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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, OCTOBER 2005

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
OCTOBER 2005

Date
OCTOBER
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 1011.2 30.8 28.6 26.8 24.7 80 36 -
2 1006.9 32.4 29.0 24.9 24.7 78 54 3.6
3 1006.8 32.3 29.6 27.5 22.7 67 72 -
4 1011.6 30.6 27.7 25.6 21.6 70 59 -
5 1012.6 30.5 27.8 26.0 22.8 74 79 0.1
6 1012.5 30.3 28.1 26.1 23.6 77 62 0.1
7 1012.4 29.9 28.1 26.5 23.7 78 71 2.1
8 1013.1 29.7 27.4 25.4 19.8 63 67 -
9 1014.6 28.5 26.5 24.6 19.6 66 72 Trace
10 1014.5 28.9 26.8 25.1 21.7 74 60 Trace
11 1014.6 29.1 27.3 26.0 22.2 74 65 0.6
12 1013.6 28.0 26.7 26.0 22.1 76 71 Trace
13 1013.2 29.6 27.0 25.4 22.6 77 47 0.1
14 1013.1 29.8 27.2 25.7 23.2 79 34 -
15 1014.3 29.0 26.9 25.6 22.6 78 53 -
16 1015.1 28.3 26.1 24.3 21.2 75 45 -
17 1016.4 27.9 26.3 25.4 22.6 80 75 Trace
18 1017.8 27.7 26.1 25.2 20.1 70 61 Trace
19 1017.8 27.7 25.6 24.0 18.8 66 41 Trace
20 1017.3 27.8 25.5 23.5 19.2 68 31 -
21 1016.7 28.9 26.1 24.1 19.7 69 21 -
22 1018.4 27.7 25.2 23.2 17.1 61 44 Trace
23 1019.4 25.3 23.3 21.3 15.6 62 39 -
24 1019.0 25.6 23.0 20.6 16.0 65 10 -
25 1017.8 26.2 24.4 23.2 19.1 73 84 -
26 1017.6 26.8 24.8 23.1 20.2 76 59 -
27 1017.6 27.3 25.4 24.1 20.8 76 57 -
28 1016.2 27.8 25.8 24.2 21.9 79 40 -
29 1014.9 26.1 24.8 22.6 18.9 70 80 -
30 1016.7 24.9 22.9 20.8 16.3 67 87 -
31 1018.2 23.2 22.1 20.5 14.1 61 88 Trace
Mean/Total 1014.9 28.3 26.2 24.4 20.6 72 57 6.6
Normal* 1014.0 27.9 25.2 23.1 19.8 73 56 144.8
Station Hong   Kong   Observatory

Date
OCTOBER
Number of hours
of Reduced
Visibility#
(hours)
Total
Bright
Sunshine
(hours)
Daily
Global Solar
Radiation
(MJ/m2)
Total
Evaporation
(mm)
Prevailing
Wind
Direction
(degrees)
Mean
Wind
Speed
(km/h)
1 22 9.0 15.72 4.2 240 10.0
2 20 7.9 16.04 5.2 270 16.8
3 14 6.6 14.96 5.1 360 13.9
4 0 6.4 14.20 3.9 010 20.6
5 6 4.2 10.83 3.1 010 13.8
6 0 8.1 18.23 4.7 070 22.5
7 0 4.7 11.54 5.0 080 28.0
8 0 6.7 16.13 6.1 010 34.9
9 0 6.3 13.78 3.5 020 28.3
10 10 10.2 18.79 4.8 080 31.4
11 0 7.8 16.89 4.9 080 34.9
12 0 5.1 11.24 4.1 090 26.3
13 0 8.0 15.16 3.3 100 15.9
14 5 10.1 17.50 4.5 100 12.1
15 20 4.5 9.71 2.6 090 13.0
16 24 5.9 12.18 3.0 110 14.2
17 23 2.1 9.67 3.0 090 22.1
18 14 8.5 15.79 5.3 090 34.0
19 3 10.0 17.84 5.5 090 40.4
20 0 10.3 16.88 4.6 090 31.5
21 3 10.3 17.51 5.4 070 23.3
22 12 9.8 16.42 5.2 020 28.7
23 10 8.5 16.17 5.1 010 27.2
24 0 10.0 16.89 3.7 010 21.2
25 0 5.5 13.01 3.1 080 24.4
26 5 9.1 16.71 5.0 070 25.5
27 0 9.4 17.36 4.1 080 33.5
28 0 9.9 17.17 4.5 080 26.4
29 11 1.9 9.89 4.5 020 28.2
30 3 4.7 11.39 4.5 020 31.4
31 0 0.2 8.04 3.5 070 37.6
Mean/Total 205 221.7 14.63 135.0 080 24.9
Normal* 103.8§ 195.0 15.46 152.2 090 27.6
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1004.1 hectopascals at 1547 HKT on 2 October.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 32.4 degrees C at 1637 HKT on 2 October.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 20.5 degrees C at 0549 HKT on 31 October.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 76 kilometres per hour from 090 degrees at 0442 HKT on 2 October.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 26 millimetres per hour at 0345 HKT on 7 October.

# Reduced visibility refers to visibility below 8 kilometres when there is no fog, mist, or precipitation.

-The visibility readings at the Hong Kong International Airport are based on hourly observations by professional meteorological observers in 2004 and before, and average readings over the 10-minute period before the clock hour of the visibility meter near the middle of the south runway from 2005 onwards. The change of the data source in 2005 is an improvement of the visibility assessment using instrumented observations following the international trend.

-Before 10 October 2007, the number of hours of reduced visibility at the Hong Kong International Airport in 2005 and thereafter displayed in this web page was based on hourly visibility observations by professional meteorological observers. Since 10 October 2007, the data have been revised using the average visibility readings over the 10-minute period before the clock hour, as recorded by the visibility meter near the middle of the south runway.

^ 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.

* 1961-1990 Climatological Normal, unless otherwise specified

§ 1997-2004 Mean value