PRESS WEATHER NO. 126 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 10 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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.

 

MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES IN HONG KONG IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. AREAS OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATERS SOUTH
OF HONG KONG AND EDGE CLOSE TO THE TERRITORY. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD CONTINUE TO STAY ON THE ALERT AND BE
AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:00 P.M. TODAY. 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                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:41 HKT ON 28.07.2024