Abstract:Based on the temperature and precipitation data of 10 stations in Zhejiang, the precipitation data of 160 stations from National Climatic center, the ERSST and OLR data from NOAA and the NCEP reanalysis data, the general characteristics and circulation anomaly of the continuous high temperature and drought weather occurred in Zhejiang during July to August, 2013 are analyzed. Results show that high-temperature days, persistent high-temperature days, persistent no-precipitation days and drought index greatly exceed those in history. The rainfall was more than 30% below the historical average. The more intensive South Asia high and eastward position of the east ridge point, the more remarkable West Pacific Subtropical high (WPSH) and westward position of the west ridge point, the anomalous strong South Asian summer monsoon and as a result its weaker moisture convergence were all the main reasons bringing about the high-temperature and drought weather. The anomalous westward of the WPSH occurring at the end of July and its anomalous persistence in August played a decisive role in the lasting high temperature and drought in Zhejiang. Moreover, the WPSH anomaly was related to the warming of the western Tropical Pacific warm pool and intensive convection in the area around the Philippines at the same time, and the latter affected the former by EAP/PJ pattern.