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PRESS WEATHER NO. 147 - HOURLY READINGS (CORRECTION)
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HOURLY READINGS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 143


 
AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 PER
CENT.


 
AS SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT HAS AN EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION AND
TOOK A MORE NORTHWESTWARD TRACK WITH HIGHER SPEEDS, THE
THREAT TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA IS
INCREASING. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONSIDER ISSUING THE
STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 TONIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
COMPLETE ALL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. VERY HOT
WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE CARE TO AVOID HEATSTROKE.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 29 DEGREES;
TAI PO 27 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 27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 29 DEGREES;
STANLEY 28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 27 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:


 

 
TAI PO 0 TO 6 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 2 MM.


 
HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT AT 7 P.M.:
LOCATION: 17.4 DEGREES NORTH, 124.3 DEGREES EAST.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:40 HKT ON 14.09.2018

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