Hong Kong swelters in record March heat after coolest start in 8 years
A man walks by the waterfront with skyline buildings across Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, China Oct 24, 2023.
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PUBLISHED ONMarch 26, 2024 7:10 AM
HONG KONG — Hong Kong temperatures climbed to above 31 degrees Celsius this week, a level never recorded for March and just a week after the financial hub logged its coldest start to the month in eight years.
The Hong Kong Observatory said Sunday's 31.5 C was the highest temperature ever recorded in March since record-keeping began in 1884. The weather forecaster said on its website that it expected temperatures on Tuesday to hit 31 C again.
The record heat comes just a week after the Chinese special administrative region had a colder-than-usual start to the month with temperatures of around 16 C.
Temperatures are expected to dip slightly on Wednesday to a low of 21 C, the observatory said.
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