PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 7 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 PER
CENT.

 

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE VERY HOT WEATHER WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE. PROLONGED
HEAT ALERT! PLEASE DRINK SUFFICIENT WATER. IF FEELING
UNWELL, TAKE REST OR SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY. IF NEEDED, SEEK
MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 5:45 AND 6:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
TAI PO                           0 TO 13 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 2 MM.

 

HERE IS THE INFORMATION ON SEVERE TYPHOON DOKSURI:
LOCATION: 21.6 DEGREES NORTH, 119.2 DEGREES EAST; MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND NEAR ITS CENTRE: 175 KM/H.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:02 HKT ON 27.07.2023