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It was the first time the warning was issued in two years. [8] According to the HKO, between 11:00 p.m. of 7 September and 12:00 a.m, of 8 September, the HKO headquarters recorded 158.1 millimetres (6.22 in) mm of rainfall within one hour, the highest hourly rainfall rate ever in Hong Kong since records began in 1884. [9]
The Observatory was established on 2 March 1883 as the Hong Kong Observatory by Sir George Bowen, the 9th Governor of Hong Kong, with William Doberck (1852–1941) as its first director. Early operations included meteorological and magnetic observations, a time service based on astronomical observations and a tropical cyclone warning service.
In Hong Kong, Hong Kong Time is defined in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1), Laws of Hong Kong.. Section 67(2) of the Ordinance states that: "Hong Kong Time" (香港時間) means the time used for general purposes throughout Hong Kong namely, 8 hours, or such other period as may be determined by the Legislative Council by resolution under this subsection or under ...
Time zone: UTC+08:00 : Date format: ... Historic temperature extremes at the Hong Kong Observatory are 36.6 °C ... Today, communities of other ...
The Hong Kong Observatory was criticised during Typhoon Prapiroon in 2006, when conditions in urban areas were much more severe than those on the harbour, which had justified only a No. 3 signal being issued. In response, in 2007, the Hong Kong Observatory broadened its network to eight near-sea-level reference anemometers around Hong Kong.
Lunch, visit the Cheung Chau Beach Weather Station (Hong Kong Observatory director, Mr Shum Chi-ming, joined the lunch event) 28: 22 September 2012: Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters: Seminar with the Hong Kong Observatory director, Mr Shum Chi-ming 27: 12 August 2012: Mongkok: Tea 26: 16 September 2007: Lamma Island: Outing and visit to wind ...
Hong Kong Observatory: 1883 Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Hoober Observatory: 1993 Rotherham, UK Hopkins Observatory: 1838 Williamstown, Massachusetts, US Howell Observatory: Starkville, Mississippi, US Hradec Králové Observatory: 1961 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Huairou Solar Observing Station: Beijing, China Hubble Space Telescope ...
Scores of flights in Hong Kong were canceled Sunday as Tropical Storm Koinu neared the southern Chinese city after leaving one dead and over 300 injured in Taiwan. Koinu was expected to skirt ...