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PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 28 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.


 
AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH OF HONG
KONG IS GRADUALLY EDGING TOWARDS THE COASTAL AREAS. IT MAY
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE TERRITORY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON
THE ALERT.

GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 28 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 28 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 29 DEGREES;
TAI PO 28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 30 DEGREES;
TSING YI 28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 27 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 29 DEGREES;
STANLEY 28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK // DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 28 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
LANTAU. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 3 MM;
KWAI TSING 0 TO 1 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG 0 TO 1 MM.


 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION:
LOCATION: 20.2 DEGREES NORTH, 111.1 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 45 KM/H.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:03 HKT ON 10.08.2018

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