Beijing Temperatures Exceeded 41 C on Jun 23, a Record for June

Beijing recorded a high temperature of 41.1 C yesterday (Jun 23) as the capital city continues to experience an ongoing heatwave, according to a report from Beijing News (新京报).

This isn't the first time the city has seen the heat cranked up to over 41 C, but the first time it's happened in June. The most recent recording was May 2014, when temperatures also hit 41.1 C, and Jul 1999, when weather experts recorded an extreme temperature of 41.9 C. According to a BBC report on the record temperature, this is the highest it's been in June since recording began in 1961, over 60 years ago.

Meteorological experts predict temperatures will continue to reach 39-40 C, adding that if the hot days continue until Jun 25, the record for hot days in June in the city, which was set at 11 in June 1952 and 2000, will be broken by a record of 12 hot days in total.

Seeing as it's so hot out, it's as good a time as any to get on over to a pool or waterpark. See our recommendations for the best in the city below.

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