China Weather Records in 2025

6,571 weather records set or tied in China in 2025, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for China in 2025

6,571 weather records were set or tied in China in 2025.
5,311 were record highs and 941 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
13,097 records set in 2025 still stand in China.

Record Highs and Lows in 2025

Each square is a day of 2025. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in China, cold squares more lows.

Counts the records listed in the day ledgers; a busy day may list only its highest significance records.

Record highs and lows per day in China in 2025
Date	Value
2025-09-09	6 more record highs than lows
2025-09-10	14 more record highs than lows
2025-09-11	18 more record highs than lows
2025-09-12	15 more record highs than lows
2025-09-13	18 more record highs than lows
2025-09-14	27 more record highs than lows
2025-09-15	24 more record highs than lows
2025-09-16	20 more record highs than lows
2025-09-17	13 more record highs than lows
2025-09-18	5 more record highs than lows
2025-09-19	3 more record highs than lows
2025-09-20	8 more record highs than lows
2025-09-21	5 more record highs than lows
2025-09-22	4 more record highs than lows
2025-09-23	11 more record highs than lows
2025-09-24	14 more record highs than lows
2025-09-25	7 more record highs than lows
2025-09-26	15 more record highs than lows
2025-09-27	21 more record highs than lows
2025-09-28	10 more record highs than lows
2025-09-29	21 more record highs than lows
2025-09-30	21 more record highs than lows
2025-10-01	21 more record highs than lows
2025-10-02	27 more record highs than lows
2025-10-03	38 more record highs than lows
2025-10-04	36 more record highs than lows
2025-10-05	25 more record highs than lows
2025-10-06	43 more record highs than lows
2025-10-07	31 more record highs than lows
2025-10-08	28 more record highs than lows
2025-10-09	19 more record highs than lows
2025-10-10	21 more record highs than lows
2025-10-11	22 more record highs than lows
2025-10-12	17 more record highs than lows
2025-10-13	9 more record highs than lows
2025-10-14	12 more record highs than lows
2025-10-15	11 more record highs than lows
2025-10-16	18 more record highs than lows
2025-10-17	5 more record highs than lows
2025-10-18	13 more record lows than highs
2025-10-19	12 more record lows than highs
2025-10-20	16 more record lows than highs
2025-10-21	15 more record lows than highs
2025-10-22	2 more record lows than highs
2025-10-23	3 more record highs than lows
2025-10-24	1 more record lows than highs
2025-10-25	1 more record highs than lows
2025-10-26	3 more record lows than highs
2025-10-28	7 more record highs than lows
2025-10-29	10 more record highs than lows
2025-10-30	7 more record highs than lows
2025-10-31	8 more record highs than lows
2025-11-01	3 more record highs than lows
2025-11-02	2 more record lows than highs
2025-11-03	4 more record lows than highs
2025-11-04	11 more record highs than lows
2025-11-05	16 more record highs than lows
2025-11-06	15 more record highs than lows
2025-11-07	11 more record highs than lows
2025-11-08	14 more record highs than lows
2025-11-09	8 more record highs than lows
2025-11-10	3 more record highs than lows
2025-11-11	8 more record highs than lows
2025-11-12	7 more record highs than lows
2025-11-13	2 more record highs than lows
2025-11-14	4 more record highs than lows
2025-11-15	10 more record highs than lows
2025-11-16	1 more record highs than lows
2025-11-18	1 more record lows than highs
2025-11-19	6 more record lows than highs
2025-11-20	1 more record lows than highs
2025-11-21	10 more record highs than lows
2025-11-22	9 more record highs than lows
2025-11-23	1 more record highs than lows
2025-11-24	4 more record lows than highs
2025-11-25	2 more record highs than lows
2025-11-26	2 more record highs than lows
2025-11-27	2 more record highs than lows
2025-11-28	9 more record highs than lows
2025-11-29	11 more record highs than lows
2025-11-30	4 more record highs than lows
2025-12-01	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-02	1 more record lows than highs
2025-12-03	6 more record lows than highs
2025-12-04	1 more record lows than highs
2025-12-05	9 more record highs than lows
2025-12-06	5 more record highs than lows
2025-12-07	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-08	4 more record highs than lows
2025-12-09	6 more record highs than lows
2025-12-10	4 more record highs than lows
2025-12-11	2 more record highs than lows
2025-12-12	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-14	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-15	5 more record highs than lows
2025-12-16	7 more record highs than lows
2025-12-17	8 more record highs than lows
2025-12-18	19 more record highs than lows
2025-12-19	27 more record highs than lows
2025-12-20	4 more record highs than lows
2025-12-21	11 more record highs than lows
2025-12-22	26 more record highs than lows
2025-12-23	14 more record highs than lows
2025-12-24	5 more record highs than lows
2025-12-25	1 more record lows than highs
2025-12-26	1 more record highs than lows
2025-12-27	5 more record highs than lows
2025-12-28	6 more record highs than lows
2025-12-29	10 more record highs than lows
2025-12-30	8 more record highs than lows
2025-12-31	3 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

2025 outlined

Records set or tied in China each year from 1981 to 2026, stacked by type. 2025 had 6,571.

Weather records per year in China, stacked by type, 2025 outlined
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
1981	824	1,135	1,250	869	998	5,076
1982	1,268	1,195	1,507	912	1,344	6,226
1983	1,212	1,505	2,045	908	1,862	7,532
1984	1,020	1,953	1,205	1,316	1,617	7,111
1985	998	2,032	1,729	1,175	1,861	7,795
1986	1,378	1,674	1,472	1,395	1,596	7,515
1987	2,823	2,563	3,278	1,730	2,153	12,547
1988	2,251	1,589	2,818	890	1,771	9,319
1989	1,618	1,508	2,573	1,207	1,926	8,832
1990	2,073	1,286	2,899	868	2,069	9,195
1991	1,580	1,332	2,173	891	1,834	7,810
1992	1,287	1,671	1,710	1,249	1,701	7,618
1993	1,437	1,913	1,908	1,209	1,884	8,351
1994	2,165	867	3,167	571	1,795	8,565
1995	1,385	1,110	2,076	702	1,437	6,710
1996	1,737	1,446	1,855	778	1,427	7,243
1997	2,584	1,167	2,610	847	1,542	8,750
1998	3,321	1,057	4,210	616	1,833	11,037
1999	2,484	995	3,080	632	1,193	8,384
2000	1,891	1,022	2,201	724	1,507	7,345
2001	1,980	933	2,448	607	1,332	7,300
2002	2,801	1,312	3,367	751	1,633	9,864
2003	1,904	1,065	2,730	481	1,376	7,556
2004	1,980	821	2,434	608	1,364	7,207
2005	1,808	782	2,663	530	1,194	6,977
2006	2,338	906	2,923	612	1,246	8,025
2007	2,502	702	3,163	343	1,365	8,075
2008	1,960	1,235	2,320	709	1,308	7,532
2009	2,259	1,277	2,764	756	1,190	8,246
2010	2,371	1,380	3,112	695	1,476	9,034
2011	1,371	1,097	1,908	578	1,062	6,016
2012	721	679	1,305	442	1,352	4,499
2013	1,246	665	842	430	1,366	4,549
2014	1,709	704	904	321	1,192	4,830
2015	916	451	979	435	1,750	4,531
2016	429	201	1,252	420	1,920	4,222
2017	397	167	1,039	273	1,320	3,196
2018	432	234	1,122	421	1,583	3,792
2019	753	184	826	266	1,245	3,274
2020	2,559	263	822	564	1,271	5,479
2021	3,128	215	1,001	627	1,275	6,246
2022	3,682	280	1,459	763	1,206	7,390
2023	3,706	369	1,170	613	978	6,836
2024	2,867	148	1,591	172	1,074	5,852
2025	1,437	740	3,874	201	319	6,571
2026	207	384	1,778	40	288	2,697

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in China: 1980s 1.2 to 1, 1990s 2.2 to 1, 2000s 3.0 to 1, 2010s 2.4 to 1, 2020s 5.5 to 1.

Standing Records by Year Set

2025: 13,097

Records still standing in China by the year they were set. 13,097 of them were set in 2025.

Standing records in China by the year they were set, 2025 highlighted
Year set	Standing records
1946	29
1947	84
1948	88
1949	76
1950	97
1951	4,549
1952	5,267
1953	4,771
1954	5,536
1955	6,438
1956	7,133
1957	6,881
1958	6,034
1959	5,342
1960	5,530
1961	4,696
1962	5,439
1963	4,862
1964	5,311
1965	4,767
1966	6,035
1967	5,645
1968	6,275
1969	6,974
1970	5,175
1971	5,175
1972	5,808
1973	3,985
1974	5,337
1975	4,669
1976	5,931
1977	5,801
1978	4,900
1979	5,867
1980	4,901
1981	5,548
1982	4,943
1983	4,774
1984	4,443
1985	4,659
1986	4,198
1987	7,590
1988	4,686
1989	4,752
1990	5,013
1991	4,485
1992	4,668
1993	5,121
1994	4,729
1995	4,206
1996	4,651
1997	5,447
1998	7,286
1999	5,636
2000	4,948
2001	4,678
2002	7,216
2003	5,056
2004	5,028
2005	4,936
2006	5,734
2007	5,955
2008	5,930
2009	6,633
2010	7,465
2011	4,991
2012	3,736
2013	3,807
2014	4,098
2015	4,058
2016	3,874
2017	2,912
2018	3,695
2019	3,665
2020	7,294
2021	7,319
2022	8,558
2023	8,891
2024	8,146
2025	13,097
2026	9,524

Record Map for 2025

100 stations

The 100 highest significance station records of 2025 in China, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in China in 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jiulong	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jiulong	China	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Songpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leting	China	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhijiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruo'ergai	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gangca	China	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xisha Dao	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jiulong	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garze	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qamdo	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qamdo	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailar	China	Record low maximum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
XI Ujimqin Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darlag	China	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gangca	China	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tianjin	China	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Decade	Highs per low
1980s	1.23 to 1
1990s	2.17 to 1
2000s	3.01 to 1
2010s	2.37 to 1
2020s	5.54 to 1