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Weather Chit Chat Issue 92 - Climate Change (February 2024)

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Long-term time series of annual mean temperature in Hong Kong, 1884-2023

The Year’s Weather - 2023

Last year was much warmer than usual, resulting in 2023 ranking one of the second warmest years on record in Hong Kong, and including Hong Kong’s hottest summer, from June to August. The number of Very Hot Days throughout the year was also among the highest on record. (More……)

Difference of global mean temperature compared to 1850-1900 average (Source: WMO)

Latest Developments in Global Climate Change

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record; and that 2015 to 2023 were the warmest nine years on record. (More……)