101 Degrees in Peking
United Press International
PEKING —
Scorching 101-degree weather, Peking’s hottest for early June since 1922, struck the Chinese capital this week, the official New China News Agency reported Tuesday. Temperatures climbed to 101 degrees in Peking on Monday as a freak hot airstream swept into northern China. The unusual heat is expected to continue for a few days.
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