July was warmer and wetter than usual, with rainfall of 406.2mm - about 8% above the normal figure of 376.5mm, the Observatory reported today.
The monthly mean temperature of 29.1 degrees was 0.3 degrees above the normal figure. The highest temperature for the month was 34.4 degrees.
There was one tropical cyclone, Linfa in July, which had intensified into a typhoon and later made landfall over the eastern Guangdong coast.
The rain was especially heavy over urban areas on July 22 and over the northern New Territories on July 24. A waterspout was even reported near Kau Yi Chau on July 22.
The accumulated rainfall since January 1 was 1,376.8mm, about 7% below the normal figure of 1,473.3mm.
