PRESS WEATHER NO. 123 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:16 HKT ON 07.08.2018
AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 9. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.
ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN: MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN LANTAU ISLAND IN
ISLANDS DISTRICT IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT 12:45 P.M.
AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. VERY HOT
WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE CARE TO AVOID HEATSTROKE.
THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 33 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 35 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 29 DEGREES;
TAI PO 31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 34 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 30 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 27 DEGREES;
TSING YI 26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 34 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 32 DEGREES;
STANLEY 33 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 33 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 34 DEGREES.
BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
OVER ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS
WERE:
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 90 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 44 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 36 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 8 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 0 TO 4 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 0 TO 1 MM.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:16 HKT ON 07.08.2018