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Heat wave makes for one of the driest summers yet

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Hong Kong has been yearning for a downpour to ease the heat - and with good reason.

As well as bringing some of the hottest temperatures on record, this year has also been one of the driest.

Rainfall in the first six months was about a third less than usual, and the 26th-driest period in 122 years of record-keeping.

According to figures released by the Hong Kong Observatory, 668.3mm of rain fell in the half-year, 32.7 per cent less than the average of 993.1mm.

Last month, usually the wet season, was especially dry, with just 144.7mm - 62 per cent less than the normal 376mm. It was the 10th-driest June on record.

The observatory said earlier this year there was a 60 per cent chance that this year's rainfall would be near the average.

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