China weather

Climate Features and Impacts in July of 2005

In July, the climate characteristics were showed as follows: monthly precipitation was less than normal in China as a whole. The precipitation was from 200-300mm in some regions of Shandong, Henan, Jiangshu, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan etc, and more than 300mm in south of Henan and north of Anhui. While the precipitation was less than 50 mm in some regions of Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu etc. Temperature was higher than normal in China as a whole by 0.8℃. In some regions of Inner mongolia, Xinjiang, Xizang, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi etc, temperature was higher than normal by 1～2℃. In July, the main climate events include: Server flood, mud-rock flow and landslide disaster happened in Yangtze river basin, Sichuan etc, which caused 93 peopel dead and 23 people lost as well as 75.4 billion Yuan economical lost. Typhoon “HAITANG” landed on Taiwan on 18 July and Fujian on 19 July, which caused serious damages in Zhejiang and Anhui with 119.2 billion Yuan economical lost. Another typhoon “WASHI” landed on Hainan on 30 July. Heat wave raided in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Anhui etc, the highest temperature was higher than 40℃ in some regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Hebei, Zhejiang, Shanxi etc. Summer Drought last or developed at west and middle of Inner Mongolia, north of Shanxi and Shaanxi, east of Guizhou and west of Hunan etc, shortage of water influenced agriculture, living water and supply of electric power. More than 20 Provinces hit by thunderstorm, hail and gale. 15 people were killed by gale and cyclone in Weiji town of Biling county of Anhui. Sand storm appeared in some regions of Inner Mongolia and Gansu from 16 to 17 July