THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 14, 1927.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

11

No. 23. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Bong Kong, during the month of December, 1926.

DATE.

BARO-

METER

AT

TEMPERATURE.

HUMIDITY.

M.S.L.

Max. Mean. Min.

Rel.

Abs.

Cloudiness.

WIND.

SUN-

SHINE.

RAIN.

Mean Mean

Dir.

Vel.

Miles

December,

ins.

p. c.

ins.

brs.

ins.

Points.

p.h.

1,

30.10

68.4 66.4 64.9 83

i

0.54

100

0.420

NNE

5.2

2,

.12

72.7 68.4

66.0 80

.56

57

5.1

E by N

14.5

3,

.13

74.4 69.1 66.7 79

.56

75

2.5

E by N

14.0

+,

.13

74.4

69.4

67.0

80

.57

75

7.9

E

12.2

5,

.05

73.5

68.8

66.0

84

.59

56

5.7

E by N

7.5

6,

29.96

70.5 66.8 64.0 86

.57

42

0.7

E by N

6.7

7.

30.06

74.5

8,

.25

65.5 55.0 60.9 56.1 51.9 46

71

-45

27

8.9

NNE

7-+

.21

59

6.5

NNE

12.2

9.

.19

65.2 60.5

55.4

65

.35

84

2.4

ENE

17.4

10,

.13

68.7

65.0 62.2 75

46

97

1.0

E by N

15.3

[1,

.12

67.2 66.6 66.0 78

.51

95

0.1

E by N

18.4

12,

.07

67.8

65.7

65.9 82

.54

99

:

E by N

10.0

7

.01

13,

74-5 69.3

14,

15,

16,

29.98 75.0 70.9 68.3 92

.98

76.5 30.01 71.3

67.1 87

.62

80

5.9

0.010

E by S

14.2

.70

3.5

0.015

E

10.5

17,

.08 69.0

18,

.15 55.7

71.4 68.0 95 69.2

67.3 92 66.8 65.5 87 64.0

.73

3.4

E by N

4.5

.65

1.2

0.005

E

12.7

.57

98

0.005

ENE

8.0

¡

62.2

.47 98

ENE

16.5

19,

.1+

66.5 64.0

61.9 74

.44

96

0.7

NE by E

16.5

.16

20,

69.0 64.0

59.6 68

.41

65

2.9

N by E

6.2

21,

.23

65.8 59.5 54.2 58

.30

13

10.4

N by E

7.4

22,

.31

61.0 55.5 51.2

52

.23

52

5.2

N by E

9.5

23,

-33

60.8 55.3

50.0

49

.22

48

9.2

NNE

8.6

24,

.29

58.7

25,

.34

55.6 51.0 46.9

55.8 53.9 53

.24

94

0.3

NNE

7.5

51

.19

76

0.5

N by E

12.7

26,

-33

56.6 50.2 +3.2

32

.12

10.5

N by E

11.9

27,

.36

64.5 55.9 47.5 29

.13

10.1

N by E

6.0

28,

.38

62.2 55.4 48.5

.18

9.7

NE by E

7.7

29,

-34

60.! 56.0 51.5

63

.28 21

8.9

E by N

IO.I

30,

.28

63.4 58.9 55.1 58

.29

43

7-5

E by N

14.3

31,

.25

66.2 60.0 55.2

54

.34

I

10.3

12.2

Mean,.......

30.17

67.1 62.7 59.0 69 0.42 62

141.0

0.455

ENE

11.2

MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-

Maximum,...

30.24 71.2 66.2 62.4 30 0.42 82 249.7 Mean, (1884-1923), 30.17

67.6 62.7 58.6 67 0.51 54 173.2 1.085 ENE Minimum,

30.08 63.7 58.8 54.0 55 0.29

71.9 0.000

4.900

15.1

11.8

2 I

9.1

The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was 0in. 16}on 5 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 0in. 16 on 2 days. No rain fell at Taipo.

The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ius. '912 at 16h. on the 14th.

The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was

at the rate of 39 miles per hour at 4h. 30m. on the 19th.

T. F. CLAXTON,

Director.

12th January, 1927.

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