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Hong Kong recorded its hottest day since weather observations began more than a century ago, with temperatures reaching 36.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
The Hong Kong Observatory recorded the temperature at around 3:30 p.m., according to state-run Xinhua News Agency.
The reading marked the highest temperature recorded in the city since meteorological records began in 1884.
Weather authorities linked the extreme heat to subsiding air along the outer circulation of Typhoon Dolphin.
Subsiding air can contribute to hotter conditions as descending air warms and suppresses cloud formation.
The unusually hot weather was expected to persist over the next few days, with temperatures potentially exceeding 37 degrees Celsius in some parts of Hong Kong.
Authorities continued to monitor conditions as the typhoon influenced weather patterns in the region.
Typhoon Dolphin, meanwhile, made landfall in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on Sunday afternoon.
