THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 15, 1935.
117
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 126-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1935.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Mio.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND,
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
January
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ius.
Points.
0
о
p.h.
1,
30.01
65.8
64.1
62.8
95
0.57
100
0.025
E by N
25.0
2,
.05
64.3 62.7
60.6
95
.54
100
0.260
3,.
.14
67.2
62.2
57.9 78
.44
99
O.I
EN
13.9
3.9
+,.
5
67.1
61.7
58.8
76
·4}
67
9.4
E by N
II.[
.18
5,.
65.3
62.4 60.9
81
.46
76
6.0
E by N
20.6
6,.
.23
65.2
62.8 61.1 83
+48
95
0.1
E by N
15.5
.20
66.0
62.8
7.
60.9
85
.49
77
2.0
E
12.2
8,.
.16
70.0
65.2 62.0
84
.52
42
7.6
.16
9,
75.7
67.9 63.0 81
.55
15
9-3
40,
13
69.4
66.0
64.0
86
-55
73
2.4
.04
69.7
66.0
63.8
88
.56
90
5.0
:
:
E by S
11.7
E by S
7.0
E
11.7
E
16.0
12,
29.97 71.5
67.2
65.4 91
.60
85
4.4
E by S
13.2
.98
13.
69.1
66.1
64.6
.60
93
92
1.8
E
10.7
44,.
.95
75.6 68.1
60.7 85
.58
66
9.3
ENE
9.7
15,.
30.06
65.1 59.5
54.9 68
.35
85
N
4.9
0.005
7.3
16,
.18
55.8 51.6
47.0
69
.26
100
N by E
7.4
17,.
.29 55.0
50.5
47.0
64
.23
100
N by E
6.0
18,.
.33 61.3 53.6
48.9
48
.19
60
5.6
NE by E
6.2
19..
.29
59.1 55.8
51.2
65
.29
77
E by N
10.4
20,.
.20 60.5 58.3 57.0
75
.36
100
0.5
ENE
13.7
21,
.14 68.1 61.4 56.2
76
.41
27
9.6
W by N
4.4
22,
.20
67.1 61.8 58.0
76
.42
57
6.4
E by N
16.9
23,.
.28
65.9
62.4 60.3
77
·43
84
4.0
E by N
16.1
24,
.35
65.6
60.2 57.8
73
.38
90
4.4
0.005
E by N
17.2
25,
.28
62.8
59.I 57.1
74
.37
97
1.3
0.070
ENE
14. I
26,.
.30
57-1 51.7 48.4
84
.33.
100
0.260
N by E
7.1
27,
.29
52.2
50.4 47.2
83
•30°
100
0.145
NNE
6.3
28,
.24
54.2
51.1 48.0
85
.32 100
0.230
N
3.5
29,.
.19
61.1 54.4 50.0
67
.28 52
6.1
***
NW by N
5.3
30,.
.10
61.3 56.2
50.0
67
.31 50
6.0
0.010
E by N
17.0
31,.
.05
57.8
55.7 54.3
87
.39 100
:
0.080
E by N
25.1
Mean,...
30.17
64.3 60.0 55.8 79
0.42
79 106.2
1,090
E by N
11.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY:—
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
30.27
69.0 64.9 62.2 84 30.17 64.4 59.8 56.1 75 30.05 59.1 54.0 49.8 51
30
0.52 91 241.9 8.430 0.39
0.21
16.8
64 145.4 1.271
E by N
12.6
39.4 0.000
8.2
The rainfall for the month of January at the Botanical Gardens was lin. 37 on 6 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was lin. 26 on 10 days, at Fanling, lin. 49 on 5 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, lin. 83 on 9 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 903 at 16h. 00m. on the 14th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 48 miles per hour at 9b. 30m. on the 31st.
B. D. EVANS,
Director.
12th February, 1935.