HOURLY READINGS


 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER LANTAU, HONG KONG
ISLAND AND KOWLOON.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                // DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                32 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         32 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 11 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 5 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

1.7 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM AT NOON:
LOCATION: 16.7 DEGREES NORTH, 111.3 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 65 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:03 HKT ON 21.07.2024