China breaks heat records in 2023 as sweltering weather baked cities from north to south. The national average temperature of 10.7 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1961 and 0.8 degrees Celsius higher than a normal reading of 9.9 Celsius, broke the record of 10.5 Celsius set in 2021

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1. The heat in China was relenting in 2023 with temperature records broken from Beijing to Shanghai, echoing the global heatwave phenomena that also engulfed most of the world and raised more concerns about global climate change.
   China’s searing heat led to 127 national weather stations breaking records for daily high temperatures in 2023, state media reported on Tuesday (Jan 2).