PRESS WEATHER NO. 029 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 27 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 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.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 A.M. TODAY. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING WAS ISSUED AT 2:15 A.M.

 

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                27 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      26 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    27 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    26 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    26 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   26 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                // DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                27 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     28 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   26 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         27 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              27 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 26 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 0:45 AND 1:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
WONG TAI SIN                    41 TO 76 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 72 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    24 TO 60 MM;
KWUN TONG                       28 TO 60 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   40 TO 52 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       3 TO 31 MM;
TAI PO                           4 TO 28 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 27 MM;
SHA TIN                          9 TO 18 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     9 TO 15 MM;
KWAI TSING                       7 TO 12 MM;
TUEN MUN                         2 TO 12 MM;
WAN CHAI                         4 TO 12 MM;
YUEN LONG                        3 TO 12 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        3 TO 10 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                    4 TO 7 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 6 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 6 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:17 HKT ON 05.08.2025