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How hot is the temperature of the Flame Mountain?

The temperature in Aiding Lake Town, Turpan City, which is 100 meters below sea level, reached 43.5°C, while the surface of the Flame Mountain Scenic Area was as high as 51°C and still rising.

The Flame Mountain is the hottest place in China. The maximum temperature in summer is as high as 47.8℃, and the maximum surface temperature is over 70℃. You can bake eggs in the sand nest. Turpan has a typical continental arid desert climate. Although the annual average temperature is only 14.5°C, there are more than 100 days with temperatures above 35°C, and there are as many as 38 days with extremely hot weather above 38°C. The absolute highest temperature measured in many years is 49.6℃ (July 13, 1975), and the surface temperature can reach 83.3℃, ​​making it a veritable "China's hot pole". The annual average precipitation in Huozhou is only 16 millimeters, half of which is in summer, while the annual precipitation in Tuokxun is only 5.9 millimeters. It is not surprising that there is no rain all year round or that you don't notice it. It can be regarded as the "dry pole of China".