Hong Kong Hits 36.9°C — Hottest Day in 142 Years of Records

Hong Kong logged 36.9°C on August 9, 2026 — its highest temperature since records began in 1884, eclipsing the 36.6°C set in 2017. Typhoon Dolphin's peripheral subsidence compressed and heated air over the Pearl River Delta. A Sheung Shui station hit 39.8°C, the territory's highest since automatic monitoring began in the 1980s. The Observatory issued a "very hot weather warning."