PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - HOURLY READINGS

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HOURLY READINGS

 

AT 2 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 PER
CENT.

 

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

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 THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 3:00 A.M. TODAY. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 26 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 26 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                26 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      27 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    26 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    27 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 27 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                28 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              26 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                26 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     26 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                26 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 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:

 

 
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT      19 TO 29 MM;
WAN CHAI                        20 TO 26 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                2 TO 24 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                   19 TO 24 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 23 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                    12 TO 21 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                 6 TO 18 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   2 TO 18 MM;
KWAI TSING                      11 TO 17 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                     9 TO 14 MM;
SAI KUNG                         1 TO 13 MM;
YUEN LONG                        2 TO 13 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                     9 TO 13 MM;
KWUN TONG                        7 TO 13 MM;
TSUEN WAN                        4 TO 12 MM;
SHA TIN                           4 TO 8 MM;
TUEN MUN                          1 TO 8 MM;
TAI PO                            0 TO 7 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:02 HKT ON 27.08.2026