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PRESS WEATHER NO. 274 - HOURLY READINGS
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HOURLY READINGS


 
AT 10 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 PER
CENT.


 
PERSISTENT RAINSTORM WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ROAD FLOODING AND
TRAFFIC CONGESTION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO
TAKE SHELTER IN A SAFE PLACE. HEAVY RAIN MAY BRING FLASH
FLOODS, AND FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR IN WATERCOURSES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE OBSERVATORY, AND LISTEN TO
RADIO OR WATCH TELEVISION FOR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

INTENSE GUSTS REACHING 70 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.


 
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:


 
THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 10:35 P.M.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.


 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:


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


 
BETWEEN 8:45 AND 9:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:


 

 
KWAI TSING 26 TO 50 MM;
TSUEN WAN 0 TO 41 MM;
SHA TIN 0 TO 23 MM;
TAI PO 0 TO 11 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO 5 TO 11 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT 0 TO 10 MM;
SAI KUNG 0 TO 7 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 0 TO 6 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 0 TO 3 MM;
YUEN LONG 0 TO 1 MM;
KOWLOON CITY 0 TO 1 MM.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:38 HKT ON 04.08.2025

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