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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 12, 1936.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
No. 539.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1936.
BAROMETER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
May
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
с
с
៨
p.h.
29.94
71.6
68.6
68.5
91
0.64
100
2,
.95
75.1
70.9
68.0
90
.68
3.
.96
79.9
74.4 70.3
92
.78
4..
.95
81.1
75.8
72.2
92
.82
3,.
.93
80.7
76.3
73.5
88
'79
6,.
.93
82.5
76.9
73.4 87
·80 49
7..
+97
78.7
75.2 73.5 87
.75
8.
.95
84.0
77.1 72.8
84
-77
9,.
.9.2
83-7
77.6 73.7
35
.So
125*95 in 7
0.035
E by N
25.6
90
6.3
E
18.9
65
6.4
E
10.5
50
8.3
E
7.9
54
II.4
E by S
11.3
E
9.5
7.5
67
740
10.0
2 2 2
15.8
E
6.1
E
43
10.3
9.2
10,.
.91
76.0
74.9 73-7
89
77
100
0.005
E by N
17.4
II,
.85
79.7
74.5 75.5
93
.83
100
0.135
E
11.5
[2,.
.84
81.0 77.0 75.4
94
.87
88
2.9
0.445
E by N
4.4
13..
.85
87.2
79.4 74.6 85
.85
79
7.0
0.115
SW by S
5.0
14,.
.84
86.2
79.5 74.8
81
.8 1
67
2.5
...
W by N
3.4
.82
15,.
87.9
80.4 75.3 82
.85
79
7.6
0.025
W by S
4.3.
16,
.77
86.1
79.1
75.4
88
.87
94
1.4
1.450
WSW
6.2
17,
-73
87.7 81.4
77.4 85
.91
89
4.8
1.140
SW
[1.7
18,.
.74
844
81.6 74.3
83
.89
95
0.5
2.235
SW by S
14.0
19,
.82
79.0
75.3 71.9
90
.79
99
2.325
E by S
5.1
20,
.84
78.9 75.3 72.9
90
.78
99
0.1
1.350
E by N
11.2
21,
.86
75.8
73.5 71.7
93
-77
100
0.390
ENE
16.3
22.
.82
82.8
77.6 74.7
89
.85
66
7.1
0.020
E
10.6
23.
.82
84.5
79.4 75.0
87
.87
41
10.1
•
E by S
7.7
24..
.90
81.9 78.4
76.9
85
.83 66
5.4
0.005
E by N
18.5
25..
.92
83.1
79.0
76.6
84
.83 63
10.0
E
13.2:
NE
26,.
.92 82.8
77.0 73.1
80
74
Go
0.3
3.5
27,.
.93 77-3
72.4 69.8
83
.65 99
0.005
NNE
6.8
28,
.91
74.7 72.3 69.8
.71
100
0.125
ENE
7.I
90
29,.
.86
79.3 74.8 72.3 89
.76
96
E
2.9
14.9
30,.
.76
31..
.75
85.3 79.5 74.0 87 87.0 81.4 77.9
88
91
5.4
0.170
SE
7.5
91
.97
ོ
88
5.6
0.185
E by S
6.8
Mean,... 29.87 81.5
76.7 73-5
88
0.80 79 143.2
10.160
E
10.3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY :-
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
29.92 85.8
$1.1 78.0 29.85 81.6 77.0 73.8 29.79 78.6 73.4 70.9
0.88 89 0.79 76 78 0.72 54 82.5 1.150
261.3
48.840 157-7 11.502
16.0
E by S
12.4
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at the Botanical Gardens was 11ins. 02 on 16 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 9ins. 43 on 13 days, at Fanling, 10ins. 75 on 14 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 11ins. 82 on 15 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 681 at 16h. 22m. on the 18th. The maximum squall velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 44 miles per hour at 14b. 20m. on the 14th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
10th June, 1936.
Director.