EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, NOVEMBER 1998
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
NOVEMBER 1998
| Date NOVEMBER |
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 | 1016.3 | 26.8 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 20.8 | 79 | 66 | Trace |
| 2 | 1017.0 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 78 | 78 | 0.6 |
| 3 | 1016.6 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 18.5 | 73 | 53 | - |
| 4 | 1014.8 | 27.4 | 24.5 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 72 | 34 | - |
| 5 | 1015.3 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 23.2 | 20.3 | 76 | 85 | 0.3 |
| 6 | 1015.7 | 27.4 | 24.3 | 22.1 | 17.4 | 66 | 33 | Trace |
| 7 | 1015.8 | 25.6 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 65 | 6 | - |
| 8 | 1015.4 | 24.8 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 17.2 | 71 | 24 | - |
| 9 | 1014.8 | 27.9 | 23.8 | 20.7 | 13.6 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 10 | 1017.3 | 25.6 | 23.5 | 21.4 | 14.0 | 56 | 5 | - |
| 11 | 1018.8 | 24.6 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 16.8 | 70 | 22 | - |
| 12 | 1017.5 | 24.2 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 15.6 | 66 | 44 | - |
| 13 | 1015.2 | 25.7 | 22.8 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 69 | 33 | - |
| 14 | 1015.5 | 26.0 | 23.4 | 21.4 | 18.2 | 73 | 73 | Trace |
| 15 | 1015.2 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 78 | 82 | - |
| 16 | 1012.7 | 27.4 | 25.5 | 24.1 | 20.6 | 74 | 59 | - |
| 17 | 1011.7 | 29.1 | 25.6 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 75 | 60 | Trace |
| 18 | 1015.2 | 24.4 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 17.9 | 74 | 82 | - |
| 19 | 1016.1 | 24.7 | 22.8 | 20.9 | 18.3 | 76 | 82 | Trace |
| 20 | 1016.8 | 24.1 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 17.4 | 72 | 87 | Trace |
| 21 | 1017.0 | 26.0 | 23.3 | 21.5 | 16.9 | 68 | 88 | Trace |
| 22 | 1017.1 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 14.1 | 60 | 62 | - |
| 23 | 1017.1 | 24.9 | 22.3 | 20.0 | 13.4 | 57 | 51 | - |
| 24 | 1015.6 | 25.5 | 22.6 | 20.1 | 14.2 | 60 | 28 | - |
| 25 | 1014.8 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 16.3 | 69 | 80 | Trace |
| 26 | 1014.2 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 86 | 100 | 3.8 |
| 27 | 1014.2 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 86 | 96 | 8.1 |
| 28 | 1015.6 | 22.3 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 90 | 97 | 14.7 |
| 29 | 1015.1 | 22.7 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 18.6 | 83 | 87 | Trace |
| 30 | 1013.8 | 24.6 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 89 | 90 | 1.3 |
| Mean/Total | 1015.6 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 72 | 60 | 28.8 |
| Normal | 1017.9 | 24.2 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 15.2 | 69 | 53 | 35.1 |
| Station | Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||
| Date NOVEMBER |
Total Bright Sunshine (hours) |
Daily Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) |
Total Evaporation (mm) |
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees) |
Mean Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.2 | 13.21 | 2.2 | 110 | 24.1 |
| 2 | 0.1 | 4.66 | 2.6 | 350 | 24.3 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 7.34 | 1.7 | 020 | 20.1 |
| 4 | 8.5 | 15.12 | 2.8 | 020 | 12.1 |
| 5 | 2.8 | 10.03 | 2.7 | 090 | 22.4 |
| 6 | 8.9 | 14.85 | 4.1 | 020 | 20.0 |
| 7 | 8.6 | 15.34 | 3.4 | 040 | 22.0 |
| 8 | 8.8 | 16.15 | 5.4 | 120 | 24.3 |
| 9 | 9.0 | 13.77 | 4.4 | 360 | 11.7 |
| 10 | 8.6 | 15.83 | 3.8 | 070 | 28.1 |
| 11 | 8.6 | 15.22 | 3.3 | 070 | 33.0 |
| 12 | 8.4 | 15.48 | 3.7 | 070 | 36.7 |
| 13 | 8.9 | 16.60 | 3.4 | 060 | 29.5 |
| 14 | 2.5 | 11.47 | 3.0 | 060 | 26.3 |
| 15 | 3.3 | 11.53 | 3.0 | 060 | 25.5 |
| 16 | 8.2 | 15.26 | 3.6 | 060 | 16.0 |
| 17 | 3.7 | 8.45 | 3.1 | 080 | 21.9 |
| 18 | 2.1 | 8.62 | 2.6 | 070 | 44.9 |
| 19 | 3.8 | 10.73 | 2.8 | 070 | 28.2 |
| 20 | 1.4 | 9.77 | 2.9 | 080 | 33.2 |
| 21 | 1.5 | 11.08 | 4.5 | 010 | 30.2 |
| 22 | 8.2 | 14.65 | 5.0 | 360 | 30.5 |
| 23 | 5.6 | 13.40 | 4.2 | 010 | 21.5 |
| 24 | 7.2 | 13.73 | 3.2 | 360 | 29.7 |
| 25 | - | 5.23 | 2.4 | 070 | 39.0 |
| 26 | - | 3.15 | 1.7 | 030 | 36.3 |
| 27 | - | 4.42 | 1.1 | 360 | 20.8 |
| 28 | - | 2.43 | 1.7 | 010 | 24.9 |
| 29 | 0.5 | 7.52 | 1.4 | 070 | 32.0 |
| 30 | 0.7 | 7.80 | 1.5 | 060 | 14.9 |
| Mean/Total | 137.5 | 11.09 | 91.2 | 070 | 26.1 |
| Normal | 181.5 | 13.39 | 129.1 | 080 | 27.2 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1009.2 hectopascals at 1533 HKT on 17 November.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 29.1 degrees C at 1419 HKT on 17 November.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 19.3 degrees C at 0718 HKT on 26 November.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 76 kilometres per hour from 080 degrees at 0104 HKT on 18 November.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 12 millimetres per hour at 0605 HKT on 27 November.
^ 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.