But the temperature in the southern part of northeast China, central and western Inner Mongolia, the Gansu Corridor in northwest China, northern Xinjiang and the region from the southeastern part of the Yangtze River to south China will be a little lower than the average period temperature, said Xu.

The flood season, from June to August, may come to two rain-rich zones in north China and south China respectively, said Xu.

The rain-rich zone in northern China is located at the southern part of northeast China, the northern and western parts of north China, the most parts of the middle and lower reaches of the Huanghe River and northern Xinjiang, said Xu.

The rain-rich zone in southern China mainly distributes in the region south of the Yangtze River and the eastern part of south China.

Regions along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau will see more precipitation than the average period, while other regions of China will has less rain, said Xu.

The temperatures in much of northeast China in June will be a little higher than the average period, while August will see lower temperatures in this region, said Xu.

Moreover, the latest climate tendency forecast shows that the number of tropical cyclones and typhoons in the northwest Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea area this year are less than the average number of 27, but tropical cyclones and typhoons landing China is similar to the average number of seven.

(People's Daily June 4, 2004)