It is still winter in Hong Kong in January, but yesterday the lowest temperature in the urban area reached 18.2 Celsius, but it will be cold again early next week and drop to 12 Celsius next Tuesday. The Observatory announced yesterday that Hong Kong weather in 2022 will be warmer than normal, making it the sixth warmest year since records began in 1884, with an average annual temperature of 23.9 degrees. Both the number of warm nights and the number of very warm days totaled 52, the second most on record.
The highest temperature in the urban area yesterday was 21.4 degrees, and most of the areas also recorded temperatures in the area code 2. The Observatory pointed out that an easterly airflow is affecting the coastal areas of Guangdong . At the same time, a large cloud band is covering the area. The South China coast will be hot and humid later this week, with fog in the morning and evening. A maximum temperature of 24 degrees is expected on Saturday, but a cold front is expected to sweep across southern China on Sunday. The temperature will gradually drop from a high of 22 degrees on Sunday to a low of 13 degrees next Monday, with a low of 12 degrees next Tuesday. Citizens should keep warm.
Last year was hotter. According to preliminary assessments by the World Meteorological Organization, 2022 could be the fifth or sixth warmest year on record globally. The Hong Kong Observatory has pointed out that due to record hot July and warmer autumn from September to November in Hong Kong, the weather in 2022 will be warmer than normal, with an average annual temperature of 23.9 degrees Celsius. , which is 0.4 degrees higher than the normal value from 1991 to 2020.
The average annual maximum temperature of 26.7°C and the average minimum temperature of 22.0°C are also the fifth highest and one of the seventh highest on record. The Hong Kong Observatory recorded the annual maximum temperature of 36.1 degrees on July 24, one of the third highest on record.
There are 15 days with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees or higher throughout the year
In 2022, the number of warm nights (with a daily low of 28.0 degrees or higher) and the number of extremely hot days (with a high of 33 degrees or higher) will both be 52 days, both second more high never recorded. There are 15 days with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees or higher throughout the year, the highest on record.
The number of days with cold weather (minimum temperatures 12 degrees or below) in the entire year was 13 days, or 2.2 days fewer than the normal value from 1991 to 2020. Lowest temperature of the year recorded on February 21 of last year it was 7.5 degrees. In terms of rainfall, the annual rainfall was 2,205.4 mm, about 9% below the normal value. The number of thunderstorm days was 25, about 17 days fewer than normal.
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