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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, APRIL 2010

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
APRIL 2010

Date
APRIL
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 1013.6 26.2 23.0 21.1 21.0 89 82 Trace
2 1015.1 24.8 21.2 18.4 19.8 92 87 2.0
3 1017.6 18.4 18.1 17.6 16.1 88 88 Trace
4 1014.8 20.1 18.8 17.7 17.5 92 87 Trace
5 1012.4 21.7 20.5 19.4 19.7 95 87 Trace
6 1012.4 25.9 22.9 21.3 21.6 93 88 Trace
7 1016.7 22.4 19.6 18.1 18.0 91 88 1.8
8 1015.9 18.3 17.3 15.5 15.2 88 89 9.6
9 1013.4 21.0 19.3 17.7 17.1 87 85 Trace
10 1011.0 19.9 19.3 18.7 18.6 96 90 1.7
11 1008.8 26.2 23.6 19.9 22.0 91 84 Trace
12 1009.4 28.4 26.1 24.4 23.8 87 78 -
13 1013.8 29.5 24.6 19.5 22.9 91 83 0.9
14 1016.9 19.8 19.1 18.1 17.4 90 89 0.3
15 1018.1 19.7 16.6 13.5 15.6 94 87 8.2
16 1020.0 18.3 16.5 14.3 13.6 83 88 Trace
17 1019.2 19.6 18.4 16.4 15.6 84 88 2.0
18 1016.1 20.4 19.2 17.8 17.9 92 88 3.1
19 1012.3 25.5 22.0 20.2 20.1 89 80 Trace
20 1010.4 25.6 23.3 21.7 22.3 94 84 1.1
21 1010.0 28.4 26.0 23.7 23.6 87 85 -
22 1010.9 28.4 24.4 21.1 22.0 87 87 6.8
23 1016.7 25.9 21.0 18.7 15.2 70 74 -
24 1018.2 24.8 21.4 19.6 14.9 67 63 Trace
25 1017.4 23.6 20.6 19.2 15.5 73 84 -
26 1016.8 24.7 21.8 20.4 18.2 80 86 0.2
27 1016.0 24.8 21.6 19.8 17.3 76 85 Trace
28 1014.4 25.8 22.8 21.2 19.3 81 85 Trace
29 1015.3 24.2 21.1 18.1 19.2 89 87 40.6
30 1016.7 26.0 21.3 18.2 18.3 84 78 0.6
Mean/Total 1014.7 23.6 21.0 19.0 18.6 87 84 78.9
Normal* 1012.8 25.1 22.5 20.6 19.4 83 80 188.5
Station Hong   Kong   Observatory

Date
APRIL
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 1 2.3 13.17 2.6 020 9.2
2 0 1.0 5.57 1.8 020 20.0
3 1 - 3.88 0.7 060 42.0
4 12 0.1 7.31 0.9 030 26.5
5 10 0.1 6.46 1.6 020 15.5
6 2 0.9 8.49 1.1 020 13.5
7 2 - 2.06 1.4 050 36.6
8 4 - 2.28 0.2 020 29.9
9 8 1.8 11.97 1.5 040 15.8
10 5 - 1.77 0.1 020 21.1
11 2 0.9 7.48 1.4 170 18.7
12 0 2.1 10.60 2.1 170 12.5
13 2 3.8 15.33 4.0 150 22.6
14 6 - 5.26 1.3 070 39.6
15 1 - 1.37 1.0 360 28.9
16 0 - 5.24 0.9 020 23.5
17 0 - 7.22 1.3 060 34.0
18 1 0.1 6.54 1.2 050 26.8
19 13 5.2 18.08 3.7 030 15.2
20 1 0.5 7.41 1.0 020 11.4
21 0 2.0 13.01 3.0 160 16.2
22 1 0.5 6.64 3.5 190 16.9
23 0 6.4 18.85 3.6 350 27.6
24 1 8.4 23.35 6.6 080 33.7
25 2 1.7 15.03 3.8 070 37.4
26 4 2.7 13.79 3.0 050 20.9
27 6 0.7 11.60 2.6 010 11.5
28 13 0.7 10.30 2.0 030 9.1
29 10 0.4 3.94 1.7 060 28.5
30 0 6.9 21.89 3.5 040 25.6
Mean/Total 108 49.2 9.53 63.1 030 23.0
Normal* 99.5§ 101.8 11.83 93.2 070 21.2
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1006.1 hectopascals at 1629 HKT on 11 April.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 29.5 degrees C at 1230 HKT on 13 April.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 13.5 degrees C at 2113 HKT on 15 April.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 77 kilometres per hour from 220 degrees at 1258 HKT on 22 April.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at King's Park was 106 millimetres per hour at 1245 HKT on 22 April.

# 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

§ 1997-2009 Mean value