This Oct 27, 2023 aerial photo shows Delg's home deep in the desert in Ejina Banner of Alxa League, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

China recorded its warmest October average temperature in more than six decades and below-average rainfall for the month, the China Meteorological Administration said on Friday.

Jia Xiaolong, deputy head of the National Climate Center, told a news conference that the average national temperature for October was 12.2 C, which is 1.6 C above the average of previous years.

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Most regions in China experienced above-average or near-average temperatures during the month, he said.

Notably, the Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions, Tianjin and Liaoning province all reported the highest-ever temperatures recorded for the month.

Total 140 national meteorological stations saw their maximum daily temperatures break historical records for October.

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Average precipitation nationwide for the month was 33.8 millimeters, down 5.2 percent compared with normal years, the administration said.