Press Release

Appendix 2

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AT 3 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 13 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 PERCENT.

DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S PARK WAS 0.7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:
KING'S PARK 12 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG 13 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING 11 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN 11 DEGREES;
TAI PO 12 DEGREES;
SHA TIN 12 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN 11 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O 12 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG 13 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU 12 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK 12 DEGREES.

THE MAXIMUM RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS IN THE PAST HOUR ENDING AT 2:45 P.M. WERE:
SOUTHERN DISTRICT 10 MM;
LAMMA ISLAND 10 MM;
WAN CHAI 8 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT 7 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT 7 MM;
KOWLOON EAST 7 MM;
SAI KUNG 6 MM;
LANTAU ISLAND 6 MM;
KOWLOON WEST 6 MM;
KWAI TSING 4 MM;
SHA TIN 4 MM;
NORTHEAST NT 3 MM;
TSUEN WAN 2 MM;
TAI PO 2 MM;
YUEN LONG 2 MM;
TUEN MUN 2 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:02 HKT ON 26.01.2002

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