China's Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in 100 years, with the temperature reaching 36.1°C at 13:09 pm on Monday, according to the city's meteorological service. Later in the afternoon, the station registered an even higher temperature of 36.7°C, Shanghai's meteorological service stated. This surpassed the previous record of 35.7°C set in the years 1876, 1903, 1915, and 2018.