Shanghai on Friday recorded its highest temperature in 145 years at 40.9 degrees Celsius with authorities issuing a red alert for China’s economic hub which is reeling under an intense heatwave.
The previous record high temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on August 7, 2013 in the city. The red alert for high temperature was issued by the Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory. A total of 13 high temperature red alerts have been issued since the new meteorological early warning system was adopted in 2007.