For densely populated Shanghai, China’s financial hub, 2024 was the warmest since the Qing dynasty. - Photo: Reuters
BEIJING: Chinese meteorological data shows 2024 was the warmest year for the country since comparable records began more than six decades ago, the second straight year in which milestones were broken.
The national average temperature stood at 10.92 degrees Celsius (51.66 Fahrenheit) last year, more than 1 degree higher than 2023, according to weather.com.cn, a service portal run by the China Meteorological Administration.
