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Hot weather burned 2.6 billion yuan and 5.78 million people suffered from drought
Shanggrao has the highest number of hot days in the province
Dajiang Net-Jiangnan Metropolis Daily 2013-08 -13 04:37
This newspaper reports from Yu Yingchun, reporter Jin Luyao, intern Jin Guan, and Yu Guowen: On August 12, the Provincial Climate Center released the latest drought monitoring bulletin. At 17:00 on the 11th, the drought covered 11 districts and cities in our province, affecting 5.78 million people in 90 counties (cities, districts), affecting 424,000 hectares of crops, and causing direct economic losses of 2.6 billion yuan.
The average temperature in 11 counties and cities hit a new high
According to monitoring by the Provincial Climate Center, from July 1st to August 11th, the average temperature in the province was 30.4°C, ranking second highest in history , second only to the severe drought in 2003 (31.0°C), the average temperature in 11 counties (cities) including Xiushui, Pingxiang, Lianhua, Jiujiang, Ruichang, Wuning, De'an, Yongxiu, Wuyuan, Yushan, and Zixi A record high.
The number of high temperature days in Shangrao has reached 38 days
Since July, except for high mountain areas such as Lushan Mountain and Jinggang Mountain, the number of high temperature days in most areas of the province has been 22 to 38 days, and Shangrao has had 38 days. It is the best in the province. As of August 11, the number of rain-free days in the province ranged from 18 (Quannan) to 40 (Nanchang, Jinxian).
On the 11th, rainfall occurred in some places in southern Jiangxi, but from the perspective of the province, the rainfall range was very small and was ineffective in alleviating the drought. According to the province's meteorological drought index monitoring, on the 11th, 79 counties and cities in the province met the meteorological drought level standard, of which 16 counties and cities were in extreme drought and 25 counties and cities were in severe drought.
Source: Dajiang.com-Jiangnan Metropolis Daily