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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 17, 1932.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 395.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1932.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
ገ .
May
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
0
29.85 84.0 79.5
75-5
81
0.81
80
8.4
SSE
7.4
2,
.83 80.6 78.4
75.9
88
.86
86
7.6
ESE
11.5
3,.
.83 86.4
81.0
76.3
80
.85
72
IO. I
SSE
8.1
.88
87.1
81.4
78.1
80
.85
68
10.5
S
7.3
4,.
5,.
.94 88.2
81.6
76.5
So
.86
45
10.7
SW by W
4.2
6,.
.96
87.2
81.2
77.1
77
.82
26
11.7
WSW
5.7
7,.
94
82.0 78.3
76.8
85
.82
66
7.5
E by S
15.6
8,
.87
85.1 79.8
76.4
83
.84
59
7.5
SE
7.1
.87
86.0 80.9
78.0
82
.87
75
4.6
S by W
5.6
9..
10,
.94
89.0
81.0 75.9
8+
.89
63
7.3
0.345
SE by E
9.2
(1,
.97
82.6
79.3 77.4
86
.86
60
10.5
E by S
14.9
{2.
.93
84.4
798
75.6
84
.86
84.1
80.1
77.0
++
.85 19
10.6
ESE
5.1
.86
33
8.4
ESE
11.4
13,
.82
84.3
80.2 77.2
8+
14,.
15..
.83
86.2
81.4
77.8
+ N
.86
32
8.4
E by S
7.4
.88
25
I 2.2
ESE
9.5
16,.
.87
85.1
81.6 79-9 85
.91
68
IO.!
0.045
E
19.0
17,.
.87
83.3
80.0 77.9 88
.99
88
2.5
0.145
E by N
19.0
€8,.
86 85.6
81.6 79.1
86
.92
78
6.7
E by S
18.8
.88
86.3
19..
81.9 79.6 85
.92
64
$.7
E by S
12.7
.8$
20,.
87-3
82.0 78.5
83
.89
50
10.3
...
SE by E
8.1
21,.
.85
82.9
80.8 78.5
84
.88
80
0.4
0.010
SW
5.9
.80
88.1
22,
80.4 77-7
89
.92
91
1.9
I.200
SW by W
8.8
23,.
-77
86.3 81.7 78.6 85
.91
90
4.3
0.020
SW
5-3
24,-
.69
86.5 83.2
81.0
80
,90
25..
.-0 88.0
84.0 81.8
82
.95
26,.
.70
87.4
84.2
82.5 81
.95
226
92
4-3
0.040
SW by S
20.5
93
6.4
0.005
SW by S
16.0
97
1.2
SW by S
13.9
.72
27,.
89.0
84.3 82.0
80
.93
85
8.2
SSW
13.8
28,
.79
89.3
84.5 82.1
80
.94
85
7.0
...
SW by S
8.8
29,
.87
87.3
80.3
76.0
85
.91
91
5.8
0.050
E by N
12.4
30,
.89
82.0
78.0 75.1
90
.86
97
31,
.88 86.9
४०.
77.0 85
.89
65
4 1 7.6
0.650
E
13.0
E
5.7
Mean.... 29.85
85.8
81.1 78.0 84 0.88
68
225.5
2.510
SE
10.7
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:—
Maximum,. 29.92 85.8
81.1 78.0 90 Normals,
29.85 81.6 77.1 73.8 84 Minimum,
29.79 78.6 73-4 70.9 77
0.88
0.71
89 261.3 48.840 0.78 76 156.4 11.645 54 82.5 1.150
16.0
E by S
12.4
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at the Botanical Gardens was 2ns. 22 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oins. 95 on 9 days, at Fanling, 2ins. 30 on 5 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 3ins. 81 on 10 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 631 at 16h. 15m. on the 24th. The maximum squall velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph,
was at the rate of 51 miles per hour at 14h. 29m. on the 24th.
The mean temperature for the month, 81'1°, is the highest recorded in May. It is 40° greater than the normal and 1·5° above the previous record for the month, 79'6° in 1924.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
15th June, 1932.
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