PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEAT STROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 34 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                31 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    31 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                // DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                34 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   33 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         33 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              34 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 12 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 7 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:06 HKT ON 13.08.2024