HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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.

 

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF FLOODING IN NORTHERN NEW
TERRITORIES HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 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                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   8 TO 52 MM;
TAI PO                           9 TO 39 MM;
SHA TIN                         14 TO 31 MM;
SAI KUNG                         8 TO 21 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    12 TO 21 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    15 TO 20 MM;
YUEN LONG                        2 TO 19 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    10 TO 19 MM;
KWAI TSING                       5 TO 18 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   11 TO 18 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                4 TO 16 MM;
KWUN TONG                       10 TO 16 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        2 TO 13 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       8 TO 12 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 7 TO 12 MM;
WAN CHAI                          7 TO 8 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 7 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 4 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:36 HKT ON 28.08.2018