Hong Kong's temperature is anticipated to be equal to the record marked in 2016 for its hottest “minor heat” day in the traditional Chinese solar calendar since 1884, as the mercury is going to reach 36°C.
It was forecasted by a veteran meteorologist and the weather forecaster that on Wednesday temperatures could rise to 34°C in urban areas and 36°C in the New Territories on Saturday, which marks the arrival of “minor heat”, the 11th solar term in the calendar.
The forecast said another solar period, “great heat”, is expected to arrive on July 22.
According to the records, the lowest “minor heat” temperatures were recorded on July 7, 2008, at 26.6°C while the highest were logged in 2016 at 34 degrees.
The Hong Kong Observatory predicted that the weather would be “very hot” on Saturday along with isolated showers. And the temperatures are expected to fall between 29-34°C.
Last month, a “very hot weather” warning, indicating the temperature has reached 33 degrees or more, was issued for more than a week. The heatwave matched a record set in 2016, when nine straight days of such warnings were issued in June, according to the forecaster.
The maximum temperature of 34 degrees on June 21 also matched the record for the hottest summer solstice in 1980.
The Observatory recorded 54 “very hot” days last year, as well as four “extremely hot” days when the maximum temperature reached 35 degrees or above.
The forecaster’s earlier climate projections said the city could see as many as 80 “very hot” days by mid-century under the highest greenhouse gas emissions scenario.
本周香港氣溫將創曆年最熱「小暑」日 與2016年持平
香港炎熱天氣預計將追平2016年創下的自1884年以來中國傳統陽曆中最熱「小暑」日的紀錄，氣溫將達到36°C。
根據資深氣象學家和天氣預報員預測，週三市區氣溫將升至34℃，週六新界氣溫將升至36℃，標誌著第十一個節氣「小暑」的到來。
預報稱，另一個太陽週期「大暑」預計將於7月22日到來。
根據紀錄，最低「小暑」氣溫出現在2008年7月7日，為26.6℃，最高氣溫出現在2016年，為34℃。
香港天文台預測了這一天氣。 週六天氣將“非常熱”，並伴隨零星陣雨。 預計氣溫將下降到 29-34°C 之間。
上個月，「酷熱天氣」警報發布了一周多，氣溫已達33度以上。 據預報員稱，熱浪追平了 2016 年創下的紀錄，當時 6 月連續 9 天發布了此類警告。
6月21日的最高氣溫為34度，也追平了1980年最熱夏至的紀錄。
天文台去年錄得54天「酷熱」天數，以及4天最高氣溫達35度或以上的「酷熱」天數。
預報員早些時候的氣候預測稱，在溫室氣體排放最高的情況下，到本世紀中葉，該市可能會出現多達 80 天「非常炎熱」的天氣。
Source: SCMP/ Hong Kong Observatory
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