Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of)
China (People's Republic of): Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days was 8 Days per year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of), 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of) is 8 Days per year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of) peaked at 9.4 Days per year in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.4 Days per year, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of), year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.9 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 7.7 Days per year | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 9.2 Days per year | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 7.7 Days per year | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 7.7 Days per year | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.4 Days per year | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 8.5 Days per year | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 7.3 Days per year | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 7.5 Days per year | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.5 Days per year | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 7.6 Days per year | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 7.6 Days per year | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.1 Days per year | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3 Days per year | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 8 Days per year | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 8 Days per year | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.7 Days per year | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4 Days per year | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 7.2 Days per year | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 7 Days per year | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.8 Days per year | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7 Days per year | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 6.9 Days per year | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2 Days per year | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 6.6 Days per year | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6 Days per year | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 6.5 Days per year | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9 Days per year | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8 Days per year | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 7.7 Days per year | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4 Days per year | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2 Days per year | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 7 Days per year | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4 Days per year | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 7.1 Days per year | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5 Days per year | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5 Days per year | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 6.1 Days per year | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4 Days per year | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 7.9 Days per year | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1 Days per year | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7 Days per year | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3 Days per year | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 8 Days per year | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.88 Days per year | 7.3 Days per year | 9.2 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.04 Days per year | 7.2 Days per year | 9.4 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 Days per year | 5.8 Days per year | 7.7 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.73 Days per year | 5.4 Days per year | 7.7 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 Days per year | 6.3 Days per year | 8 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of)?
- Precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in China (People's Republic of) was 8 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 Days per year in 1998.
- What is the lowest precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days recorded in China (People's Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 Days per year in 2011.
- How does China (People's Republic of) rank for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days?
- China (People's Republic of) ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days rising or falling in China (People's Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People's Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on total precipitation and the number of extreme precipitation days, in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water - such as rain and snow - that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. Changes in precipitation and extreme precipitation days are referenced to the 1981-2010 baseline average. The estimates rely on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.