AT 6 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER CENT.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 6:40 A.M.

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

IT WILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 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 25 DEGREES;

TSEUNG KWAN O 25 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 5:45 A.M. WERE:

NORTH DISTRICT 25 MM;

TAI PO 13 MM;

YUEN LONG 12 MM;

SAI KUNG 11 MM;

LANTAU ISLAND 6 MM;

TUEN MUN 4 MM;

SHA TIN 3 MM;

TSUEN WAN 2 MM;

KOWLOON EAST 2 MM;

CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 1 MM;

EASTERN DISTRICT 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:43 HKT ON 08.05.2004