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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 9, 1941.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 566.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of April, 1941.
DATE
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
April.
ins.
ins.
hrs.
ius.
Points.
O
p.h.
I
2..
30.13 .06
68.8
63.6 60.0
82 0.48
100
:
E by S
4.5
69.0
65.9 63.9
83
.53
97
0.5
E by S
12.5
3..
.01
73.3
68.4
65.0
87
.60
95
7.1
E by S
12.5
4.
29.95
75.7 72.0
69.0
95
.74
96
1.5
E
8.9
5..
.93
$4.1
75.0
62.9
86
.76
85
8.5
W by S
8.0
6..
30.21
62.9
55.4
50.0
68
.30
100
0.055
NNE
7-7
7.
.24
61.9
58.0 52.0
68
.33
100
0.030
ENE
10.0
8,.
.14
62.8
60.5 58.1
39
46
100
0.080
E by N
7.0
.03
9,.
72.4
67.0 61.9
92
.61
5.5
E by S
8.5
10,.
29.99
74.9
69.0
67.0
89
.63
99
0.5
0.555
ESE
5.0
11,.
.97
70.4
66.6
64.1
86
.56
99
0.095
E by S
16.5
I2..
.87
79.5 71.7 65.3
91
.71
100
0.3
0.005
SE by E
II.2
13..
.89
80.3
73.9
67.2
77
.64
-6
5.3
0.890
W
8.3
30.01
14..
71.7
67.1 65.8
77
.51
94
1.6
E
10.0
15..
29.98
76.2
68.7
65.0
60
.41
76
7.0
0.005
E by S
8.1
16,.
.95
75.2
69.4 64.3
69
.49
29
7.8
E by S
7.9
17..
.94
80.4
72.0 66.0
80
.62
47
7.6
NW by W
2.7
18.
.92
85.0
75.2
70.0
82
I
5.9
0.005
W by N
2.7
19,
.89
82.0
75.2 72.0
87
.76
82
1.8
E by S
3.5
20,
.84
84.0
77-3 72.2
90
.84
92
4.0
0.025
SE
8.0
.82
21,
$5.0
78.9 71.8
88
.86
92
3.8
1.780
SW
8.8
2.2.
.91
74.2
70.0
67.2
92
.68
98
E
1.225
18.1
23.
.92
69.0
66.8 64.6
86
.57
99
0.380
E
18.8
*.86
24,.
70.1
67.9 66.3
91
.61
100
0.145
E by S
16.6
.76
25,.
83.7
77-5 69.0
90
.85
96
2.3
0.030
SSW
10.9
26,
.79
84.0
74.4
67.9 89
93
3-4
1,050
E by N
13.8
.86
27,.
70.6
68.0
66.0
77
-52
100
0.3
0.050
E
22.7
28,.
.86
73.0
70.1
66.4
93
.68
100
0.2
2.250
E by S
13.3
29,.
30,.
.95 71.5 69.4 67.9
91 .65
100
0.030
E by N
5-5
.99
75.2 70.2 67.3
81
.60
82
E
7.9
14.3
Meati,
29.96
74.9 69.5 65.2
84 0.62
89 82.8
8.685
E
10.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR APRIL-
Maximum..... 30.03 78.7 74.6 71.3 Normals,..
29.96 74.8 70.4
67.1 Minimum..... 29.89 70.0 65.2 61.8
89 0.74 85 0.64
75 0.53
94 204.7 80 115.3 54 53.3
17.165
5.197
1.235
13.9
E
10.1
7.8
25th.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 702 at 17h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 51 miles per hour at 09h 15m on the 21st.
8th May, 1941.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.