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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 1105-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of August, 1941.
DATE
BAROMETER
AT M.S L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Meau.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
August.
ins.
p. c.
ins
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
()
с
p.h.
I
29.84
89.0
83.0
80.0
86
0.97
1.2
SW by W
1.7
2..
.80
89.0
82.1
77-5
84
.92
85
7.1
0.770
E
7-5
3..
.80
80.3
77.8
74.4
90
.86
99
2.075
E
15.0
4
.77
81.2
79.5
76.8
86
.86
96
1.375
ESE
18.2
5.
.76
85.4
6..
.74
88.0 82.3 78.0
81.5 78.1
83
.89
85
4.9
0.020
SE by E
11.4
85
.94
46
12.1
0.125 E by S
8.1
7.
.72
89.8
82.6 77.8
81
.90
13
11.0
W
3.5
8,.
.66 91.8
84.1
78.7
78
.90
20
12.1
W
6.1
.64
9,.
92.5
85.1 79.6
80
.95
41
11.5
W
3.9
10,.
.65 91.4
85.2 80.8
82
.98
30
11.3
SE
:
3.1
.67
91.0
83-4
80.2
85
.97
48
8.-
0.480
E by S
6.5
.70
12
91.6
84.7
80.2
82
.98
37
11.9
E by S
5.6
.66
13,
92.9
85
80.0
77
.93
47
I 1.2
W by S
5.5
.58
14,.
92.0
85.7
81.2
76
.93
42
11.6
W by S
5.2
.60
86.6
15..
83.9
80.0
84
.98
70
T. E
O.ICO
SSW
2.4
.66
16..
91.2
85.8
81.6
76
.94
56
10.5
SW
3.1
17..
.70 90.0
84.4
81.7
83
.97
71
4.4
E by S
4.0
18..
.71 87.8
83.6
805
83
.95
75
5.0
SE
0.370
2.8
19..
.67 90.8
84.6
80.7
80
.94
54
6.8
0.040
E
1.0
20,.
.61 91.4
85.5 31.2
80
.97
59
8.6
ESE
1.5
21,
.61 899
22,
.63
88.0 82.7 78.8
84.9 78.6
81
.97
72
7.7
0.100
WSW
2.3
82
.92
88
WNW
3.9
3.0
23,
.66
$8.6
83.0 80.5
-8
.88
ENE
90
3.4
24,.
.68
82.9
80.5 78.3
86
.89
95
0.485
NE by N
3.0
25..
.71
81.9
79.1
76.9
93
.92
99
3.585
WSW
7.7
26..
.80 $1.3
78.6
75.0
90
.88
100
1.355
SW by W
7.9
.82 82.8
27..
80.4 75.0
SW
90
.93
100
1.400
4.8
28..
.81
87.0
83.3 81.0
82
SSW
.93
91
3.5
0.010
7.0
.82
860
29,.
83.0
81.0
81
.91
84
6.9 0.025
S by W
6.2
30,.
.86
88.1
31,
.90
89.2
83.1 80.9 83.9 79.6
♡
.91
77
8.4
S by W
5.3
83
.95
49
10.2
SW
2.0
Mean,
29.72
88.1
83.0 79.2
83 0.93
68
193-3
12.315
SSE
5.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR AUGUST:-
Maximum,. Normals....... 29.73 Minimum, . 29.61
14th.
29.82
--
89.5
83.9 80.1 86.7
81.7 78.0 83 0.90 83.6 79.5 75.9
88
0.95
78 0.86
125.2
84 299.5 34.310 67 201.6 14.268
1.735
10.6
SE
6.9
4.0
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ine. 513 at 17h. 35m. ou the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 50 miles per hour at 09h 46m. on the 4th.
11th September, 1941.
B. D. EVANS,
Director.