PRESS WEATHER NO. 240 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 22 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.

 

ALTHOUGH THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS THAT BROUGHT
VIOLENT GUST TO HONG KONG HAS MOVED AWAY, THERE IS STILL
DEVELOPMENT OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THEY MAY BRING HEAVY RAIN TO THE
TERRITORY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WHETHER A HIGHER
RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY 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                 22 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              22 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 22 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      22 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     23 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    22 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               22 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    23 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 21 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                23 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    22 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           21 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  22 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                22 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                21 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                23 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                22 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     22 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   22 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                22 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         22 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              22 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 21 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      15 TO 33 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    14 TO 31 MM;
YUEN LONG                        4 TO 30 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    24 TO 29 MM;
SHA TIN                         14 TO 27 MM;
KWAI TSING                      23 TO 26 MM;
TSUEN WAN                       12 TO 26 MM;
SAI KUNG                         9 TO 25 MM;
TAI PO                           5 TO 25 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                  14 TO 23 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT               10 TO 23 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   20 TO 23 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                15 TO 22 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    14 TO 21 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 20 MM;
WAN CHAI                        12 TO 18 MM;
KWUN TONG                       17 TO 18 MM;
TUEN MUN                         4 TO 12 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 04.05.2024