A huge thermometer shows ground surface temperature at 83 C in a scenic area in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 25, 2018. [Photo by Liu Qinglei / Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
More than 2,500 tourists flocked to Northwest China's Turpan to enjoy the extreme heat as temperature rose to 83 C at 16:00 on Monday, Xinjiang Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
It was the highest ground surface temperature recorded this year, the newspaper citing an official in Turpan said.