PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN
GUANGDONG IS GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARDS. IT IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY 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 11:30 A.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER LANTAU, EASTERN WATERS OF HONG
KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 A.M. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS
27.3 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:26 HKT ON 18.04.2024