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

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Monthly Normals of Meteorological Elements for October 1971-2000
 
Meteorological Elements
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE Mean 1014.0 hPa
Mean Diurnal Range 3.6 hPa
AIR TEMPERATURE Mean Daily Maximum 27.7 deg. C
Mean 25.3 deg. C
Mean Daily Minimum 23.4 deg. C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY Mean 74 %
AMOUNT OF CLOUD 57 %
RAINFALL Total 151.9 mm
Duration 50 hours
Number of
Days with
0.1 mm
or above
8.10  
25.0 mm
or above
1.57  
50.0 mm
or above
1.00  
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0.80  
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH FOG
(Visibility < 1000 m)
0  
SOIL TEMPERATURE
AT 0700 HOURS
0.5 m 27.7 deg. C
1.0 m 28.1 deg. C
BRIGHT SUNSHINE
AT KING'S PARK
Duration 191.1 hours
Percentage of Possible 53 %
WIND
AT WAGLAN ISLAND
Prevailing Direction 080 degrees
Mean Speed 28.7 km/h
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
AT NORTH POINT AT 0700 HOURS *
26.3 deg. C


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

 *  1975 - 2004