Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong Heat Index
Physical(i) The numerical Hong Kong Heat Index reading above represents the average of readings in the 10 minutes ending at the indicated time
(ii) The Hong Kong Heat Index was calculated from the measured Natural Wet Bulb Temperature (Tnw), Globe Temperature (Tg) and Dry Bulb Temperature (Ta). Its value is given by 0.80Tnw + 0.05Tg + 0.15Ta. Reference : K.L. Lee, Y.H. Chan , T.C. Lee, William B. Goggins & Emily Y.Y. Chan, The development of the Hong Kong Heat Index for enhancing the heat stress information service of the Hong Kong Observatory, International Journal of Biometeorology, DOI 10.1007/s00484-015-1094-7, November 2015.
(iii) The data displayed is provisional. Only limited data validation has been carried out.
Category
Risk -
Physical
Format
HTML
Data Owner
Hong Kong Observatory
Possible Use Case
Location Risk Assessment
Physical Risk Assessment
Geographical Location
Local
Last update : 16 November 2023
