THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 13, 1941.
913
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 731-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1941.
DATE
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
May.
ins.
p. c.
ius.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
о
p.h.
1,
29.97
75.7
71.0
68.9
89
0.68
92
2.8
E by S
13.5
2,.
.97
78.7
73.5 70.6
95
.79
94
3.8
E
...
8.9
3,
.99 79.0
73.4 70.7
87
.72
go
3.6
0.805
W
7.0
4,
.97 80.6
74.5 71.4
87
.73
62
9.0
E by S
7.0
5,
.91
85.6
77.7
72.7
89
.84
77
6.5
SE
4.9
6,.
.84
85.4
80.8 78.3
84
.88
81
7.6
0.075
SW by S
8.0
7,
.87 87.6
81.9
78.2
84
.91
79
8.5
S by W
4.5
8,
.90
88.6
81.4 77.0
86
.91
68
8.3
0.025
SSE
4.5
9,.
.89
87.3
81.4 77-7
83
.89
65
9.3
SSE
2.7
10,.
.91
84.9 79.6 76.1
85
.85
48
E
II.I
5.7
.93
85.0 79.8 76.0
87
.88
55
10.6
E by S
7-3
12,.
.93
85.2 79.8 76.7
88
.90
63
10.2
E by S
9.3
.90
88.8
I
81.1 76.7
82
.86
62
8.5
W by N
2.7
3,
.93
79.0
14,
74-7 72.0
87
-75
99
1.280
15,.
.99 77.2
73.5 70.4
81
.67
90
5.2
16,.
30.02 80.8
75.1 72.9
86
.74
8-
0.6
2 2 2
E
15.6
E
15.6
E
4.9
17,.
29.99
84.9
77.4 73.1
79
.74
75
5.6
E by S
6.4
18,.
.94 82.8
76.8
74.3
81
.74
69
8.6
E
11.3
.86
19,.
77.2
75.3 74.7
90
.78
99
0.065
E
9.8
20,
.82
80.8
76.5
74.9
90
.82
96
0.050
ESE
5.2
ESE
21,
.81 77-7
76.0
74.7
94
.84
99
0.975
4.9
22,.
.84
84.6 78.6 74.8
90
.88
85
6.4
E by S
3.6
23,.
.85
83.2 78.8
76.7
92
.90
99
O.I
E
0.025
3.1
E
24,.
.83 83.1
78.3
77.3
94
.91
100
0.720
7.3
25,.
.78
81.6 78.4
76.7
92 .89
100
1.285
SW by S
5.5
26,
.69
88.8
82.7 80.6
87
.97
.94
1.5
0.080
SW by W
11.7
27,.
-74
81.1
76.8 73.4
89
.82
99
O.I
0.305
W by N
8.1
28,
.81
78.3
75.0 71.4
82
95
0.045
E by S
7.3
29,
.83
80 1
74.7 69.4
83
.71
99
0.1
0.035
E by S
5.0
30,
.85
$1.0 74.9 70.8
88
.76
77
4.3
0.065
E by S
7.6
31,.
.83
83.6 78.1
74.2
79
-75
45 11.5
E by S
7.5
Mean,
29.88
82.5
77.3 74.3
87 0.81
82 143.8
5.835
ESE
7.3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:-
Minimum,
Maximum,.... 29.92 85.8
81.1 78.0 Normals,..
29.85 81.7 77.1 73.8 29-79 78.6 73-4 70.9
90 0.88
0.79 78 0.72
89 261.3 76 156.9 11.247 54 82.5 1.150
48.840
11.7
E by S
9.0
6.9
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 644 at 16h. 00m. on the 26th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 38 miles per hour at 7h 58m. on the 14th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
10th June, 1941.