DATE.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 12,
1932. 593
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 527.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, llong Kong, during the month of July, 1932.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY,
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
July
ins.
p. e.
ins.
p. c.
Jurs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
29.68
87.0
$1.9 77-9
SI
0.87
2.
71
87.1
81.8
79.1
86
.92
.76
85.1
81.7
79.9 84
.go
SRK
65
10.6
SE by E
3.7
78
8.1
E by S
9.4
73
9.9
E
15-7
+
.70
844
80.7 77.6 86
.90
90
5.6
0.300
E by N
15.0
5,
83.0
80.3
78.5 86
.89
95
0.6
0.700
SSIV
10.2
6..
.80
89.7
83.1 78.0
82
.92
86
4-5
0.035
S by W
8.6
.82
7.
87.7
83.1
80.8
79
.89
83
7.9
0.020
SW
6.6
8,.
79
88.7
83.9 81.6 76
89
68
7.9
SW by S
8.7
9.
.77
89.1
83.9 81.-
76
89
65
10.7
0,010
SW by S
9.1
.8:
10,.
89.5
83.8 80.0 76
.83
55
11.3
0.050
S by E
5.7
.86
II,
85.9
81.6 77.0
85
.91
65
7-7
0.640
E by S
10. I
.86
[ 2
87.7
82.9 78.6
83
.93
86
6.5
0.300
E by S
15.2
.80
13.
86.0 82.1
78.8
4
.91
85
6.1
0.700
E by S
15.3
14,
.74
87.1
83.3 79.2
81
.92
82
8.7
0.160
E by S
16.2
15.
.77
86.8
83.1 77.2
.92
83
0.555
ESE
20.4
16..
.79
86.0
82.1
77.0 85
.93
94
5.6
0.805
E by
20, I
17..
79
89.0
82.6 79.0
83
94
85
8.0
0.620
SE by E
10.5
18,.
.75
86.9
82.4 77-7
83
92
84
6.0
0.610
ESE
12.2
19..
.75
86.9
82.8 78.6
83
92
77
8.8
0.185
ESE
14.3
¿0..
70 87.8
84.0
81.6
78
91
32
19.9
E
0.095
14.6
.62
21..
85.0
81.6 75.4
SI
87
96
0.9
2.105
E by N
31.4
22..
.67 $1.2
.82
23..
80.8
77.9 75.3 78.9 76.8 91
90
.86
100
3.675
E by S
32.5
.90
100
O.I
3.145
ESE
23.2
.88
24.
79.1
77.0 75-5 92
.85
86
0.4
1.405
E
7.0
25.
.80
87.0
80.4 75.1
81
.85
57
8.7
ESE
5.6
26,.
.72 86.0
81.3 78.0 78
.84
+2
9.3
SE by E
3-7
.62
27,.
87.0
82.3 77.9 So
28,
.54
87.9
83.5 81.0
29,.
+49 84.2
81.4
78.0
30,.
.50
80.5
31,
50
79.4
78.7 76.9 77-9 76.8
8 0 4 6 8
80
x a
.88
38
10.9
SW
3.4
.91
72
4.8
SW by W
7.8
87
.94
100
2.220
WSW
9.7
93
.91
100
96
.91
9+
+.220 3.155
S by E
11.7
E
9.5
Mean,
29.73
85.8
81.7
78.2 84 0.90 79 189.9
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JULY:-
25.710
ESE
12.5
Maximum,... 29.82
88.7 83.6 79.9 Normals,
29.72
86.7
82.0 78.4 Minimum, 29.61 84.2 80.1
76.0
85 0.92
So 282.8 39.075 83 0.90 68 212.2 15.020 79 0.87 48 130.6 4.575
14.3
SE
10.9
7.2
The rainfall for the month of July at the Botanical Gardens was 27ins. 58 on 24 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 21ins. 50 on 25 days, at Fanling, 19ins. 86 on 17 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 26ins. 33 on 28 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 406 at 17h.52m. on the 29th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 67 miles per hour at 21h 19m. on the 21st.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
11th August, 1932.
ག
Director.