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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, JANUARY 2011

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
JANUARY 2011

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 1019.1 17.2 14.9 12.7 6.3 57 14 -
2 1019.8 16.3 15.1 14.1 8.5 65 83 -
3 1019.6 15.5 14.0 12.6 9.0 72 91 Trace
4 1020.4 14.6 13.4 12.1 10.3 81 95 1.2
5 1018.6 17.9 15.7 13.9 11.8 77 91 -
6 1021.9 16.4 14.2 11.3 8.5 69 73 Trace
7 1024.2 13.6 10.9 9.5 4.1 63 70 -
8 1021.3 15.6 12.8 9.5 6.4 65 36 -
9 1020.2 18.0 14.5 12.4 5.8 56 25 -
10 1020.0 15.9 13.1 10.9 4.3 55 41 -
11 1018.7 13.2 11.2 8.8 3.9 61 85 Trace
12 1019.4 10.4 8.8 7.2 6.9 88 88 4.2
13 1018.9 15.4 12.9 10.1 8.9 77 73 Trace
14 1017.1 19.4 16.3 13.7 10.8 70 65 -
15 1021.5 16.7 13.7 10.2 5.4 58 36 -
16 1024.2 13.6 11.2 9.4 3.1 58 54 -
17 1024.2 14.6 11.8 8.9 4.9 63 41 -
18 1020.9 17.1 14.3 12.4 9.2 72 59 -
19 1018.5 18.4 15.3 13.3 11.5 79 70 -
20 1017.2 18.7 16.1 14.5 10.5 70 86 -
21 1019.3 17.1 13.7 10.7 6.3 61 27 -
22 1021.6 14.8 13.2 12.1 8.0 70 77 -
23 1021.8 17.3 15.0 13.1 9.2 69 53 -
24 1023.4 16.4 14.1 12.3 7.4 64 81 -
25 1024.3 17.3 14.3 12.6 9.1 71 58 -
26 1024.6 18.8 15.0 12.2 10.3 75 29 -
27 1024.5 19.0 15.9 14.1 11.7 77 77 -
28 1023.9 17.3 15.1 13.2 9.1 68 77 -
29 1025.2 15.7 12.9 10.8 3.0 51 66 -
30 1026.4 15.3 12.2 9.0 2.6 52 78 -
31 1025.6 16.5 13.1 10.9 5.6 61 40 Trace
Mean/Total 1021.5 16.3 13.7 11.6 7.5 67 63 5.4
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 0 9.5 15.94 3.3 070 34.1
2 1 0.1 6.44 2.8 060 44.3
3 2 - 2.55 0.6 020 27.5
4 3 0.2 3.68 1.1 040 29.9
5 23 1.1 8.24 2.1 040 24.9
6 3 4.7 10.58 3.7 010 30.0
7 23 3.3 8.52 2.1 010 26.7
8 24 7.6 14.32 3.0 030 18.5
9 24 9.2 14.75 3.7 010 26.9
10 19 8.2 13.63 3.2 010 26.0
11 12 - 4.41 1.3 010 32.5
12 3 - 3.12 1.0 020 24.5
13 18 4.6 12.10 1.9 040 21.4
14 24 7.1 13.95 3.3 040 12.3
15 9 9.6 16.30 4.3 020 42.1
16 0 4.9 12.69 3.1 020 32.8
17 11 6.7 13.54 2.6 060 31.0
18 7 6.3 14.72 2.7 060 31.6
19 15 6.0 13.03 3.0 060 29.1
20 24 1.7 7.46 3.3 030 24.0
21 0 10.0 16.99 3.0 010 27.1
22 15 1.3 5.84 2.7 030 21.6
23 24 9.1 15.47 2.1 030 12.3
24 17 2.4 9.66 2.6 020 20.7
25 24 7.9 15.06 2.6 050 26.0
26 24 9.6 16.17 2.6 050 20.5
27 16 6.3 13.20 2.8 060 23.0
28 6 1.6 7.15 4.6 010 29.8
29 0 6.8 14.04 3.0 020 33.6
30 0 3.3 11.71 3.2 020 27.0
31 5 9.5 17.47 2.8 020 26.4
Mean/Total 376 158.6 11.38 84.1 020 27.0
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 1013.9 hectopascals at 1509 HKT on 14 January.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 19.4 degrees C at 1602 HKT on 14 January.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 7.2 degrees C at 0249 HKT on 12 January.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 72 kilometres per hour from 020 degrees at 0746 HKT on 15 January.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 9 millimetres per hour at 0003 HKT on 12 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

§ 1997-2010 Mean value