Dog Days Are About To Start

Jul 10, 2023

The current high temperature and heat waves continue to sweep across the north, and the meteorological department predicts that 2023 may become the hottest summer in history. At 6 o'clock on July 10, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue high temperature orange warnings, and it is expected that during the day on July 10, the southeast of Beijing, southern Hebei, northern Henan, eastern Zhejiang, and eastern Fujian will reach above 40°C.

At the same time, the "dog days" with hot words as its signature is about to start! This year, it fell on July 11, and it was 40 days of super long standby time. Historical observation data shows that Jianghuai Jiangnan has the highest proportion of high temperature during this period of time, and the veritable heat is in the "three volts".
The highest temperature in Beijing and other places is above 40°C
According to a report from China Weather Network on July 10, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue high temperature orange warnings at 06:00 on July 10: It is expected that during the day on July 10, the eastern part of Northwest China, most of North China, Huanghuai, Jianghan, Jiangnan, most of South China and The Sichuan Basin and other places have high-temperature weather above 35°C. Among them, the highest temperature in parts of eastern North China, central and northern Huanghuai, central and eastern Jiangnan, and central and southern Sichuan Basin is 37-39°C. Southeast Beijing, southern Hebei, and northern Henan And local areas such as eastern Zhejiang and eastern Fujian can reach above 40°C.
The power load has soared, and the power grid company is fully committed to ensuring supply
In addition to the high temperature in the north, the demand for electricity in the south has also continued to rise recently. On July 9, the reporter learned from the China Southern Power Grid that as of the 7th of this month, the highest power load of the Southern Power Grid reached 222 million kilowatts, approaching the highest record in history.

In order to ensure the power supply during the peak power consumption in summer, China Southern Power Grid Corporation accelerated the construction progress of key power grid projects, gave full play to the role of the large regional resource platform in optimizing the allocation, strengthened the adjustment of the surplus and shortage of the entire network, and took multiple measures to realize the safety of power production in the five southern provinces and regions. Supply "double stability".

On July 8, the State Grid stated that in the face of the continuous high-temperature electricity load this summer, the smooth operation of peak summer projects across the country has laid a solid foundation for the grid to survive the summer smoothly. As of June 30, the company's 239 key summer peak projects have all been completed and put into operation, providing a strong support for the peak summer power supply guarantee.