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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, OCTOBER 2011

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
OCTOBER 2011

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 1010.7 27.5 26.2 25.4 23.6 86 83 12.7
2 1009.2 27.1 25.0 23.5 21.9 84 82 3.3
3 1009.1 24.0 22.6 21.5 19.1 81 88 1.6
4 1011.5 25.2 23.8 22.2 19.4 76 88 Trace
5 1013.6 26.0 24.5 23.3 20.5 79 85 0.1
6 1014.3 27.9 25.2 23.3 21.3 79 88 0.1
7 1014.8 27.8 25.7 24.8 21.8 79 81 Trace
8 1014.7 28.8 26.2 24.6 21.6 76 68 Trace
9 1012.8 30.2 26.8 24.6 22.1 76 76 -
10 1011.8 29.0 26.4 24.4 22.6 80 86 5.3
11 1013.0 25.5 24.8 24.2 23.6 93 88 6.9
12 1012.2 25.1 24.6 23.6 24.1 97 90 105.8
13 1010.6 26.2 24.8 24.1 24.2 97 86 30.7
14 1010.0 27.1 25.4 24.3 23.5 89 83 3.8
15 1012.2 28.3 25.1 23.4 19.7 73 54 -
16 1013.7 29.6 25.5 22.9 17.6 62 30 -
17 1015.7 29.4 25.3 23.0 18.9 69 14 -
18 1016.9 27.4 24.7 22.7 19.2 72 23 -
19 1016.0 26.5 24.3 22.8 18.4 70 36 Trace
20 1015.3 27.6 24.0 21.7 18.5 72 27 -
21 1014.3 28.9 24.8 22.4 19.6 74 23 -
22 1014.0 27.9 25.2 23.6 21.0 78 42 -
23 1014.3 27.4 25.0 23.9 21.1 79 62 -
24 1013.8 28.9 25.7 23.1 21.6 79 25 -
25 1015.8 26.6 24.6 22.4 21.2 81 57 0.5
26 1017.5 25.7 23.3 22.0 19.0 77 79 0.1
27 1017.8 26.0 23.3 21.3 19.2 79 52 1.5
28 1017.7 27.1 24.3 22.9 18.7 72 60 Trace
29 1016.2 27.4 24.1 21.7 18.0 69 62 -
30 1015.6 27.0 24.3 22.3 19.5 75 57 Trace
31 1016.4 27.0 24.5 23.0 18.9 71 42 Trace
Mean/Total 1013.9 27.3 24.8 23.2 20.6 78 62 172.4
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 0.5 6.79 3.1 090 46.4
2 0 1.8 5.74 1.9 030 32.7
3 0 - 6.38 2.9 030 43.5
4 0 0.3 8.59 2.2 060 50.0
5 0 1.2 8.39 3.0 050 34.4
6 1 2.3 12.74 3.2 080 31.5
7 6 2.6 11.77 3.6 090 35.6
8 4 8.0 18.45 5.0 080 33.0
9 14 7.2 17.72 5.3 080 27.5
10 0 0.8 6.62 1.1 060 40.0
11 0 - 3.55 2.0 080 47.7
12 0 - 2.52 1.3 100 34.5
13 0 1.5 9.16 2.2 070 22.2
14 0 0.4 5.75 3.5 070 19.5
15 0 5.9 14.23 3.0 020 22.8
16 0 9.5 18.11 4.7 020 20.2
17 0 10.5 20.15 4.8 070 19.5
18 1 10.0 18.99 5.0 090 26.5
19 0 9.1 18.39 4.5 090 33.8
20 3 9.6 17.53 3.7 070 21.3
21 1 9.8 18.04 3.8 060 15.8
22 0 8.1 17.95 5.3 070 26.3
23 0 6.0 14.86 3.9 060 24.4
24 4 10.3 19.08 4.2 060 8.7
25 14 2.9 8.98 3.9 040 25.8
26 1 6.4 16.24 3.6 050 29.5
27 0 7.3 16.34 4.5 090 32.2
28 2 4.4 13.83 4.0 080 26.4
29 4 6.1 13.86 3.3 020 15.8
30 11 8.7 18.18 4.9 060 24.3
31 0 9.9 19.35 4.9 080 37.5
Mean/Total 66 161.1 13.17 112.3 080 29.3
Normal* 165.1§ 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 1007.6 hectopascals at 1641 HKT on 2 October.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 30.2 degrees C at 1358 HKT on 9 October.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 21.3 degrees C at 0540 HKT on 27 October.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 77 kilometres per hour from 070 degrees at 0251 HKT on 4 October.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 159 millimetres per hour at 2145 HKT on 12 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

§ 1997-2010 Mean value