The highest & lowest temperature records in China were both broken in 2023

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 07 January 2023 at 03:11:21 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR LST acquired on 22 January 2023 at 02:22:36 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 July 2023 at 03:05:31 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR LST acquired on 16 July 2023 at 04:31:13 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 17 July 2023 at 12:01:52 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Weather, climate change, heatwave, coldwave, drought, endorheic basin, China
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (22.01.2023 & 16.07.2023) - The Chinese temperature extrema have been broken 6 months apart.
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Fig. 2 - S3 SLSTR (16.07.2023); COP-DEM; S2 (14.07.2023); S1 (06.06.2023 & 17; 07.2023) - +52.2°C were logged on 17 July 2023.
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In China's arid northwest, temperatures reached 52.2°C in Turpan depression, smashing the previous record by 1.9°C.
Fig. 3 - S3 SLSTR (22.01.2023); COP-DEM; S2 (07.01.2023); S1 (19.12.2021) - Mohe measured -53°C on 22 January 2023,
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Just 6 months before, the northernmost city of China had measured -53°C. It is also feared China may face another severe drought this year like it did in 2022.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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