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As city sees temperatures soar, residents opt to take the plunge
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SHANGHAI residents headed for city pools yesterday as temperatures hit 35 degrees Celsius and the city sizzled under blue skies.
And with the mercury set to stay around 35 degrees for most of this week, local swimming pools and water parks look set to be among the coolest — and most packed — spots in town.
Yesterday was the second high temperature day — when the mercury exceeds 35 degrees — this summer, with the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issuing a yellow high temperature alert at noon. A high of 36.1 degrees was recorded downtown.
At the Oriental Sports Center, swimmers were queuing up outside at 10:30am as temperatures soared. A center manager said they had seen a big increase in numbers and warned that swimmers were having to wait for more than an hour at peak times.
Local water parks also saw business boom. One mother who took her daughter to a city water park said they arrived at the park at 9am and spent the morning in the water.
“It’s comfortable and cool. It’s my first time here and I’d like to make a second visit,” her daughter said.
On Nanjing Road, a giant thermometer recorded 36 degrees at 11am. A woman passing by said it hadn’t felt like summer before as Shanghai has had many overcast, wet days of late, but this was a real summer day.
And sun lovers can rest easy as Shanghai’s weather will be continue to be dominated by the subtropical high currently over the city well into the week.
Blue skies and temperatures ranging from 27 and 36 degrees are forecast, said the bureau.
However, some thundershowers are predicted for Thursday afternoon through Friday, when the mercury will dip below 35 degrees.
Wednesday sees the start of solar term dashu — meaning major heat — associated with the dog days of summer.
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