AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PER CENT.

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT HONG KONG IN A COUPLE OF

HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

IT WILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:30 A.M. TODAY.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

KING'S PARK 23 DEGREES;

WONG CHUK HANG 25 DEGREES;

TA KWU LING 23 DEGREES;

LAU FAU SHAN 23 DEGREES;

TAI PO 24 DEGREES;

SHA TIN 24 DEGREES;

TUEN MUN 25 DEGREES;

TSEUNG KWAN O 24 DEGREES;

SAI KUNG 24 DEGREES;

CHEUNG CHAU 24 DEGREES;

CHEK LAP KOK 25 DEGREES;

TSING YI 24 DEGREES;

SHEK KONG 24 DEGREES.

THE MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS IN THE

PAST HOUR ENDING AT 1:45 A.M. WERE:

NORTH DISTRICT 4 MM;

YUEN LONG 4 MM;

SHA TIN 3 MM;

TUEN MUN 2 MM;

TAI PO 2 MM;

SAI KUNG 2 MM;

KOWLOON EAST 1 MM;

TSUEN WAN 1 MM;

LANTAU ISLAND 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:02 HKT ON 08.05.2004