HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS HIGH.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT ON LOCALISED HEAVY RAIN: RAIN WAS PARTICULARLY
HEAVY IN SHA TIN DISTRICT, WITH ABOUT 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL RECORDED IN THE PAST 1 HOUR ENDING AT 1:55 P.M.
AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS FLOODING.

AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE AFFECTING PARTS OF KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THEY MAY FURTHER DEVELOP AND AFFECT THE WHOLE TERRITORY.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:30 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                 33 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 34 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      32 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     33 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    33 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    33 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 32 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                34 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    33 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   33 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  33 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              32 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                29 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                33 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                34 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                31 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   31 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                34 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         30 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              36 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 35 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 8 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         1 TO 2 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:56 HKT ON 03.09.2020