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PRESS WEATHER NO. 230 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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.


 
A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS IS BRINGING HEAVY
SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND VIOLENT GUSTS TO HONG KONG.
WHETHER A HIGHER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE
ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAND OF THUNDERY
SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT AND
CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 23 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 24 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 23 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 22 DEGREES;
TAI PO 23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 22 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 24 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 21 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 23 DEGREES;
TSING YI 22 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 23 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 24 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 24 DEGREES;
STANLEY 24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 22 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 22 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 23 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT 1 TO 33 MM;
TUEN MUN 8 TO 32 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 22 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 15 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI 1 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 1 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 04.05.2024

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