EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, AUGUST 2000
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
AUGUST 2000
| Date AUGUST |
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 | 1005.4 | 27.8 | 26.4 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 89 | 91 | 70.0 |
| 2 | 1005.4 | 27.7 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 90 | 89 | 31.6 |
| 3 | 1005.0 | 28.2 | 25.9 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 92 | 90 | 88.7 |
| 4 | 1006.0 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 95 | 96 | 77.8 |
| 5 | 1007.4 | 27.9 | 25.6 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 91 | 89 | 6.4 |
| 6 | 1008.2 | 29.9 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 87 | 82 | 26.6 |
| 7 | 1009.0 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 | 82 | 43 | Trace |
| 8 | 1009.6 | 31.4 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 24.2 | 77 | 44 | - |
| 9 | 1008.1 | 32.1 | 29.2 | 26.8 | 24.7 | 77 | 23 | - |
| 10 | 1005.0 | 32.8 | 29.8 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 77 | 24 | - |
| 11 | 1003.1 | 33.3 | 30.1 | 28.4 | 25.8 | 78 | 45 | - |
| 12 | 1005.1 | 32.7 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 77 | 68 | Trace |
| 13 | 1005.7 | 32.4 | 30.1 | 28.6 | 25.3 | 76 | 80 | - |
| 14 | 1005.2 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 25.6 | 78 | 82 | 0.3 |
| 15 | 1005.1 | 31.1 | 29.5 | 28.0 | 25.7 | 80 | 84 | 3.5 |
| 16 | 1005.2 | 31.3 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 80 | 88 | 8.2 |
| 17 | 1007.3 | 32.1 | 29.6 | 28.1 | 24.9 | 76 | 76 | - |
| 18 | 1008.6 | 32.1 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 25.5 | 80 | 58 | Trace |
| 19 | 1006.5 | 32.7 | 29.7 | 27.3 | 25.4 | 78 | 31 | - |
| 20 | 1004.9 | 32.7 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 25.5 | 77 | 37 | - |
| 21 | 1004.6 | 31.9 | 29.8 | 27.5 | 25.4 | 78 | 61 | 3.6 |
| 22 | 1003.9 | 32.3 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 24.4 | 72 | 47 | - |
| 23 | 999.4 | 31.4 | 29.1 | 26.2 | 24.6 | 77 | 87 | 5.9 |
| 24 | 1001.4 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 85 | 91 | 153.2 |
| 25 | 1004.2 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 82 | 87 | 25.4 |
| 26 | 1004.0 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 92 | 91 | 54.0 |
| 27 | 1002.3 | 28.4 | 26.4 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 93 | 89 | 24.3 |
| 28 | 1001.3 | 30.0 | 27.7 | 26.3 | 24.2 | 81 | 84 | Trace |
| 29 | 999.0 | 33.0 | 29.9 | 26.8 | 23.2 | 68 | 67 | 0.5 |
| 30 | 997.4 | 32.3 | 29.7 | 28.1 | 24.1 | 73 | 82 | - |
| 31 | 996.7 | 30.8 | 28.5 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 82 | 90 | 20.7 |
| Mean/Total | 1004.5 | 30.8 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 81 | 71 | 600.7 |
| Normal | 1005.1 | 31.3 | 28.4 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 81 | 66 | 391.4 |
| Station | Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||
| Date AUGUST |
Total Bright Sunshine (hours) |
Daily Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) |
Total Evaporation (mm) |
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees) |
Mean Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 5.01 | 2.1 | 240 | 10.8 |
| 2 | - | 6.34 | 5.0 | 230 | 7.8 |
| 3 | - | 3.19 | 4.7 | 030 | 7.8 |
| 4 | - | 2.49 | 1.7 | 020 | 9.4 |
| 5 | 0.5 | 6.74 | 1.9 | 030 | 9.9 |
| 6 | 5.7 | 18.02 | 5.9 | 030 | 7.0 |
| 7 | 8.7 | 19.73 | 4.2 | 030 | 7.5 |
| 8 | 7.0 | 13.45 | 3.5 | 240 | 7.0 |
| 9 | 11.9 | 24.89 | 6.0 | 240 | 14.5 |
| 10 | 11.1 | 23.90 | 5.9 | 250 | 23.4 |
| 11 | 10.9 | 23.03 | 6.1 | 240 | 28.8 |
| 12 | 10.3 | 23.74 | 6.4 | 240 | 27.8 |
| 13 | 7.7 | 20.71 | 5.9 | 240 | 25.0 |
| 14 | 7.6 | 20.91 | 5.2 | 240 | 18.3 |
| 15 | 6.0 | 14.82 | 4.2 | 230 | 19.2 |
| 16 | 3.6 | 11.77 | 3.5 | 230 | 22.9 |
| 17 | 10.1 | 19.37 | 4.9 | 200 | 11.0 |
| 18 | 6.5 | 13.80 | 3.3 | 120 | 5.3 |
| 19 | 11.8 | 24.48 | 6.1 | 120 | 7.0 |
| 20 | 11.3 | 25.32 | 6.2 | 090 | 12.1 |
| 21 | 11.6 | 24.19 | 6.3 | 090 | 29.3 |
| 22 | 10.8 | 23.95 | 5.9 | 070 | 21.9 |
| 23 | 1.6 | 10.30 | 3.7 | 270 | 35.1 |
| 24 | - | 3.21 | 0.7 | 240 | 37.7 |
| 25 | 1.0 | 9.81 | 4.1 | 230 | 20.5 |
| 26 | - | 2.29 | 2.6 | 240 | 11.6 |
| 27 | - | 4.32 | 3.0 | 060 | 6.5 |
| 28 | 3.1 | 11.65 | 3.7 | 360 | 28.2 |
| 29 | 9.4 | 20.58 | 6.2 | 010 | 18.1 |
| 30 | 5.8 | 14.91 | 3.2 | 010 | 11.0 |
| 31 | 2.4 | 10.65 | 4.2 | 020 | 25.5 |
| Mean/Total | 176.4 | 14.76 | 136.3 | 240 | 17.0 |
| Normal | 207.0 | 17.61 | 156.9 | 090 | 18.5 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 994.8 hectopascals at 2400 HKT on 31 August.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 33.3 degrees C at 1337 HKT on 11 August.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 24.1 degrees C at 0926 HKT on 6 August.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 83 kilometres per hour from 190 degrees at 0306 HKT on 24 August.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 240 millimetres per hour at 0422 HKT on 24 August.
^ 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.