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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 13, 1936.
259
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
DATE.
No. 259. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of February, 1936.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATUre.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
February
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
с
о
O
p.h.
30.19
65.3 60.6
56.7
2,
.29
60.0
57.2
56.0
3,
.22
61.0
56.5
54.0
4,
.20 63.9
59.2
55.0
5,
.12 61.0
57.9
55.7
6,
.09
715
63.0
58.0
7,
.10
64.0
59.9
58.3
8,
.14
68.1
61.0
58.0
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ co do ∞o I
83
0.44
100
0.045
E by N
4.9
82
.38 97
0.4
0,010
E by N
14.3
84
.38 90
0.2
0.045
E
9.3
83
•41
79
2.2
E
12.3
89
*43
92
1.2
E
20.0
84
*48
82
.42
78
.42
9,
.17 61.1
57.5 54.0
83
-39
100
10,.
.26
58.3
54.4 51.1
66
.28
11,...
.32
51.6
48.2
47.1
85
.29
88 8 ཨྰཿ8t
55
6.4
E by S
7.4
96
0.6
E
20,0
84
3.3
ENE
8.7
0.1
0.155
E by N
14.0
0.235
N by E
9.5
1.015
N by E
7.0
12,
.33
59.4
51.8
45.9
77
.29
67
6.1
0.160
NE by E
7.7
13,
.29
62.1 56.0
50.0
71
-32
47
9.9
E
J1.4
14,
.19
60.1
57.5
56.0
79
.37
97
0.090
ENE
5.3
15,
.10
66.5
59.6
56.0
81
.41
96
1.9
0.120
E
6.9
16,.
29.96
61.3
59.1
57.6
93
.47
100
0.5
0.375
E
14.2
17,.
.89
68.6 64.1 60.2
95
.57
100
0.6
0.140
E
9.0
18,
.87
76.0 67.6 60.4
93
.63
95
5.1
0.175
E by N
7.2
19,.
.92 62.1
59.0 59.7
94
.48
100
0.9
0.030
E
26.5
20,.
.92 66.1
62.8 59.0
94
.54
99
I. I
0.005
E
20.8
21,.
.95 60.2
58.0 56.4
93
·44
100
0.2
0.010
E
30.1
22,
.82
70.8
63.1 57.0
96
.55 100
I.O
0.110
E by N
13.1
23,.
.88
66.6
62.0 59.0
84
-47
E
77
3.2
14.9
24,.
.90
62.3
60.9 59.0
89
.48
100
0.2
0.030
E
26.2
25,.
.79
75.7
70.6 61.8
94
.71
99
2.2
0.230
SSW
19.7
26,.
.85
27,.
.90
28,......
29,.
70.7 61.1 58.0 85 63.8 60.5 58.1 87 .95 61.4 58.8 54.0 30.09 58.0
.46
99
0.1
0.285
E by N
15.2
.45 99
0.2
E by N
18.0
52.5 49.0
87
73
.43 99
0.6
0.035
E by N
22.0
.29 100
0.4
0.045
NNE
9.7
Mean,...
30.06
64.1 59.3 55-9 85 0.44
92 48.6
3.345
E by N
14.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY :-
Maximum,. 30.30 68.6 63.6 59.9 88 Normals,
30.13 63.1 58.9 55.4 79 Minimum,
30.00 56.4 53.6
50.5 52
0.23
0.50 98 214.7 0.40 76 95.5 37 16.3
7.945
17.0
1.751
E by N
14.0
0.000
10.8
The rainfall for the month of February at the Botanical Gardens was 3ins. 50 on 18 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 3ins. 76 on 16 days, at Fanling, 2ins. 32 on 11 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 4ins. 04 on 19 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 711 at 18h. 00m. on the 25th. The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 63 miles per hour at 16h. 11m. on the 25th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
11th March, 1936.