China News Service, Chongqing, August 4 (Han Lu, Li Lutong) A reporter learned from the Chongqing Municipal Weather Press Conference in August 2020 that Chongqing, known as the "stove", will usher in continued high temperatures in August. The extreme maximum temperature in Chongqing's Pingba and River Valley areas can reach 40 to 42°C, and the number of days with high temperatures exceeding 35°C in most areas can reach 10 to 22 days.

　　According to Tan Chang, deputy director and spokesperson of the Chongqing Meteorological Bureau, from May 1 to July 31 this year, the city’s average precipitation in Chongqing was 746.9 mm, compared with the same period last year (515.7 mm) and last year (536.3 mm) respectively. The increase was 44.8% and 39.3%, breaking through the highest value of the same period since meteorological records (695.6 mm in 1998).

　　During this period, there were 11 torrential rains in Chongqing, among which the "6.20" and "6.27" heavy rains reached severe levels, the "7.15" and "7.25" heavy rains reached extreme levels, and "7.15" was the strongest rainstorm this year. The number of torrential rains is 2.2 times that of the same period of normal year (5 times) and 1.4 times of the same period of last year (8 times).

　　According to Zhou Guobing, director of the Chongqing Meteorological Observatory, the temperature in Chongqing is expected to be generally high in August, with prominent periods of high temperature. The extreme maximum temperature in Pingba and River Valley areas can reach 40°C to 42°C, and the number of days with high temperatures exceeding 35°C can reach most areas. 10 to 22 days; there may still be 2 to 3 regional rainstorms in late August and early September; the risks of rainstorms, floods, mountain torrents and geological disasters are still high and need to be strengthened.

　　On the 4th, the Chongqing Meteorological Observatory issued the "High Temperature Orange Warning Signal" for four consecutive days. Zhou Guobing explained that in August every year, Chongqing has entered a period of sunny, hot, and less rainy. The reason why some citizens feel that the temperature has risen rapidly recently is that the excessive rain in Chongqing in June and July leads to low temperatures.