The year’s weather – 2024The WMO confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year on record. The global mean sea level continued to rise in 2024. Over the Antarctica and Arctic, sea-ice extent remained well below average during the year and Continue reading Newsletter Issue 51 (January 2025)
The Weather of November 2024 – A wet November with three tropical cyclone episodesNovember 2024 was characterised by the successive strikes of tropical cyclones Yinxing, Toraji and Man-yi at the end of the typhoon season of Hong Kong, necessitating the Continue reading Newsletter Issue 50 (December 2024)
The Weather of October 2024 – The warmest OctoberMainly attributed to the weaker northeast monsoon over southern China, October 2024 was much warmer than usual in Hong Kong. The monthly mean maximum temperature of 30.3 degrees, monthly mean temperature of Continue reading Newsletter Issue 49 (November 2024)
香港氣象學會參觀交流團 – 為免向隅，報名從速香港氣象學會擬於2024年12月14日(星期六)籌辦交流團參觀佛山市氣象局和 中國氣象局龍卷風重點開放實驗室。誠邀會員參加，活動詳情及報名方法，請參照連結 https://forms.gle/XeSBPeWThWgYwUqZ9 。為免向隅，報名從速﹗ The weather of September 2024 – A wet and unseasonably hot September Mainly attributing to weaker than normal northeast monsoon over southern China, September 2024 was much hotter than usual in Hong Kong. The Continue reading Newsletter Issue 48 (October 2024)
The Weather of August 2024 – An exceptionally hot AugustMainly attributing to the warmer than normal SST over the northern part of the South China Sea and a stronger than usual southwesterly flow in the lower atmosphere over the coast Continue reading Newsletter Issue 47 (September 2024)
The Weather of July 2024 – An exceptionally hot JulyWith a stronger than usual subtropical ridge dominating over southern China for most of the time in the month, July 2024 was exceptionally hot in Hong Kong. The monthly mean minimum Continue reading Newsletter Issue 46 (August 2024)
The Weather of June 2024 – A hot and cloudier JuneJune 2024 was characterised by generally cloudier and showery weather during the first half of the month. With the subtropical ridge over the western North Pacific extending westwards and covering Continue reading Newsletter Issue 45 (July 2024)
The Weather of May 2024 – A cloudy May with localized heavy rainMay 2024 was characterized by cloudier than usual weather with localized heavy rain over parts of the New Territories. The mean amount of cloud in the month was Continue reading Newsletter Issue 44 (June 2024)
The Weather of April 2024 – The warmest AprilMainly attributing to the warmer than normal sea surface temperature and stronger than usual southerly flow in the lower atmosphere over the northern part of the South China Sea, April 2024 was Continue reading Newsletter Issue 43 (May 2024)
The Weather of March 2024 – A March with record-breaking high temperatureWhile the weather of Hong Kong was cold in early March 2024, with the northeast monsoon over the south China coast much weaker than normal in the second half Continue reading Newsletter Issue 42 (April 2024)
