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