HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 8 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS,
LOCALLY MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES IN TUEN MUN AND NORTH DISTRICT.
MEANWHILE, THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ALSO
BROUGHT VIOLENT GUSTS TO MANY PLACES. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TOMORROW. MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND CONTINUE TO BE
AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           3 TO 15 MM;
SAI KUNG                         3 TO 11 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    1 TO 7 MM;
SHA TIN                           3 TO 5 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     3 TO 4 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      2 TO 4 MM;
KWUN TONG                         2 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        2 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 3 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           3 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:02 HKT ON 15.06.2024