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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 18, 1937.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
No. 428.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1937.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
May
ins.
թ. (!.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ius.
Points.
O
p.h.
I
29.89
86.9
79.5
74.1
81
0.80
52
10.9
W by S
3.9
2.
.90
87.1 81.0
75.8
80
.84
50
9.2
WSW
4.4
.96 79.3
75.4 72.5
89
.79
96
0.105
E by N
14.1
.95 80.2
74.3 70.8
84
I
70
3.7
E by N
14.6
ܳܪ
.५०
83.4
77.2 73.1
86
•80
42
8.6
E
7.0
6,.
.88
80.7
77.3 75-5 93
.87
85
0.515
E
4.7
7..
.89
87.0
79.8 75-3 84
.85
84
3.0
0.005
SW by W
3.0
8,.
.90
80.0
75.5 72.9
38
.78
94
0.010
E by N
16.2
.88
9,
78.5
74.3 71.0 75
.64
46
8.4
E by N
19.2
10,
.89
81.7
76.4
72.4
68
.61
14
11.8
E by N
15.6
[I,.
.90
81.1
76.2 72.9 78
.70
38
E
9.5
14.3
.80
12,
88.7
80.7
74.0
78
.81
29
10.0
W by S
3.0
13,.
.72
88.7
81.2 77.2
84
.89
84
4.8
0.120
W by S
5-7
14,
.73
88.0
31.0 76.9
80
.84
53
10.8
SW by W
4.6
15,.
.83
84.9
79.5 76.0
86
.86
84
5.1
E
13.7
16,
.88
84.6
79.0
76.8 84
.83
95
3.4
0.005
E
15.6
.86
81.6
17,
77.9
76.9 91
.87
97
0.1
0.195
E
14.3
18,.
.80 81.2
78.8 74.2
90
.89
97
3.730
S
9.0
19,
.78 86.0
83.0
80.7
84
.95
92
1.5
0.110
SSW
17.7
20,.
.81
38.2
84.3
82.1
81
.95
88
7.4
0.030
SW by S
18.0
21,
22,.
.86
23.
.84 84.2 77.8 .84 84.7 77.6
80.0 75.0 88
.90
97
1.2
0.985
SW by S
II.2
75.9
24,.
.90
74.9 92 74.6
91 88.3 81.9 76.5 84
.82
95
...
1.290
E by N
5.2
.86 95
0.5
2.535
SE
6.9
.91
65
10.1
SE by S
7.3
25..
.96
89.0
82.7 78.7
83
.92
32
10.4
SE by E
5.9
26,.
.92
86.8
82.1 77.9
82
.90
25
10.7
SE
4.6
27..
.85
89.7
83.5
78.3
79
.90
61
9.8
SSW
5.0
28,
.84
89.7
82.0 74.8 79
.87
94
1.9
0.010
SW by W
8.7
29..
.92 77.8
75.2 73:0
86
-75
100
O. I
0.720
ENE
16.3
30,
.85
31,.
80.9 76.0 73.0 .78 78.7 74.7 72.4
91
.81
97
4.6
0.750
E by N
18.1
90
.77
98
1.7
0.005
E by N
14.3
Mean,... 29.86
84.0
78.8 75.2
84
0.83
73
159.2
II.120
E by S
10.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY :-
Maximum,. 29.92 85.8 81.1 78.0 90
0.88 89 261.3 Normals, 29.85 81.6
77.1 73.8 84 0.79 76 157-7 Minimum,
29.79 78.6 73.4 70.9 78 0.72
48.840
16.0
54
11.502 E by S 82.5 1.150
12.4
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at Victoria Peak was 15ins. 41 on 19 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 12ins. 01 on 14 days, at Botanical Gardens, 12ins. 44 on 13 days, at Taipo, 15ins. 12 on 20 days, and at Fanling, 8ins. 24 on 13 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 639 at 16h. 38m. on the 13th. The maximum squall velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 47 miles per hour at 12h. 17m. on the 19th.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
14th June, 1937.
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