People relax on a beach in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 9, 2026. Hong Kong's temperature had reached 36.9 degrees Celsius by 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, the highest since the city started keeping meteorological records in 1884, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. (Xinhua/Lui Sui Wai)
HONG KONG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's temperature had reached 36.9 degrees Celsius by 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, the highest since the city started keeping meteorological records in 1884, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.
The observatory said the blazing heat is a result of subsiding air in the periphery of Typhoon Dolphin.
It expects the sweltering weather to continue for a couple of days, when temperatures could top 37 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in Zhejiang Province on China's eastern coast on Sunday afternoon. ■
People swim in the sea in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 9, 2026.
Hong Kong's temperature had reached 36.9 degrees Celsius by 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, the highest since the city started keeping meteorological records in 1884, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. (Xinhua/Lui Sui Wai)
