has been issuing high temperature alerts for seventeen consecutive days this month.

A worker drinks bottled water to quench his thirst at a solar power station in Chongqing, July 27, 2018. The municipality has been gripped with temperatures hitting above 40 degrees through July. [Photo: IC]

Since July 10, provinces and regions including Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang, have seen 10 to 18 days of temperatures reaching 35 degrees or above, which are defined meteorologically as "high temperature days." Fengdu county in Chongqing has seen 10 days of temperatures hitting over 40 degrees through July.