China News Service, Hong Kong, March 21 (Reporter Han Xingtong) Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Chen Baiwei, said on the 21st that Hong Kong will be warmer than normal throughout 2023, one of the second warmest years since records began in 1884. The annual average temperature reached 24.5 degrees, 1 degree higher than the normal value from 1991 to 2020.
At the press briefing that day, Chen Baiwei said that in the context of climate change, extreme weather will continue to affect all parts of the world in 2023. Hong Kong has 54 days of extremely hot weather (the highest temperature of the day reaches 33 degrees or above) throughout the year, the most since records began. One of the most. The number of hot nights (when the minimum temperature of the day is 28 degrees or above) was 56 days, the second highest number on record.
He continued that the average minimum temperature and average maximum temperature in Hong Kong in 2023 were 22.6 degrees and 27.2 degrees, respectively one of the highest and one of the second highest on record.
Looking forward to 2024, Chen Baiwei predicts that Hong Kong may enter the typhoon season in June or later and end in October or later. The number of tropical cyclones entering within 500 kilometers of Hong Kong is normal to high, about 5 to 8. As the climate continues to warm, the Observatory predicts that Hong Kong's annual average temperature will be higher than normal this year, with a high possibility of entering the top ten highest temperatures on record.
Chen Baiwei said that the Observatory will continue to strengthen various services this year, including strengthening climate forecast services, strengthening information dissemination during severe weather, etc., and keeping up with opportunities in the development of artificial intelligence. It is worth mentioning that the Observatory also plans to add weather information for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to the mobile application "My Observatory" in the second half of the year to facilitate users traveling within the area to grasp the latest local weather conditions. (over)