PRESS WEATHER NO. 136 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 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 AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 24 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 21 MM;
TUEN MUN                         4 TO 20 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       1 TO 18 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 14 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 9 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 18.07.2024