How many days will Shanghai have hot weather this year?

Shanghai has had a total of 32 days with high temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius this year, the most for the same period in the past 30 years. Among them, there have been 4 days with high temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above.

According to the report, on August 5, the highest temperature at Xujiahui Station reached 40.2 degrees Celsius. Since July 5, Shanghai has experienced three waves of sustained high temperature and heat waves. The highest temperature on July 13 was 40.9 degrees Celsius, which tied the highest high temperature extreme in the past 150 years.

The scorching hot weather in Shanghai will continue. The subtropical high pressure will remain stable in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River for the next ten days, and the extreme maximum temperature in Shanghai will still reach around 40 degrees Celsius.

On July 14, Shanghai Yuyuan Mall launched a spray device to prevent heatstroke and cool down. On the same day, the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory issued the third high temperature red warning signal this year, with the maximum temperature exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying

In addition, according to the forecast, affected by the high-altitude shortwave trough, Shanghai will have strong convective weather on August 6, accompanied by thunder and lightning, short-term heavy precipitation, local hail and 8 Thunderstorm winds reaching level 10. The main rainfall period occurs from the afternoon of the 6th to the night. The rainfall is unevenly distributed, and the hourly rainfall intensity is 30 mm to 50 mm.