PRESS WEATHER NO. 137 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN TAI PO DISTRICT AND NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES, WITH MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF HOURLY
RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
FLOODING.

THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
AFFECTING PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE AREA OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS IS SPREADING SOUTHWARDS, AND IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TERRITORY IN THE NEXT 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 5:30 P.M. TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                32 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    29 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 36 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 22 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 16 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     0 TO 14 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 13 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 12 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 8 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 7 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:16 HKT ON 01.09.2022