China vs Spain

China vs Spain: Days above 35 °C

Days above 35 °C in 2014: 5.1 days in China and 8.6 days in Spain, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Spain, by 3.5 days, or 1.69 times that in China.

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days a year · CMIP6

China vs Spain: Days above 35 °CDays above 35 °C in 2014: 5.1 days in China and 8.6 days in Spain, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Spain, by 3.5 days, or 1.69 times that in China.
ChinaSpainCMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road)models’ 10th–90th percentile

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 1987, when it overtook China.
  • The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts China at 16.5 days and Spain at 30.6 days in 2100.

Every year

days a year · CMIP6

YearChinaSpain
20145.18.6
20135.46.8
20125.36.9
20114.96.7
201057.7
20094.96.9
20084.47.4
20074.26.3
20064.77.1
20054.66.5
20044.87
20034.66.4
20024.66.2
20014.56.3
20004.55.7
19994.45.6
19984.25.6
19973.75.1
19963.94.4
19953.43.7
19943.64.5
19932.83.6
19922.63
19913.84.6
19903.65.9
19893.94.7
19883.14.7
19873.33.6
19863.13
19852.63.1
19842.82.8
19832.73.2
19823.33.3
19813.23.4
19803.13.3
197933.6
19783.34.1
19773.23.5
19762.82.9
197532.7
19743.13.4
19732.72.7
19722.93.7
19712.93.4
19702.72.5
196933.3
19682.93
196733
196632.5
19652.92.1
19642.53.8
19633.32.8
19623.13.7
19613.53.2
19603.53.7
19593.24.2
19583.73.7
19573.42.8
19563.43.4
19553.33.5
19543.33.3
19533.33.2
19523.43.7
19513.44.1
19503.44.8
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
YearChinaSpain
20155.32.9–9.29.54.7–16
20165.72.6–10.58.74–17
201763.3–10.49.54.4–17.1
20185.83.1–9.610.25.1–21.2
20196.23.2–10.510.25.9–17.3
20206.23.5–10.49.93.7–18.3
20216.33.4–11.394.6–17.3
20226.93.9–11.513.25.7–20.2
20236.93.7–1211.15–18.7
20246.83.7–1211.86.4–20.2
20257.13.8–11.7114–19.6
20267.33.6–12.811.44.5–20.5
202773.7–11.612.45.1–21
20287.23.6–12.412.74.3–23.1
20297.54–13.112.84.5–22.3
20307.34–12.713.15.5–20.5
20317.94.1–14.211.65.7–21.3
20327.84.4–13.814.78.2–22.8
20337.54.3–13.513.68.3–23.3
20347.94–13.715.77.4–23.7
20358.54.6–14.2157.9–25.4
20367.84–14.314.27–26.1
20378.54.5–14.614.87.1–23.6
20389.15–15.517.49.5–28.7
20398.24.1–14.816.29.2–24.9
20409.45.3–16.614.86.2–27.9
20419.45.2–15.716.36.3–25.4
20429.35.4–16.814.97.2–26.3
20439.34.9–16.915.96.4–27.2
20449.64.9–17.516.18.3–25.8
20459.55.6–16.418.28.1–27.2
20469.95.7–17.1176.5–27.3
204710.45.6–17.316.49.5–25.9
2048105.3–18.316.87.4–27.2
204910.15.6–17.220.410.1–32.1
205010.55.8–1820.410–29.3
205110.35.3–18.3197.9–33
205210.35.5–17.920.18.5–31.5
2053115.6–19.620.211.6–32.7
205411.26.7–1918.68.7–32.4
2055116–19.321.610.6–32.1
205611.66–19.220.613–33.3
205711.66–19.520.312.4–31.7
205811.35.9–20.822.69.4–34.2
205911.66–20.320.28.9–34.9
206012.97.3–21.622.912.1–35.4
2061126.7–20.423.912.7–36.9
206212.36.6–21.522.513.1–33.5
206312.66.1–2225.58.3–38.1
206412.47.1–21.223.911–38.4
206512.86.8–21.524.310–37.2
206612.96.9–21.323.112.1–33.5
206713.26.7–2226.213–37.9
206813.27.1–22.622.910.2–39.1
206912.96.8–21.126.714.1–38
207012.77–24.127.714.7–41.5
207113.47.3–2426.414.7–38.1
207213.77.4–2426.712.4–40.3
207314.78–23.724.914.5–40.1
207414.27.4–23.921.812.9–38.2
207513.97.6–2424.610.9–41.6
207614.87.8–24.525.813.7–39
207714.98.1–25.326.513.9–40
207813.87.5–24.22712.4–45.3
207914.27.8–24.124.415.1–38.7
208014.58.1–25.326.714.3–42.7
208114.48.1–25.726.614–40.7
208214.98.8–25.82816.3–40.5
208314.88.6–25.128.714.5–43
208414.87.9–25.627.716.8–43.8
208515.67.9–26.930.119.7–41.6
2086157.8–25.128.313.6–42
208714.88.5–25.228.816.2–44.7
208816.29–27.931.215.6–47.5
208915.98.5–27.329.916.1–41.7
209016.18.7–263015.3–43.7
209115.78.7–27.131.814.7–46.1
209216.48.7–2829.516.1–40.3
209316.78.8–27.328.415.7–40.9
209415.67.7–27.429.914–47.7
209516.59–27.830.916.5–43.9
209616.89.8–28.231.216.7–45.7
209715.88.5–26.231.817.6–46.8
209815.78.8–26.828.316.9–42.9
2099168.3–27.932.816.5–47
210016.58.3–27.630.616.4–45.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Days in a year whose highest temperature passes 35 °C, averaged over the country.
  • Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
  • The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
  • Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.

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