Hong Kong records hottest April in at least 140 years

Hong Kong city has faced extreme heat in recent years, with dozens of high-temperature records, observatory data showed. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG: Hong Kong last month recorded its hottest April since meteorological records began in 1884, according to the city's weather observatory.

Last month's average temperature of 26.4 degrees Celsius (79.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in Hong Kong made it "the warmest April" since records began 140 years ago, the observatory said on Wednesday.