ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 615.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of July, 1938.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CloudinesS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
July.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
[
29.62
94.0 86.4
82.3
78
0.97
67
8.0
W
...
4.5
2
.63 91.5 85-7
81.9
79
.97
63
6.9
0.175
W
3.1
.62
3,
86.4 81.6
77-9
86
.92
95
1.945
SW by W
6.6
-59
38.5 81.1 77.9
86
.91
90
3.0
0.260
SW by S
5.2
5,.
.677
82.0
79.1
76.4
8-
.86
96
2.845
SSW
13.0
6,.
.83
90.8
84.3
79.8
81
.95
75
10.0
SSE
11.0
7.
.89
87.1
83.0
79.0
86
.97
79
7.5
0.125
E
13.0
8..
.85
87.6
81.8 78.0
84
.90
65
9.0
0.315 ESE
9.3
.73
87.0
82.0
76.8
31
.88
91
3.9
1.985
SSE
19.2
9,-
.76
87.3
82.9
80.9
82
.92
90
++
0.095
S
17.2
10,
.86 88.5
83.7
81.5 80
.92
83
10.8
SSE
10.7
.88
86.3
81.9
79.9
82
.90
42
10.5
E by S
8.8
12,
.86
87.2
81.6
78.1 82
.89
+5
10.2
E
5.5
13,
.82 87.7
81.9
77-9
14,
.80
87.3
82.2
78.0
15,
16,
.84
87.8
82.1
78.9 80
28
82
.89
45
8.5
E by S
3.9
79
.86
25
12.1
E by S
6.7
.87
55
8.9
0.345
ESE
7.1
17,
.84
87.4
82.3 79.2
83
.91
46
9.0
...
E by S
9.2
18,.
.82
87.2
82.7 79.3 84
.93
82
4-5
0.205
E
11.9
.82
19,.
87.9
83.0 80.5 82
.93
66
8.5
0.005
E by S
12.6
20.
.84
87.6
82.1 78.9 83
.91
62
8.5
0.335
E by S
10.0
21.
.84
88.6
83.0 79.0
81
.91
51
11.5
0.020
E by
10.5
}
.82
22,
894
83.4
79.9
31
.92
03
10.1
0.005
E
9.2
.80
23.
89.2 83.8
80.9 81
.93
56
10.8
0.015
E by
8.0
24.
-79
87.5 82.5
78.9 83
.91
75
8.5
0.1 10
E by S
9.4
.80
86.8 81.6
79.2
82
.89
80
7.1
0.050
ESE
9.6
25.
26,.
.79
88.4 82.0 78.5
80
.88
70
7.7
0 020
S by E
4.5
27,
-73
82.8
79.8
77.1 85
.86
86
1.2
0.295
SW by S
7.7
28,
.66
84.0
76.5 79.1
90
.89
97
2.385
WSW
8.5
29..
.62
84.5
81.5 77.8 86
.92
84
0.2
0.230
SW by W
11.0
30,
.64 86.0
82.3 80.0 85
.94
90
1.4
0.155
SW
14.9
31,
.69
85.2
81.9 79.0 85
.92
92
1.9
0.315
SW
14.5
Mean,
29.77
87.4
82.3 79.0 83
0.91
204.6 12.235
SE by S
9.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JULY:-
Maximum,. 29.82
$8.7
83.6 79.9 86 Normals,.. 29.72 86.8 82.0 78.4 83 Minimum, . 29.61 84.2 80.1 76.0 80
0.94 $1 282.8 30.075 0.90 68 212.2 15.006 0.87 48 130.6 4.575
SE
14.3 10.9
7.1
The rainfall for the month of July at Victoria Peak was 13ins. 57 on 20 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 8ins. 40 on 16 days, at Botanical Gardens, 11ins. 36 on 13 days, at Cheung Chau, 9ins. 78 on 15 days, at Sai Kung, 8ins. 43 on 21 days, at Taipo, 10ins. •88 on 22 days, at Ping Shan, 4ins. 90 on 13 days, at Fanling, 7ins. 45 on 20 days, and at Lok Ma Chau, 4ins. 70 on 19 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 569 at 16h. 00m. on the 4th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 44 miles per hour at 14h 05m. on the 9th.
9th August, 1938.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.