A total of 296 mm (11.65 inches) of rain fell in just 12 hours, triggering widespread flooding and a landslide that blocked a tunnel in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China on July 21, 2025.
Dongkan National Meteorological Station in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang, recorded an air temperature of 48.7 °C (119.7 °F) on July 20, 2025, setting a new all-time high for the station. Two nearby automated weather stations in the basin recorded temperatures over 50 °C (122 °F) the same day, including Mangxiaohu at 50.7 °C (123.3 °F). This marks one of the highest official temperatures ever recorded at a national meteorological station in China.
Typhoon Wipha made landfall near Taishan, southern China at 09:50 UTC (17:50 local time) on July 20, 2025, producing wind gusts up to 167 km/h (104 mph), torrential rainfall, and widespread transport disruption across Hong Kong and Guangdong. Now a strong tropical storm, Wipha is forecast to re-emerge over the Gulf of Tonkin and make a second landfall in northern Vietnam late on July 22.
Extreme heat affecting vast areas of China on July 16, 2025, pushed the national maximum electricity load above 1.5 billion kilowatts for the first time on record, marking the third new peak this month. Temperatures exceeded 46°C (114.8°F) at local stations in Xi’an and reached 42.2°C (108.0°F) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with widespread nighttime heat and record-high ground temperatures observed.
Water levels on 25 rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe thresholds on July 10, 2025, following the convergence of Typhoon Danas’ remnants with East Asian monsoon rains, prompting the evacuation of over 10 000 residents. Jinan, Shandong was hit by a thunderstorm and strong winds this afternoon, and the temperature dropped by 14C in one hour!…
Record rainfall of up to 254 mm (10 inches) hit Zhaotong, China’s Yunnan Province from July 8 to 9, 2025, triggering severe flooding and landslides in Weixin County and leaving five people missing. Over 7 000 residents have been evacuated.
At least 1 fatality and nearly 30 people were reported missing as floods and landslide along the Nepal-China border destroyed the Miteri Bridge on July 8, 2025, halting trade along the key route connecting the two countries.
A tornado passed near Cangzhou, Hebei Province, China, in the early afternoon of July 2, 2025, causing widespread damage in the area.
Torrential rainfall and river overflow caused two major flood waves in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province, China between June 20 and June 29, 2025, forcing the evacuation of over 120 000 people and resulting in six fatalities.
An 8-year-old girl survived more than seven hours in a submerged sewer system after being swept away by floodwaters in Guizhou Province, China, on June 23, 2025.
