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Written by: Liu Ding'an, Zhang Jiahao, Deng Haixing
2021-01-08 05:13
Last update date: 2021-01-08 05:25
The winter monsoon is bringing cold weather to the coastal areas of Guangdong. The lowest temperature in the urban area of Hong Kong today is about 8 degrees. At about 4:40 in the morning, the temperature recorded at the Observatory was only 7.9 degrees.
In Tai Mo Shan, the highest in Hong Kong, the temperature once dropped to minus 2.2 degrees, which was the lowest since the beginning of winter.
From 12:00 midnight to 6:00 am, Tai Mo Shan fell below zero several times, at about 1:20 in the morning, at minus 0.3 degrees Celsius, and at about 2:50 in the morning, at minus 0.8 degrees Celsius.
Then the temperature rose slightly to a positive number, and at about 4:40 in the morning, the temperature fell again to a negative number, to minus 1.9 degrees; around 5 in the morning, it dropped to minus 2.2 degrees.
However, the dry environment and strong winds on high ground failed to form frosty conditions.
In addition to issuing cold weather warnings, the Observatory also issued yellow fire hazard warnings and strong monsoon signals.
Around 5 am, the Observatory recorded 7.9 degrees, and Tai Mo Shan fell to minus 2.2 degrees, the coldest since the beginning of winter.
Tai Mo Shan has repeatedly recorded negative Celsius temperatures.
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