PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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 7:30 P.M. TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 61 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 57 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 35 MM;
KWAI TSING                       0 TO 29 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     9 TO 19 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 17 MM;
SHA TIN                          3 TO 16 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 14 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 11 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 11 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     3 TO 10 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 9 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 9 MM;
WAN CHAI                          4 TO 8 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         2 TO 6 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      3 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 01.09.2022