Extreme hot and dry climate anomalies occurred in central-eastern China during the summer of 2022, which had a significant impact on the economy, agriculture, and human community.This paper reviews the spatiotemporal characteristics and causes of this hot and dry event occurrence.During the summer of 2022, the areal mean extreme high temperature frequency, monthly mean daily maximum temperature, and high temperature days reached their highest values since 1979, while the areal mean monthly mean precipitation over central-eastern China reached its lowest since 1979.These climate anomalies are caused by the combined effects of several factors, including anomalous strong western Pacific subtropical highs, increased disturbances in mid-latitude westerlies, and tropical sea surface temperature anomalies.In addition, the paper explores the influence of global warming trend on this extreme event, As well as the future changes in extreme heat and drought in China.