Shek Kong
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| Shek Kong | |||
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 Shek Kong Airfield in May 2011 | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 石崗 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 石岗 | ||
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Shek Kong is an area north of Tai Mo Shan, located near Kam Tin and Pat Heung, in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Shek Kong Airfield is located in Shek Kong. A sizable Nepal Gurkha population is present in the area even after the withdrawal of British military.[citation needed]
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Shek Kong (1997–2016) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.1 (1.50) |
35.1 (1.38) |
62.1 (2.44) |
141.4 (5.57) |
284.1 (11.19) |
423.0 (16.65) |
324.2 (12.76) |
345.7 (13.61) |
261.4 (10.29) |
71.7 (2.82) |
34.6 (1.36) |
34.1 (1.34) |
2,055.5 (80.93) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 77 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory[1] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Monthly Means of Meteorological Elements for Shek Kong, 1997-2016". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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