EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, FEBRUARY 2001
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
FEBRUARY 2001
| 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 | 1014.0 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 81 | 89 | Trace |
| 2 | 1015.4 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 82 | 91 | Trace |
| 3 | 1014.4 | 16.3 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 91 | 100 | 0.1 |
| 4 | 1015.7 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 91 | 100 | Trace |
| 5 | 1015.0 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 89 | 79 | Trace |
| 6 | 1012.8 | 21.7 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 87 | 77 | - |
| 7 | 1014.7 | 23.6 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 81 | 49 | - |
| 8 | 1019.2 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 74 | 90 | - |
| 9 | 1019.2 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 75 | 85 | Trace |
| 10 | 1019.0 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 76 | 89 | 1.0 |
| 11 | 1017.9 | 19.0 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 80 | 78 | Trace |
| 12 | 1016.4 | 22.8 | 19.4 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 79 | 69 | - |
| 13 | 1018.5 | 20.4 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 78 | 89 | Trace |
| 14 | 1023.1 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 63 | 59 | - |
| 15 | 1023.0 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 64 | 32 | - |
| 16 | 1023.7 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 70 | 49 | - |
| 17 | 1021.0 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 10.6 | 69 | 62 | - |
| 18 | 1017.1 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 75 | 37 | - |
| 19 | 1016.3 | 24.1 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 16.2 | 78 | 11 | - |
| 20 | 1015.3 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 76 | 14 | - |
| 21 | 1013.4 | 23.2 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 75 | 59 | - |
| 22 | 1012.3 | 24.2 | 21.1 | 18.9 | 17.1 | 78 | 7 | - |
| 23 | 1010.8 | 25.3 | 21.0 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 75 | 17 | - |
| 24 | 1012.1 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 78 | 59 | - |
| 25 | 1018.5 | 19.4 | 15.4 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 80 | 89 | 8.8 |
| 26 | 1019.1 | 16.7 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 85 | 96 | Trace |
| 27 | 1018.4 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 81 | 88 | Trace |
| 28 | 1017.3 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 86 | 83 | 1.0 |
| Mean/Total | 1016.9 | 20.0 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 79 | 66 | 10.9 |
| 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 | - | 5.48 | 1.8 | 030 | 18.9 |
| 2 | - | 2.33 | 0.1 | 050 | 36.8 |
| 3 | - | 3.07 | 0.1 | 060 | 33.3 |
| 4 | - | 3.42 | 0.6 | 010 | 10.5 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 11.07 | 1.6 | 050 | 26.3 |
| 6 | 8.3 | 15.79 | 2.7 | 030 | 15.1 |
| 7 | 6.9 | 12.60 | 3.8 | 010 | 17.5 |
| 8 | - | 3.17 | 1.4 | 010 | 22.6 |
| 9 | 2.0 | 9.60 | 2.0 | 020 | 21.2 |
| 10 | 0.7 | 8.50 | 1.5 | 010 | 20.5 |
| 11 | 3.0 | 10.43 | 2.0 | 060 | 21.0 |
| 12 | 8.1 | 15.86 | 3.0 | 040 | 16.4 |
| 13 | 0.7 | 7.81 | 3.7 | 070 | 28.1 |
| 14 | 2.4 | 10.89 | 2.2 | 010 | 29.4 |
| 15 | 10.0 | 18.39 | 2.6 | 020 | 20.4 |
| 16 | 7.8 | 16.97 | 3.9 | 060 | 28.3 |
| 17 | 6.8 | 16.05 | 2.8 | 070 | 33.3 |
| 18 | 8.8 | 18.92 | 3.2 | 030 | 12.2 |
| 19 | 10.2 | 18.34 | 3.7 | 040 | 14.2 |
| 20 | 10.4 | 19.81 | 3.6 | 050 | 22.5 |
| 21 | 4.4 | 12.48 | 2.5 | 030 | 10.4 |
| 22 | 10.3 | 18.75 | 3.6 | 040 | 14.5 |
| 23 | 10.2 | 18.61 | 3.4 | 040 | 11.4 |
| 24 | 7.6 | 14.05 | 4.6 | 270 | 24.7 |
| 25 | - | 1.94 | 1.3 | 060 | 38.3 |
| 26 | - | 4.61 | 1.0 | 060 | 34.8 |
| 27 | 0.6 | 10.12 | 1.3 | 060 | 23.5 |
| 28 | 4.2 | 13.10 | 3.4 | 340 | 13.3 |
| Mean/Total | 127.9 | 11.51 | 67.4 | 050 | 22.1 |
| 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 1007.9 hectopascals at 1614 HKT on 23 February.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 26.0 degrees C at 1413 HKT on 24 February.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 10.5 degrees C at 0757 HKT on 14 February.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 68 kilometres per hour from 080 degrees at 0111 HKT on 25 February.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 25 millimetres per hour at 2055 HKT on 25 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.