CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 84

AT 8 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER CENT.

DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S PARK

WAS 0.0. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE

BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL AT 8:00 A.M.

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

IT WILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10:30 A.M. TODAY.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

KING'S PARK 23 DEGREES;

WONG CHUK HANG 24 DEGREES;

TA KWU LING 23 DEGREES;

LAU FAU SHAN 23 DEGREES;

TAI PO 24 DEGREES;

SHA TIN 23 DEGREES;

TUEN MUN 23 DEGREES;

TSEUNG KWAN O 23 DEGREES;

SAI KUNG 23 DEGREES;

CHEUNG CHAU 23 DEGREES;

CHEK LAP KOK 24 DEGREES;

TSING YI 23 DEGREES;

SHEK KONG 23 DEGREES.

THE MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS IN THE

PAST HOUR ENDING AT 7:45 A.M. WERE:

KOWLOON EAST 86 MM;

SAI KUNG 82 MM;

KOWLOON WEST 79 MM;

EASTERN DISTRICT 78 MM;

WAN CHAI 63 MM;

CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 60 MM;

SHA TIN 58 MM;

KWAI TSING 55 MM;

SOUTHERN DISTRICT 47 MM;

LANTAU ISLAND 41 MM;

NORTH DISTRICT 38 MM;

TSUEN WAN 34 MM;

LAMMA ISLAND 30 MM;

TAI PO 28 MM;

TUEN MUN 16 MM;

YUEN LONG 14 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:08 HKT ON 08.05.2004