Climate crisis: Spring in Hong Kong ‘much warmer than usual’ despite cloudy May, Observatory says
Hong Kong has experienced a “much warmer than usual” spring, with the mean temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius from March to May. It is the second highest figure on record, despite May being both cloudier and cooler than monthly climatological norms. The Hong Kong Observatory on Tuesday issued a summary of May’s weather, noting that it was “characterised by cloudier-than-usual weather with localised heavy rain over parts of the New Territories.” Parts of Sai Kung, in the south-eastern New Territories, saw over 700 millimetres of rainfall in May, while the Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui recorded ...