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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.

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