Geographical environment in the central and western regions
Taiping Mountain is the main peak of the central mountain range of Hong Kong Island, with a height of 1770 feet (about 540 meters), which is the highest peak of Hong Kong Island. After the opening of Hong Kong, it was named Taiping Mountain, commonly known as Qishan among the people. It is said that there was a ship observation station on the top of the mountain before there was a telegraph. When the staff saw the ocean-going ships coming to Hong Kong, they raised the flag to inform the pilot at the port below the mountain to get ready, which is why Qishan got its name.
Hong Kong is located in the subtropical zone. The climate has been mild in the past six months. Affected by the monsoon. North wind or northeast wind blows in winter, and south wind or southwest wind blows in summer.
/kloc-There are more clouds in October and February, with occasional cold front crossing, north wind blowing and dry climate. The temperature in urban areas usually hovers around 10 degrees Celsius, sometimes even lower. In the New Territories and higher-lying areas, the temperature sometimes drops below zero, and frosting occurs.
In March and April, it is extremely humid occasionally. On the other hand, to the southeast highlands or from Lei Yue Mun to Lantang Strait, sometimes there is rain or dense fog in Mao Mao, and visibility is very low, which seriously affects aviation and ferry services and even occasionally interrupts them. The weather is hot and humid from May to August, with occasional showers and thunderstorms. In the afternoon, the temperature often rises above 3 1 degree Celsius, and even reaches 34 degrees Celsius. It is kept at about 26 degrees Celsius at night, and the humidity is quite high.
In July, the weather usually lasts for a week or two, and sometimes sunny weather lasts longer. September is more affected by tropical cyclones. In the western North Pacific and South China Sea, about 30 tropical cyclones are generated every year on average, and half of them reach typhoon intensity (the highest wind speed is above 1 18km per hour).
When tropical cyclones gather about 700 to 1000 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong, the weather in Hong Kong is usually sunny and hot, but there may be some thunderstorms at dusk. If the tropical cyclone center moves closer to Hong Kong, the wind will increase and there will be heavy rain in a large area. The rainstorm brought by tropical cyclones may last for several days, causing landslides and floods, causing serious disasters. The average annual rainfall in different parts of Hong Kong varies greatly, ranging from about1300mm at Waglan Island to over 3000mm near Tai Mo Shan. August is the wettest month in the whole year, and the average rainfall recorded by the Observatory in that month is 39 1.4 mm .. 1 month is the driest month, with an average rainfall of only 23.4 mm and only about 6 days of rainfall in the whole month.