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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 16, 1933.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 427-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1933.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE,
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min. Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
1
May
ins.
29.90
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
brs.
ius.
Points.
p.h.
85.2
79.8
75.3
86
0.87
90
6.8
S by W
7.2
2,.
.92
86.7 81.8
75.9
79
.85
79
8.1
1.075
SW by S
8.9
3,.
30.06
81.7
72.6 75-4
73
.63
79
8.7
0.020
NE by E
16.3
.07
-6.6
72.6 70.7
85
.68
98
2.9
E by N
20.0
30.02
85.9
77.7
72.5
81
77
77
8.8
E by S
6.2
6..
29.99
78.5
747 72.6
58
75
90
3.6
0.050
E
13.9
.98
81.0
75.0
71.7 83
8.
.97
84.0
77.5 73.8 83
****
.72
72
4.5
0.015
E
13.5
.78
39
11.]
:
E
6.0
.91
9,.
83.7
77.9
73-4
85
.81
36
11.8
W
4.5
10,
.87 86.0
77.3
87 73.0
[I,.
.91
81.2
75.8
72.8
88
*~
.81
65
6.8
0.620
W
6.3
87
5.2
E
13.9
12,
.94 79.4
76.1
74.7
84
85
3.8
E
17.2
.96
80.6
13,
77.3
74.9
83
50
J 1,2
E
14.0
.99
14,..
83.7
78.8
75.1
87
.85
47
11.9
E by S
9.4
.97
15,.
85.7
So. 1
76.9
82
.84
34
11.5
E by S
10.5
16..
.92
84.8
79.3
76.6
87
.87 38
9.3
0.025
E
7.7
.86
17,.
89.6
82.!
77.2
83
.90
36
11.5
SE by S
6.2
18..
.83
89.0 82.5
78.5
.82
75
55
9.8
S by E
6.3
19..
.80 86.8 81.2
75.8
78
.84
80
7.9
0.290
S
8.8
.86
20,
89.6
78.4
75.7 84
.82
78
2.8
0.720
E by
5.1
21,.
.94
86.0
79.5 75.7
80
.80
40
11.5
E
II.2
22,
.98
80.5
77.1
75.6
82
.76
88
6.2
0.010
E by N
21.0
23..
.94
78.4 76.9 747
79
-73
92
0.4
0.015
E by N
19.6
24,
.87
81.1 77.8 76.8
86
.82
97
1.0
0.103
E by N
16.3
.82
25..
88.1 81.5 77.8
82
.87
ESE
70
9.9
6.5
26,.
.84
90.0
82.6
79.6
81
.90
80
3.7
SW by W
3.7
.86
27,.
88.3
83.1 79.1
79
.89
71
9.4
Sby W
6.0
28..
.75
88.8 80.7 75.4
83
.86
6.2
91
0.270
SW
9.6
29..
.72
79.0
74.6 75.5
88
.78
100
1.300
E by N
8.2
30,.
.75
83.2
77.0 73.6 30
.73
72
7.0
E by N
16.4
E
31,
•77
82.6
78.3 76.0
63
.61
79
3.5
15.2
Mean,... 29.90
84.0
78.4 75.1
82
0.80
216.8
4.515
E by S
10.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:-
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
29.92 85.8
81.1 78.0 29.85 81.6
73.8 77.1 29.79 78.6 73.4 70.9 77
90
0.88 89 261.3 48.840 0.78
76 156.4 11.645 0.71 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 5ins. ·22 on 15 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 6ins. 42 on 10 days, at Fanling, 5ins. 78 on 7 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 6ins. 62 on 10 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 671 at 15h. 41m. on the 29th. The maximum squall velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 41 miles per hour at 21h. 56. on the 2nd.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
14th June, 1933.