Meteorological data indicates that 2024 was the hottest year in China since record keeping began 60 years ago, with national average temperatures reaching 10.92 degrees Celsius, over 1 degree higher than in 2023. The data revealed that all ten warmest years recorded occurred in the 21st century. In Shanghai, the year also set a record with an average temperature of 18.8 degrees Celsius, the highest since records started in 1873.