EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, JULY 2000
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
JULY 2000
| Date JULY |
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 | 1006.7 | 33.1 | 30.1 | 27.9 | 24.2 | 72 | 58 | - |
| 2 | 1005.7 | 31.7 | 28.5 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 85 | 85 | 14.8 |
| 3 | 1004.1 | 31.4 | 28.6 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 82 | 84 | 15.1 |
| 4 | 1002.0 | 33.0 | 29.7 | 27.6 | 23.9 | 72 | 63 | - |
| 5 | 1001.7 | 30.5 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 24.8 | 78 | 85 | 0.2 |
| 6 | 1001.7 | 30.3 | 28.2 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 79 | 85 | 0.2 |
| 7 | 1000.2 | 29.9 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 85 | 91 | 14.7 |
| 8 | 999.0 | 30.9 | 28.6 | 27.3 | 24.5 | 79 | 87 | 5.8 |
| 9 | 999.1 | 32.2 | 29.0 | 26.7 | 24.5 | 77 | 61 | Trace |
| 10 | 1002.6 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 26.7 | 24.9 | 78 | 53 | 11.6 |
| 11 | 1005.9 | 29.9 | 28.2 | 26.3 | 25.7 | 87 | 83 | 15.7 |
| 12 | 1008.3 | 30.9 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 84 | 81 | 21.3 |
| 13 | 1006.7 | 31.8 | 29.2 | 27.3 | 24.8 | 78 | 58 | - |
| 14 | 1004.3 | 31.9 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 25.0 | 77 | 53 | 0.3 |
| 15 | 1002.2 | 31.9 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 24.6 | 75 | 69 | 2.1 |
| 16 | 1000.9 | 30.3 | 28.1 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 83 | 89 | 34.9 |
| 17 | 1000.1 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 25.6 | 24.6 | 86 | 92 | 53.8 |
| 18 | 1000.3 | 28.4 | 27.2 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 86 | 91 | 50.7 |
| 19 | 1002.6 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 85 | 93 | 13.8 |
| 20 | 1006.6 | 28.3 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 89 | 93 | 10.3 |
| 21 | 1009.0 | 28.6 | 26.6 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 92 | 89 | 33.6 |
| 22 | 1007.4 | 31.4 | 28.4 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 81 | 70 | 0.6 |
| 23 | 1004.7 | 31.9 | 28.8 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 76 | 31 | - |
| 24 | 1004.2 | 32.6 | 29.5 | 27.2 | 23.9 | 73 | 41 | - |
| 25 | 1003.7 | 32.6 | 29.9 | 28.0 | 24.5 | 73 | 37 | Trace |
| 26 | 1002.9 | 32.7 | 30.2 | 28.4 | 25.2 | 75 | 45 | - |
| 27 | 1001.4 | 32.1 | 30.2 | 28.8 | 25.6 | 77 | 77 | - |
| 28 | 1002.9 | 33.2 | 30.3 | 28.8 | 25.2 | 74 | 50 | - |
| 29 | 1003.7 | 33.0 | 30.1 | 28.5 | 25.0 | 74 | 62 | - |
| 30 | 1004.1 | 32.6 | 30.2 | 28.7 | 25.4 | 76 | 60 | Trace |
| 31 | 1004.4 | 32.1 | 29.7 | 26.3 | 25.8 | 80 | 85 | 4.5 |
| Mean/Total | 1003.5 | 31.3 | 28.8 | 26.9 | 24.9 | 80 | 71 | 304.0 |
| Normal | 1005.3 | 31.5 | 28.8 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 80 | 65 | 323.5 |
| Station | Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||
| Date JULY |
Total Bright Sunshine (hours) |
Daily Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) |
Total Evaporation (mm) |
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees) |
Mean Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.5 | 26.17 | 6.9 | 080 | 10.3 |
| 2 | 7.0 | 18.73 | 7.2 | 090 | 25.4 |
| 3 | 8.6 | 21.93 | 5.8 | 090 | 23.1 |
| 4 | 9.7 | 20.35 | 5.3 | 050 | 17.5 |
| 5 | 2.9 | 13.45 | 4.0 | 070 | 15.8 |
| 6 | - | 9.12 | 2.4 | 230 | 12.2 |
| 7 | 2.8 | 10.57 | 3.9 | 120 | 12.7 |
| 8 | 3.8 | 13.69 | 3.7 | 240 | 16.3 |
| 9 | 7.1 | 19.73 | 5.6 | 210 | 17.3 |
| 10 | 11.0 | 23.50 | 6.9 | 090 | 16.5 |
| 11 | 5.5 | 12.75 | 3.3 | 110 | 37.7 |
| 12 | 7.0 | 19.17 | 5.2 | 100 | 26.8 |
| 13 | 10.7 | 26.34 | 5.6 | 100 | 18.1 |
| 14 | 10.7 | 22.41 | 5.7 | 090 | 18.5 |
| 15 | 9.7 | 20.20 | 5.9 | 080 | 35.9 |
| 16 | 7.9 | 17.68 | 4.7 | 090 | 46.4 |
| 17 | - | 4.43 | 1.7 | 170 | 51.5 |
| 18 | - | 2.48 | 3.1 | 210 | 38.5 |
| 19 | - | 3.66 | 2.6 | 190 | 26.5 |
| 20 | - | 5.19 | 1.9 | 110 | 22.9 |
| 21 | 0.2 | 5.47 | 3.4 | 120 | 16.5 |
| 22 | 9.9 | 19.68 | 4.4 | 120 | 8.8 |
| 23 | 11.7 | 26.33 | 6.7 | 230 | 10.1 |
| 24 | 12.1 | 25.56 | 6.2 | 240 | 17.2 |
| 25 | 11.9 | 24.71 | 6.4 | 240 | 23.0 |
| 26 | 12.0 | 25.98 | 6.6 | 240 | 25.7 |
| 27 | 9.8 | 21.94 | 5.8 | 250 | 30.0 |
| 28 | 11.5 | 24.29 | 6.6 | 240 | 30.7 |
| 29 | 9.8 | 24.08 | 6.8 | 240 | 29.1 |
| 30 | 10.6 | 22.16 | 6.8 | 250 | 30.1 |
| 31 | 6.5 | 17.95 | 6.5 | 240 | 30.0 |
| Mean/Total | 221.9 | 17.73 | 157.6 | 240 | 23.9 |
| Normal | 231.1 | 19.15 | 171.6 | 230 | 20.0 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 996.9 hectopascals at 1729 HKT on 8 July.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 33.2 degrees C at 1402 HKT on 28 July.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 24.5 degrees C at 1107 HKT on 18 July.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 88 kilometres per hour from 180 degrees at 1539 HKT on 17 July.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 186 millimetres per hour at 0930 HKT on 18 July.
^ 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.