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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, MAY 2014

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
MAY 2014 (Table 1)

Date
MAY
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 1012.6 25.3 22.8 21.0 20.5 87 88 2.8
2 1015.0 27.0 24.0 22.3 20.4 81 83 Trace
3 1014.5 26.8 24.6 23.1 20.0 76 81 0.2
4 1012.0 23.8 22.4 21.5 21.6 95 88 7.3
5 1014.3 23.8 21.8 20.2 20.2 91 84 26.6
6 1016.4 20.4 19.9 18.8 17.9 89 88 1.0
7 1013.6 21.2 20.4 19.8 19.5 94 94 3.2
8 1010.7 23.2 22.2 21.2 21.7 97 98 106.3
9 1009.1 22.2 21.7 20.9 21.6 99 98 89.1
10 1008.2 25.6 23.3 21.5 22.5 95 87 12.5
11 1007.7 26.6 24.3 22.3 23.4 95 92 164.5
12 1008.5 29.4 25.8 23.4 24.4 92 87 40.9
13 1007.0 29.1 27.3 24.8 25.4 89 84 57.5
14 1005.2 30.9 28.7 27.5 25.2 82 79 2.0
15 1005.1 30.8 28.9 27.3 25.7 83 79 2.8
16 1007.6 30.4 28.2 26.9 26.3 90 82 18.8
17 1008.8 30.2 28.3 26.5 26.0 88 86 10.7
18 1008.9 30.4 28.7 27.5 25.4 82 84 1.2
19 1008.9 32.0 28.9 25.8 25.2 81 82 0.7
20 1007.8 29.8 26.9 23.1 24.6 88 89 53.2
21 1006.9 30.6 27.1 23.9 24.9 88 86 47.1
22 1005.7 29.9 29.1 28.2 25.1 80 88 Trace
23 1008.6 28.9 27.4 25.4 25.5 90 87 33.1
24 1011.4 31.5 27.9 25.9 25.4 87 77 -
25 1011.5 32.6 29.5 26.7 25.1 78 71 3.6
26 1010.0 32.0 29.6 27.8 25.3 78 71 Trace
27 1007.9 32.7 29.7 27.8 25.4 78 66 -
28 1007.4 32.1 29.4 27.6 24.8 77 57 -
29 1007.0 31.4 29.4 28.1 25.3 79 78 Trace
30 1007.4 32.0 29.8 27.9 25.1 76 67 2.2
31 1008.0 32.8 30.1 28.4 25.4 76 53 Trace
Mean/Total 1009.5 28.6 26.4 24.6 23.7 86 82 687.3
Normal* 1009.3 28.4 25.9 24.1 22.6 83 76 304.7
Station Hong   Kong   Observatory

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG,
MAY 2014 (Table 2)


Date
MAY
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 7 0.9 9.64 3.0 060 31.5
2 0 5.2 17.13 3.2 070 31.6
3 1 6.5 20.90 3.5 090 36.9
4 2 0.2 4.64 2.8 090 32.3
5 0 1.9 8.76 1.8 080 30.7
6 1 - 3.29 0.9 080 35.0
7 0 - 3.27 0.7 070 28.0
8 0 0.1 6.84 N.A. 060 22.6
9 0 - 0.74 N.A. 110 22.9
10 0 0.4 5.55 1.0 130 22.1
11 0 - 2.84 N.A. 130 19.2
12 0 3.3 13.85 N.A. 220 12.3
13 0 2.4 10.56 2.2 210 20.8
14 0 2.5 14.51 4.5 230 28.0
15 0 4.1 15.42 3.8 240 25.7
16 0 1.0 7.57 2.7 190 23.9
17 0 1.3 10.02 2.6 190 25.0
18 0 2.0 12.63 3.1 230 20.3
19 0 4.5 18.73 4.7 230 23.5
20 0 2.0 9.64 N.A. 240 21.8
21 0 1.9 12.25 3.2 210 18.6
22 0 0.4 7.96 2.1 220 30.9
23 0 - 2.46 1.0 210 24.0
24 0 4.7 16.39 4.7 050 14.8
25 0 8.5 24.53 3.9 230 15.8
26 0 9.9 23.55 6.1 250 20.4
27 0 9.9 25.47 250 23.8
28 0 11.5 27.43 4.9 250 23.7
29 0 7.2 21.46 5.8 240 22.5
30 0 6.2 21.15 5.0 230 17.0
31 0 9.3 21.96 6.1 230 8.5
Mean/Total 11 107.8 12.94 90.0& 240 23.7
Normal* 52.1§ 140.4 14.19 110.7 080 19.7
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 1003.0 hectopascals at 0307 HKT on 15 May.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 32.8 degrees C at 1254 HKT on 31 May.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 18.8 degrees C at 0908 HKT on 6 May.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 76 kilometres per hour from 330 degrees at 1604 HKT on 20 May.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 290 millimetres per hour at 0245 HKT on 5 May.

# 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.

* 1981 - 2010 Climatological Normal, unless otherwise specified

§ 1997-2013 Mean value

& Total for 26 days