Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level

Bulletin issued at 00:15 HKT 16/Feb/2019

HKO Readings & Radiation level

Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     22.4 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     18.8 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   18.1 C
Relative Humidity                        77 - 93 Percent
Rainfall                                     0.2 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st January             6.7 mm
Against an average of                       52.6 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  18.2 C               23.0 C
Wong Chuk Hang               18.6 C               23.7 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  18.8 C               25.0 C
Lau Fau Shan                 17.6 C               25.3 C
Tai Po                       18.5 C               21.6 C
Sha Tin                      18.7 C               22.9 C
Tuen Mun                     19.3 C               23.4 C
Tseung Kwan O                17.6 C               20.8 C
Sai Kung                     18.5 C               21.9 C
Cheung Chau                  18.3 C               23.3 C
Chek Lap Kok                 19.3 C               24.9 C
Tsing Yi                     19.5 C               24.6 C
Shek Kong                    19.0 C               25.6 C
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon            18.5 C               24.2 C
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley   19.0 C               24.4 C
Hong Kong Park               18.8 C               22.0 C
Shau Kei Wan                 17.7 C               21.0 C
Kowloon City                 18.4 C               23.2 C
Happy Valley                 18.8 C               23.4 C
Wong Tai Sin                 18.7 C               24.3 C
Stanley                      17.9 C               20.8 C
Kwun Tong                    17.8 C               22.1 C
Sham Shui Po                 19.2 C               23.7 C
Kai Tak Runway Park          18.6 C               21.3 C
Yuen Long Park               18.2 C               24.7 C
Tai Mei Tuk               18.2 C                      

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              2.6 H
The mean UV index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 3,
the UV intensity was MODERATE.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 7.

Yesterday's (15 Feb 2019) average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.09 to
0.15 microsievert per hour.  These are within the normal
range of fluctuation of the background radiation level in
Hong Kong (See Note). The average dose rates measured at the
radiation monitoring stations over various parts of the
territory were as follows :

Station                     Yesterday's average
                            (microsievert/hour)
Ping Chau                           0.09
Tap Mun                             0.09
Kat O                               0.11
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.12
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.12
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.12
Sai Wan Ho                          0.09
King's Park                         0.15
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13
Cape D'Aguilar                      0.13
Chek Lap Kok                        0.14   


Note
1.     From readings taken at various locations in Hong Kong in the
       past, the hourly mean ambient gamma radiation dose rate may
       vary between 0.06 and 0.3 microsievert per hour. (1
       microsievert = 0.000001 sievert = 0.001 millisievert)

2.     Temporal variations are generally caused by changes in
       meteorological conditions such as rainfall, wind and
       barometric pressure.

3.     Spatial variations are generally caused by differences in
       the radioactive content of local rock and soil.

4.     The data displayed is provisional. Only limited data
       validation has been carried out.