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The heat is on in Hong Kong as highest temperature of year logged – with more to come
- An urban high of 32.7 degrees Celsius recorded at Observatory’s Kowloon headquarters and mercury hit 33.8 degrees in New Territories
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Hong Kong has recorded its hottest day of the year so far as urban temperatures climbed to 32.7 degrees Celsius (90.9 Fahrenheit) at the Observatory’s headquarters weather station.
But the mercury rose even higher in other parts of the city, with 33.8 degrees logged in the New Territories.
The Observatory’s Kowloon headquarters weather station recorded an urban high of 32.7 degrees on Monday afternoon – up on the earlier maximum temperature of 32 degrees on June 13.
And the forecaster warned the sizzling temperatures would continue throughout the week.
The weather service predicted the heat would persist overnight, and that the New Territories would experience very hot weather during the day on Tuesday.
Temperatures on Friday, the summer solstice and the longest day of the year, could hit 34 degrees.
“Under the influence of the subtropical ridge, prolonged relatively high temperatures are expected for the rest of this week,” an Observatory spokesman said.
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