HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 10 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.6. 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. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12:30 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SHA TIN                          1 TO 25 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   1 TO 24 MM;
TAI PO                           1 TO 16 MM;
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 10 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 8 MM;
KWUN TONG                         2 TO 6 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      1 TO 5 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 3 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 1 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HIGOS:
LOCATION: 22.4 DEGREES NORTH, 112.8 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 110 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:51 HKT ON 19.08.2020