PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.
 
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.
 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
 
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:15 P.M. TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
 
KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 29 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 31 DEGREES;
TSING YI 29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 29 DEGREES;
STANLEY 27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 28 DEGREES.
 
BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:
 
 
EASTERN DISTRICT 1 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG 0 TO 5 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI 0 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:51 HKT ON 21.05.2020

Ends/Thursday, May 21, 2020
Issued at HKT 15:51

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