EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 2000
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
FEBRUARY 2000
| 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 | 1026.7 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 77 | 85 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1023.9 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 83 | 88 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1020.9 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 83 | 88 | 0.6 |
| 4 | 1019.3 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 84 | 86 | Trace |
| 5 | 1018.3 | 20.6 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 83 | 28 | - |
| 6 | 1016.7 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 72 | 13 | - |
| 7 | 1017.0 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 14.3 | 10.5 | 69 | 54 | - |
| 8 | 1018.8 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 7.0 | 61 | 28 | - |
| 9 | 1019.0 | 16.7 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 67 | 27 | - |
| 10 | 1016.9 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 11.7 | 78 | 82 | - |
| 11 | 1015.2 | 21.0 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 13.7 | 76 | 31 | - |
| 12 | 1014.9 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 82 | 41 | - |
| 13 | 1013.7 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 14.6 | 81 | 39 | - |
| 14 | 1014.5 | 21.6 | 19.0 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 82 | 16 | - |
| 15 | 1019.3 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 12.3 | 76 | 57 | - |
| 16 | 1018.8 | 17.7 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 68 | 64 | - |
| 17 | 1018.4 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 81 | 88 | Trace |
| 18 | 1015.4 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 13.7 | 83 | 88 | - |
| 19 | 1010.8 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 92 | 88 | Trace |
| 20 | 1010.8 | 23.2 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 18.8 | 95 | 94 | 0.7 |
| 21 | 1014.6 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 91 | 95 | 1.4 |
| 22 | 1013.7 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 94 | 100 | 1.7 |
| 23 | 1014.4 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 95 | 100 | 4.1 |
| 24 | 1017.8 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 88 | 100 | 0.9 |
| 25 | 1019.8 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 82 | 92 | 2.5 |
| 26 | 1022.1 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 65 | 89 | 1.2 |
| 27 | 1021.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 67 | 93 | Trace |
| 28 | 1021.0 | 14.0 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 90 | 95 | 2.7 |
| 29 | 1022.5 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 84 | 95 | 5.4 |
| Mean/Total | 1017.8 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 80 | 70 | 27.6 |
| 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 | 1.3 | 8.84 | 3.0 | 010 | 28.3 |
| 2 | 0.1 | 5.54 | 0.5 | 360 | 18.5 |
| 3 | 1.3 | 8.21 | 1.5 | 020 | 18.0 |
| 4 | 2.9 | 9.99 | 1.5 | 060 | 30.0 |
| 5 | 9.1 | 16.12 | 3.0 | 060 | 16.7 |
| 6 | 10.3 | 17.45 | 3.4 | 360 | 16.8 |
| 7 | 8.3 | 15.45 | 3.5 | 030 | 17.0 |
| 8 | 8.0 | 14.48 | 2.9 | 010 | 27.0 |
| 9 | 9.6 | 17.17 | 3.1 | 070 | 33.8 |
| 10 | 3.9 | 11.77 | 2.3 | 050 | 23.3 |
| 11 | 10.0 | 17.46 | 3.3 | 040 | 15.7 |
| 12 | 8.2 | 16.91 | 2.9 | 060 | 19.3 |
| 13 | 8.7 | 17.55 | 3.6 | 040 | 24.0 |
| 14 | 9.1 | 15.68 | 2.9 | 030 | 11.8 |
| 15 | 1.7 | 7.56 | 2.2 | 070 | 33.5 |
| 16 | 6.7 | 16.16 | 3.6 | 070 | 34.5 |
| 17 | 0.1 | 7.25 | 2.0 | 070 | 35.0 |
| 18 | 0.2 | 8.96 | 1.5 | 060 | 27.8 |
| 19 | - | 4.71 | 0.3 | 020 | 6.3 |
| 20 | - | 2.05 | 1.0 | 220 | 23.3 |
| 21 | - | 2.75 | 0.1 | 070 | 41.2 |
| 22 | - | 2.54 | 0.2 | 060 | 31.5 |
| 23 | - | 2.33 | 0.2 | 060 | 26.3 |
| 24 | - | 2.40 | 0.8 | 010 | 23.3 |
| 25 | - | 3.46 | 1.7 | 360 | 33.1 |
| 26 | 0.2 | 6.07 | 1.1 | 010 | 35.2 |
| 27 | - | 3.48 | 0.6 | 020 | 22.5 |
| 28 | - | 3.09 | 0.7 | 010 | 21.8 |
| 29 | - | 4.46 | 0.6 | 010 | 25.0 |
| Mean/Total | 99.7 | 9.31 | 54.0 | 060 | 24.8 |
| Normal | 97.7 | 10.69 | 79.0 | 070 | 23.8 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1008.0 hectopascals at 1628 HKT on 19 February.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 23.2 degrees C at 1101 HKT on 20 February.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 8.5 degrees C at 0748 HKT on 1 February.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 62 kilometres per hour from 070 degrees at 1055 HKT on 21 February.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 9 millimetres per hour at 0734 HKT on 1 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.