JUN 25, 15 .. HONG KONG .. SUMMER RAIN ..

I recently returned from a three week trip to India. During my visit .. 12 May to 4 June .. the heat in India (up to 47C or 117F) was so severe that formal heat warnings were being published in the newspapers and were also being broadcast on radio and television. Many people .. several thousand at last count .. died from the heat and its effects.

When I left for India .. people here in Hong Kong were beginning to 'fret' about the Hong Kong summer heat that would be approaching the 30C to 33C (86F to 92F) temperature range.

When I returned on 4 June  .. Because of the high India temperatures the Hong Kong temperatures of 33C (92F) felt very pleasant. Now they feel hot to me! Go figure!

Hong Kong heat comes with humidity. So when you have a very humid 33C (92F) it does feel 'sticky'.

Summer in Hong Kong is also the Typhoon or Monsoon season and that means RAIN!

This past week .. tropical depression Kujira came to visit the general area .. making landfall on Hainan Island out in the South China sea. 40,000 people were evacuated and 20,000 fishing boats called back to Haikou harbor.

The effect on Hong Kong .. some 400 Km (240 Miles) away from Hainan Island .. was rain and wind of from 20 to 40 Km/Hr with gusts on Hong Kong's Cheung Chau Island up to 70 Km/Hr. A standby weather signal was hoisted over Hong Kong.

The below photos show you a sample of what-it-looked like here in Hong Kong's Central Business District.

On the right below is the HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation) Building here in Hong Kong Central. To the left below is Statue Square.

Patti! Do you see the name on the man's Black and White umbrella on the right below?

In the foreground below are a few hearty souls with no umbrellas making-a-run for cover.

When 'almost-everyone' is using an umbrella it means that it is really REALLY raining!

Below is another 'hearty' soul with no umbrella. To the right of the traffic signal (touching it) below is the Hong Kong Central Library where I basically 'live' during many days.

Statue Square is to the left below.

In the background is the HSBC Building.

As you can see below .. I was right-in-amongst-them all.

The above and below photos show Exit K of the Central Station of the Hong Kong MTR subway system.

The four photos below were taken from the 6th floor of the Hong Kong Library. Each look out over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor. I love this view in all weather conditions ..

On a clear and sunny day the open areas above and below are crowded with people. Across Victoria Harbor in Kowloon you can see the tallest building in the Hong Kong Metro Area .. The I.C.C. building.

I did a Post on the I.C.C. Building ..

http://bobbacaps.blogspot.hk/2015/02/feb-27-15-kowloon-hong-kong-icc-building.html

IF WE ALL DIDN'T KNOW BETTER .. WE WOULD ALL THINK THAT I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING HERE WITH INSERTING THESE LINKS .. SO I WON'T TALK WHILE THE FLAVOR LASTS .. /s/ captain ..

I also did a Post on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel ..

http://bobbacaps.blogspot.hk/2014/12/dec-9-14-hong-kong-has-one-big-wheel.html


YOU DID IT AGAIN CAPTAIN .. YOUR FOLLOWERS ARE GOING TO BELIEVE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH THESE LINKS! ..

There-you-have-it .. A summer day of rain in Hong Kong ..

Smiles .. Cap .. 

Oh all right Trams! .. I will include your rainy-day photos as well! These tram photos are really just for you Patti ..

Now this is too funny. Even in the rain .. many of the tram windows are open. Until I learned the hard-way .. I would see an empty seat on a crowded tram and sit down .. 

IN A PUDDLE OF WATER FROM THE OPEN WINDOW ABOVE IT ..

Do you all see the open windows?