AT 7 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 PER CENT.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 7:20 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 24 DEGREES;

TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;

SAI KUNG 25 DEGREES;

CHEUNG CHAU 23 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 6:45 A.M. WERE:

LANTAU ISLAND 90 MM;

TUEN MUN 57 MM;

SHA TIN 38 MM;

KWAI TSING 37 MM;

LAMMA ISLAND 34 MM;

KOWLOON WEST 29 MM;

SAI KUNG 28 MM;

CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 28 MM;

TSUEN WAN 25 MM;

SOUTHERN DISTRICT 24 MM;

KOWLOON EAST 23 MM;

WAN CHAI 22 MM;

EASTERN DISTRICT 22 MM;

YUEN LONG 20 MM;

NORTH DISTRICT 18 MM;

TAI PO 10 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:23 HKT ON 08.05.2004