AT 5 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER CENT.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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 25 DEGREES;

TUEN MUN 24 DEGREES;

TSEUNG KWAN O 24 DEGREES;

SAI KUNG 25 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 4:45 A.M. WERE:

LANTAU ISLAND 43 MM;

KWAI TSING 34 MM;

NORTH DISTRICT 30 MM;

TAI PO 28 MM;

TSUEN WAN 27 MM;

SHA TIN 26 MM;

YUEN LONG 17 MM;

SAI KUNG 15 MM;

TUEN MUN 15 MM;

KOWLOON WEST 9 MM;

KOWLOON EAST 4 MM;

EASTERN DISTRICT 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:02 HKT ON 08.05.2004