It is still winter in Hong Kong in January, but the lowest temperature in the urban area reached 18.2 degrees Celsius yesterday, but it will turn cold again at the beginning of next week, and it will drop to 12 degrees Celsius next Tuesday. The Observatory announced yesterday that the weather in Hong Kong in 2022 will be warmer than normal, making it the sixth warmest year since records began in 1884, with an annual average temperature of 23.9 degrees. Both the number of hot nights and the number of very hot days were 52, the second most on record.
The highest temperature in the urban area was 21.4 degrees yesterday, and most areas also experienced temperatures in the prefix 2. The Observatory pointed out that an easterly airflow is affecting the coastal areas of Guangdong. At the same time, a broad cloud band is covering the area. The coast of South China will be warm and humid later this week, with fog in the morning and evening. A high temperature of 24 degrees is expected on Saturday, but a cold front is expected to cross South China on Sunday. The temperature will gradually drop from a maximum of 22 degrees on Sunday to a minimum of 13 degrees next Monday. A low of 12 degrees is expected next Tuesday. Citizens should keep warm.
Last year was warmer. 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 pointed out that due to the record-breaking hot weather in July and the warmest autumn from September to November in Hong Kong, the weather in 2022 will be warmer than normal, with an annual average temperature of 23.9 degrees, which is 0.4 degrees higher than the normal value from 1991 to 2020.
The annual average maximum temperature of 26.7°C and 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 24 July, one of the third highest on record.
There are 15 days with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees or above throughout the year
In 2022, the number of hot nights (with a daily minimum temperature of 28.0 degrees or above) and the number of extremely hot days (with a maximum temperature of 33 degrees or above) will both be 52 days, both of which are the second highest on record. There are 15 days with a maximum temperature of 35 degrees or above throughout the year, the most on record.
The number of days with cold weather (minimum temperature of 12 degrees or below) in the whole year was 13 days, which was 2.2 days less than the normal value from 1991 to 2020. The lowest temperature of the year recorded on 21 February last year was 7.5 degrees. In terms of rainfall, the annual rainfall was 2,205.4 mm, which was about 9% below the normal value. The number of thunderstorm days was 25, about 17 days less than normal.
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