Shanghai, May 29 (AFP\/APP): Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in 100 years on Monday, the city’s meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree.<\/p>\n
Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing deadly heatwaves and temperatures hitting records across Southeast and South Asia in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
“At 13:09, the temperature at Xujiahui station hit 36.1 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking a 100-year-old record for the highest temperature in May,” a post on the service’s official Weibo account read, referring to a metro station in the centre of China’s largest city.<\/p>\n
The temperature at the bustling station climbed even higher to 36.7C (98F) later in the afternoon, Shanghai’s meteorological service said.<\/p>\n
That put it a full degree above the old record, 35.7C, which has been recorded four times previously, in 1876, 1903, 1915 and 2018, according to the weather service.<\/p>\n
Shanghai residents sweltered under the early-afternoon sun, with some apps showing a “feels like” temperature estimate of more than 40C (104F).
\n“I headed out at noon to pick up a delivery, and got a headache after coming back,” read one post from Shanghai on Weibo.<\/p>\n
Another said: “I almost got heatstroke; it’s really hot enough to explode.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shanghai, May 29 (AFP\/APP): Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in 100 years on Monday, the city’s meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree. Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing deadly heatwaves and temperatures hitting […]<\/p>\n
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