AT 4 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER CENT.

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT HONG KONG IN A FEW 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 24 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 24 DEGREES;

TSING YI 24 DEGREES;

SHEK KONG 24 DEGREES.

THE MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS IN THE

PAST HOUR ENDING AT 3:45 A.M. WERE:

SAI KUNG 49 MM;

LANTAU ISLAND 34 MM;

NORTH DISTRICT 24 MM;

TUEN MUN 23 MM;

TSUEN WAN 20 MM;

TAI PO 20 MM;

YUEN LONG 17 MM;

SHA TIN 13 MM;

KWAI TSING 11 MM;

KOWLOON EAST 9 MM;

KOWLOON WEST 7 MM;

CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 5 MM;

EASTERN DISTRICT 3 MM;

WAN CHAI 2 MM;

SOUTHERN DISTRICT 2 MM;

LAMMA ISLAND 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:02 HKT ON 08.05.2004