China News Service, Haikou, May 25 (Park Xipeng, Zhu Jingjing) According to the Hainan Meteorological Department on the 25th, since May, the number of consecutive high temperature days in many parts of Hainan Province has broken the historical extreme value of the same period.

On May 22, a high temperature of 44.2℃ occurred in Qicha Town, Changjiang County.

From May 28th, Hainan will experience continuous high temperature weather again.

  According to the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Department, from May 1st to 24th, a total of 13 cities and counties in Hainan Province experienced high-temperature weather processes above 35°C. The number of consecutive high-temperature days in Danzhou, Ding'an, Lingao and Haikou all reached or exceeded 5 local days. Monthly historical extreme value.

As of the 24th, a total of 5 cities and counties in the province are in a state of moderate and severe meteorological drought.

It is expected that the high temperature weather will ease from the 25th to the 27th, and there will be a continuous high temperature process again on the 28th.

On May 19th, Haikou citizens dressed in sun-protective clothing braved the scorching sun to pick lychees in the orchard.

Photo by Yin Haiming

  According to statistics from 19 National Meteorological Observatories in Hainan Province, from May 1st to 24th, 2021, a total of 13 cities and counties in Hainan experienced high-temperature weather processes above 35°C, and the cumulative number of high-temperature days in Chengmai and Ledong reached 20 days. .

Among them, the number of continuous high temperature days in Danzhou, Ding'an, and Lingao reached 15-16 days, breaking the local historical extreme value in May, and the longest continuous high temperature days in Haikou were 14 days, which was the same as the local historical extreme value in May.

  According to statistics from the automatic weather station of Hainan Province, there are 168 towns in 18 cities and counties in the province (except Sansha) with the highest temperature exceeding 37°C. Among them, Changjiang, Danzhou, Qiongzhong, Lingao, Ding'an, Chengmai, Tunchang, The highest temperature in 48 towns (districts) in the 10 cities and counties of Haikou, Baisha and Dongfang exceeded 40℃, and the highest temperature was 44.2℃ in Qicha Town, Changjiang County on May 22.

  Affected by the continuous high temperature and low rain in May, the meteorological drought in Hainan Province continued to develop. As of May 24, Ledong had severe drought, Wenchang, Changjiang, Dongfang and Sanya had moderate drought, Tunchang and Qiongzhong had no meteorological drought, and the remaining cities and counties It is in a state of mild meteorological drought.

  The Hainan Provincial Meteorological Observatory predicts that from May 28 to June 3, affected by the southwest air current, the entire island of Hainan Island will be sunny and cloudy, and there will be thunderstorms in some areas north of Wuzhishan in the afternoon; the temperature in various places will increase day by day, and the highest temperature in most areas It will continue to be above 35℃, among which 10 cities and counties including Haikou, Chengmai, Lingao, Danzhou, Changjiang, Dongfang, Baisha, Tunchang, Ding’an and Ledong will experience high temperature weather of 37~39℃. The highest temperature will reach above 40°C.

  The Meteorological Department of Hainan Province reminds relevant departments and the public to pay close attention to high temperature warning information, and do a good job in heatstroke prevention and cooling, agricultural production, forest fire prevention, and fire safety. (Finish)