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Monthly Normals of Meteorological Elements for Hong Kong, April 1971-2000

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Monthly Normals of Meteorological Elements for April 1971-2000
 
Meteorological Elements
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE Mean 1012.8 hPa
Mean Diurnal Range 3.9 hPa
AIR TEMPERATURE Mean Daily Maximum 25.1 deg. C
Mean 22.5 deg. C
Mean Daily Minimum 20.6 deg. C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY Mean 83 %
AMOUNT OF CLOUD 80 %
RAINFALL Total 188.5 mm
Duration 87 hours
Number of
Days with
0.1 mm
or above
11.67  
25.0 mm
or above
2.57  
50.0 mm
or above
1.23  
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4.20  
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH FOG
(Visibility < 1000 m)
1.13  
SOIL TEMPERATURE
AT 0700 HOURS
0.5 m 23.4 deg. C
1.0 m 22.8 deg. C
BRIGHT SUNSHINE
AT KING'S PARK
Duration 101.8 hours
Percentage of Possible 27 %
WIND
AT WAGLAN ISLAND
Prevailing Direction 070 degrees
Mean Speed 21.2 km/h
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
AT NORTH POINT AT 0700 HOURS *
20.9 deg. C


Note : All measurements were made at the Hong Kong Observatory except where specified.

 *  1975 - 2004