DATE.
AT M.S.L.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 12, 1934.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
23
No. 27. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1933.
BAROMETER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
December
ins.
c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
30.15
69.7
64.7
615
69
0.42
.12
2..
73-7
65.2
61.8
70
443
3,.
.09
75.0
66.0
62.3
4,
.10 69.9
65.8
61.9
74
i i
.46
in in a
3+
+
8.6
ENE
10.5
52
~
5.6
E
4.0
27
9.7
E by S
7.3
-47
18
10.1
E by N
12.9
.II
5,
73.0
67.7
65.6 67
45
89
2.0
E by N
17.0
6,
.10
68.6
66.4
64.7
=6
.49
100
0.380 NE by E
13.9.
.10
7,
-2.7
67.9
65.5
79
.54
79
4.9
E by N
16.0
8,.
.08
74.4
69.0
67.0
85
.60
$$
1.8
E by S
8.3
9,.
.05
75.0 70.1
67.7
.59
80
4.6
E by S
8.5
10,.
.03
77-2
69.5
67.9
56
62
7.2
E by
18.2
[I,..
.04
68.3
66.2
63.3
55
97
0.1
0.150
NE by E
93
.12
12,
69.9
63.7 62.2
79
.46
98
1.2
NE
7.0
13,
.17 68.5
644
62.4
43
62
10.0
ENE
17.2
14,
.14
65.5 62.3 60.1
-39
33
8.8
E by N
18.9
.10
15,
74.9 65.5
50.0 67
9.6
NE by N
16,
.13 70.3
62.8 57.1
-33
10.3
17,...
.21
66.0
60.9
56.5
60
-32
18,.
.20
63.1
58.4 55.9
35
IC.O
9.7
N by E
E by N
7.3
10.0
6.5
E
7.9
19,
.13
68.1
60.2
5.5.0
70
-36
2
9.8
ESE
3.7
20,
.18
71.0 61.7
55.2 64
+35
10.0
ENE
4.8
2 I
22,
.20
18
651
60.6
56.8
-36
9.9
E by N
10.8
70.3
62.1 56.5
38
9-9
E by S
6.8
23,
.12
69.6
63.2 58.9
•40
10
9.5
E
6.1
24,
.07
65.8
61.0
59.0
+45
20
9.9
E
11.0
25,
.0.1
67.0
62.5
58.6
81
46
25
9.8
E by N
15.2
26,
.03
75.2
68.0 62.0
78
53
68
4.0
E by S
11.0
27,
.01
69.9
65.4
63.7
85
53 100
0.150
E
17.0
28,
29.93
68.1
66.0
64.0
go
57
99
0.190
E
18.1
29,
.85
73.6
67.3
64.8
87
.58
69
30,
31,.
30.02 77-3
68.5 63.2 ;6
-52
37
.15 67.9 645
62-4
71
.43
62
00 00
3.4
8.7
8.7
+
0.495
E by N
9.5
NNE
5.1
E by N
17.1
Mean,... 30.10 70.4 64.8 61.4 7+
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
0.46 47 207.8
1.375
E by N
10.9
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
30.24
30.17
....
71.2 66.2 62. 67-7
62.9 38.8 30.08 63-7 58.8
55 540
80
0.49
21
82 249.7
55
172.7
719
4.900
15.1
1.085 ENE
11.8
0.000
9.1
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was lius. 53 on 6 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was in 65 on 3 days, at Fauling, 2ins. 30 on 6 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 2ius. 78 on 8 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 781 at 15h. 00m. on the 29th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 11 miles per hour at 23h 11m on the 28th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director,
11th January, 193 I.