THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 8, 1914.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
163
No. 185. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of April, 1914.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY,
WIND.
DATE.
AT
CLOUDI SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Rel. Max. Mean. Min.
Abs.
Dir. Vel.
ins.
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs. ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
I'
29.89
79.9
73.6
69.4
86
2'
.92
80.4
75.6
72.7
81
3'
.98
82.6
76.3
73.4 84
30.10
74.4 63.0
57.0 86
.12
63.9
60.3
55.9
81
.09
63.9 60.7
57.8
7'
.10
61.8
59.0
56.5
8'
.12.
69.6 64.9
61.1
9*
......
.16
68.4 66.6
63.0
61 46 m en oo ∞ a
0.71
81
SE
3.7
8.7
.72
80
.76
87
5000
S
5.9
6.7
8.5
S by E
6.6
.49
100
0.0
0.210
N by E
6.9
.43
100
ENE
0.0
13.9
.44
100
0,0
0.005
NE by E
9.9
.39
100
0.0
0.085
NNE
3.5
.36
99
1.4
ENE
15.3
.38
100
0.3
0.020
E by N
24.7
IO
.II
73.1
68.8
65.6
.46
92
E
4.3
16.0
II'
29.99
74.9
70.6 68.1
.61
75
5.8
E by S
13.2
I2'
.88 78.6 73.9 69.6
-73
1.0
SSE
10.5
13'
.87
77.9 72.4
67.4
.71
2.0
0.595
W by S
5.4
14'
.96
80.6 74.0
69.2
.64
7.5
0.060
E by S
7.2
15'
30.02
74.7
71.1 68.9
.63
93
3.0
0.190
E by N
15.8
16'
29.96
17'
.97
18'
.95
68.9
68.4 65.3
76.3 70.6 67.0
.68
99
1.4
1.255
E by N
15.4
63.0
.54
100
0.0
0.340
E by N
33.5
66.0
63.0
89
.57
100
O.I
0.345
E by
26.2
19'
.95
72.5
68.1 66.8
94
.64
97
2.2
0.635
E by
19.4
20'
30.02
71.7
70.3 69.0 95
.71
94
1.0
E
14.5
21'
.06
76.4
72.9 70.7
93
.75
58
7.9
II.2
22...
29.98
81.5
75.2 70.2
--
86
.75
48
9.2
E
4.5
86.0
23.
.92
79.0 74.0
82
.82
10.0
SW by W
5.2
24,
.91
86.1
79.1 74.8
81
.81
10.3
WSW
5.9
→
25,
.89
87.2 80.7
77.2
80
.84
77
7.5
0.020
SSW 8.9
26,
.87
27,
.89 86.9
86.1 81.7 79.5 81
.87
87
7.2
SSW 14.7
79.4 71.3
.80
79
77
5.8
0.575
SSW 13.2
80.6
28,
..90
76.1 72.1 83
-75
77
0.020
E
11.7
29,
30,
.92 75.8 73-4 72.0 .93 78.8 75.5
90
.74
100
0.0
0.085 E by N 21.2
72.8
.80
95
4.3
0.025
E
14.0
Sum
Sam,
Mean.
29.98 76.3
68.0 71.5
83
0.65
85
114.4
4.465
E
12.8
Maximum,. Mean,
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR APRIL:-
30.03 77-7 73.1 69.6 89 29.96 74.5 70.2
66.9
.70
89
160.0 14.890
.63
80 112.5 5.511
Minimum,
29.92 71.5 66.5 63.7
79
.57
61 53.3 1.235
898
18.9
2:
E
14.7
12.2
The maximum temperature in April, 1914, 87.°2, was the highest on record except in 1890, when it was 88.96, and the minimum temperature, 55.99, was the lowest on record except in 1890 and 1905, when the figures were 55.6 and 51.°8. The range of temper- ature in the month, 31.3, has only been exceeded on two occasions, namely, 33.00 in 1890 and 32.04, in 1905.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
6th May, 1914.