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PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 6 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 31 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.2. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.


 
AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE AFFECTING SHENZHEN AND GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTHWARDS.
THEY MAY AFFECT HONG KONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD BEWARE OF HEATSTROKE AND DRINK MORE WATER.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


 
KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 31 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 30 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 27 DEGREES;
TAI PO 28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 31 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 31 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 31 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 33 DEGREES;
TSING YI 28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG 28 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK 31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN 31 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY 30 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY 30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN 31 DEGREES;
STANLEY 31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG 31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO 28 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK 28 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK 30 DEGREES.


 
BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
KWAI TSING 8 TO 23 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 18 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 9 MM;
TUEN MUN 0 TO 7 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 0 TO 6 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 4 MM;
WAN CHAI 0 TO 3 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 1 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:02 HKT ON 01.09.2020

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