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Last month was the world's hottest June since records began in 1880, US government scientists said, as authorities warned that temperatures in southern China could top 40 degrees Celsius today.
Hong Kong followed the global trend, also sweltering through its hottest June since records began in 1884. The Hong Kong Observatory said the monthly mean temperature was 29 degrees - 1.1 degrees hotter than the average.
The temperature in the city hit 32 degrees in the mid-afternoon yesterday due to a continental airstream over Guangdong province. A thunderstorm then helped cool the city down.
The Hong Kong Observatory recorded 6,207 lightning strikes over the city between 2pm and 5pm, with 4,574 of them cloud-to-ground.
The storm came a day before the "Great Heat", one of the 24 solar terms of the traditional calendar. Great Heat usually falls between July 22 and 24.


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On the mainland yesterday, the weather observatory in Xian in Shaanxi province issued a red alert for heat, with the temperature rising to 39 degrees Celsius.
Similarly hot weather was recorded in Zhengzhou in Henan (38 degrees), Chongqing (39 degrees), Wuhan in Hubei (37 degrees), and Hangzhou in Zhejiang (37 degrees).
The hot weather came as the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said globally, the combined average temperature for land and ocean surfaces was a record high for June at 16.22 degrees.
Last month was 0.72 degrees warmer than the 20th century average for June, surpassing the previous high set in 2010, the agency said.

The ocean's global surface temperature was also the highest for any month, breaking the previous record set in 1998, it added.
"Most of the world experienced warmer-than-average monthly temperatures, with record warmth across part of southeastern Greenland, parts of northern South America, areas in eastern and central Africa and sections of southern and southeastern Asia," it said.
The findings are part of the continuing trend of rising global temperatures.



World marks hottest June since 1880 as temperatures soar in China

Swimmers relax on the Shek O beach during a very hot weather warning issued by the Observatory earlier this month. Photo: Edward Wong

Swimmers relax on the Shek O beach during a very hot weather warning issued by the Observatory earlier this month. Photo: Edward Wong.

A cyclist takes maximum cover from the sun in Jiangsu province. Photo: Xinhua

Temperatures could hit 40 degrees on the mainland today. Photo: Xinhua

Parents and children seek relief from heat in Suzhou Children's Hospital in Jiangsu province. Photo: CNS

Hong Kong likely to escape season's first super typhoon - but city will swelter

A view of Super Typhoon Neoguri captured from the International Space Station. Photo: Reid Wiseman/Twitter

A mother helps her child get a drink at a water fountain in Tsim Sha Tsui during yesterday's hot weather. Photo: Felix Wong

The storm track of the expected Super Typhoon Neoguri, due to slam into Japan on Wednesday. Illustration: Hong Kong Observatory

Neoguri is expected to swing towards Japan, strengthening as it does so. Illustration: Hong Kong Observatory

China's Red Cross blasted after sending quilts to sweltering typhoon disaster zone

Farmer Huang Youliang stands in his house flooded by Super Typhoon Rammasun near Haikou, Hainan. Photo: EPA

People clear debris on Sunday after Super Typhoon Rammasun hit Zhanjiang, Guangdong. Photo: Reuters

One of the residents in Guangdong receives cotton quilts from Red Cross. Photo: Screenshot via Weibo

Typhoon Matmo downgraded to tropical storm as it makes landfall in China

A  vehicle makes its way along a waterlogged road in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. Photo: Xinhua

Floodwaters swirl into the sewer system in Jinjiang, Fujian as typhoon Matmo makes landfall in China. Photo: AFP

Residents look at a tree that fell on a car in the aftermath of Typhoon Matmo in Fuzhou, Fujian. Photo: AP

A man tries to fix his umbrella broken by strong winds caused by Typhoon Matmo in Taipei on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Residents on a boat catch fish near partially submerged trees flooded by an overflowing river after Typhoon Rammasun hit Nanning. Photo: Reuters

A couple hold their umbrella while walking against strong winds in Taipei. Photo: Reuters


A man tries to fix his umbrella battered by strong winds caused by Typhoon Matmo in Taipei on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

A worker is lifted from a helicopter near the Sheng Chang oil tanker as it runs aground at Kaohsiung harbor as Typhoon Matmo hit on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

A man walks over fallen bricks from a wall that was blown over by strong winds from Typhoon Matmo in Taipei. Photo: Reuters

A city maintenance crew member removes fallen trees from a main road as Typhoon Matmo passes Taipei. Photo: AP

Soldiers help fishermen strengthen cables at a dock in Fuzhou, Fujian on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

A motorcyclist rides through a flooded area in Jinjiang, Fujian. Photo: AFP

A worker climbs over a tree that fell on a car in Fuzhou yesterday. Typhoon Matmo was the second to hit China in a week, landed in Fujian in the afternoon. Photo: EPA

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After warmest June on record, there's no relief in sight, with parts of China also roasting


Last month was the world's hottest June since records began in 1880, US government scientists said, as authorities warned that temperatures in southern China could top 40 degrees Celsius today.


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After warmest June on record, there's no relief in sight, with parts of China also roasting

READ: 5,000 tourists evacuated as Taiwan battens down for Typhoon Matmo