Hail in Tseung Kwan O turns out to be a pediatrician! The largest hail in Hong Kong is wider than the iPhone 13 in the United States

[Tseung Kwan O Hail/Observatory] The Observatory issued a special weather reminder on Thursday (September 16) afternoon, saying that there were reports of hail in Tseung Kwan O, and netizens uploaded pictures of hail, showing the size of a Hong Kong coin (2.25 cm) as large as 5 cents. .

However, hailstones measuring 5 centimeters in size in Tseung Kwan O are actually only classified as "pediatrics." It turns out that the largest hail report in Hong Kong in 1981 stated that it was 10 cm in length, which is more than three times larger than today's hail in Tseung Kwan O!

The hail records in other parts of the world are even more exaggerated, like the largest hail in the United States officially recorded, which is about 20 centimeters long.

Let’s take a look at the hail at sunset in Tseung Kwan O on September 16▼▼▼

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Hail in Hong Kong is not a rare hail that was as long as 10 cm

In the hot summer day, there was a sudden hail in Tseung Kwan O on Thursday (September 16), which caused netizens to discuss whether it was a sign of heaven.

In fact, hail falling is not uncommon in Hong Kong. According to the Observatory's data, this time has not been taken into account. Since the record in 1967, there have been 40 related reports, 2 of which occurred in September (together with this time there are 41 reports, 3 This happened in September).

According to reports, the size of the hail in Tseung Kwan O this time was as high as 5 cents (2.25 cm).

However, looking through the information, the Observatory received reports of hail with a length of 10 cm in 1981, which is longer than the width (7.81 cm) of Apple’s latest flagship iPhone 13 Pro Max!

Hail found in Tsuen Wan at around 8:40 pm on March 30, 2014 (Ms. Zhang/Observatory)

But in fact, 10 cm is not considered the largest hail.

Taking the United States as an example, there is currently an official record of the largest hail with a diameter of 8 inches (about 20.32 cm), which was discovered on July 23, 2010 in Vivian, South Dakota.

The diameter of 20.32 cm is almost equal to the width (21.49 cm) of an iPad Pro 12.9 inches (5th generation).

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In addition, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's heaviest hail weighs 1 kilogram. It was discovered in Bangladesh on April 14, 1986. However, it is reported that 92 people were killed in this terrible hail.

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