Temperatures reached a record-breaking 36.9 degrees Celsius at the Observatory (HKO) headquarters on Sunday, as a heatwave influenced by Tropical Cyclone Dolphin continued to affect Hong Kong. “High temperature weather is expected to continue midweek this week,” it added. Showers will increase and high temperature weather will be alleviated slightly over the region.” A farmer harvests rice under extreme heat in a paddy field in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on July 25, 2024. Last month marked Hong Kong’s second-rainiest July on record, with a total of 20 amber rainstorm warnings and five red rainstorm warnings issued.