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With prevalence of relatively weak but dry northeast monsoon, there was ample of sunshine in November 2010. The total bright sunshine duration for the month was 212.5 hours, about 19 percent above normal. The mean temperature of the month was 21.2 degrees, slightly lower than the normal figure of 21.4 degrees.
There were only a few days with rain in the month with total rainfall of 42.2 millimetres which is slightly higher than normal. The accumulated rainfall since 1 January was 2353.3 millimetres, close to the normal figure of 2348.2 millimetres for the same period.
A dry northeast monsoon over southern China brought fine and dry weather to Hong Kong for the first three days of the month. Affected by a broad cloud band over the coastal areas of Guangdong, the weather became rainy and cooler from 4 to 6 November. The minimum temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory on 5 November was 16.8 degrees, the lowest of the month. With the dissipation of the cloud band, fine weather resumed locally with some haze on 7 November. It remained fine and dry from 8 to 12 November.
Another broad cloud band associated with an area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea brought cloudy periods to the territory for the ensuing three days. A replenishment of the northeast monsoon reached the south China coast on the morning of 16 November, bringing cooler condition with a few light rain patches to Hong Kong upon arrival. The clouds soon dissipated and there were some sunny periods and haze in that afternoon.
Dominated by the northeast monsoon, local weather was mainly fine apart from some haze from 17 to 24 November. Another replenishment of the northeast monsoon reached the south China coastal areas on the morning of 25 November, bringing cooler and dry weather to Hong Kong from 25 to 27 November. It remained fine with some haze for the last three days of the month.
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