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new friend and tourist in HKWeather in May
Below is the weather report for last May.
This should give you an idea what to expect.
"The Weather of May 2007
May 2007 was warmer and sunnier than usual. The mean temperature of 26.4 degrees was 0.5 degree above normal. The total bright sunshine duration of 183.4 hours was about 19 percent above normal. It was also slightly drier with a monthly rainfall amount of 288.3 millimetres, about 9 percent below normal. The accumulated rainfall since the beginning of the year was 477.9 millimetres, about 22 percent below normal for the same period.
The weather in Hong Kong was generally fine under the influence of a ridge of high pressure on the first three days of the month. The weather turned cloudy with some rain on 4 and 5 May when a trough of low pressure over southern China moved cross the coastal areas.
The weather became fine and dry on 6 and 7 May as another ridge of high pressure established over southern China. The relative humidity dropped below 40 % during the day. In the following ten days, it was generally fine and hot apart from a few brief showers on 16 and 17 May. It was also hazy on 13 and 14 May.
The weather deteriorated later on 18 May when a trough of low pressure developed over inland Guangdong and moved across the south China coast. A squall line swept across Hong Kong from northwest to southeast that evening, bringing heavy showers and severe gusts to the territory. Peak gust over 100 kilometres per hour was recorded at Waglan Island. In Tin Shui Wai, four persons were injured when more than 20 stacked containers collapsed in gusty winds. With the tough of low pressure lingering along the south China coast, there were heavy showers and thunderstorms between 19 and 22 May. During the heavy downpour on 20 May, two landslips and 15 cases of flooding were reported.
Sunshine returned on 23 May when the trough of low pressure weakened. Under the influence of a southerly airstream, it was hot with sunny periods in the next three days.
The weather became unstable with heavy showers and squally thunderstorms on 27 May, but improved with some sunny periods in the following day. Under the influence of a ridge of high pressure over the coastal areas of Guangdong, it was fine, clear and hot on 29 and 30 May. Apart from a few showers in the morning, the weather stayed mainly fine and hot on the last day of the month."
Enjoy your stay.
