Abstract: The annual mean temperature of China in 2006 was 9.9℃, which was 1.1℃ above the climatology (1971-2000 mean value). The year 2006 was the warmest year in China since 1951 (reliable meteorological records). In association with the higher temperature, China experienced a deficient rainfall year, severe drought and heat wave happened in Chongqing and Sichuan of Southwest China in summer. The meteorological disasters occurred frequently in 2006. The economic losses caused by tropical cyclones and droughts were the largest in all disasters. Six intensive tropical cyclones made landfall in China with severe damage, and the number of death caused by landing typhoons was ranked as number one in recent 10 years.

Key words: China, climate, year 2006