THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 8, 1925.
235
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
No. 206.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of February, 1935.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS,
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
February
ins.
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
O
p.h.
I
30.08
60.0
57-7
55-4
86
0.41
99
0.1
E by N
14. I
2..
.07
60.4
59.0
57-7
94
.47 100
0.015
E
13.2
3,.
.07
53.3
60.2
57.5
87
·45
。
91
0.4
0.045
S by E
5.0
.07
61.9
60.2 59.4
88
.46
100
E by N
20.2
j,.
.II
62.6
60.8
59.0
90
48
100
0.320
E
19.9
6,.
.c8
62.2 60.6
59.0
91
.48
97
1.6
0.055
E by N
21.5
7,
.13
61.1 60.0
58.8 88
.46
100
0.015
E by N
21.2
8,.
.12
61.4
58.9
57.0
82
.41
93
2.8
E by N
25.9
9,
.04
67.1
62.8 59.0 85
.49
97
0.6
0.010
E by S
15.0
10,
.04
66.9
64.2 62.1
91
.55
99
SE by S
7-7
.22
62.1
[1,
53.0 45.4
76
.31
92
0.670
N by E
7.9
12,
.32
61.7
51.4 42.9
51
.19
6
10.7
N by E
9.0
13,
.33
62.6
.26
14,
65.6 57.7 53.8 69
55.8 52.7
47
.21
34
9.8
ENE
9.7
.32
37
8.0
E
10.4
£5,
.20
66.5
59.4 55.2 64
.32
10.5
E by S
14.0
16,
.19
69.6
63.2
57.9
57
-33
20
10.6
E by S
13.7
17,
.17
68.0
/
61.0
57.9 79
.42
24
JO.I
E
16.9
18,.
.17
65.1
60.3
58.6
81
.43
85
3.4
E
15.1
19,.
.15
66.2
60.8
58.0 77
.41
57
7.6
E
18.8
20,
.10 68.7
63.0 59.9
79
.46
80
6.1
E
...
20.3
21,.
.02
64.4
62.4 60.6 86
.49
81
1.3
E
20.0
22,.
.03
76.6
67.4 63.0 85
.57
86
23,
.13
65.8
61.9 59.8 82
.45
79
24,
.07 67.0
62.5 59.5 78
.44 64
25,
29.97
26,.
.95
72.0 76.6
64.8 60.9 87
.53 98
69.4 64.6 84
27,.
28,.
.99 69.7
30.03
66.4 64.2 88
65.7
63.3 61.5 88
.51
o in in
.60 70
-54
81
97
IAN ∞ 0 0 46
E
5.9
6.7
2.5
E by N
20.6
8.0
E
17.6
0.7
E
JI.I
6.5
ENE
4.4
1.9
E by N
12.7
O.I
E
13.2
Mean,...
30.11
65.7
61.0 57.9 80
0.44
74 109.2 1.130
E
14.5
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY:-
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
30.30 68.6 63.6 59.9 88 9.50 98 214.7 30.13 63.1 58.9 55.4 79 0.40 76 30.00 56.4 53.6 50.5 52
0.23 37
7.945 95.5 1.751 16.3 0.000
17.0
E by N
14.0
|
10.8
The rainfall for the month of February at the Botanical Gardens was lin. 50 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 1in. 40 on 7 days, at Fanling, Qin. 78 on 5 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, lin. 14 on 12 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 881 at 15h. 22m on the 26th. The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 48 miles per hour at 10h. 47m. on the 8th.
B. D. EVANS, Director.
7th March, 1935.