HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 8 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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.

 

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 A.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 27 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    27 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                // DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   29 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                27 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

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

 

 
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 9 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 4 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:03 HKT ON 17.08.2020