In late January 2016, a cold wave struck much of East Asia, parts of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of northern South Asia, bringing record cold temperatures and snowfall to many regions. Sleet was
Variation from average land surface temperatures between 17–24 January 2016
A 500-meter snowfall line on Datun Mountain in Yangmingshan, Taipei
Snowfalls in Yangmingshan, Taipei
Snowfalls in Yangmingshan, Taipei
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Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. With 7.5 million re
January 2016 East Asia cold wave
…December) to negative (in late January), facilitating the atmospheric blocking and associated Siberian high buildup. On 24 January, the temperature at the Hong Kong Observatory fell to 3.1 °C (37.6 °F), the coldest in 59 years. Hundreds of people hiked up Tai Mo Shan for sightseeing, where temperatures fell to a…
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Hong Kong in 1868, photograph by John Thomson
Peking Road in Tsim Sha Tsui in 1971
Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island, 2007