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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, OCTOBER 2009

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
OCTOBER 2009

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 1011.4 31.6 27.5 25.0 23.6 80 79 -
2 1010.5 31.4 28.0 25.8 22.5 73 57 Trace
3 1009.7 30.6 27.7 26.1 21.9 71 56 -
4 1008.8 31.3 28.0 25.2 18.4 57 53 -
5 1007.9 31.3 28.1 25.3 17.0 51 42 -
6 1008.4 32.1 28.4 25.9 19.0 57 68 -
7 1008.4 31.0 27.7 24.6 21.5 70 52 25.4
8 1009.0 28.6 26.2 25.1 20.8 72 59 -
9 1009.1 29.6 26.6 24.4 19.5 66 54 -
10 1011.2 30.1 26.8 24.2 19.8 66 28 -
11 1013.1 28.8 25.9 24.0 22.1 80 86 5.1
12 1014.1 27.4 25.3 23.7 22.4 84 87 1.5
13 1014.6 29.3 26.7 25.4 22.6 78 73 Trace
14 1015.6 27.2 25.6 24.5 23.4 87 88 9.5
15 1015.5 28.7 25.6 23.5 21.4 78 81 -
16 1012.9 28.5 25.8 24.7 21.8 79 80 Trace
17 1009.9 30.5 26.5 24.2 21.3 74 38 -
18 1010.8 28.5 26.0 24.4 20.2 71 45 -
19 1011.1 26.8 25.8 24.6 22.6 83 87 2.0
20 1013.4 25.3 24.5 23.0 21.3 83 88 0.9
21 1014.9 27.0 24.9 24.1 20.8 78 88 -
22 1013.7 28.0 25.7 23.8 20.7 74 57 -
23 1011.3 29.3 26.3 23.5 19.4 66 21 -
24 1010.6 28.0 26.2 24.4 20.5 71 28 -
25 1012.8 28.3 26.0 24.8 21.7 77 61 Trace
26 1015.0 27.7 25.2 24.1 20.5 76 47 Trace
27 1016.5 26.6 24.4 23.4 19.2 73 61 -
28 1017.9 27.9 24.5 23.1 19.3 73 40 Trace
29 1017.2 28.1 24.8 23.4 19.6 73 36 -
30 1016.0 27.6 24.8 23.0 20.3 76 48 -
31 1014.0 28.9 25.7 23.1 19.3 68 41 -
Mean/Total 1012.4 28.9 26.2 24.3 20.8 73 59 44.4
Normal* 1014.0 27.7 25.3 23.4 19.9 74 57 151.9
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 0 4.5 14.16 3.2 020 15.3
2 0 6.4 15.73 3.6 010 16.7
3 7 4.0 13.50 4.3 100 9.0
4 12 10.3 20.56 6.3 010 18.5
5 0 10.3 20.50 6.2 020 26.5
6 0 6.9 18.63 5.6 020 19.9
7 0 8.9 18.89 4.5 110 11.5
8 1 6.6 11.73 3.0 090 12.4
9 7 9.1 16.24 4.9 100 7.5
10 1 10.6 19.86 4.2 080 20.5
11 0 1.0 7.15 2.7 080 48.5
12 0 0.9 5.58 1.9 080 43.8
13 0 8.2 18.70 4.0 090 31.8
14 13 0.5 6.91 2.8 090 33.3
15 24 4.7 14.35 3.6 080 27.6
16 24 5.4 14.99 3.4 080 25.3
17 16 9.9 18.80 4.8 090 20.3
18 13 8.4 19.02 5.1 080 34.6
19 12 0.3 5.72 1.1 080 34.3
20 11 0.2 5.94 2.3 070 47.3
21 23 1.1 6.50 2.2 090 29.8
22 16 6.9 13.45 3.3 080 13.8
23 24 9.9 17.93 4.3 280 9.1
24 14 8.4 15.42 3.1 100 9.4
25 11 6.9 13.17 3.4 150 10.9
26 7 8.3 16.75 4.8 100 16.0
27 3 8.7 17.13 4.5 090 31.2
28 0 8.4 17.20 3.6 090 23.7
29 0 9.4 18.45 4.5 080 22.5
30 0 7.7 15.82 3.6 080 21.0
31 9 9.8 18.22 5.4 070 21.0
Mean/Total 248 202.6 14.74 120.2 080 23.0
Normal* 170.5§ 191.1 14.46 136.4 080 28.7
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1006.1 hectopascals at 1551 HKT on 5 October and at 1459 HKT on 7 October.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 32.1 degrees C at 1327 HKT on 6 October.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 23.0 degrees C at 0557 HKT on 20 October and at 0554 HKT on 30 October.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 68 kilometres per hour from 080 degrees at 0316 HKT on 20 October.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 200 millimetres per hour at 0617 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.

* 1971-2000 Climatological Normal, unless otherwise specified

§ 1997-2008 Mean value