PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS,
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS SHORTLY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
BE ON THE ALERT.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:30 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
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                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 33 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               29 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                30 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       6 TO 18 MM;
WAN CHAI                         8 TO 18 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 16 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    10 TO 16 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 3 TO 14 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                2 TO 14 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        2 TO 14 MM;
KWAI TSING                       6 TO 13 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     3 TO 13 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                    6 TO 11 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 10 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     3 TO 10 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 2 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 4 P.M.:
LOCATION: 14.7 DEGREES NORTH, 111.3 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:38 HKT ON 14.07.2024