Table 35
(Chapter 14: The Environment) Meteorological Observations
Air temperature (°C)
Mean maximum
Mean
Mean minimum
Mean relative humidity (%)
Total rainfall (mm)
Total bright sunshine (hours)
Mean wind speed (km/h)
APPENDICES
Normals (1961-1990)(1)
Whole
January
July
Year
2003
18.6
31.5
25.7
25.8
15.8
28.8
23.0
23.6
13.6
26.6
20.9
21.9
71
80
77
77
23.4
323.5
2 214.3
1 941.9
152.4
231.1
1 948.1
2 116.5
24.0
20.0
22.6
21.9
Note: (1) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines climatological standard normals as averages of climatological data computed for the following consecutive periods of 30 years: 1 January 1901 to 31 December 1930, 1 January 1931 to 31 December 1960, 1 January 1961 to 31 December 1990, i January 1991 to 31 December 2020 etc.
Source: Hong Kong Observatory.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2926 8444)
Table 36
(Chapter 14: The Environment) Environmental Statistics
1998
2002
2003
Average daily solid waste (tonnes)(1)
Municipal solid waste
8 730
9 420
9 440
Construction and demolition waste
7 030
10 200
6 730
Special waste
790
1 540
1 590
Recovered waste
4 270
5 370
5 480
Total
20 820
26 530
23 240
Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)
Air
7 476
10 471
10 245
Noise
9 666
12 487
9 708
Waste
1 058
1 083
1 193
Water(2)
1 618
1 529
2 696
Miscellaneous
Total
9
0
57
19 827
25 570
23 899
Notes: (1) All figures are rounded off to the nearest ten.
(2) As from this edition, the previously used complaint categories 'Liquid' and 'Water' are combined into one single category 'Water' on the
ground that both types of complaint are dealt with under the Water Population Control Ordinance.
Source: Environmental Protection Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)
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