HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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.

 

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 3 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 9:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

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                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               25 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 24 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 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                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              26 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TUEN MUN                          1 TO 7 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 4 MM;
SAI KUNG                          1 TO 4 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 2 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  1 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 2 MM;
SHA TIN                           1 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 2 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         1 TO 2 MM;
WAN CHAI                               2 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                           2 MM;
KWUN TONG                              2 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          1 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM HIGOS:
LOCATION: 21.0 DEGREES NORTH, 115.6 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 85 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:02 HKT ON 18.08.2020