Hong Kong experiences another ‘exceptionally warm’ month in April with temperatures reaching sizzling 31.5 degrees Celsius
- Mean maximum temperature hit 27.2 degrees, 2.2 degrees above the normal figure and the fifth highest on record for April
Temperatures in April were among the warmest on record in Hong Kong for the month, according to forecasters.
In yet another “exceptionally warm” month, the mean maximum temperature hit 27.2 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees above the normal figure and the fifth highest on record for April, the Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday.
Hongkongers sweltered as the mercury rose to the highest for the month last Friday, with temperatures hitting a sizzling 31.5 degrees at the Observatory. The previous day, the daily mean temperature was 28.5 degrees, the joint highest on record for April.
The Observatory attributed the warm and unsettled weather in April to the warmer than normal sea surface temperature and the stronger than usual southerly flow in the lower atmosphere over the northern part of the South China Sea.
Even for cooler days, temperatures were higher than normal.
The mean minimum temperature and mean temperature for the month were 22.9 and 24.7 degrees respectively, both 2.1 degrees above their corresponding normal figures, marking the joint highest and second highest records for April, the forecaster said.