HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 32 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE
OBSERVATORY ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 32 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                32 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    34 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    30 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                34 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   32 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  31 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                // DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                32 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                33 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   32 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                32 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         31 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              34 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 1:45 AND 2:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN 
NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   0 TO 22 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 8 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:16 HKT ON 20.08.2016