PRESS WEATHER NO. 117 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT NOON 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 8. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS VERY HIGH.

 

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

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN WATERS AND ISLANDS OF HONG
KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.

 

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 31.08.2024