HONG KONG - Hong Kong experienced a much warmer spring with well-above-normal temperatures in March and April, the Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday.

The observatory said in a statement that Hong Kong's mean temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius, mean minimum temperature of 22.7°C, and mean maximum temperature of 27.0°C from March to May were respectively the second, one of the second, and the fourth highest on record for the same period.

On the other hand, May 2024 was characterized by cloudier-than-usual weather with localized heavy rain over parts of the New Territories

“Attributable to the well-above-normal temperatures in March and April, spring this year from March to May was much warmer than usual,” the observatory said.

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On the other hand, May 2024 was characterized by cloudier-than-usual weather with localized heavy rain over parts of the New Territories, it added.

The observatory said the mean amount of cloud during the month was 83 percent, or 7 percent above the normal of 76 percent.

As for monthly rainfall, while over 700 millimeters of rainfall were recorded over parts of Sai Kung, the monthly rainfall recorded at the observatory was only 292.6 millimeters, which is near the normal figure of 290.6 millimeters.

The observatory said the accumulated rainfall recorded in the first five months of the year was 582.1 millimeters, slightly below the normal figure of 590.9 millimeters for the same period.

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The monthly mean temperature of 26.0°C was also slightly below the normal figure of 26.3°C, it added.