PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.6. 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 5:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   // DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         // DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 27 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
WONG TAI SIN                    32 TO 48 MM;
KWUN TONG                       28 TO 44 MM;
SHA TIN                          0 TO 42 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 27 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 25 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 9 TO 24 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                     7 TO 20 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        3 TO 19 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 18 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       5 TO 16 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                6 TO 16 MM;
KWAI TSING                       4 TO 15 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 14 MM;
YUEN LONG                        2 TO 13 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     7 TO 12 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 8 MM;
TUEN MUN                          2 TO 6 MM;
WAN CHAI                          2 TO 6 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 18.07.2024