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PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS

 
AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.5. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, AREAS
OF THUNDERY SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF
HONG KONG. SHOWERS WILL BE RATHER HEAVY OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.
GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY AFFECT
HONG KONG.
 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:
 
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
 
KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 25 DEGREES;
TAI PO 25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 27 DEGREES;
TSING YI 25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 25 DEGREES;
STANLEY 25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK // DEGREES.
 
BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:
 
 
TAI PO 1 TO 9 MM;
YUEN LONG 2 TO 4 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 2 TO 3 MM;
TUEN MUN 2 TO 3 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 2 MM;
TSUEN WAN 1 TO 2 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
KWAI TSING 1 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 1 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG 0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 1 MM;
WONG TAI SIN 1 MM;
KWUN TONG 0 TO 1 MM.
 
94.5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 28.08.2017
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