THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 14, 1935.
659
DATE.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 478.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1935.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Meau
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
May
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
O
ດ
C
p.b.
I
2,
29.95
74.0
71.6
69.8
78
0.60
97
0.2
E by N
24.2
.93
75.3 70.8
69.4
77
.58
92
2.0
E by N
26.3
.91
74.9 71.0
68.2
75
.57
91
2.7
E by N
23.2
.93
80.7 74.5 70.8
79
.67
56
10.5
E
15.0
.97
79.5
74.3 72.0
83
'70
63
5.9
E by N
13.8
6..
.90
$1.3
75-4 71.6 81
*71
34
10.6
E
6.5
.88
7,
83.6
76.5
72.7
80
.72
15
[ 1.0
E by S
9.8
8,.
.89
83.0
75.8
72.1
74
.65
15
II.2
É by S
10.3
9,
.84
83.5
76.9
71.4 82
.-6
E
19
I 1.0
5.0
10,.
.77
84.0
78.5
75.0 85
.83
51
8.2
ESE
6.4
.72
[I,
85.7
79.9 75.2 82
.83
52
7.8
Մ.
2.8
[ 2.
.79 86.0
$0.9 77.0 86
.90
52
6.3
13..
.84
$4.5
78.8 76.1
89
.87
81
2.3
0.025
E by S E by N
4.1
15.8
.86
81.2
14,
76.9 75.5
89
.82
99
0.9
E by N
17.5
15,.
.93
79.2
75-5 73.0 79
.70
94
1.0
...
E by N
26.3
16..
.90
78.0
73.9 71.3
70
.59
94
0.5
0.090
E by N
22.5
.81
[7..
79.0
70.6 74.1
91
.76
E
94
2.7
0.190
15.0
18,.
.76
84.5
77-7
75.0
91
.87
97
0.6
0.065
E
4.5
19..
.75
86.4 80.2 76.1
81
.83 67
9.3
0.005
W by S
5.2
20..
.74
89.2 82.3 77.0
79
.87
WSW
43
11.5
4.3
21..
.-6
82.2
79.1 76.5
90
.89
95
1.760
ESE
5.7
22,
.76
86.8
81.3 77.1
88
.93
92
2.7
0.030
SE by S
5.2
23.
.83 80.4
77.1 75.0
90
.84
98
0.2
0.195
E by N
17.5
24..
.84 79.0
76.0 74.2
.82
100
92
:
0.230
E by N
19.3
25..
.82 82.5
78.8 76.0
90
.88 94
2.6
0.145
E by S
17.3
26,.
.78
83.2 79.6 78.0
8.2
.83
92
3.9
0.005
E
21.1
27..
.78
84.0
80.0 77-9
.81
79
77
6.9
E by N
19.7
28,
.82
80.6 78.0 76.3.
89
.85
92
1.0
0.320
ENE
25.2
29,.
30,.
31,
.85 85.3 80.4
77.2
88
.91
91
4.0
0.865
SE by E
11.6
.83
.87 87.7 80.6 78.7
83
.87
80
4.5
0.265
S by E
6.3
84.9 80.9 77.3 85
.90
92
1.1
0.545
SSW
8.6
Mean.... 29.84
82.3
77.3 74-3 83
0.79
75 143.1 4-735
E
13.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:-
Maximum,. Normals,
--
Minimum,
85.8 29.92
$1.1 78.0 90 0.88 39 261.3
48.840 29.85 81.6 77.1 73.8 84 0.79 76
157-7 11.502 29.79 78.6 73.4 70.9 78 0.72
54 82.5 1.150
160
E by S
12.4
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at the Botanical Gardens was 5ins. 39 on 14 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 3ins. 63 on 15 days, at Fanling, 4ins. 70 on 14 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 6ins. 89 on 15 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 674 at 16h. 00m. on the 11th. The maximum squall velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 46 miles per hour at 21h. 40m. on the 2nd.
B. D. EVANS,
Director.
12th June, 1935.