PRESS WEATHER NO. 097 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.0. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. WHETHER THE RED
RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT AND TAKE NOTE OF THE
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 80 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 11:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 36 MM;
TAI PO                           5 TO 35 MM;
SAI KUNG                         4 TO 30 MM;
SHA TIN                         19 TO 26 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    10 TO 25 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    21 TO 25 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 24 MM;
KWAI TSING                      14 TO 23 MM;
TSUEN WAN                       10 TO 22 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       7 TO 21 MM;
TUEN MUN                         5 TO 19 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     9 TO 18 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   15 TO 17 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                10 TO 16 MM;
KWUN TONG                        9 TO 14 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 12 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 9 MM;
WAN CHAI                          7 TO 9 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:02 HKT ON 17.08.2024