HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 2 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 1. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

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                 29 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 34 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                34 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     27 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    33 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    29 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                34 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    31 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              28 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                27 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                30 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                27 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              36 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 12:45 AND 1:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER
ALL REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SHA TIN                          0 TO 62 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     0 TO 35 MM;
KWUN TONG                       20 TO 34 MM;
SAI KUNG                         0 TO 32 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 25 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        0 TO 13 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 8 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 5 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:02 HKT ON 03.09.2020