Hong Kong set for warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve on record at 28 degrees

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Hong Kong could experience its warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve since records began in 1884, with temperatures expected to reach 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 Fahrenheit) on Monday.

The Hong Kong Observatory said temperatures on Monday were expected to range between 22 and 28 degrees.

The previous record for the warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve was 27.8 degrees in 1953, according to the forecaster, which has been logging climate data since 1884.

At 8.30am on Monday, the Observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 22 degrees, the highest on record for a Lunar New Year’s Eve.

“It will be hot during the day, with a maximum temperature of around 28 degrees in urban areas and a couple of degrees higher in the New Territories. One or two light rain patches are expected tonight,” it said.

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