PRESS WEATHER NO. 090 - 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 71 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.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 3 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM.

 

2.3 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 
458.5 MM OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY IN JULY THIS YEAR. THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL
SINCE 1ST JANUARY UP TO THE END OF JULY THIS YEAR WAS
1321.9 MM COMPARED WITH THE NORMAL OF 1468.2 MM FOR THE
SAME PERIOD.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:02 HKT ON 01.08.2024