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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 13, 1933.
DATE.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 34.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1932.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
December
ins.
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
1
30.12
68.5
65.2 62.6
73
0.45
100
0.4
0.200
E by N
6.9
2.
.10
73.4
68.3
63.7
78
.54 85
3.2
0.025
E
11.6
3..
.08
74.4
69.7
67.8
79
.57
90
3.1
E by N
19.2
.06
4..
75.0
69 9
67.7
81
.59
92
2.1
E by N
20.0
5,.
.09
70.2
66.4
59.7
72
47
96
O. I
0.010
NE by N
12.7
5,.
.15
63.6
58.0
50.7
43
.21
13
10.4
N
13.7
.22
60.2
7,.
537
47.0
26
.] I
10.4
N by E
14.4
8,.
.31 62.0
54-4 47.9
40
.17
10.4
N by E
12.3
9..
.31
60.8
57.9 53.7 61
.29
17
10.1
ENE
24:1
.28 66.6
61.6
10,.
57.5 74
.40
10.3
E by N
17.0
[I,.
.25
73.3
66.3
60.6 68
44
8
10.3
NE by E
6.9
12,.
-35
66.9
61.1 55.0 45
7
10.2
N by E
14.0
13,
.39
62.6
56.6 50.2
40
.18
17
9.8
NE by N
8.7
14,.
.35
66.5
57-9
50.7 41
.20
9.9
N by E
7.1
15,.
-31
65.6
59.3
53.1
33
.17
6
10.2
N by E
12.9
16,.
.26
55.0
58.4
52.1 45
ܐܐ,
13
10.2
E by N
9.0
17,.
.20
67.1
62.3
58.7 63
.35
85
2.9
E
11.6
18,.
.14
68.7
64.4
62.3 72
-43
95
O.I
0.305
E by S
11.4
19,.
.12
64.2
61.5
58.9
94
.51
100
...
3.540
ENE
12.3
20,.
.18
70.3
65.3
62.4 81
.50
90
3.5
0.030
NE
13.8
ZI,
.21
65.0
62.5
61.0 89
.50
98
0.5
E by N
12. I
22,
.21
67.1
63.1
61.5 87
.50
70
4.5
0.005
E
17.2
23,
.14
64.5
63.1
62.2
85
.49
84
E
1.0
:
23.0
24,.
.09 71.1
65.8
61.1
81
87
2.5
E by
13.2
25..
.02 78.5
70.0
65.2
76
.56
53
6.9
E by
3.8
26,.
.02 69.5
66.9
65.4 82
.54
82
2.2
E
12.6
27,.
.00
69.1
65.0 63.5
93
-57
94
0.2
E by S
8.7
28,
.03
70.9
66.1
61.7 86
+55
86
2.6
W
4.7
29,.
.13
68.1
61.2 55.7
72
.39
36
9.1
N by W
6.0
30,.
.16
64.5
59.4 55.0 77
.39 83
3.5
by N
II.0
31,
.20
65.1
61.0 58.5 =8
.42
75
5.7
E by N
II.I
Mean,...
67.7 30.18
62.7 58.5 68
0.40
57
166.3
4.115
ENE
12.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
30.24
30.17 30.08
71.2
66.2
62.4 80
63.7
67.7 62.9 58.8 69 0.41
58.8
55 54.0
0.29
21
$2 0.49
249.7 4.900
55 172.7
ENE 1.085
0.000 71.9
15.1
11.8
9.1
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was 4ins. 29 on 5 days, at Fanling, 4ins. 70 on 5 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 4ins. 88 on 4 days. The record for the Matilda Hospital being incomplete, is not published.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 948 at 16h. 30m. on the 27th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 43 miles per hour at 2h. 50m. on the 6th.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
12th January, 1933.
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