PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 4 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF HONG KONG IN THE
PAST COUPLE OF HOURS AND IS NOW DEPARTING GRADUALLY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS, STRONG WINDS
WERE RECORDED AT TAI MEI TUK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THERE WERE ALSO HEAVY SHOWERS OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, AND
MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
SOME PLACES. UNDER THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE, SHOWERS WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY FREQUENT
AT TIMES FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE MAY STILL BE AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE FORMING OVER
THE TROUGH AND AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5:30 P.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

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

 

BETWEEN 2:45 AND 3:45 P.M., THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN
VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 8 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 7 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 7 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  0 TO 6 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 5 MM;
KWAI TSING                        1 TO 4 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      2 TO 4 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        0 TO 3 MM;
WAN CHAI                          1 TO 3 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      1 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
TUEN MUN                          0 TO 2 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 2 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:02 HKT ON 21.09.2024