DATE.
164
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 19, 1932.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 111.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1932.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mead
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
January
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
[
о
p.h.
f
2.
30.29
62.2
55.0
47.3
51
0.22
10.2
NE by E
5-4
.27 68.1
60.2
54.3.
31
.16
10.3
N by E
10.8%
.24
70.2
61.1
53.7
33
.18
10.4
NE
6.1
.18 65.3
59.0
53.9
56
.28
10.0
ESE
6.7
3, 6..
.13
64.1
58.7 53.9
61
.30
10.3
E by S
7.0
.[]
67.2
62.8 55.7
73
.42
73
2.7
E by S
9.0
7.
.25 65.8
60.8 48.2
65
·34
97
O. I
NNE
8.2
8,
.39
54.6
49.0 43.3
51
.18
39
2.4
N by E
9.5
9..
58.4
54.5
45.0
48
.18
9.8
E
6.6
10..
58.7 54.9 49.1
64
.27
12
10. I
E by N
12.9
.39
62.0
58.3 54.2
E
70
.34
17
9.5
17.2
[ 2
35
69.9 62.1
56.2
57
.32
5
10.0
ESE
+7
13.
.35
66.3
60.5
56.6
54
.28
14
9.8
NE by E
11.9
14,.
-31
62.9
56.1 59.2
65
33
95
9.9
E
10.0
15..
.26
70.0 62.9 59.1
71
.41
38
8.6
::
E
5.6
16..
.29
69.9
62.9 58.1 59
-34
S
9-7
E by N
11.3
17..
.29 62.4 59.4 58.0 72
18..
.28
19..
.30
20..
.31 65.1
62.1
647 64.1 61.6 59.9 79
61.8 59.6
78 59.8
ZI..
.30
69.+
63.4 60.2 69
22..
.26
73.9
64.9 39.0
23
.23
71.3
64.8 41.2
72
24..
.25
68.8
6215 60.5
77
25..
.22 65.5:
62.0
59.8 82
26..
.21
70.8
64.4 58.0
27..
.24
64.0
59.3
554
28.
.19
61.6
60.0
58.6
29..
.17
68.7 63.2 594
65
NOOR SANRIO 6 6 6
.36
69
3.5
E by N
20.5
70
38
95
E by N
18.2
43
66
7.3
E by N
20.3
-43
37
10.1
E
21.8
.40
9
10.4
E by S
14.5
70
+3
40
9.1
E by S
6.3
30
8.7
E by S
9.4
++
57
6.0
E by N
11.9
.46
91
0.5
E by S
10.4
67
.40
24
10.0
ENE
5.4
62
.31 58
6.7
ENE
11.9
64
E
16.7
-33
97
.37
42
6.3
E by S
14.8
30,.
.13
66.5
63.1 61.0
76
.44
45
6.1
E
22.0
31.
.05
65-4
62.5
59.9
4
84
.47
49
9.0
E
15.7
Viean.
30.26
65-7
60.4
36.0
64
0.34
39 219.9
0.000
E by N
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY :---
Maximum, Normals,
30.27 30.17
69.0
Minimum,
64.9 62.2 83 0.51 64.5 59.9 56.2 75 30.05 59.1 54.0 49.8 46
0.40
0.19
94 39
91 241.9
8.430
64
146.9
1.287
E by N
16.8
12.7
30
0.000 39.4
8 2
The rainfall for the mouth of January at the Botanical Gardens was Oin. 01 on 1 day, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oin. 04 on 1 day, at Fanling. (in. 00 on 0 day, and at the Police Station, Taipo, (in. 00 on 0 day.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 977 at 15h. 15m. on the 31st. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 43 miles per hour at 13h. 20m. on the 30th.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
13th February, 1932.