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Tag: Earliest hot weather alert

Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Observatory issues first ‘very hot weather’ warning for 2018

by Asia Times staff May 3, 2018February 18, 2020

The Hong Kong Observatory issued its first “Very Hot Weather Warning” for the year at 11.55am on Thursday, according to a statement. The warning is historically the earliest one ever, following a similar alert on May 12, 2011. At 11.40am, the Observatory recorded an average temperature of 32.7C, the highest temperature so far this year. […]

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