Weather Chit Chat Issue 80 - Focus (March 2021)
Online Voting for the “2016-2020 Top 10 Mind-Boggling Weather and Climate Events Selection”
Through the voting for the “2016-2020 Top 10 Mind-Boggling Weather and Climate Events Selection”, the Observatory hopes to arouse the public’s awareness of extreme weather and climate change, as well as the corresponding impact on the natural environment. (More……)
Award-Winning “MyObservatory” app Earns International Recognition
“MyObservatory” won awards in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) International Weather Apps Awards presented by the WMO, and the Asia Smart App Awards 2020 organised by the Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association. (More……)
The Observatory Patents Automatic Weather Station Design
The Hong Kong Observatory registered a patent in Hong Kong for its in-house developed bollard design for automatic weather station (AWS). With several built-in meteorological instruments, the bollard style AWS also has a lighting feature. (More……)
Seasonal Forecast for Winter 2020/21
In late November, the Observatory predicted that under the influence of the developing La Niña and stronger-than-normal northeast monsoon, Hong Kong was likely to experience normal to below-normal temperature this winter. (More……)