State of China’s climate in 2019

2019年中国气候概况

This report is a summary of China’s climate,as well as major weather and climate events,during 2019.In 2019,the mean temperature in China was 10.34°C,which was 0.79°C above normal(1981–2010 average),and the annual rainfall was 645.5 mm,which was 2.5%above normal.There was increased typhoon genesis but decreased and weaker landfalls.Rainstorms occurred frequently with relatively limited damage.The number of high-temperature days was more than normal,with significant regional features.Obvious regional and periodic droughts resulted in slight impacts and losses.Severe convective weather events were relatively less and brought about limited economic losses.Low-temperature freezing and snow disasters were obviously light.Northern China experienced fewer dust storms in spring.Finally,the areas of affected crops,the numbers of deaths and missing people,and direct economic losses were all significantly less than average over the past 10 years.

2019年,全国平均气温10.34°C,较常年偏高0.79°C,为1951年以来第5暖年四季气温均偏高,春秋明显偏暖。全国平均降水量645.5毫米,比常年偏多2.5%。2019年,台风生成多,登陆强度总体偏弱,仅‘利奇马’灾损重暴雨过程多,但暴雨洪涝灾害总体偏轻高温日数多,区域性特征明显区域性和阶段性干旱明显,但灾害损失偏轻强对流天气过程偏少,损失偏轻低温冷冻害和雪灾显著偏轻;春季北方沙尘天气少,影响偏轻。与近10年平均值相比,农作物受灾面积,死亡失踪人口以及直接经济损失均明显偏少。