PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - HKO READINGS & RADIATION LEVEL
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HKO READINGS & RADIATION LEVEL

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER AND RADIATION LEVEL:
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HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE 32.8 C
MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE 27.7 C
GRASS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 26.0 C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 - 88 PERCENT
RAINFALL 9.6 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 1ST JANUARY 378.1 MM
AGAINST AN AVERAGE OF 895.5 MM
 
OTHER STATIONS MIN MAX
KING'S PARK 27.0 C 33.4 C
WONG CHUK HANG 29.1 C 32.1 C
TA KWU LING 26.2 C 34.5 C
LAU FAU SHAN 28.3 C 34.5 C
TAI PO 27.1 C 33.9 C
SHA TIN 28.4 C 33.7 C
TUEN MUN 28.5 C 33.3 C
TSEUNG KWAN O 27.5 C 33.2 C
SAI KUNG 27.4 C 34.4 C
CHEUNG CHAU 27.5 C 35.5 C
CHEK LAP KOK 29.5 C 34.0 C
TSING YI 28.9 C 32.4 C
SHEK KONG 27.6 C 33.3 C
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 27.4 C 31.3 C
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 27.8 C 32.1 C
HONG KONG PARK 27.6 C 31.9 C
SHAU KEI WAN NO DATA NO DATA
KOWLOON CITY 26.7 C 33.4 C
HAPPY VALLEY 29.4 C 33.1 C
WONG TAI SIN 26.7 C 33.2 C
STANLEY 29.1 C 32.4 C
KWUN TONG 27.8 C 32.5 C
SHAM SHUI PO 28.6 C 33.1 C
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 28.4 C 32.5 C
YUEN LONG PARK 28.0 C 35.2 C
TAI MEI TUK 27.6 C 35.5 C
 
DURATION OF SUNSHINE (KING'S PARK): 8.6 H
 
THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S PARK YESTERDAY WAS 5,
THE UV INTENSITY WAS MODERATE.
THE MAXIMUM UV INDEX FOR YESTERDAY WAS 12.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (WAGLAN ISLAND): NO DATA
 
YESTERDAY'S (17 JUN 2021) AVERAGE AMBIENT GAMMA RADIATION
DOSE RATE TAKEN OUTDOORS IN HONG KONG RANGED FROM 0.08 TO
0.14 MICROSIEVERT PER HOUR. THESE ARE WITHIN THE NORMAL
RANGE OF FLUCTUATION OF THE BACKGROUND RADIATION LEVEL IN
HONG KONG (SEE NOTE). THE AVERAGE DOSE RATES MEASURED AT
THE RADIATION MONITORING STATIONS OVER VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY WERE AS FOLLOWS :
 
STATION YESTERDAY'S AVERAGE
(MICROSIEVERT/HOUR)
PING CHAU 0.09
TAP MUN 0.08
KAT O 0.10
YUEN NG FAN 0.12
TAI MEI TUK 0.11
SHA TAU KOK 0.10
KWUN TONG 0.12
SAI WAN HO 0.09
KING'S PARK 0.14
TSIM BEI TSUI 0.12
CAPE D'AGUILAR 0.12
CHEK LAP KOK 0.14
 
NOTE
1. FROM READINGS TAKEN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN HONG KONG IN THE
PAST, THE HOURLY MEAN AMBIENT GAMMA RADIATION DOSE RATE MAY
VARY BETWEEN 0.06 AND 0.3 MICROSIEVERT PER HOUR.
(1 MICROSIEVERT = 0.000001 SIEVERT = 0.001 MILLISIEVERT)
 
2. TEMPORAL VARIATIONS ARE GENERALLY CAUSED BY CHANGES IN
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS RAINFALL, WIND AND
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.
 
3. SPATIAL VARIATIONS ARE GENERALLY CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES IN
THE RADIOACTIVE CONTENT OF LOCAL ROCK AND SOIL.
 
4. THE DATA DISPLAYED IS PROVISIONAL. ONLY LIMITED DATA
VALIDATION HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:15 HKT ON 18.06.2021

Ends/Friday, June 18, 2021
Issued at HKT 0:15

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