Hong Kong Experiences Record Heat Followed by Rainstorms
Hong Kong endured its hottest day of the year on Friday, with temperatures reaching 34.6 degrees Celsius, followed by an amber rainstorm warning and thundery showers on Saturday.
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Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning as storms follow record heat
The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning on Saturday morning as thundery showers and strong gusts swept across the city, following the hottest day of the year so far. The amber alert, the lowest in a three-tier rainstorm warning system, was issued at 10am. It indicates that more than 30mm (1.2 inches) of rain has fallen or is expected to fall within an hour across Hong Kong. “A broad trough of low pressure is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong,” th...
By Connor Mycroft
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Hongkongers sweated through the hottest day of the year on Friday, with the Observatory (HKO) recording a maximum temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius at its headquarters. The mercury neared 37 degrees Celsius in the northern part of the territory. Meanwhile, the Observatory noted 1,263 instances of cloud-to-ground lightening on Friday, and 4,859 cases of cloud-to-cloud […]
By Tom Grundy
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