131-year record broken as Hong Kong experiences 4 days in a row of 35-degree temps

We told you it was going to be hot, didn’t we?

A subtropical ridge (a large belt of high atmospheric pressure characterised by calm winds) brought fine, sunny and undeniably beautiful weather to the Fragrant Harbour last week.

Not that you need proof of the glorious weather, but here’s a panorama we took of Pok Fu Lam, Lamma, Lantau, the Western District, and West Kowloon:

Unsurprisingly, it was also incredibly hot.

So hot, in fact, that we broke a 131-year-old record for the amount of consecutive days with temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius or more.

The Hong Kong Observatory recorded maximum temperatures of 35.2 degrees, 35.5 degrees, 35.1 degrees, and 35.1 degrees from Friday to yesterday, respectively.

Apparently, this is the first time since the Observatory’s records began in 1885 that temperatures of 35+ degrees Celsius have been recorded for four days in a row.

Wahey, global warming.

Screenshot: Hong Kong Observatory

In the meantime, since the ridge has now weakened, we’re due to have a few showers, clouds, and slightly lower temperatures. 

Bummer.

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