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petapepa · Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 11

Anyone find summers amazingly hot?

Marcoregano · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 872 Location: Hong Kong

Er, assuming you mean HK - yes. But the humidity here is the big problem.

11:59 · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:22 am Post subject:

Well, if you think HK is hot and humid then I would advise against going to Singapore where it can often reach 40 degrees and 99% relative humidity! Actually, HK is not very hot; it only goes to up to a maximum of around 36 degrees. In KSA, Bahrain, & Kuwait I experienced temperatures of 50 plus degrees!

once again · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 815

According to http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=1088

which seems to be the Singapore governments weather website
TEMPERATURE: Diurnal range: Minimum 23 to 26 deg C and Maximum 31 to 34 deg C
Extremes: Minimum of 19.4 deg C and Maximum of 35.8 deg C
According to http://app.nea.gov.sg/data/mss/pdf/26March07.pdf

the maximum temperature recorded since 1929 was 36c.

It would be great if you post evidence to back up your claim that it often reaches 40. You could then let the Singapore government know of their mistakes.

hkteach · Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 202 Location: Hong Kong

Despite the extreme summer temperatures in Middle Eastern countries, humidity is generally low, so 50 feels more comfortable than 36 in Hong Kong.
It's the humidity that makes all the difference.

I find the summer in Hong Kong to be very debilitating - temperatures in the 30s and humidity in the 90s - I just head for the aircon.

The Noodles · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 202 Location: China, Chengdu

Actually, countries Like Bahrain and the east coast of the KSA are extremely hot and humid. It's almost sickening!

Bahrain

http://www.bsactravelclub.co.uk/where/bahrain.htm

Jubail (KSA)

http://www.geocities.com/jeddahinfo/generalinfo.htm

zyzyxxz · Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 4

I've lived in HK during the summer and fall and I can say it is definitely worse than Southern California sometimes.

The real problem is the humidity and that would dissuade me from wearing nice clothes many times. By the end of the day my clothes would have been sticky from the sweat.

hkteach · Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 202 Location: Hong Kong

SpedEd · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 143 Location: Shanghai

Hong Kong is incredibly hot during the summer, as is most of Asia. Actually, it's *too* hot damn down here given the high humidity for the region this time of year. In Shanghai, my summer tee is soaked in sweat before I even reach the school during my short walk to school. I'm not a big guy, nor known as a big sweater anywhere else. Oh well, there are air conditioners most anywhere, so you'll get by untill late Autumn. They say Florida state used to be mostly deserted until the aircon was invented, btw.

Serious_Fun · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 1171 Location: terra incognita

http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20080720/news_20080720_56_507482.htm