EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, DECEMBER 2000
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
DECEMBER 2000
| Date DECEMBER |
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 | 1015.8 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 78 | 56 | - |
| 2 | 1018.0 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 17.8 | 80 | 56 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1018.9 | 21.0 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 12.2 | 66 | 41 | - |
| 4 | 1017.6 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 70 | 69 | - |
| 5 | 1017.6 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 74 | 44 | - |
| 6 | 1018.1 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 79 | 49 | - |
| 7 | 1018.0 | 22.4 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 17.1 | 80 | 61 | - |
| 8 | 1017.0 | 21.6 | 20.5 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 79 | 51 | - |
| 9 | 1015.7 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 15.9 | 77 | 38 | - |
| 10 | 1016.9 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 19.7 | 16.0 | 71 | 63 | - |
| 11 | 1019.5 | 21.6 | 20.5 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 81 | 89 | 1.7 |
| 12 | 1019.8 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 94 | 96 | 25.8 |
| 13 | 1018.4 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 92 | 95 | 24.8 |
| 14 | 1019.7 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 76 | 58 | - |
| 15 | 1020.2 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 75 | 85 | Trace |
| 16 | 1019.9 | 22.6 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 16.1 | 77 | 70 | - |
| 17 | 1018.4 | 23.9 | 21.3 | 19.7 | 16.8 | 76 | 77 | - |
| 18 | 1016.0 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 85 | 88 | Trace |
| 19 | 1016.2 | 22.1 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 87 | 88 | 2.4 |
| 20 | 1017.6 | 23.1 | 20.3 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 86 | 88 | 0.6 |
| 21 | 1019.8 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 9.8 | 67 | 77 | - |
| 22 | 1018.9 | 17.3 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 72 | 49 | - |
| 23 | 1018.9 | 19.5 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 9.0 | 63 | 4 | - |
| 24 | 1019.7 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 64 | 2 | - |
| 25 | 1020.9 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 13.2 | 73 | 13 | - |
| 26 | 1021.8 | 20.6 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 13.5 | 73 | 69 | - |
| 27 | 1020.4 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 73 | 87 | 0.2 |
| 28 | 1019.0 | 22.6 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 73 | 32 | - |
| 29 | 1017.7 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 14.9 | 79 | 17 | - |
| 30 | 1016.2 | 21.6 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 67 | 5 | - |
| 31 | 1016.9 | 19.3 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 57 | 0 | - |
| Mean/Total | 1018.4 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 76 | 55 | 56.0 |
| Normal | 1020.2 | 20.5 | 17.6 | 15.4 | 11.2 | 68 | 49 | 27.3 |
| Station | Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||
| Date DECEMBER |
Total Bright Sunshine (hours) |
Daily Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) |
Total Evaporation (mm) |
Prevailing Wind Direction (degrees) |
Mean Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.5 | 12.02 | 2.4 | 080 | 17.5 |
| 2 | 6.4 | 11.48 | 3.2 | 080 | 28.4 |
| 3 | 4.2 | 8.74 | 3.1 | 360 | 35.8 |
| 4 | - | 4.63 | 1.1 | 020 | 21.9 |
| 5 | 9.5 | 14.69 | 2.7 | 010 | 21.3 |
| 6 | 8.6 | 13.81 | 2.5 | 060 | 29.8 |
| 7 | 7.5 | 13.41 | 2.5 | 060 | 23.7 |
| 8 | 8.7 | 14.39 | 3.0 | 070 | 29.2 |
| 9 | 8.9 | 13.75 | 2.5 | 070 | 29.3 |
| 10 | 6.5 | 12.38 | 3.0 | 040 | 15.6 |
| 11 | 0.2 | 4.97 | 1.6 | 080 | 44.7 |
| 12 | - | 2.98 | 0.7 | 070 | 38.0 |
| 13 | - | 4.02 | 1.1 | 360 | 31.3 |
| 14 | 7.0 | 13.14 | 2.0 | 360 | 21.3 |
| 15 | 1.1 | 8.36 | 1.5 | 030 | 19.6 |
| 16 | 4.9 | 11.44 | 2.4 | 050 | 9.9 |
| 17 | 5.1 | 12.54 | 2.8 | 060 | 16.6 |
| 18 | 0.7 | 6.97 | 1.7 | 070 | 22.9 |
| 19 | - | 4.31 | 2.4 | 070 | 36.3 |
| 20 | 0.5 | 4.47 | 2.2 | 060 | 26.1 |
| 21 | 2.4 | 9.31 | 2.6 | 010 | 26.8 |
| 22 | 3.1 | 9.55 | 1.7 | 010 | 15.3 |
| 23 | 9.6 | 16.34 | 2.4 | 010 | 19.1 |
| 24 | 9.8 | 15.63 | 3.0 | 060 | 17.3 |
| 25 | 9.6 | 16.02 | 3.2 | 050 | 29.4 |
| 26 | 5.0 | 10.38 | 2.0 | 070 | 35.3 |
| 27 | 1.5 | 8.35 | 1.8 | 070 | 30.8 |
| 28 | 8.8 | 13.97 | 2.8 | 040 | 17.0 |
| 29 | 8.6 | 13.41 | 2.2 | 060 | 21.9 |
| 30 | 8.9 | 13.50 | 3.4 | 360 | 20.8 |
| 31 | 9.3 | 14.70 | 3.1 | 010 | 31.8 |
| Mean/Total | 163.9 | 10.76 | 72.6 | 070 | 25.3 |
| Normal | 181.5 | 12.03 | 111.5 | 080 | 25.5 |
| Station | King's Park | Waglan Island^ | |||
The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1013.0 hectopascals at 1527 HKT on 30 December.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 25.4 degrees C at 1228 HKT on 1 December.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 11.3 degrees C at 0946 HKT on 13 December.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 77 kilometres per hour from 080 degrees at 2229 HKT on 11 December.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 16 millimetres per hour at 0359 HKT on 13 December.
^ 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.