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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 18,
1927.
95
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 168.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of February, 1927.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
Max. Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
February,
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
I,
30.26
66.6
61.4
56.6
75
0.41
14
9.7
2,
..20
66.2
62.4
59.0
76
.43
38
88
E
17.2
8.8
E by N
20.3
3,
15
67.1
62.7
59.2
78
.45
83
1.3
E
15.6
+,
.12
74.2
65.3 60.9
77
.48
60
8.6
ENE
7.8
5,
.20
62.5
59.1
55.3
65
.32
97
N by E
8.6
6,
.27
56.4
53.6
49.4
63
.26
100
N by E
6.5
7,
.36
52.7
49.7
45.9
57
.20
100
0.010
8,
-35
57.8 52.8 48.9 42
.17
100
0.5
N by E NE
90
I 1.2
9,
.30 55.0 51.5
48.5
68
.26 100
0.020 NE by N
10.6
10,
.32
58.1
52.2
46.1
6I
.24
97
1.7
0.010
N by E
5.1
11,
.25
57.0
55.3
54.1
65
.29
100
0.1
ENE
14.1
12,
.20
58.5 56.6
: 54.8
68
.31
96
0.2
E by N
18.0
13,
.12
62.5
58.7 36.6
74
.37
100
0.010
E by N
11.3
14,
.03
66.1
61.5
87 58.3
.48
100
0.1
0,010
E by S
10.5
15,
29.94
67.2
63.6
61.3
90
.53
98
0.6
E
10.5
16,
.95
67.2
62.7
57.9 94
53
100
1.685
E by N
13.9
17,
.97
59.0
57.5 55.8 91
.43
100
0.740
E by N
29.1
18,
.93
60.7
59.!
57.7 93
.47
100
1.595
E
22.5
19,
.86
62.1
60.6
59.5
96
.51
100
0.205
E
22.0
20,
.90
64.0 62.0
60.4
92
.51
100
0.005
W by S
5.3
21,
30.07
64.0
59.9
56.0
71
.37
87
N by W
6.3
22,
.19
63.1
57.6
53.2
67
.32 63
7.5
ENE
14.0
23,
.15
59.8
57.0
55.6
25
.40
100
:
E by N
25.2
24,
.06
25,
29.89
26,
.94
71.0
72.6 65.1 58.3 91
64.5
58.9 57-7 56.6 95
•45
100
0.1
E
23.3
.56
95
3.2
E by N
10.8
58.0 93
.56
93
1.0
ENE
10.5
27,
30.07 58.1 54.5 51.6 91
.39 100
0.015
NE by E
12.9
28,
.04
54.0 52.9
515
.36 100
0.045
NE by E
8.4
Mean,..
30.11
62.2
58.5
55.2
78
0.39 90 43.4
4.350
ENE
13.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY :-
Maximum,..
30.30 Mean, (1884-1923), 30.13 Minimum,
30.00
68.6 63.6 59.9 37 0.49 63.0 58.8 55.3 76 56.4
53.6
98 214.7
7.945
17.0
50.5
48
.39
.21
74 37 22.3
100.0
1.679 E by N
14.2
0.000
11.3
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was 4ins. 66 on 12 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 3ins. 33 on 12 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 4ins. 64 on 5 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 961 at 15h. on the 8th.
The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 53 miles per hour at 4h. 18m. on the 17th.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
10th March, 1927.