PRESS WEATHER NO. 087 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.

 

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 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
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 8:30 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                     26 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              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 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              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      32 TO 50 MM;
TSUEN WAN                       21 TO 47 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    37 TO 44 MM;
KWAI TSING                      35 TO 43 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 43 MM;
SHA TIN                         13 TO 40 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 40 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 37 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   32 TO 37 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    17 TO 35 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 32 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 32 MM;
WAN CHAI                        17 TO 29 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    17 TO 27 MM;
TUEN MUN                         7 TO 20 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 4 TO 17 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 15 MM;
KWUN TONG                        6 TO 15 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:02 HKT ON 17.08.2024