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EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR HONG KONG, AUGUST 2014

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

Date
AUGUST
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 1001.0 34.6 30.2 25.9 25.7 78 39 5.9
2 1001.4 32.8 29.7 26.1 25.6 79 47 10.7
3 1001.9 32.3 29.3 26.1 25.7 82 60 39.3
4 1002.4 32.7 30.2 27.2 26.4 81 72 12.0
5 1003.4 30.7 29.2 27.3 26.6 86 73 21.1
6 1003.6 31.1 28.1 26.1 25.7 87 83 36.5
7 1003.3 31.0 29.0 26.7 26.1 85 87 14.5
8 1003.0 32.3 29.9 28.1 25.4 78 57 -
9 1004.4 32.0 30.1 28.8 25.5 77 72 -
10 1004.7 32.4 29.8 27.5 25.5 78 74 5.1
11 1003.3 32.1 29.9 28.5 26.1 80 78 Trace
12 1002.1 31.9 28.9 25.2 26.0 85 88 102.9
13 1003.5 28.8 26.0 24.3 25.3 96 93 166.1
14 1008.0 30.7 28.1 25.4 25.4 85 79 0.5
15 1010.1 32.4 29.2 26.7 24.8 78 53 -
16 1008.6 31.9 29.3 27.9 25.1 79 65 -
17 1007.3 31.9 29.3 27.3 25.0 78 49 -
18 1008.2 32.4 29.6 27.7 24.9 76 76 -
19 1008.7 31.3 27.4 24.6 24.7 86 93 42.1
20 1010.4 26.5 24.7 22.9 23.9 95 88 88.8
21 1010.7 30.7 26.9 23.9 24.3 86 68 0.1
22 1010.6 31.9 28.5 26.6 24.9 81 61 -
23 1009.8 32.2 29.1 27.2 24.9 78 51 Trace
24 1009.7 33.2 29.1 26.9 24.4 76 40 -
25 1010.1 34.1 29.9 27.3 25.2 77 40 -
26 1010.6 34.2 30.1 27.9 25.4 76 40 -
27 1010.1 31.7 29.4 28.2 25.0 78 77 0.7
28 1012.1 32.1 29.5 28.1 25.8 81 79 0.3
29 1012.5 34.1 30.1 27.5 25.1 75 53 -
30 1011.1 34.0 30.1 27.8 25.0 75 60 -
31 1009.7 31.2 29.1 28.2 25.8 83 84 1.6
Mean/Total 1007.0 32.0 29.0 26.8 25.3 81 67 548.2
Normal* 1005.2 31.1 28.6 26.6 25.0 81 69 432.2
Station Hong   Kong   Observatory

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


Date
AUGUST
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 10.6 23.72 6.5 260 22.7
2 0 10.7 24.56 N.A. 230 16.3
3 0 9.7 22.76 4.5 230 13.3
4 0 6.9 20.91 4.6 230 12.1
5 0 2.0 10.69 5.9 050 10.2
6 0 3.2 11.03 3.2 220 12.9
7 0 5.0 16.25 4.1 240 21.8
8 0 11.0 25.54 6.6 240 20.4
9 0 7.7 21.02 5.8 230 25.9
10 0 7.3 20.61 6.2 240 27.2
11 0 6.1 19.19 5.0 240 22.1
12 0 3.4 13.84 N.A. 230 23.3
13 0 - 1.03 N.A. 220 16.2
14 0 3.3 11.68 2.8 230 18.9
15 0 10.9 26.71 6.5 230 13.7
16 0 9.0 22.39 7.1 250 23.1
17 0 11.2 26.32 3.8 240 20.4
18 0 10.7 25.03 6.1 230 22.8
19 0 2.0 12.58 N.A. 240 26.9
20 0 - 4.71 3.4 030 6.0
21 0 5.4 16.81 3.2 170 8.1
22 0 4.9 12.87 3.1 160 6.9
23 0 6.3 17.28 3.6 200 8.0
24 0 9.2 21.52 4.9 140 8.6
25 0 11.2 27.00 6.0 120 11.0
26 0 10.3 25.94 7.4 060 18.2
27 0 2.7 13.01 4.2 070 37.3
28 0 5.7 18.13 4.6 120 22.4
29 0 10.9 25.05 5.7 060 14.5
30 0 11.0 25.63 7.1 060 16.9
31 0 3.7 12.36 3.5 110 20.3
Mean/Total 0 212.0 18.59 135.4& 240 17.7
Normal* 55.7§ 188.9 15.63 134.9 230 19.4
Station Hong   Kong
International   Airport
King's   Park Waglan   Island^

The minimum pressure recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 998.1 hectopascals at 1606 HKT on 1 August.

The maximum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 34.6 degrees C at 1519 HKT on 1 August.

The minimum air temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 22.9 degrees C at 0556 HKT on 20 August.

The maximum gust peak speed recorded at Waglan Island was 79 kilometres per hour from 320 degrees at 2126 HKT on 1 August.

The maximum instantaneous rate of rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 236 millimetres per hour at 0555 HKT on 13 August.

# 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 27 days