Yesterday's Weather and Radiation Level

HKO readings & radiation level

Yesterday's weather and radiation level:
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Hong Kong Observatory
Maximum Air Temperature                     34.1 C
Minimum Air Temperature                     29.0 C
Grass Minimum Temperature                   27.2 C
Relative Humidity                        57 - 66 Percent
Rainfall                                       0 mm 
Total rainfall since 1st january          1705.3 mm
Against an average of                     1886.8 mm

Other Stations                Min                  Max
King's Park                  29.0 C               34.6 C
Wong Chuk Hang               27.1 C               34.3 C
Ta Kwu Ling                  25.5 C               35.2 C
Lau Fau Shan                 28.9 C               33.2 C
Tai Po                       28.7 C               34.1 C
Sha Tin                      28.3 C               35.6 C
Tuen Mun                     29.0 C               34.7 C
Tseung Kwan O                26.0 C               35.4 C
Sai Kung                     29.6 C               33.9 C
Cheung Chau                  27.8 C               34.3 C
Chek Lap Kok                 29.9 C               34.0 C
Tsing Yi                     29.5 C               34.6 C
Shek Kong                    26.6 C               35.5 C
Tsuen Wan                    27.8 C               33.7 C
Hong Kong Park               28.9 C               35.8 C
Shau Kei Wan                 29.5 C               34.9 C
Kowloon City                 28.6 C               35.2 C
Happy Valley                 29.4 C               36.6 C
Wong Tai Sin                 28.0 C               36.1 C
Stanley                      28.5 C               33.8 C
Kwun Tong                    28.6 C               35.1 C
Sham Shui Po                 29.5 C               35.3 C

Duration of sunshine (King's Park):              7.2 H
The mean uv index recorded at King's Park yesterday was 4,
The UV intensity was Moderate.
The maximum UV index for yesterday was 9.
Sea surface temperature (Waglan Island):        28.8 C 

Yesterday's (01 Sep 2010) Average ambient gamma radiation
dose rate taken outdoors in Hong Kong ranged from 0.08 to
0.14 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
                            (microsieverts/hour)
Ping Chau                           0.10
Tap Mun                             0.08
Kat O                               0.10
Yuen Ng Fan                         0.11
Tai Mei Tuk                         0.11
Sha Tau Kok                         0.10
Kwun Tong                           0.13
Sai Wan Ho                          0.10
King's Park                         0.14
Tsim Bei Tsui                       0.13

Note
1.     From readings taken at various locations in Hong Kong during
       the period 1987-2007, the background ambient gamma radiation
       levels may vary between 0.06 and 0.3 microsievert per hour.

2.     Protective action may be required if there is an increase in
       the ambient gamma dose rate above background such that the
       total additional dose is expected to exceed 5000
       microsieverts.

3.     For example, if ambient gamma radiation is the only factor
       contributing to the radiation dose to a person, this dose of
       5000 microsieverts may be reached when the ambient gamma
       dose rate is 1000 microsieverts per hour (more than 3000
       times above background) and lasts for 5 hours; or when the
       dose rate is 200 microsieverts per hour (more than 600 times
       above background) and lasts for 25 hours.