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Hong Kong recorded the hottest day on Sunday after midday with the temperatures reaching 30.3°C.
The Hong Kong Observatory said it recorded the figure which is the highest for March since records began in 1884, at its headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The temperatures recorded at the most monitoring stations across Hong Kong exceeded 30°C, the weather watchdog said.
The mercury in Yuen Long hit 30.7 degrees, the temperature reached 30.5 degrees in Happy Valley and 31.1 degrees in Ta Kwu Ling by 12.30 pm.
The weather forecaster reported that the conditions would be hot during the day, as well as foggy in the morning and at night over the next couple of days.
Temperatures are expected to drop slightly on Wednesday, with a southerly airstream replaced by a weak northeast monsoon in the middle of the week.
Showers and thunderstorms are predicted to arrive towards the end of the week, it was added.
香港錄得自1884年有紀錄以來最熱三月 - 香港天文台
香港週日中午過後錄得最熱一天，氣溫達30.3°C。
香港天文台表示，其尖沙咀總部記錄到的三月數字是自 1884 年有記錄以來的最高值。
氣象監察機構表示，全港大部分監測站所錄得的氣溫均超過30°C。
中午12時30分，元朗氣溫達30.7度，跑馬地氣溫達30.5度，打鼓嶺氣溫達31.1度。
天氣預報稱，未來幾天白天天氣炎熱，早晚有霧。
預計週三氣溫將小幅下降，本周中偏南氣流將被微弱的東北季風取代。
補充說，預計本週末將有陣雨和雷暴。
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