Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works 5th Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit Summary Report

AUES

(August to October 2014)

Weather Condition Extracted from HKO

The weather of August 2014

The weather of August 2014 was hotter than usual due to prolonged spells of fine and sunny weather during the month. The monthly mean temperature of 29.0 degrees was 0.4 degree higher than the normal figure of

28.6 degrees, while the monthly duration of bright sunshine of 212.0 hours was about 12 percent above the normal figure of 188.9 hours. With two heavy rain episodes around mid-August, the month was also wetter than usual with a monthly rainfall amount of 548.2 millimetres, about 27 percent above the August normal of

432.2 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall since 1 January was 2312.1 millimetres, about 21 percent above the normal of 1905.5 millimetres for the same period.

The weather of September 2014

Under the dominance of the subtropical ridge over southern China, September 2014 was the hottest September on record. The monthly mean minimum temperature of 27.0 degrees and mean temperature of 29.0 degrees were respectively the highest and one of the highest for September since record began in 1884. The month was also drier than usual with a monthly total rainfall amount of 140.6 millimetres, only about 43 percent of the September normal of 327.6 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall since 1 January was 2452.7 millimetres, about 10 percent above the normal of 2233.1 millimetres for the same period.

The weather of October 2014

Under the dominance of a relatively dry northeast monsoon, October 2014 was much warmer and sunnier than usual. The mean temperature for the month was 26.2 degrees, 0.7 degrees above the normal figure of 25.5 degrees and also the one of the fifth highest for October since record began in 1884. The monthly total duration of sunshine was 222.9 hours, about 15 percent above the normal figure of 193.9 hours.

The monthly total rainfall of 109.8 millimetres was slightly above the normal figure of 100.9 millimetres. The accumulated rainfall since 1 January was 2562.5 millimetres, about 10 percent above the normal of 2334.0 millimetres for the same period.

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

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