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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 11, 1935.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 800.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of September, 1935.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
September
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
O
о
p.b.
29.8:
89.4
82.3
8.2
84
0.91
69
6.4
SSW
3.7
.81
85.9
81.2 78.3
89
.95
59
8.0
E
9.9
.81
3,
85.0
80.5 76.5
92
.95
85
2.6
0.560
E by S
9.7
.80
85.8
81.3
78.9
89
.95
72
8.4
0.195
E by S
12.0
4,.
5,.
-77
87.0
80.9
~8.0 89
'93
67
2.2
0.060
E by S
5.8
6,
.70
88.7
81.6 77.2
85
'91
55
7.0
0.020
W by S
2.2
.68
7.
87.5
81.4
79.0 89
.94
78
3.7
0.365
NE
3.2
E
8,
.76
86.6
81.6
75.3 84
.90
57
10.7
0.150
13.7
E
.80
82.0
79.2
77.0
94
.93
94
1.290
145
9,.
.83
84.9
10,
80.9 76.5 92
.96
82
6.4
2.030
E by S
11.9
(I,.
.85
88.4
82.4
78.5 87
.96
47
I 1.0
0.005
E by S
7.2
.88
85.8
$2.1 79.9
91
.99
82
I.I
0.045
E by S
7.5
12,.
.94 81.0
13,-
77.4
71.7
71
.67
89
2.4
0.380
N by E
11.2
14,.
.93
80.4
74.9 69.6 69
.59
80
7.8
N by E
9.4
15,.
.76
83.1
77.4
72.2
67
.62
77
7-7
N by E
12.8
£6,.
.66
83.8
78.7
75.5
74
.72
93
1.6
0.025
N by E
17.2
17,.
.68 81.9
78.6
75.7
84
.82
98
2.3
0.360
ENE
34.3
18..
.78
78.5
73.5 77.I
77
.71
96
1.5
0.065
ENE
28.4
19,.
.85
82.4 78.1
75.7
.69
ENE
72
87
2.4
23.4
20,
.87 83.6 78.4 76.1
75
.72
41
9.8
E by N
18.4
21,.
.84 84.8
78.7
74-7
82
.79
26
9.0
ESE
4.2
22,
.81
87.0 79.6 75.0
71
.71
I
10.7
WNW
3.9
23.
.83
85.5 79.1 75.0
78
-77
15
10.0
ESE
+.5
24..
.82
25,
.84
83.0 78.3 73.6 87 77.0 72.4 68.6 89
.84
67
3.4
0.070
E by S
4.4
.71
100
0.635
N
4.5
26,.
.88
70.4 68.5 65.2
.63
100
0.565
NE by E
12.3
91
27,
.91
73.0
70.4
66.0
88
.66 100
0.550
ENE
18.5
28,.
.95
79.7
75.7
72.7
.65
ENE
21.8
74
75
3-3
29,
.97 80.2
76.5-
74.0
.67
72
7.0
E by N
20.7
30,
.95
80.0 76.4 74.0 82
-74
So
7.0
E by N
22.2
Mean,...
29.83
83.1 78.4 74.7 82
0.80
71
153-4
7.370
ENE
12.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER :—
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
80.6
29.90
87.3
82.2 78.6 85 0.89 29.83
85.4
76.9 29.76 82.5 78.4 74.1 66
88888
79
82 266.5 30.595 0.82 бо 198.8 10.109 E by N 0.70 40 133.4 0.635
19.0
11.4
6.9
The rainfall for the month of September at the Botanical Gardens was gins. 69 on 16 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 9ins. 26 on 15 days, at Fanling, 5ins. 57 on 13 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 7ins. 92 on 12 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 607 at 16h. 38m. on the 16th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 57 miles per hour at 9h. 48m. on the 17th.
B. D. EVANS,
Director.
9th October, 1935.