Basically the temperature is rising and the number of very hot days is going to rise. But then the actual number of hot days is still going to vary year to year,” Chan said. “We can conclude that is going to be among the top 10 years with the highest temperature. The past three years have all been among the hottest on record, and they also had the highest number of days when the mercury hits 33 degrees or higher – enough to trigger a very hot weather warning.Ĭhan, who took up the new role earlier this month, cautioned that the annual temperatures are clearly on the rise despite some variability. July alone was the hottest month on record in Hong Kong, as the monthly average temperature reached 30.3 degrees. Last year was also among the sixth warmest years since records began in 1884, with annual mean temperature of 23.9 degrees. The Observatory’s new director, Chan Pak-wai, said authorities decided to introduce a further weather warning after temperatures hit 35 degrees or above on 15 days in 2022, which he described as a "relatively high number". If temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius or higher are recorded at the forecaster's Tsim Sha Tsui base or in the New Territories generally it will send out the warning, reminding people to take extra precautions and mind the effects on their health of the sweltering heat. A new "extremely hot" weather warning will be issued when the mercury soars this summer, the Hong Kong Observatory revealed on Thursday, as it warned that 2023 is likely to be one of the warmest years on record.
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