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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 10, 1941.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 48.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1940.
DATE
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY,
Max. Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.:
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
December.
ins.
о
C
Q
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
brs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
I
30.19
70.8
60.9
53.2
56
0.30
10.2
NE by N
2.5
2
.15 70.8
64.6
58.2
68
.41
12
9.7
E
9.5
3
.16
72.3 67.6
64.2
77
.52
43
6.5
E by N
15.9
4.
.16 77.3 68.8
64.4
78
-55
17
9.7
E
6.1
5..
.II 78.1
68.9
63.9
77
.53
19
9.5
E by N
7.6
6,.
.09 75.8
69.2
66.0
77
.5+
44
8.7
E
10.4
7,
.U
78.0
69.6 65.8
78
.56
47
8.7
E by S
5.4
8.
.19
75-7
67.7
63.0
77
ܪ܂
55
8.6
E
8.0
.14
9.
70.6
66.0
63.3
76
.48
65
8.8
E
12.6
10,.
.09
76.0
69.0 64.4
-8
-55
39
8.4
E
6.5
II,
17
75.2
63.1
61.7
60
41
2
9.9
NNE
8.1
I 2
.24
71.8
62.6
56.9
53
.30
9.7
NE by N
6.4
.21
70.7
13
63.9
59.1
64
-37
27
8.2
E by N
6.6
15 76.0
14.
67.2
63.8
78
.51
18
9.4
E
5.0
.08 76.0
15.
67.9
62.8
16
.II
78.1
73.6 63.8
61
17..
.23
72.1
66.4 61.5
34
in + N
.54
I I
9.5
W
1.5
+3
2
9.1
NNE
7.0
.22
7
10.1
NNE
12.2
18
.28
67.1
62.1
57.1
58
.32
I I
19
.25
66.5
62.7 58.9
73
.16
68.1
20
64.7
62.2
80
O w
.42
50
.49
89 4.2
888888
9.8
E by N
I 1.0
8.5
E by N
17.2
E
15.0
2 I
.11
69.6
66.6
64.9
87
.57
E
94
22.
.08
74.9
69.0
66.6
87
.61
61
23
.09
76.2
69.9
67.6
91
.66
58
24
.08
•
77.1
70.6
67.1
92
25
.21
70.0
63.8
61.4
88
N 00
.69
86
LAN!
12.1
7.1
E
10.8
5.5
E by S
7.8
0.6
E
+++
4.0
.52
100
0.100
ENE
6.8
26,.
.26
71.3
63.9
59.1
75
+45
37
8.4
NW by W
4.0
27
.26
70.2
64.6
61.4
75
46
E
37
9.0
8.2
28.
.29
70.6
64.4
62.1
75
-45
75
5.4
E by N
9.5
29,.
.30
64.9
59.6
56.3
67
.34
94
0.4
N by E
6.3
30,
.23
68.5 60.5
55.3
68
.36
42
7.4
E by N
2.5
31,
.18 68.0 63.4
59.2
77
45
45
8.4
E by N
11.7
Mean,
30.17 Meau, 1940... 2996
72.5 77.8
66.0 61.8 69.0 72.5
73 0.47 80 0.67
229.4
0.100
70
1838.2
117.690
E by N
E
8.3 9.1
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
30.27 72.5 30.16 30.08
66.2
62.4
0.52 67.9 63.0 58.9 70 0.41 63-7 58.8 540
56 0.30
8:
82 269.2
171.2 56
21
71.9
4.900 1.093
0.000
II. I
ENE
8.5
6.3
6th.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 30ins. 013 at 16h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 39 miles per hour at 07h 18m. on the 17th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director,
8th January, 1941.