Where did it snow in Hong Kong?

We already told you it has snowed in Hong Kong before (shocker!), considering how temperatures rarely drop below 6 degrees Celsius, even during the coldest periods.

However, snow in Hong Kong is still a rare sight, the Observatory notes Hong Kong has only experienced snow four times!

Feb. 2, 1967 – Cape Collinson

Dec. 13, 1967 – Tai Mo Shan

Jan. 29, 1971 – Tai Mo Shan

Dec. 14, 1975 – New Territories

Though it didn’t snow, on Jan. 18, 1893 the Observatory recorded the city’s coldest ever temperature, 0 degrees Celsius.

See related: 

Dreaming of a white Christmas in Hong Kong? It’s possible!

Source: Hong Kong Observatory

Illustrations:  Achitapol Charuthammakorn, Coconuts

Photo: Matthew Hine, Flickr

A special shout out goes to astute Coconut Hong Kong reader Tom Voute for pointing us in the direction of these Hong Kong Observatory records. 

 



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