AUES

(February to April 2015)

Weather Condition Extracted from HKO

The weather of February 2015

February 2015 was a month of two halves : mostly fine and dry in the first half, and generally cloudy and humid in the second half. Overall, it was warmer than usual with a monthly mean temperature of 17.5 degrees compared to the normal figure of 16.8 degrees. The monthly rainfall was 32.0 millimetres, less than 60 percent of the normal figure of 54.4 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall of 73.7 millimetres in the first two months of the year was about 7 percent below the normal figure of 78.9 millimetres for the same period.

The weather of March 2015

With a maritime airstream dominating over the coast of Guangdong during the latter half of the month, the weather of Hong Kong in March 2015 was warmer than usual. The monthly mean temperature was 19.9 degrees, 0.8 degrees higher than the normal figure of 19.1 degrees. The total rainfall in the month was 28.4 millimetres, only about 35 percent of the normal figure of 82.2 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall of 102.1 millimetres since 1 January was about 37 percent below the normal figure of 161.3 millimetres for the same period.

The weather of April 2015

April 2015 was characterized by sunny, warm and relative dry weather, in particular during the second half of the month. Overall, the total duration of sunshine in April 2015 was 159.2 hours, 57.5 hours above the normal figure of 101.7 hours. The mean temperature of the month was 23.6 degrees, 1.0 degree higher than the normal figure of 22.6 degrees. The monthly mean relative humidity was 77 percent, the third lowest for April since 1961.

Remark: The meteorological data during the Reporting Period is presented in the relevant monthly EM&A report.

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