National Climate Center: The record for the hottest and warmest season since meteorological records began

According to the National Climate Center, the National Climate Center's climate change monitoring showed that October this year was the fifth consecutive warmest month for the same period since meteorological records, and the global average temperature in October was 0.52°C higher than the average temperature for the same period from 1991 to 2020 (climate reference period), and 0.1°C higher than the previous high temperature record (October 2015). For the high mountains of China and Asia (25-50°N, 65-105°E), the temperature is particularly high, which is 1.25°C and 1.36°C above the average temperature for the same period from 1991 to 2020, respectively.

The warm season (June-October 2023) was the warmest on average for the same period since 1850, and 2023 is expected to be the hottest year on record. The global average temperature in the warm season is 0.57°C higher than the average temperature for the same period from 1991 to 2020, with August and September being 0.62°C and 0.69°C above the historical average, respectively, and 0.22°C and 0.39°C above the record set in 2016. Similar to the rest of the world, the hottest and warmest seasons were recorded in the high mountain areas of China and Asia, which were 0.86°C and 0.83°C warmer than the average for the same period from 1991 to 2020, respectively. The warming of the high mountain ranges in Asia is accelerating its impact on the Asian cryosphere.

The State of the Global Climate Report 2022 released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) pointed out that "the warming of the climate system is accelerating", and the record global average temperature in the past five months also shows that the warming trend of the climate system is still continuing, and actively addressing climate change is still an important challenge facing the world.