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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, JANUARY 2010

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
JANUARY 2010

Date
JANUARY
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 1018.1 18.1 16.2 15.0 11.4 73 84 Trace
2 1016.1 20.0 17.4 16.1 15.4 88 88 5.2
3 1017.1 18.3 17.0 15.8 14.7 87 85 3.5
4 1015.1 19.9 17.9 15.9 14.6 81 68 -
5 1015.6 18.5 17.3 15.9 14.5 84 85 0.8
6 1018.6 16.8 15.8 14.4 14.1 90 88 1.2
7 1021.3 14.7 13.7 12.6 11.1 84 88 0.5
8 1020.6 15.5 13.7 11.6 10.3 80 88 0.9
9 1018.9 17.1 15.1 13.6 11.3 78 76 -
10 1017.3 19.1 17.4 15.7 13.9 80 86 Trace
11 1018.3 18.2 15.0 12.0 13.2 89 80 12.5
12 1023.0 15.2 12.1 9.9 5.3 63 21 -
13 1026.8 15.9 12.9 9.8 3.4 53 45 -
14 1026.6 16.1 14.5 12.8 8.0 66 57 Trace
15 1025.0 18.4 15.8 13.8 9.8 68 36 -
16 1025.8 19.7 16.7 15.0 10.1 66 47 -
17 1025.9 19.8 16.5 14.6 12.5 77 38 -
18 1023.8 19.7 16.9 14.8 12.8 78 50 -
19 1021.0 20.2 18.1 15.9 14.6 80 85 -
20 1019.7 22.7 21.3 19.6 18.3 83 88 Trace
21 1018.5 24.0 22.3 21.3 20.0 87 81 -
22 1021.5 21.6 18.3 16.5 15.9 86 85 Trace
23 1022.7 16.6 15.5 14.9 13.1 86 88 Trace
24 1021.1 17.1 15.7 14.5 13.1 85 88 Trace
25 1021.1 21.7 18.4 16.1 14.4 78 87 -
26 1023.4 17.8 16.1 15.4 12.6 79 88 Trace
27 1019.6 18.9 16.9 15.5 14.1 84 87 Trace
28 1017.4 22.4 19.4 17.4 17.9 91 83 Trace
29 1019.4 19.5 18.4 17.4 16.5 89 84 Trace
30 1018.2 20.6 18.6 17.1 15.9 84 78 -
31 1016.5 24.5 21.4 19.2 18.4 83 46 -
Mean/Total 1020.5 19.0 16.8 15.2 13.3 80 73 24.6
Normal* 1020.1 18.6 16.1 14.1 11.0 73 60 24.9
Station Hong   Kong   Observatory

Date
JANUARY
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 17 2.7 9.86 2.0 060 37.6
2 3 0.5 6.74 1.4 020 21.4
3 0 1.4 7.60 1.3 050 21.8
4 2 7.3 13.73 2.4 040 21.9
5 10 0.1 3.48 0.9 060 42.2
6 8 - 2.53 0.8 040 31.8
7 3 - 2.20 0.7 020 25.5
8 5 - 7.13 1.6 010 19.2
9 6 3.2 9.53 2.4 050 30.8
10 6 3.1 10.73 1.2 040 30.1
11 0 - 2.21 1.6 360 26.7
12 10 9.6 16.13 3.4 360 36.8
13 18 9.5 16.71 3.0 010 22.8
14 0 8.7 16.46 3.0 060 32.6
15 0 9.0 16.32 2.9 040 31.2
16 8 8.4 15.01 2.3 040 25.8
17 18 7.7 15.12 2.7 040 27.8
18 4 9.8 16.93 2.9 060 29.5
19 0 5.0 11.83 2.0 030 28.0
20 2 0.1 5.47 0.6 030 30.5
21 0 1.6 5.82 2.1 060 27.4
22 2 1.7 6.35 1.7 060 39.9
23 11 - 2.80 0.9 030 26.6
24 24 - 3.20 0.9 030 23.3
25 8 1.1 7.06 2.6 360 20.7
26 6 0.1 4.44 1.4 060 30.8
27 20 2.0 7.75 1.2 050 27.7
28 10 1.0 7.82 1.2 020 10.3
29 10 0.2 5.26 1.8 040 26.1
30 23 5.2 12.75 3.0 030 24.5
31 5 9.7 17.83 2.3 030 7.9
Mean/Total 239 108.7 9.25 58.2 040 27.1
Normal* 238.9§ 141.7 10.55 80.7 070 25.4
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1013.0 hectopascals at 1517 HKT on 4 January.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 24.5 degrees C at 1455 HKT on 31 January.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 9.8 degrees C at 0636 HKT on 13 January.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 65 kilometres per hour from 070 degrees at 0024 HKT on 1 January.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 38 millimetres per hour at 2359 HKT on 2 January.

# 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