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Hot Sheung Shui, 38.8 degrees hot weather warning in effect in the afternoon

2022-07-25T08:06:40.121Z


Entering the hot summer day, the Observatory recorded 36.1 degrees yesterday (24th), the highest July day in 138 years since records began in 1884; Sheung Shui recorded 39 degrees yesterday, and 38.8 degrees in the early afternoon today. hot weather


Entering the hot summer day, the Observatory recorded 36.1 degrees yesterday (24th), the highest July day in 138 years since records began in 1884; Sheung Shui recorded 39 degrees yesterday, and 38.8 degrees in the early afternoon today.

The extremely hot weather warning was issued at 1:45 pm on the 15th of this month and has been in effect for 238 hours and 15 minutes as of now (25th) at 12:00 noon; and the nine-day weather forecast issued by the Observatory at 11:30 am, this heat wave will be at least It is extended to August 3, that is, a total of 20 days before and after, to challenge the longest-lived hot weather warning on July 20, 2020.


The Observatory expects to remain hot and sunny for the rest of this week and into early next week.

In the next two to three days, the maximum temperature in the urban area will reach 35 degrees or above, and it will be two or three degrees higher in the New Territories.

The maximum temperature will only drop slightly to 33 degrees until early next month with a shower or two.


▼On July 24, the Observatory recorded a record high of 36.1 degrees in July▼


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The Observatory is expected to continue to be extremely hot in the next two days (26th and 27th), with temperatures reaching a maximum of 35 degrees.

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In the next two days, the high temperature of 35 degrees will continue, and there will be one or two showers next week.

The Observatory predicts that, dominated by a subtropical ridge of high pressure, it will be generally sunny in southern China with mild to moderate southwesterly winds; it is expected that it will remain hot and sunny for the rest of July.

According to the Observatory's 9-day weather forecast, the next two days will continue to be extremely hot, with temperatures reaching a maximum of 35 degrees; the following days will hover at a maximum of 33 to 34 degrees.

Until next Friday (29th), there will be showers in some areas and the temperature will cool down slightly, but the maximum temperature is still expected to reach 34 degrees; until next week (1st), there will be sunshine and one or two showers for some time, and the maximum temperature will be slightly lower. down to 33 degrees.

The Observatory is expected to reach a temperature of 39 degrees in Sheung Shui and Shek Kong at 2 pm.

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Expected to reach 39 degrees in Sheung Shui and Shek Kong at 2 pm, and 38 degrees in Ta Kwu Ling

Hong Kong is already quite hot before noon today. The Observatory recorded high temperatures in many districts. The temperature in some parts of the New Territories and outlying islands has exceeded 35 degrees.

Among them, Waglan Island recorded the hottest temperature of 36.9 degrees, while Ta Kwu Ling, Tai Mei Tuk, Yuen Long Park and Wetland Park recorded 36.5 degrees, 36.4 degrees, 35.4 and 35.1 degrees respectively; except for the highlands, other areas generally reached 32 to 34 degrees Spend.

In addition, the Observatory's automatic regional weather forecast shows that the temperature in Hong Kong will reach the highest between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. today. Sheung Shui and Shek Kong will reach 39 degrees, and Ta Kwu Ling will also reach 38 degrees. Shatin, Tai Po and Chek Lap Kok also See 37 degrees, other areas are generally up to 34 to 36 degrees.

The hot weather warning lasted for more than 238 hours, breaking the third longest record

This heat wave has lasted for 10 days. The Observatory issued a hot weather warning at 1:45 pm on the 15th of this month. As of 12:00 noon today, it has been in effect for a total of 238 hours and 15 minutes, compared with July 24, 2007 to August 5 The daily record is 47 hours and 55 minutes away; that is, the heat wave will continue for 2 more days and will break the third longest record.

The longest extreme hot weather warning in the calendar year is from July 11 to July 30, 2020, 20 days before and after, in effect for 467 hours.

The Observatory temporarily predicts that until the 3rd of next month, the maximum temperature will reach 33 degrees or above, that is, the heat wave will continue for at least 9 more days, challenging the "longest life" hot weather warning.

The persistently hot weather has also broken Hong Kong's temperature records. The Observatory recorded 36.1 degrees yesterday, the highest since records began in 1884, and 0.4 degrees higher than the 35.7 degrees recorded in 1968.

According to the Observatory's website, the headquarters has only recorded a high temperature of 36 degrees or above in the past five years, so yesterday was the hottest July day since records began in 1884.

▼July 14th at dusk in Hong Kong "Fire Burning Clouds"▼


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A USB fan overcomes the sweltering heat Lin Chaoying: Gentle airflow evaporates sweat and reduces skin temperature The Observatory recorded a high of 39 degrees in Sheung Shui, the highest record in the flat zone.

Source: hk1

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