The humidity is also really high, today the humidity is 88%, so you feel hot and sticky as soon as you walk outside. I think one of the differences from St. Louis is there is no relief. The temperature is hot all day long. It is now 8:30 AM and the heat index is 99. Even though summers are hot in St. Louis, there are usually some nicer days (or weeks as I am reading about on Facebook). In the month we have been here, there haven't been any cool days. The sun is also really intense here. Hong Kong is inside the Tropic of Cancer, which puts it at a similar latitude as Hawaii or Cuba. It is also the rainy season so it rains almost every day. Usually, it will be sunny, then a few clouds will move in, it will rain for 10 or 15 minutes, and then it goes right back to being sunny. We have had a few days where it has rained a good part of the day, especially last weekend with Typhoon Rammasun moving through the area, but it is more typical to just have a spot shower here or there. We carry umbrellas with us wherever we go. They are necessary for the sudden rainstorms, but we also use them for shade when it is sunny. (Many people use umbrellas for shade).
There are some good things about the weather. When we visited the kids' school, they had jackets you could buy for the kids. I asked about them and she said we didn't have to use their coats, but it got very cold there so they definitely needed a warm coat. She said it got down to 9 degrees Celsius, which is about 48 degrees Fahrenheit. :) I look forward to that weather.
Also, the humidity makes Charlotte's hair really curly which I think is really cute.
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