PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - 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 86 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH OF HONG KONG IS
GRADUALLY APPROACHING AND WILL AFFECT THE TERRITORY 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 11:00 A.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. PROLONGED
HEAT ALERT! PLEASE DRINK SUFFICIENT WATER. IF FEELING
UNWELL, TAKE REST OR SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY. IF NEEDED, SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                29 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  30 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                30 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 22 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 12 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 12 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 10 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 10 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:02 HKT ON 12.07.2024