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2022 China heat wave
Areas
China
Start date
13 June 2022
End date
31 August 2022
Peak temp.
45.0 °C (113.0 °F), recorded at Beibei on 18 August 2022
Losses
Damages
$7.6 billion (2022 USD) [1]
A map of extreme temperatures in East Asia from 10 to 16 July 2022.
From June to 31 August 2022, China had a severe heat wave which affected several provinces and municipalities.[2][3][4][5][6] To date, it is the country's worst heat wave to have existed.[7]
According to weather historian Maximiliano Herrera, it is the most severe heat wave recorded anywhere in the world.[8]
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