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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCIT 12, 1937.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
DATE.
No. 180.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of February, 1937.
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.
כ
о
p.h.
[
30.11 62.1
57.1
48.4
72
0.34
41
8.3
.0.045
N by W
1:.8
2
.21 60.5
53-5 45.9
67
.27
2
9.9
NW
50
3,
.21
65.0
57.7 51.0
63
130
6
10.0
N by E
30
4..
.20
68.4
609 55.0
76
·41
26
9.3
E
8.8
5..
15
72.1
65.7
63.0 79
*50
83
4.5
E
14.7
6,.
.H
70.9
663
64.8
84
54
91
3.1
0.070
E by
15.2
7,.
.10
76.1
68.6 66.0 80
.56
59
7.7
E by
10.3
8,.
.19
66.1
62.2
60.4 88
.50
100
...
E by N
193
9,
.22
61.5
59.7
58.1 80
.41
93
O.I
E by N
15.0
10,.
69.0
63.4 59.1 78
+45
61
73
ENE
6.2
[I,.
.03
70.5
64.9
62.1
86
-53
94
2.8
0.020
E
11.5
[2,
.09
65.6
61.0
50.7
75
.4
бо
4.4
0.105
N by E
100
13..
.26
57.2 50.7
47.9 63
.23
77
2.5
N by E
10.4
14, .
-32
49.3 48.2 47.1
67
.23
100
N by E
8.1
15,
-35
54.0
50.9
47.0
59
.22
100
NNE
83
16,.
.34
56.2
53.9 52.0
6+
.26
IKO
NE by N
9.1
17..
.33 57.2
53-5 50.8
69
.28
VIČO
NNE
4.3
18,.
.28
63.2
58.5 54.1
71
.35
85
5.0
E by N
12 I
19,.
.2.2
64.7
600
57.0
20,.
.12
67.0
61.7
58.8
I-00
77
.40
59
9.8
E by N
16.5
83
46 75
E
1.7
14.3
21,
29.98 77.2 67.9 61.9 88
.60
$5
5.5
0.005
N by E
5.8
22..
.95
.710 66.9 63.4
95
11.63
92
ENE
...
48
23..
.97
76.0
70.7 67.2 90
.67
20
3.2
ESE
6.4
24..
.93
785
70.7 67.4 89
.66
85
3.7
E
58
25..
.95 70.0 65.5
26,.
.95
27,.
.93
67.9 71.0
66.4
28,.
.95 66.7
62.3
64.0 92 64.6 632 86
63.0
86
61.0 87
.58 97
E by S
133
-52
3.6
E by N
192
.55 96
.49 ICO
0.7
Ely N
9-5
0.030
E by N
21.3
Mean,... 30.13 66.2 61.2 5745 78
0.44 77 103.1
0.310
ENE
10.7
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY :-
Maximum,.... 30.30 Normals,
30.13 Miuimum,
68.6 636 $9.9 88 63.1 58.9 55-4 79 30.00 564 53-6 505 52
0.23
0.50 98 214.7 7.945 0.40 76 95.5 1.751
37
16.3 0.000
17.0
E by N
140
10.7
The rainfall for the month of February at Victoria Peak was n. 45 on 10 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 0in. 36 on 8 days, at Botanical Gardens, Oin. 19 on 4 days, at Taipo, Oin. 51 on 6 days, and at Fanling, Oin. 53 on 5 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was. 29ius. 878 at 16h. 00m. on the 24th.
The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 47 miles per hour at 11h. 14m. on the 28th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
11th March, 1937.ˆ
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