The main characteristics of weather and climate in China during the flood season in 2024

Based on the meteorological observation data of National Meteorological Information Center, the climate characteristics of China's 2024 flood season (April 1 to October 23) were comprehensively analyzed. The results indicate that the characteristics of warm and wet in 2024 flood season in China were obvious and the extreme events were frequent and intense. The national average precipitation in the flood season was the third highest in the history of the same period, the strongest rainstorm process occurred in South China and a sharp turn in drought and flood occurred in North China in midsummer. The average temperature was the highest on record in the same period of history. The meteorological drought was light in general but has obvious regional and stage characteristics. The date of the first typhoon landing China was earlier than normal, and the typhoons was active and extreme in autumn.