Green Power urges the public to be prepared for the harshest weather of the year after recording the hottest April on record.
April this year was particularly hot, with today being the last day of April, and under the dual front of the warming of the sea and climate change, authorities and citizens were urged to prepare for extreme weather as early as possible and accelerate the pace of carbon reduction.
Green Power Director Cheng Luk-ki pointed out that Hong Kong experienced unusually high temperatures in April this year, with the average maximum temperature reaching 28.9 degrees Celsius, breaking the record of 27.5 degrees recorded in 1994 and making it the hottest April since records began in 1884.
Cheng analyzed the city’s April temperature data over the years. In the past, the average temperature in April was 23 degrees Celsius. However, the average temperature has reached 26.4 degrees this year.
Temperatures over a period of 29 days this April were higher than the historical average, reflecting that temperatures on most days throughout April were above average.
He noted that some studies have shown this April was the hottest month in Southeast Asia due to the intensity of the warming of the sea surface, which is intensifying due to climate change.
However, unlike the situation in Mainland Southeast Asia, Hong Kong has never seen abnormally high temperature records in April even under the strength of La Nina.
Cheng added that the unusually high temperature in Hong Kong in April this year means that the phenomenon in Mainland Southeast Asia may have extended to southern China, and Hong Kong’s summer will start early this year.
Hong Kong United Times丨香港聯合時報丨HKUT 