PRESS WEATHER NO. 108 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE AFFECTING HONG KONG. SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVIER OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT.

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 33 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      34 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               33 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    33 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 34 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 35 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 31 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    5 TO 19 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 18 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     0 TO 10 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 3 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      2 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 31.08.2022