Dr P.W. Chan was elected as chairman of the Society, succeeding Dr C.M. Cheng. Statement on Climate Change The Society published the Statement on Climate Change in February 2023. It has also been sent to the Legislative Council, the Chief Continue reading What’s New (2023)
22位香港氣象學會會員在2023年11月18日參觀訪問珠海市氣象局，得到珠海市氣象局及氣象學會的盛情招待。On November 18, 2023, 22 members of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society visited and were warmly welcomed by the Zhuhai Meteorological Bureau and the Zhuhai Meteorological Society. 新大樓位於香洲區唐家灣鎮金星路，採用了不少隔熱、採光等環保設備。The new building in Jinxing Road in Tangjiawan Town, Xiangzhou District incorporates a Continue reading 參訪珠海市氣象局 Visit to Zhuhai Meteorological Bureau (18/11/2023)
Atmospheric Dynamic Group, Earth and Atmospheric Environmental Sciences Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Professor Francis Tam (presentation at EGU 2023, Vienna) There are currently 1 post-doc, 5 postgraduate students, 6 final-year students in the group. We research the Continue reading Meet Our Met Team! (2023)
The Weather of Hong Kong in November 2023 – A dry and unseasonably warm NovemberWith the northeast monsoon over the south China coast weaker than normal for most of the time in the month, November 2023 was much warmer than Continue reading Newsletter Issue 38 (December 2023)
Annual General Meeting scheduled on 8 December 2023The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong Meteorological Society will be held on 8 December 2023 in the Centenary Building of the Hong Kong Observatory. Save our date! The Weather of Hong Continue reading Newsletter Issue 37 (November 2023)
The weather of September 2023 – A September with Super Typhoon Saola and record-breaking rainstormIn terms of extreme weather, Sep 2023 was an eventful month in Hong Kong with the ferocious strike by Super Typhoon Saola on 1 – 2 Continue reading Newsletter Issue 36 (October 2023)
The weather of August 2023 – The hottest AugustMainly attributing to the warmer than normal sea surface temperature over the northern part of the South China Sea and a stronger than usual southwesterly flow in the lower atmosphere over the Continue reading Newsletter Issue 35 (September 2023)
The Weather of July 2023 – A dry and an exceptionally hot JulyWith a stronger than usual subtropical ridge dominating over southern China for most of the time in the month, July 2023 was exceptionally hot in Hong Kong. The Continue reading Newsletter Issue 34 (August 2023)
The Weather of June 2023 – A hot JuneJune 2023 was hotter than usual in Hong Kong due to the warmer than normal sea surface temperature over the northern part of the South China Sea and the prevalence of southerly Continue reading Newsletter Issue 33 (July 2023)
The Weather of May 2023 – A drier MayThe weather of Hong Kong was drier than usual in May 2023. The monthly rainfall was 182.8 millimetres, about 37 percent below the normal of 290.6 millimetres in May. The accumulated rainfall Continue reading Newsletter Issue 32 (June 2023)
