HOURLY READINGS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 143


 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 PER
CENT.

 

AS SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT HAS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION AND
TOOK A MORE NORTHWESTWARD TRACK WITH HIGHER SPEEDS, THE
THREAT TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA IS
INCREASING. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TONIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
COMPLETE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

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                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                            0 TO 6 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT AT 7 P.M.:
LOCATION: 17.4 DEGREES NORTH, 124.3 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:40 HKT ON 14.09.2018