PRESS WEATHER NO. 132 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 1 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 30 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 3. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE.

 

HOT WEATHER MIGHT CAUSE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE PUBLIC
SHOULD STAY ON THE ALERT AND DRINK MORE WATER.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

WATERSPOUT WAS REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE VICTORIA
HARBOUR AT AROUND 12:30 P.M.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 31 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              32 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 29 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                33 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      28 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     30 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    33 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               30 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    32 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 33 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                33 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    32 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   31 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           30 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  32 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              31 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                31 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                29 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     31 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   27 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                33 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              35 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 30 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 11:45 A.M. AND 12:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED
WITHIN NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE
RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
EASTERN DISTRICT                 1 TO 22 MM;
KWUN TONG                        3 TO 12 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                      0 TO 6 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    0 TO 4 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 3 MM;
SHA TIN                           0 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:02 HKT ON 28.09.2024