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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 9, 1932.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 576.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of August, 1932.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
August
ins.
P..
ius.
p. c.
brs.
ins.
Points.
p.b.
1
29.51
86.7 82.5
79.0
84
0.93
86
4.0
0.005
SW
5.8
2..
55
87.3
83.8
81.8
80
.92
;l
6.1
0.010
SW
6.6
.63
843
$2.7
81.6
82
.92
88
0.045
SW by S
6.1
82.9
80.5
- 3
7521
.91
96
6.110
SE by S
2.7
5,.
8.4.9
79.9
77.2
5,.
85.7
80.9
76.7
7..
89-7
83.0
78.6
до
86.0
8,
82.4
80.6
86.4
82.6
81.0
At O 1 N
.91
92
0.9
0.230
E by S
8.0
.89
62
10.0
0.195
SSE
4.3
.90
65
8.1
0.010
WSW
5.8
85
94
87
3.1
0.015
WSW
7.7
.91
83
6.6
0.015
WSW
6.4
9..
87-4
83.5
$1.0
77
.89
69
6.6
0.005
SW by S
6.2
10,-
87.9
83.8 $2.1
το
.89
64
9.5
0.040
SSW
5.3
88.1
84.2
Sz.o
-8
.92
66
10.9
0.100
SW
7.+
12,
90. I
84.3
81.4
४०
.93
+5
10.3
0.015
SW by W
8.0
139
89.8
84.9
$1.9
14,
90.9
84.8
80.8 ४०
20
79
.94
.96
at
45
11.6
SW by W
7.2
67
8.4
0.050
SW by W
7.8
15.
16,.
89.6
838
79.6
.77
୫୫.୦
83.5
81.0
17,.
82
18,.
88.2
83.3
77.8
82
19,.
87.9
83.5
80.3
20,.
.85
Q0.1
84-3
80.9
X X X X X
80
.93
$2
.93
78
10.3
WSW
7.0
бо
9.3
0.140
SW by W
6.4
82
.93
80
.91
-8
.92 63
.82
21,.
89.5
84.1
81.0
So
.94
7665
8+
4.6
0.450
SW by W
5.5
9.3
0.070
SW
12.4
10.5
SW by W
10.1
61
74
WSW
5.7
22,.
.79
32.8
80.8 78.9
87
.91
70
8.8
78
23,
88.+
82.3
78.2
81
.89
-6
8.4
0.010
E by S WSW
10.1
88.6
24.
83.5
80 79.8
.91
10.8
++
W by S
7.3 9.6
.68
25..
88.9
83.7 81.8
-8
.90
-6
4.3
W by S
10.5
26..
-75
86.1
79.8
76.5
.82
27,.
82.7 78.6
76.0
.82
28,
78.1
76.2
740
.85
29..
79.4
76.1
74.3
30,
$1.7 .92
77.0
74.2
31,
.93
83-4
78.4
74.6
S-
1 4 8 8 * *
.89
98
9.3
3.830
SW by S
16.2
.85
100
3.405
SSW
11.5
.81
100
+.465
S by W
9.1
90
.81
100
***
1.210
SE by E
8.7
$8
83
E
11.6
4.7
0.355
59
9.3
0.105
E by S
11.0
Mean,
29.75
86.5 $2.0
79.0
0.90
195-5
20.885
SW by S
8.0
MEANS AND EXTRÈMES FOR AUGUST:-
Maximum,. Normals,
29.82
88.8
Minimum,
86.6 29.73 29.61 83.6
83-5 79-7 81. 77.9 75.9 79.5
86 0.94
34
0.90
67 78 0.85 53
281.2
201.9 136.7
34.310 14.337 3.970
13.4
SE
9.4
5.1
The rainfall for the month of August at the Botanical Gardens was 23ins. 27 on 15 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 21ins. 71 on 19 days, at Fanling, 1(jins. 55 on 12 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 14ins. 97 on 18 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 475 at 17h. on the 1st. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 51 miles per hour at 6h 10m. on the 28th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
8th September, 1932.
Director.