In July this year, Hong Kong's hottest month since the 19th century!

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] This summer, all places have encountered heat. According to data from the Hong Kong Observatory, the July July is the hottest month since Hong Kong's record in the 19th century.

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According to Hong Kong's "AM730" report on the 1st, the number of "hot nights" (that is, the minimum temperature exceeds 28 degrees Celsius) throughout the July of Hong Kong for 25 days, 4 days more than 21 days in 2020. It broke the Hong Kong Observatory. Books of the year. The Observatory stated that in July this year, it became the hottest month in Hong Kong, breaking the 11 records, in turn, a monthly average temperature of 30.3 degrees (Celsius, the same below), breaking the 2020 record; the average monthly maximum temperature of 33.3 degrees, the record of 2020; The average monthly minimum temperature of 28.4 degrees, breaking the 2020 record; a total of 21 days of cool heat (the maximum temperature of 33 degrees), the most monthly month; a total of 10 days recorded 35 degrees or more, the annual record has been broken in a single month; Or for the above, the most monthly month; a total of 25 hot nights, the most monthly; the longest continuous hot night, a total of 21 days; the highest temperature on July 24, 36.1 degrees, the highest in July; the lowest temperature on July 25th is 29.9 degrees. The highest in July; the average temperature on July 24 and 25 has reached 32.0 degrees, the highest in July.

The number of hot night days in Hong Kong in June and July this year attracted the attention of many local citizens. According to the Hong Kong "01" report on the 1st, as of the 1950s, there were almost a minority of less than 10 days of hot nights every year. By 2010, it would increase to 24 nights of the year, and it predicts that the year of 2020 will reach 55 nights. Essence As a result, by 2021, the actual number is 61 nights, that is, two months in a year are hot nights. In some residential areas with poor heat dissipation and dense buildings, especially mortuary, residents feel unbearable. The Hong Kong Government has also stepped up the reform of housing planning. (Li Yao)

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