PRESS WEATHER NO. 076 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.

 

A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL IS NOW IN FORCE.
 
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTH ACROSS INLAND FUJIAN, GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM HONG
KONG AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. IT WILL NOT POSE DIRECT
THREAT TO THE TERRITORY.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER BROUGHT BY ROUGH SEAS.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 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              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   2 TO 42 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 26 MM;
SHA TIN                          2 TO 20 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 18 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      3 TO 6 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 5 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 4 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI AT 5
A.M.:
LOCATION: 25.7 DEGREES NORTH, 118.8 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:13 HKT ON 26.07.2024