PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - 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 91 PER
CENT.

 

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE,
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE EXPECTED IN
HONG KONG TODAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE CHANGE IN WEATHER.

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

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU, NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 3 TO 22 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                2 TO 19 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 15 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 3 TO 14 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 7 MM;
KWUN TONG                         2 TO 7 MM;
KWAI TSING                        2 TO 6 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 4 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 4 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 4 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     2 TO 3 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      2 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:16 HKT ON 20.08.2024