PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT MIDNIGHT AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR
TEMPERATURE WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 93 PER CENT.

 

WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MAY AFFECT HONG KONG SHORTLY. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 23 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              23 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                23 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      24 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    24 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               23 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 22 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                23 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    23 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  23 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                23 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                24 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                24 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     23 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   23 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                23 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         23 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 2 TO 29 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       7 TO 17 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 8 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 8 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 3 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      2 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:11 HKT ON 20.04.2023