PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER
CENT.

 

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 AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:00 A.M. TODAY. 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                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     24 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    23 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               23 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 23 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    23 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   23 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                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         24 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
YUEN LONG                        7 TO 22 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 21 MM;
TAI PO                           2 TO 19 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        4 TO 12 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 10 MM;
SHA TIN                           3 TO 6 MM;
KWAI TSING                        2 TO 5 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT             1 MM;
KWUN TONG                              1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:02 HKT ON 21.04.2023