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PRESS WEATHER NO. 196 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT NOON 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 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.
 
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 TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 10 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
 
KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 26 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 26 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 28 DEGREES;
TSING YI 27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 26 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 28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK // DEGREES.
 
BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
 
 
YUEN LONG 2 TO 9 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 7 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 2 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 6 MM;
TUEN MUN 2 TO 6 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 5 MM;
SHA TIN 2 TO 4 MM;
TSUEN WAN 1 TO 4 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 2 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI 1 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 TO 2 MM;
KWUN TONG 0 TO 1 MM.
 
51.8 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY.
 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON HATO:
LOCATION: 22.0 DEGREES NORTH, 113.6 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 175 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:17 HKT ON 23.08.2017
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