HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR TAIWAN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION.  IT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND
TAIWAN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND MAINTAIN A DISTANCE
FROM HONG KONG. IT WILL NOT POSE DIRECT THREAT TO THE
TERRITORY. THE OBSERVATORY WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
ITS DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 30 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              30 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 32 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                30 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      31 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     32 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    30 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 28 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                30 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           29 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  30 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                30 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                31 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     30 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                31 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 31 DEGREES.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT NOON:
LOCATION: 23.1 DEGREES NORTH, 120.3 DEGREES EAST.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 23.08.2018