PRESS WEATHER NO. 071 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.

 

LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT, WITH MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL AND MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING. BESIDES, IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT
5:40 A.M., MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN
RECORDED IN TSEUNG KWAN O IN SAI KUNG.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE, THUNDERY
SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE TERRITORY. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
STAY ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES EAST AND LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         7 TO 69 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 33 MM;
KWUN TONG                        4 TO 22 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 18 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 7 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 5 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:02 HKT ON 04.05.2024