PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - HKO READINGS & RADIATION LEVEL
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HKO READINGS & RADIATION LEVEL
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:15 HKT ON 18.05.2023
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER AND RADIATION LEVEL:
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HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE 28.9 C
MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE 23.7 C
GRASS MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 24.0 C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 - 96 PERCENT
RAINFALL 32.7 MM
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 1ST JANUARY 325.9 MM
AGAINST AN AVERAGE OF 437.9 MM
OTHER STATIONS MIN MAX
KING'S PARK 23.7 C 28.8 C
WONG CHUK HANG 24.7 C 27.7 C
TA KWU LING 25.2 C 30.5 C
LAU FAU SHAN 25.2 C 29.7 C
TAI PO 25.1 C 29.3 C
SHA TIN 24.5 C 29.7 C
TUEN MUN 23.8 C 28.3 C
TSEUNG KWAN O 24.1 C 27.9 C
SAI KUNG 25.1 C 28.4 C
CHEUNG CHAU 23.2 C 29.0 C
CHEK LAP KOK 23.3 C 31.0 C
TSING YI 23.3 C 27.4 C
SHEK KONG 24.5 C 30.6 C
TSUEN WAN HO KOON 23.3 C 25.9 C
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY 23.5 C 26.8 C
HONG KONG PARK 23.5 C 28.1 C
SHAU KEI WAN 23.1 C 28.2 C
KOWLOON CITY 23.3 C 28.6 C
HAPPY VALLEY 24.7 C 28.3 C
WONG TAI SIN 24.4 C 28.9 C
STANLEY 25.0 C 28.4 C
KWUN TONG 23.7 C 28.1 C
SHAM SHUI PO 23.3 C 28.5 C
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK 23.5 C 29.0 C
YUEN LONG PARK 25.1 C 30.2 C
TAI MEI TUK 24.5 C 27.7 C
DURATION OF SUNSHINE (KING'S PARK): 0.9 H
THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S PARK YESTERDAY WAS 1,
THE UV INTENSITY WAS LOW.
THE MAXIMUM UV INDEX FOR YESTERDAY WAS 3.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (WAGLAN ISLAND): NO DATA
YESTERDAY'S (17 MAY 2023) AVERAGE AMBIENT GAMMA RADIATION
DOSE RATE TAKEN OUTDOORS IN HONG KONG RANGED FROM 0.08 TO
0.15 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 0.11
TAI MEI TUK 0.12
SHA TAU KOK 0.09
KWUN TONG 0.12
SAI WAN HO 0.09
KING'S PARK 0.13
TSIM BEI TSUI 0.12
CAPE D'AGUILAR 0.12
CHEK LAP KOK 0.15
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.
5. THE RANGE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE DAILY WEATHER SUMMARY
ORIGINATES FROM THE OBSERVER'S REPORTS OF HOURLY READINGS
OF THE DAY. THIS FOLLOWS THE LONG-TERM PRACTICE OF COLLECTING
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY FOR OVER A
CENTURY. IT MAY DIFFER FROM THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGE
DERIVED FROM THE 1-MINUTE REPORTS OF THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER
STATION.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:15 HKT ON 18.05.2023
Ends/Thursday, May 18, 2023
Issued at HKT 0:15
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