THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 22, 1941. 1287
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 1012.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of July, 1941.
DATE
BAROMETER
AT M.S. L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
July.
ins.
о
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
I
29.51
85.0
81.6
76.8
87
0.93
95
0.8
2.150
SW
20.5
2.
.68
85.5
82.7
80.8
85
.95
83
2.4
SSW
9.1
3.
.71 86.0 81.6
78.8
85
.91
30
12.0
E by S
7.3
4.
.62 91.1
84.7
78.4
78
.92
47
11.8
W
6.5
5..
.53 88.7
81.7
77-5
88
.95
95
2.8
1.480
W by N
10.7
6,.
.46
81.7
79.2
77.3
91
.90
100
5.835
WSW
21.9
.62
7.
83.5
80.7
74.0
86
.90
98
3-345
S by W
14.7
8,
.71
87.5
83.1
80.9
83
بو.
90
6.1
0.055
S by E
13.6
.81
88.7
9,
83.1 79.0
82
.92
84
9.0
0.215
S by E
10.4
.86
10,.
89.0
83-3
82
77.4
.93
62
10.5
0.630
SSW
6.7
.82
88.8
II..
83.5
79.4
78
.89
62
10.5
0,010
SW
6.1
75
88.0
12..
83.3
80.2
78
.83
77
10.5
SW by S
7.6
.70
13,
89.3 83.9
80.9
79
.91
80
8.6
0.050
SW by S
7.3
.65
89.3
84.8 82.5
78
.93
80
7.4
SW
9.5
.63
90.9
15,
85.2 81.2
80
.96
81
7.5
0.150
SW
9.0
16,
.65 87.9
84.8
83.0
80
.96
87
4.4
0.070
SW by S
11.5
.71
17,
88.0 84.4
80.5
82
.96
92
1.2
0.275
S by W
9.1
18,
.78
89.7
84.8 82.7
80
.95
77
8.3
0.065
S by W
6.9
.78
89.9
19,.
84.6
81.1
81
.96
75
4.8
0.115
S by W
2.9
20,
,72
90.9
84-8
79.9
80
.94
75
7.7
0.100
WSW
4.9
21,
.70
91.7
85.2
81.6
82
.98
75
5.9
...
SW by W
4.1
22,
.69
89.1
82.9 77-7
88
.98
77
2.9
1.525
W by S
3.5
23.
.66
89.9
82.8
85 *79.4
-95
57
2.7
0.070
WSW
1.8
24,.
.65
88.7
82.9
79.3
84
.95
79
0.2
SW
2.7
.66
88.5
25,.
83.0 79.8
86
.97
89
3.4
0.010
W by N
2.4
26,..
.65
90.5
84.0 78.8
82
.95
78
5.6
W
3.5
27..
.67 90.7
83.9
78.5
84
97
73
7.6
0.795
SW by S
3.9
28..
.74
88.7 84.3
79.9
83
.97
66
7.8
SSW
1.090
3.7
29,
.79
883 82.8
78.3
85
.94
75
6.5
0.605
SW by S
3.2
30,.
.82 89.5
83.2 78.5
85
.96
80
7.2 0.625
SW by S
3.9
31,.
.86
87.0
81.6
77.6
90
.97
87
1.5
2.190
E by S
2.6
Mean,
29.70
88.5
83.3
79.4 83 0.94
78 177.6
21.455
SW by S
7.5
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JULY :-
Maximum,. Normals,......
29.82
29.72
Minimum, . 29.61
88.7
83.6
86
86.8 82.1 78.5 83 84.2 80.1 76.0 80
79.9
0.94
0.90 0.87
81 282.8
30.075 бу 211.6
15.132 48 130.6 4.575
12.8
SE
7.9
5.2
1st.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 249 at 01h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 73 miles per hour at 15h 41m. on the 6th.
19th August, 1941.
B. D. EVANS,
Director.