HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 8 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN: MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT
IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT 7:40 A.M. AND MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING.

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER LANTAU AND EASTERN WATERS OF HONG
KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      30 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    28 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 29 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                31 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  29 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                // DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                28 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         29 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              30 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 29 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 6:45 AND 7:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 66 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       5 TO 13 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 11 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 7 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 2 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                              1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:17 HKT ON 01.08.2017