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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, DECEMBER 2011

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
DECEMBER 2011

Date
DECEMBER
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 1017.2 21.8 18.7 14.9 12.6 68 59 -
2 1017.0 17.8 15.0 13.4 7.0 59 35 -
3 1017.5 19.4 15.1 11.8 5.8 54 3 -
4 1019.0 20.2 17.4 14.4 10.5 65 29 -
5 1018.4 20.2 18.8 18.1 15.1 79 88 1.2
6 1018.2 21.8 19.9 17.6 17.2 85 84 1.2
7 1016.7 24.5 22.3 20.4 18.6 80 83 -
8 1017.6 22.9 20.4 15.7 13.4 65 66 -
9 1022.5 16.3 14.6 13.4 6.8 59 87 Trace
10 1023.8 15.9 13.1 11.0 1.4 45 30 -
11 1022.7 16.3 12.9 9.6 1.0 44 13 -
12 1020.5 18.6 15.1 11.7 4.0 48 19 -
13 1019.5 20.7 17.1 14.1 8.6 58 52 Trace
14 1018.8 21.6 19.3 17.7 12.1 63 85 -
15 1019.7 22.2 19.2 17.5 11.1 60 39 -
16 1023.3 19.0 17.0 15.1 8.2 56 49 -
17 1024.6 17.8 16.1 14.4 9.4 65 63 Trace
18 1023.8 18.6 16.1 13.6 10.6 70 33 Trace
19 1021.4 19.2 16.7 14.0 11.8 73 43 -
20 1019.6 18.7 17.4 16.7 12.5 74 88 Trace
21 1018.3 22.0 19.5 17.2 13.4 68 79 -
22 1019.2 20.5 17.9 16.1 10.1 61 41 -
23 1021.2 17.7 15.0 12.6 8.0 63 32 -
24 1023.8 15.6 13.0 10.6 -0.7 39 9 -
25 1025.2 15.9 13.3 10.3 1.5 45 19 -
26 1025.1 17.9 15.8 13.9 7.5 58 84 -
27 1023.7 18.0 16.5 15.1 12.2 76 55 -
28 1022.2 20.6 17.3 15.1 13.9 81 7 -
29 1020.6 20.7 17.7 16.1 14.4 81 37 -
30 1023.0 19.6 17.7 16.5 13.9 79 82 Trace
31 1023.4 19.8 16.9 14.8 13.4 80 68 0.4
Mean/Total 1020.9 19.4 16.9 14.6 9.9 65 50 2.8
Normal* 1020.5 20.3 17.8 15.7 11.6 69 51 34.5
Station Hong   Kong   Observatory

Date
DECEMBER
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 5 1.7 7.31 4.0 010 36.6
2 0 8.1 16.23 4.4 010 32.2
3 0 9.8 18.21 4.3 020 22.7
4 0 9.5 16.57 2.0 070 33.0
5 0 - 5.57 0.6 070 38.4
6 4 0.2 6.22 1.5 060 27.7
7 12 3.3 9.56 3.1 030 14.0
8 9 6.7 13.68 5.8 020 38.5
9 0 1.6 9.13 3.1 020 41.2
10 0 9.6 16.34 5.8 020 42.8
11 0 9.6 16.80 3.7 020 33.5
12 0 9.6 15.95 3.1 020 23.5
13 1 9.3 14.72 2.8 020 20.4
14 10 0.4 8.22 2.9 040 13.9
15 3 9.4 14.30 4.5 020 21.3
16 9 8.4 13.05 3.9 020 29.5
17 24 7.1 12.17 2.7 080 29.8
18 17 9.3 15.03 3.2 040 25.6
19 13 9.3 15.42 3.2 060 30.5
20 1 - 4.02 1.9 040 24.0
21 8 1.6 9.52 3.5 030 15.4
22 7 9.0 14.21 4.0 020 24.5
23 24 8.4 12.91 4.3 020 28.2
24 6 9.3 15.60 4.2 020 38.0
25 0 9.4 15.89 4.0 020 26.2
26 0 0.6 8.44 2.0 050 28.9
27 2 8.6 15.85 2.6 080 39.1
28 15 9.4 14.87 2.9 060 19.6
29 2 7.5 14.75 3.0 060 26.3
30 17 3.2 8.98 2.2 080 27.3
31 17 4.0 11.30 2.4 030 19.3
Mean/Total 206 193.9 12.61 101.6 020 28.1
Normal* 246.1§ 173.3 11.13 94.5 070 26.5
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1014.3 hectopascals at 1529 HKT on 7 December.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 24.5 degrees C at 1113 HKT on 7 December.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 9.6 degrees C at 0605 HKT on 11 December.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 63 kilometres per hour from 020 degrees at 1950 HKT on 8 December and from 070 degress at 0910 HKT on 27 December.

# 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