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PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.


 
LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN ADVISORY: RAIN IS PARTICULARLY HEAVY
IN SHA TIN DISTRICT, WITH MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
HOURLY RAINFALL FALLEN OR EXPECTED TO FALL AND MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING. IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT 2:15 P.M.,
MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN
SHA TIN DISTRICT.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 27 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 26 DEGREES;
TAI PO 26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 28 DEGREES;
TSING YI 27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 26 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 27 DEGREES;
STANLEY 27 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 DEGREES.


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


 

 
SHA TIN 7 TO 48 MM;
TAI PO 4 TO 37 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 33 MM;
KWUN TONG 5 TO 17 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 6 TO 13 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 12 TO 13 MM;
TSUEN WAN 1 TO 8 MM;
YUEN LONG 1 TO 8 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 5 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 7 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 3 TO 7 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 3 TO 6 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 4 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING 3 TO 5 MM;
WAN CHAI 0 TO 5 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 4 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 1 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN 1 TO 2 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 19.08.2024

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