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The Hong Kong Government first described the historic rainfall as "once-in-a-century", [25] but then upgraded the narrative to "once-in-500-years", [28] or a 0.2% chance. [29] It caused uproar from the public as an attempt to deflect the blame, [ 30 ] after the authorities were questioned and criticised for the preparedness for such an ...
The deluge began late Thursday night, with the Hong Kong Observatory recording more than 158 millimeters (6.2 inches) in rain between 11 p.m. and midnight, the highest hourly rainfall since ...
Hong Kong: China: 2,431.3 33.2 38.9 75.3 153.0 290.6 491.5 ... Average monthly precipitation (in mm) for selected cities in Oceania City Country Year Jan Feb Mar Apr ...
Weather Underground of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港地下天文台; pinyin: xiānggǎng dìxià tiānwéntái) is a non-profit website established in 1995 and directed by Clarence Fong Chi-kong. The website provides a wide range of information related to weather and climate .
Unprecedented flooding from extreme rainfall events on multiple continents around the world has left dozens dead and displaced thousands since the start of September.
On September 7, the remnants of Typhoon Haikui brought record breaking rainfall to Hong Kong. Hong Kong Observatory recorded 158 millimeters of rain between 11pm and midnight local time, the highest hourly rainfall rate since records began in 1884. [163] Some parts of the city even accumulated over 900 mm of rainfall within just 24 hours. [164]
The total land area of Hong Kong is 1,076 square kilometres, but about 75% of this land is open countryside, [1] which contains more than 2600 species of vascular plants, about 450 species of birds, about 200 species of butterflies, about 100 species of dragonflies, 40 species of mammals, 80 species of reptiles and more than 20 species of amphibians, including some that are endemic to the ...
The red and black signals were the second stage of the warning system based on actual rainfall levels recorded, and were issued to the public. Amber: More than 50 mm of rain is expected in the Hong Kong region within six hours. Red: Rainstorm has started and more than 50 mm of rain has been recorded over a wide area within the last hour or less.