Abstract: In autumn of 2022, the national average temperature was 10.9℃, which was the highest in the same period since 1961. The national average precipitation was 107.5mm, 8.5% less than the normal value. The national average sunshine duration was 575.2h, close to the same period of the normal years. The sunshine and temperature in most agricultural regions of China were suitable during autumn. The early frost in Northeast China occurred earlier than the normal years but its duration was shorter. There was no cold and dew wind in the late rice region. The meteorological conditions were generally favorable for crops grain-filling, maturing, harvesting, drying and autumn planting. The autumn harvest and sowing were generally progressing smoothly. The agricultural drought in Jiangxi, Hunan, eastern Guizhou and other regions occurred a wide spatial distribution and lasted for a long time, which resulted in difficulties for sowing and emergence of rape seedlings in some areas. So the yield and quality of some field crops and economic forests were also adversely affected.

Key words: Meteorological conditions, Agricultural drought, Autumn harvest and sowing