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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 11, 1933.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
No. 546.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of July, 1933.
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.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
1,
29.68
85.1
80.7
77.0
86
0.90
100
0.1
2.340
ᏚᎳ
16.6
.82
82.0
80.2
78.6
90
.93
98
1.050
SSW
4.5
3,
.85
85.9
82.2
80.0
88
.96
89
5.2
0.030
SW by S
5.5
4,
.77
89.0
83.8
81.1
80
.92
80
9.8
SW by S
8.7
5,.
.75
88.5
83-3
80.7
79
.90
81
7.2
SW
11.0
6,.
83
88.5
83.!
81.1
79
.90
84
4.1
...
SW by S
9.7
.87
7,...
90.0
82.5
78.0
82
.91
83
7.6
0.540
SSE
5.4
.86
8,
87-3
81.9
78.5
86
.93
79
10.4
E by S
7.3
.84
9,
86.5 80.9
78.8
89
.93
82
6.7
0.165
E by S
8.8
.82
10,
874
79.6
76.0
87
.88
92
2.6
1.095
E by S
7.1
.83 86.5
80.2
77.4
85
.87
-6
6.1
0.230
E by S
8.1
.84
12,.
85.9 80.1
775
90
.92
.82
[3,
88.7
82.4
77.0
79
.87
22
79
89.0
14,
81.5
78.5
77
.83
.74
-15,
85.8
79.8
76.2
85
.86
16,
.71 88.0
81.6
77-7
84
.90
ON NOR
56
10.4
0.330
ESE
3.8
11.8
SW by W
3-3
62
5.9
0.010
S
3.6
80
5.0
0.690
SE
3.3
76
3.4
0.120
SE
2.7
17,
.73
87.0 81.8
78.2
84
+
.90
64
5.9
0.480
ESE
6.7
18,.
.74
87.6 81.5
76.1
85
.91
73
6.5
1.195
E by S
9.2
•
19.
.70
86.7
83.3
80.1
81
.92
52
9.6
0.100
E by S
8.2
20,
.67
88.4
83.3 79.8
.87
77
42
WSW
10.5
3.0
21,
.67
22,
.66
23,
685
84.0 91.0
79.1
77
.89
32
10.0
Sby W
3.2
91.0
85.0 82.2
76
.91
90.8
85.0
81.9
77
.93
.62
24..
91.6
84.2
79.1
81
.94
in in d
52
10.1
S by W
4.0
57
8.7
SW
5.9
62
5.5
0.585
S by E
4.4.
25,
.71
89.0
83.0
79.9
84
.94
76
7.4
0.345
E
11.4
26,
.77 85.6
80.2
76.0
88
.90
90
4. I
1.550
E
21.2
27,.
.78
$7.0
82.5
75.7
85
.94
71
7.5
0.910
E
18.0
E
28,
.72
90.9
85.2 82.5
79
.95
57
10.9
10.3
...
.60
29,.
93.0
84.7 79.8
76
.90
85
5-5
0.225
ENE
16.7
30,.
.67
84.1
81.3
77.9
84
.89
100
0.7
2.315
E
34.5
31,
.74
87.7
83.2
81.1
81
.91
59
10.0
0.005
E by N
21.9
Mean,...
29.75
87.9
82.3
78.8
83 0.91
71
209.3
14.310
ESE
9.3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JULY:-
Maximum,. Normals,
29.82
88.7
83.6
79-9
85 0.92
80
29.72
86.7
82.0
78.4
83
0.90
68
Minimum,
29.61
80.1 84.2
76.0
79
0.87
48
130.6
282.8
39.075
212.2 15.020
4.575
14.3
SE
10.9
7.2
The rainfall for the month of July at the Botanical Gardens was 15ins. 58 on 20 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 15ins. 00 on 15 days, at Fanling, 7ins. 27 on 20 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 7ins. 63 on 20 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 531 at 17h. 39m. on the 29th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 65 miles per hour at 2b. 05m. on the 30th.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
10th August, 1933.