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More Observatory’s datasets released on Government Public Sector Information (PSI) Portal (2022)

28 June 2022

The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) has been releasing weather data in machine-readable format on its website since 2012.  The data are also available on the PSI Portal (DATA.GOV.HK).  With a view to opening up more data for free use by the public, HKO released 5 new datasets on 27 Jun 2022:

  • Regional weather in Hong Kong – past 24-hour temperature difference
  • South China Coastal Waters bulletin
  • Gridded rainfall nowcast in Hong Kong
  • Daily total rainfall
  • Daily mean relative humidity
More Observatory’s datasets released on Government Public Sector Information (PSI) Portal (2022)

All datasets can also be found in the HKO website.  An open data Application Programming Interface and the related documentation are also published to facilitate retrieval of the required data.