PRESS WEATHER NO. 296 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 9 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER
CENT.

 

THERE IS SEVERE RAINSTORM IN SHA TIN DISTRICT. IT MAY CAUSE
SERIOUS FLOODING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD STAY ON HIGH
ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE THEIR
EXPOSURE TO RISK POSED BY THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.
HOURLY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED OR HAS EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES IN THE ABOVE REGIONS.
  
HEAVY RAIN MAY BRING ABOUT FLASH FLOODS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY
AWAY FROM WATERCOURSES. DRIVERS SHOULD BEWARE THAT THERE
ARE LIKELY TO BE SERIOUS ROAD FLOODING AND TRAFFIC
CONGESTION.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
CONTINUE TO AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK
SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11:00 P.M. TODAY. SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              25 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                24 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                26 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           24 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  25 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                24 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                24 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     24 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 7:45 AND 8:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED OVER ALL
REGIONS. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SHA TIN                         28 TO 94 MM;
SAI KUNG                         4 TO 75 MM;
KWAI TSING                      24 TO 58 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                    23 TO 53 MM;
YUEN LONG                        0 TO 51 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    18 TO 50 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                    32 TO 46 MM;
TAI PO                          21 TO 45 MM;
TSUEN WAN                       19 TO 43 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   5 TO 37 MM;
TUEN MUN                         0 TO 33 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 29 MM;
KWUN TONG                       20 TO 27 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   16 TO 25 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 2 TO 24 MM;
WAN CHAI                        16 TO 24 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       8 TO 23 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                2 TO 14 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:03 HKT ON 08.06.2026