EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, MARCH 2000
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
MARCH 2000
| Date MARCH |
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 | 1021.3 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 93 | 98 | 12.8 |
| 2 | 1019.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 93 | 95 | 14.6 |
| 3 | 1017.6 | 19.7 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 86 | 72 | - |
| 4 | 1014.6 | 23.7 | 20.0 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 82 | 48 | - |
| 5 | 1011.6 | 25.3 | 21.0 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 82 | 28 | - |
| 6 | 1013.4 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 84 | 85 | - |
| 7 | 1015.5 | 20.2 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 13.4 | 75 | 58 | - |
| 8 | 1017.0 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 77 | 70 | - |
| 9 | 1018.6 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 11.9 | 76 | 58 | - |
| 10 | 1016.5 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 81 | 78 | Trace |
| 11 | 1011.9 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 89 | 87 | 9.8 |
| 12 | 1011.9 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 93 | 95 | 2.1 |
| 13 | 1014.5 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 86 | 92 | 1.3 |
| 14 | 1015.1 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 86 | 89 | Trace |
| 15 | 1012.7 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 87 | 57 | - |
| 16 | 1011.7 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 87 | 85 | 0.3 |
| 17 | 1013.9 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 11.4 | 70 | 96 | Trace |
| 18 | 1012.8 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 79 | 89 | Trace |
| 19 | 1013.0 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 17.9 | 83 | 89 | Trace |
| 20 | 1014.9 | 21.2 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 14.2 | 73 | 74 | Trace |
| 21 | 1014.4 | 22.8 | 20.6 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 70 | 58 | - |
| 22 | 1013.9 | 25.1 | 22.4 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 83 | 21 | - |
| 23 | 1015.9 | 25.1 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 81 | 52 | - |
| 24 | 1018.9 | 22.4 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 14.8 | 71 | 67 | - |
| 25 | 1020.1 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 57 | 61 | - |
| 26 | 1019.9 | 22.4 | 20.2 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 66 | 73 | - |
| 27 | 1016.3 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 18.4 | 15.4 | 71 | 17 | - |
| 28 | 1014.5 | 27.7 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 16.3 | 68 | 22 | - |
| 29 | 1017.0 | 25.3 | 22.6 | 20.1 | 16.0 | 67 | 20 | - |
| 30 | 1014.8 | 24.6 | 21.5 | 19.2 | 14.8 | 67 | 56 | - |
| 31 | 1009.6 | 24.8 | 22.8 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 85 | 86 | Trace |
| Mean/Total | 1015.3 | 21.5 | 19.2 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 79 | 67 | 40.9 |
| Normal | 1016.2 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 15.0 | 81 | 76 | 66.9 |
| Station | Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||
| Date MARCH |
Total Bright Sunshine (hours) |
Daily Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) |
Total Evaporation (mm) |
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees) |
Mean Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 3.66 | 1.0 | 020 | 22.1 |
| 2 | 0.6 | 5.48 | 1.0 | 030 | 18.3 |
| 3 | 3.0 | 11.83 | 1.8 | 040 | 19.5 |
| 4 | 9.0 | 18.58 | 2.9 | 040 | 15.2 |
| 5 | 10.3 | 18.95 | 4.3 | 030 | 9.8 |
| 6 | 1.1 | 10.05 | 2.7 | 050 | 24.2 |
| 7 | 7.7 | 18.21 | 4.4 | 070 | 30.9 |
| 8 | 4.4 | 15.09 | 3.8 | 060 | 34.0 |
| 9 | 8.2 | 17.55 | 3.6 | 050 | 39.5 |
| 10 | 4.7 | 13.57 | 2.5 | 050 | 32.4 |
| 11 | - | 3.82 | 0.9 | 040 | 19.5 |
| 12 | 0.1 | 4.16 | 1.6 | 050 | 25.7 |
| 13 | - | 6.92 | 1.6 | 040 | 26.0 |
| 14 | 1.0 | 11.75 | 2.3 | 040 | 25.8 |
| 15 | 5.7 | 14.82 | 2.9 | 040 | 19.0 |
| 16 | 0.1 | 4.33 | 1.9 | 030 | 14.2 |
| 17 | 0.1 | 8.22 | 3.3 | 060 | 39.7 |
| 18 | 0.2 | 8.17 | 1.5 | 040 | 24.3 |
| 19 | 1.3 | 9.80 | 2.7 | 070 | 16.7 |
| 20 | 5.8 | 16.59 | 4.4 | 050 | 34.9 |
| 21 | 6.7 | 17.19 | 3.4 | 040 | 20.4 |
| 22 | 9.2 | 17.82 | 3.4 | 110 | 8.0 |
| 23 | 5.7 | 16.33 | 4.3 | 030 | 14.8 |
| 24 | 5.3 | 16.45 | 4.6 | 080 | 30.5 |
| 25 | 7.6 | 19.08 | 5.0 | 070 | 33.8 |
| 26 | 2.1 | 11.35 | 3.2 | 050 | 15.0 |
| 27 | 7.9 | 16.93 | 4.3 | 020 | 10.7 |
| 28 | 9.9 | 20.40 | 4.0 | 280 | 6.4 |
| 29 | 9.9 | 21.25 | 5.7 | 060 | 16.6 |
| 30 | 6.7 | 18.42 | 3.8 | 040 | 20.6 |
| 31 | 2.8 | 10.84 | 1.5 | 030 | 14.2 |
| Mean/Total | 137.1 | 13.15 | 94.3 | 040 | 22.0 |
| Normal | 96.4 | 11.24 | 92.2 | 070 | 22.1 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1007.0 hectopascals at 1645 HKT on 31 March.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 27.7 degrees C at 1443 HKT on 28 March.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 11.0 degrees C at 0422 HKT on 1 March.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 67 kilometres per hour from 080 degrees at 0513 HKT on 20 March.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 50 millimetres per hour at 1811 HKT on 11 March.
^ 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.