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Warm to Cold Record Ratio: China

2,004 record highs and 428 record lows were set in China in 2026, a ratio of 4.7 to 1, with the trend by year and decade.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).

Key Facts

  • In 2026, 2,004 record highs and 428 record lows were set in China, a warm to cold ratio of 4.7 to 1.
  • So far this year, 2,004 record highs and 428 record lows have been set in China, a ratio of 4.7 to 1.
  • The ratio in China was 1.2 to 1 in the 1980s and 5.5 to 1 in the 2020s.
  • The series starts in 1981.
  • A ratio of 1 to 1 means as many record highs as record lows; above 1 means more record highs.

Ratio by Year

Record highs divided by record lows
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, China Record highs divided by record lows for each year in China, from 1981 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split. 0.0 3.8 7.5 11.3 15.0 19811987199319992005201120172023
Record highs divided by record lows for each year in China, from 1981 to 2026. A value of 1 is an even split.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by year, China
YearHighs to lows
19811.0 to 1
19821.3 to 1
19831.4 to 1
19840.7 to 1
19850.9 to 1
19860.9 to 1
19871.4 to 1
19882.1 to 1
19891.6 to 1
19902.3 to 1
19911.7 to 1
19921.0 to 1
19931.1 to 1
19943.7 to 1
19951.9 to 1
19961.6 to 1
19972.6 to 1
19984.6 to 1
19993.4 to 1
20002.4 to 1
20012.9 to 1
20023.0 to 1
20033.0 to 1
20043.1 to 1
20053.4 to 1
20063.5 to 1
20075.5 to 1
20082.2 to 1
20092.5 to 1
20102.7 to 1
20112.0 to 1
20121.8 to 1
20131.9 to 1
20142.5 to 1
20152.2 to 1
20162.7 to 1
20173.3 to 1
20182.4 to 1
20193.6 to 1
20204.2 to 1
20215.0 to 1
20225.0 to 1
20235.1 to 1
202414 to 1
20255.7 to 1
20264.7 to 1

Ratio by Decade

Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, China Decade ratios 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. 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Decade ratios 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. Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Ratio of record highs to record lows by decade, China
DecadeRatio
1980s1.2 to 1
1990s2.2 to 1
2000s3.0 to 1
2010s2.4 to 1
2020s5.5 to 1

Cumulative Highs and Lows in 2026

Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, China Running totals of record highs and record lows in China through 2026: 2,004 highs against 428 lows so far. 0 625 1,250 1,875 2,500 1 Jan31 Jan2 Mar7 Apr6 May4 Jun3 Jul28 Aug
Running totals of record highs and record lows in China through 2026: 2,004 highs against 428 lows so far.
Cumulative record highs and record lows in 2026, China
DateRecord highsRecord lows
2026-01-0121
2026-01-0251
2026-01-03114
2026-01-04134
2026-01-05214
2026-01-06239
2026-01-072314
2026-01-082916
2026-01-093616
2026-01-114216
2026-01-125116
2026-01-136816
2026-01-148116
2026-01-1510016
2026-01-1612316
2026-01-1714417
2026-01-1815724
2026-01-1916048
2026-01-2016173
2026-01-2116287
2026-01-2216289
2026-01-2316589
2026-01-2417589
2026-01-2517789
2026-01-2617989
2026-01-2718089
2026-01-2819189
2026-01-2920289
2026-01-3020790
2026-01-3121190
2026-02-0121290
2026-02-0222390
2026-02-0323990
2026-02-0426090
2026-02-0527093
2026-02-06272101
2026-02-07273101
2026-02-08275102
2026-02-09281102
2026-02-11287102
2026-02-12293102
2026-02-13308102
2026-02-14326102
2026-02-15330102
2026-02-16331102
2026-02-17339102
2026-02-18348102
2026-02-19367102
2026-02-20420102
2026-02-21448102
2026-02-22469102
2026-02-23484102
2026-02-24504102
2026-02-25514102
2026-02-26522102
2026-02-27533103
2026-02-28539105
2026-03-01546107
2026-03-02553107
2026-03-03557107
2026-03-04560107
2026-03-05565108
2026-03-06576109
2026-03-07586110
2026-03-08590110
2026-03-09592112
2026-03-10598112
2026-03-11607112
2026-03-12622113
2026-03-13632116
2026-03-14632118
2026-03-15632120
2026-03-16632121
2026-03-17635123
2026-03-18637125
2026-03-19639126
2026-03-20641126
2026-03-21648126
2026-03-22653128
2026-03-23660128
2026-03-24683128
2026-03-25691128
2026-04-02715128
2026-04-03722128
2026-04-04734128
2026-04-05759128
2026-04-06775129
2026-04-07792129
2026-04-08801131
2026-04-09822131
2026-04-10838132
2026-04-11857132
2026-04-12874132
2026-04-13886132
2026-04-14895132
2026-04-15909133
2026-04-16914133
2026-04-17922133
2026-04-18934133
2026-04-19941136
2026-04-20944139
2026-04-21947141
2026-04-22948146
2026-04-23955146
2026-04-24963147
2026-04-25976147
2026-04-26981147
2026-04-27984148
2026-04-28987151
2026-04-29989159
2026-04-30993162
2026-05-01994164
2026-05-02994168
2026-05-03995176
2026-05-041,002178
2026-05-051,007178
2026-05-061,010180
2026-05-071,012186
2026-05-081,012187
2026-05-091,016192
2026-05-101,024198
2026-05-111,044205
2026-05-121,065205
2026-05-131,086206
2026-05-141,096207
2026-05-151,101207
2026-05-161,104207
2026-05-171,109209
2026-05-181,114210
2026-05-191,120212
2026-05-201,124212
2026-05-211,133212
2026-05-221,150214
2026-05-231,163214
2026-05-241,181214
2026-05-251,206216
2026-05-261,231216
2026-05-271,249217
2026-05-281,256217
2026-05-291,260217
2026-05-301,278217
2026-05-311,290217
2026-06-011,308218
2026-06-021,328219
2026-06-031,342220
2026-06-041,355227
2026-06-051,364231
2026-06-061,374235
2026-06-071,383243
2026-06-081,386251
2026-06-091,388260
2026-06-101,389266
2026-06-111,390268
2026-06-121,398270
2026-06-131,406272
2026-06-141,408274
2026-06-151,417276
2026-06-161,425278
2026-06-171,435279
2026-06-181,444279
2026-06-191,452284
2026-06-201,456292
2026-06-211,460297
2026-06-221,463299
2026-06-231,469303
2026-06-241,478303
2026-06-251,484304
2026-06-261,487306
2026-06-271,492310
2026-06-281,500313
2026-06-291,502316
2026-06-301,505321
2026-07-011,515323
2026-07-021,529325
2026-07-031,548328
2026-07-041,562329
2026-07-051,572330
2026-07-061,584333
2026-07-071,596334
2026-07-081,610335
2026-07-091,632335
2026-07-101,653337
2026-07-111,670340
2026-07-121,702340
2026-07-131,715341
2026-07-141,734343
2026-07-151,741347
2026-07-161,749351
2026-07-171,753353
2026-07-181,757358
2026-07-191,762362
2026-07-281,763362
2026-07-291,765362
2026-07-301,766362
2026-08-151,766363
2026-08-161,767363
2026-08-211,778364
2026-08-221,785364
2026-08-231,811365
2026-08-241,830366
2026-08-251,846368
2026-08-261,857370
2026-08-271,869371
2026-08-281,875375
2026-08-291,882378
2026-08-301,891381
2026-08-311,896384
2026-09-011,902391
2026-09-021,909396
2026-09-031,911403
2026-09-051,917405
2026-09-061,925406
2026-09-071,932409
2026-09-081,939410
2026-09-091,941414
2026-09-101,944417
2026-09-111,945417
2026-09-121,946417
2026-09-131,946420
2026-09-151,948423
2026-09-161,956423
2026-09-171,958425
2026-09-181,968426
2026-09-191,974427
2026-09-201,982427
2026-09-211,990427
2026-09-222,004427
2026-10-092,004428

Year to Date Against Previous Years

Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, China The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). 0.0 3.8 7.5 11.3 15.0 201620182020202220242026
The ratio of record highs to record lows over the same part of the year, for each of the previous ten years and this year (highlighted). Dashed line: an even split of 1 to 1.
Year to date ratio against the previous ten years, China
YearRatio
20162.7 to 1
20173.5 to 1
20182.7 to 1
20193.6 to 1
20204.1 to 1
20216.7 to 1
20225.3 to 1
20236.8 to 1
202414 to 1
20256.4 to 1
2026 (this year)4.7 to 1

Download the Data

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)) Data as of 2026-10-14. Records are computed by this site. The ratio uses record highs and record lows of daily maximum and minimum temperature.