EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 1997
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
FEBRUARY 1997
| Date FEBRUARY |
Mean Pressure (hPa) |
Air Temperature | Mean Dew Point Temperature (deg. C) |
Mean Relative Humidity (%) |
Mean Amount of Cloud (%) |
Total Rainfall (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum (deg. C) |
Mean (deg. C) |
Minimum (deg. C) | ||||||
| 1 | 1015.7 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 80 | 96 | 0.6 |
| 2 | 1012.4 | 18.8 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 93 | 100 | 26.3 |
| 3 | 1014.4 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 92 | 99 | 33.9 |
| 4 | 1016.9 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 84 | 95 | - |
| 5 | 1017.8 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 82 | 95 | Trace |
| 6 | 1016.7 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 92 | 99 | 24.7 |
| 7 | 1013.6 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 91 | 96 | 10.8 |
| 8 | 1013.0 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 85 | 93 | 1.2 |
| 9 | 1014.4 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 86 | 86 | Trace |
| 10 | 1015.6 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 13.0 | 84 | 97 | Trace |
| 11 | 1019.1 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 72 | 84 | Trace |
| 12 | 1020.3 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 86 | 89 | 5.1 |
| 13 | 1020.0 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 84 | 95 | 3.1 |
| 14 | 1017.6 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 76 | 96 | Trace |
| 15 | 1015.5 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 89 | 99 | 4.0 |
| 16 | 1018.5 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 81 | 96 | 0.5 |
| 17 | 1019.8 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 81 | 97 | Trace |
| 18 | 1021.9 | 16.0 | 13.7 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 77 | 89 | 1.5 |
| 19 | 1023.1 | 17.4 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 63 | 35 | - |
| 20 | 1022.8 | 18.7 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 6.7 | 55 | 31 | - |
| 21 | 1022.8 | 20.7 | 17.4 | 15.0 | 10.2 | 64 | 11 | - |
| 22 | 1022.6 | 19.0 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 63 | 25 | - |
| 23 | 1021.7 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 72 | 44 | Trace |
| 24 | 1021.3 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 72 | 52 | - |
| 25 | 1019.8 | 23.3 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 74 | 80 | Trace |
| 26 | 1018.4 | 24.6 | 21.5 | 19.8 | 17.2 | 77 | 58 | - |
| 27 | 1018.6 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 75 | 59 | - |
| 28 | 1017.4 | 24.1 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 80 | 30 | - |
| Mean/Total | 1018.3 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 79 | 76 | 111.7 |
| Normal | 1018.7 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 78 | 73 | 48.0 |
| Station | Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||
| Date FEBRUARY |
Total Bright Sunshine (hours) |
Daily Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) |
Total Evaporation (mm) |
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees) |
Mean Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.1 | 5.56 | 0.9 | 080 | 42.7 |
| 2 | - | 3.87 | 2.0 | 070 | 30.8 |
| 3 | - | 2.07 | 0.4 | 070 | 50.0 |
| 4 | 3.0 | 10.85 | 1.8 | 060 | 27.2 |
| 5 | 0.6 | 7.48 | 1.8 | 040 | 24.6 |
| 6 | - | 4.62 | 1.9 | 070 | 37.8 |
| 7 | 1.3 | 6.81 | 0.9 | 020 | 26.5 |
| 8 | - | 7.80 | 1.3 | 360 | 11.8 |
| 9 | 0.5 | 4.85 | 0.9 | 030 | 20.4 |
| 10 | - | 3.35 | 1.1 | 020 | 27.5 |
| 11 | 2.0 | 9.06 | 1.5 | 010 | 32.0 |
| 12 | 0.3 | 4.70 | 0.5 | 070 | 41.0 |
| 13 | 0.3 | 5.03 | 1.3 | 070 | 45.0 |
| 14 | 0.1 | 6.31 | 0.8 | 070 | 48.1 |
| 15 | - | 2.57 | 0.3 | 360 | 24.6 |
| 16 | - | 2.87 | 0.7 | 010 | 27.3 |
| 17 | - | 2.66 | 0.6 | 010 | 28.7 |
| 18 | 1.3 | 10.43 | 1.1 | 010 | 24.4 |
| 19 | 8.6 | 17.89 | 3.6 | 060 | 32.1 |
| 20 | 8.0 | 17.49 | 3.4 | 060 | 26.5 |
| 21 | 10.0 | 18.39 | 4.4 | 040 | 23.5 |
| 22 | 10.0 | 18.84 | 4.3 | 070 | 38.3 |
| 23 | 8.4 | 19.07 | 3.8 | 050 | 36.1 |
| 24 | 7.4 | 18.17 | 3.4 | 050 | 30.3 |
| 25 | 1.8 | 10.81 | 2.1 | 040 | 30.3 |
| 26 | 5.1 | 15.47 | 3.4 | 060 | 27.1 |
| 27 | 7.2 | 16.68 | 3.3 | 060 | 30.7 |
| 28 | 9.5 | 19.23 | 3.3 | 030 | 14.9 |
| Mean/Total | 85.5 | 9.75 | 54.8 | 060 | 30.7 |
| Normal | 97.7 | 10.69 | 79.0 | 070 | 23.8 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Royal Observatory was 1010.2 hectopascals at 1537 HKT on 2 February.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Royal Observatory was 24.6 degrees C at 1323 HKT on 26 February.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Royal Observatory was 10.9 degrees C at 0733 HKT on 18 February.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 79 kilometres per hour from 080 degrees at 0702 HKT on 3 February.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 68 millimetres per hour at 2108 HKT on 2 February.
^ In case the data are not available from Waglan Island, observations of Cheung Chau or other nearby weather stations will be incorporated in computing the Prevailing Wind Direction and Mean Wind Speed.