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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2020-07-25 21:31
Last update date: 2020-07-25 21:37The hot weather warning is still in effect. It has lasted for 15 days today (25th), and has been in effect for more than 348 hours by 7pm, breaking the longest effective time in 2018 and becoming the longest-lived record since it was launched in 2000.
The Observatory expects that this heat wave will continue until next Tuesday, with a temperature of 33 degrees in the next three days, that is, the effective hours will continue to extend.
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Today, weather stations in the nine districts recorded the highest temperature above 36 degrees. (Photo of the Observatory)
At 9 pm, the Observatory Headquarters recorded a temperature of 30.5 degrees Celsius, which was 3.5 degrees lower than the daily maximum temperature of 34 degrees. In many districts in the northern New Territories, the temperature rose to nearly 37 degrees today. Among them, Tai Mei Tuk and Ta Kwu Ling reached 36.8 degrees, and Sheung Shui and Kwun Tong also rose to 36.7 degrees. A total of nine weather stations recorded high temperatures above 36 degrees.
The Observatory is expected to remain extremely hot for the next three days, with temperatures ranging from 28 to 33 degrees, and there will be showers in some areas tomorrow. A broad trough of low pressure is expected to affect the northern part of the South China Sea and the coast of Guangdong in the middle and late next week. The weather will deteriorate from next Wednesday, with more showers and thunderstorms.
The Observatory predicts that the next three days will still be very hot. (Photo of the Observatory)
The Observatory issued a very hot weather warning at 6:45 a.m. on July 11. Today is the 15th day in effect. As of 6:45 p.m., the hot weather warning lasted 348 hours. As of 7pm, the extremely hot weather warning was still in effect, breaking the record of 348 hours set in 2018, which is the longest-lived extreme heat warning.
From May 18 to June 1, 2018, the hot weather warning lasted 348 hours.
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The scorching heat warning lasts for 341 hours and is close to the longest life record. The Observatory expects squally thunderstorms next Friday
35.3 degrees recorded on Thursday as the highest observatory this year
[Observatory] Hot weather warning continues to take effect, urban temperature reaches 34 degrees
Very hot weather Hong Kong Observatory
