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PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.


 
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 5:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 29 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 27 DEGREES;
TAI PO // DEGREES;
SHA TIN 28 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 28 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 28 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 30 DEGREES;
TSING YI 30 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 29 DEGREES;
STANLEY 29 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 30 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK // DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK // DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 26 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:


 

 
YUEN LONG 0 TO 7 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 4 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT 0 TO 2 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 17.08.2020

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