EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, MARCH 2001
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
MARCH 2001
| 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 | 1019.4 | 21.2 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 63 | 31 | - |
| 2 | 1019.4 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 11.4 | 65 | 55 | - |
| 3 | 1018.7 | 22.8 | 19.9 | 18.3 | 14.6 | 72 | 83 | Trace |
| 4 | 1020.2 | 22.6 | 19.6 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 46 | 23 | - |
| 5 | 1017.5 | 21.1 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 12.9 | 68 | 40 | - |
| 6 | 1015.9 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 79 | 58 | - |
| 7 | 1015.8 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 85 | 72 | Trace |
| 8 | 1022.0 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 12.5 | 77 | 94 | Trace |
| 9 | 1022.1 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 65 | 87 | Trace |
| 10 | 1019.3 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 12.5 | 70 | 90 | Trace |
| 11 | 1018.5 | 19.7 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 85 | 100 | 2.7 |
| 12 | 1019.7 | 20.6 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 76 | 90 | 1.3 |
| 13 | 1019.2 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 64 | 76 | - |
| 14 | 1017.8 | 22.5 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 81 | 73 | Trace |
| 15 | 1015.4 | 25.3 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 79 | 45 | - |
| 16 | 1012.0 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 89 | 82 | Trace |
| 17 | 1011.4 | 26.9 | 22.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 85 | 77 | Trace |
| 18 | 1014.3 | 23.6 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 86 | 74 | Trace |
| 19 | 1014.6 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 84 | 94 | Trace |
| 20 | 1011.8 | 25.4 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 85 | 92 | 0.1 |
| 21 | 1011.0 | 26.5 | 22.6 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 72 | 31 | - |
| 22 | 1010.2 | 24.9 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 19.7 | 84 | 73 | - |
| 23 | 1009.5 | 27.7 | 24.4 | 22.2 | 21.4 | 84 | 80 | 0.2 |
| 24 | 1007.9 | 27.9 | 25.5 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 81 | 86 | Trace |
| 25 | 1006.4 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 21.4 | 87 | 80 | 46.2 |
| 26 | 1008.3 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 17.0 | 82 | 84 | Trace |
| 27 | 1007.5 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 89 | 97 | 5.4 |
| 28 | 1010.8 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 17.2 | 79 | 86 | Trace |
| 29 | 1013.9 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 17.1 | 14.4 | 71 | 51 | 0.6 |
| 30 | 1015.1 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 15.8 | 75 | 44 | - |
| 31 | 1016.5 | 24.2 | 21.9 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 81 | 72 | Trace |
| Mean/Total | 1014.9 | 22.8 | 20.6 | 18.6 | 16.2 | 77 | 72 | 56.5 |
| 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 | 10.0 | 19.04 | 3.9 | 360 | 19.5 |
| 2 | 5.8 | 15.82 | 3.8 | 070 | 33.8 |
| 3 | 4.0 | 13.58 | 4.1 | 040 | 18.4 |
| 4 | 9.7 | 21.03 | 5.1 | 010 | 22.6 |
| 5 | 8.5 | 17.99 | 3.4 | 060 | 27.2 |
| 6 | 8.6 | 16.51 | 2.6 | 040 | 18.9 |
| 7 | 4.6 | 12.77 | 2.8 | 080 | 21.3 |
| 8 | 0.3 | 4.30 | 2.5 | 010 | 33.0 |
| 9 | 2.7 | 11.74 | 2.7 | 060 | 29.6 |
| 10 | - | 3.60 | 1.6 | 070 | 25.1 |
| 11 | - | 4.06 | 0.5 | 040 | 14.5 |
| 12 | 0.5 | 8.96 | 2.6 | 010 | 22.5 |
| 13 | 4.4 | 15.94 | 3.3 | 070 | 37.4 |
| 14 | 5.6 | 17.57 | 3.1 | 050 | 20.5 |
| 15 | 9.5 | 21.10 | 4.5 | 030 | 9.9 |
| 16 | 5.0 | 13.90 | 3.0 | 030 | 14.5 |
| 17 | 3.8 | 14.97 | 3.0 | 040 | 10.9 |
| 18 | 1.4 | 8.87 | 2.9 | 070 | 19.6 |
| 19 | 4.1 | 15.18 | 2.9 | 030 | 20.2 |
| 20 | - | 6.15 | 1.7 | 010 | 7.1 |
| 21 | 9.8 | 21.07 | 4.5 | 360 | 8.7 |
| 22 | 3.3 | 12.75 | 2.3 | 040 | 12.0 |
| 23 | 5.5 | 15.31 | 3.4 | 190 | 13.0 |
| 24 | 6.4 | 15.02 | 3.7 | 170 | 9.4 |
| 25 | 0.4 | 3.12 | 2.8 | 200 | 21.3 |
| 26 | - | 3.82 | 0.9 | 070 | 30.0 |
| 27 | - | 3.06 | 0.7 | 050 | 23.0 |
| 28 | 5.1 | 17.98 | 4.2 | 060 | 21.6 |
| 29 | 7.6 | 19.71 | 4.0 | 070 | 27.6 |
| 30 | 9.2 | 21.89 | 4.1 | 070 | 24.5 |
| 31 | 4.6 | 16.12 | 3.6 | 050 | 17.4 |
| Mean/Total | 140.4 | 13.32 | 94.2 | 060 | 20.5 |
| 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 1004.0 hectopascals at 1619 HKT on 25 March.
The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 27.9 degrees C at 1525 HKT on 24 March.
The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 14.3 degrees C at 0659 HKT on 1 March.
The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 83 kilometres per hour from 010 degrees at 0415 HKT on 29 March.
The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 120 millimetres per hour at 1303 HKT on 25 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.