PRESS WEATHER NO. 052 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 6 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 29 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 PER
CENT.

 

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AND
A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM ARE AFFECTING THE EASTERN PART OF
THE TERRITORY, AND AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG ARE EDGING CLOSER GRADUALLY.
LOCALLY, SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:45 A.M. TODAY. 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              28 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 27 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                28 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      29 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     29 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    29 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               27 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                29 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    28 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   // DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           27 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  28 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                28 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                29 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                29 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                28 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   28 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                29 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         28 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              29 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 28 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 4:45 AND 5:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, HONG KONG AND KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL
RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                0 TO 17 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 14 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 10 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 1 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 1 MM;
KWUN TONG                         0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:58 HKT ON 14.08.2026