THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 14, 1938.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
779
No. 809.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of September, 1938.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
Max.
....
HUMIDITY.
Mean.
Miu.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
September.
ius.
о
C
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.b.
I
2.
29.76
88.8 82.8
79.1
.77 88.9
83.5
79.9
oo oo
84
0.94
46
7.4
ESE
3.7
83
-95
60
3.8
ESE
2.5
.76
90.4
845
79.0
Y
.95
63
7.2
0.145
WSW
3-5
4,.
.71
99.7
85.2
82.0
81
.97
71
8.5
WSW
4.8
5.
.72 89.5
84.0
79.9
80
.92
42
9.8
E by S
5.4
6,.
.80
89.9
84.2
80.0
So
.93
40
10.3
E by S
8.2
.81
89.8
84.2
81.6
79
.92
54
8.6
0.020
E by S
9.8
8..
.77 88.0
82.2 78.7
.93
83
1.1
0.520
E by N
5.6
.75
86.9
82.0
79.5
83
.91
56
4.5
E by S
5.0
9.
.78
89.8
83.6 80.4
84
.96
77
6.1
0.195
S by E
10,.
1.5
.82
86.0
82.2
78.3
82
.90
73
6.2
0.130
E
11.7
11,-
12,
.85 84.3
81.2 79.0
.86
92
0.4
0,200
ENE
20.2
.86
83.0
79.9 75.0
84
.85
100
0.1
0.205
ENE
13..
25.5
.88
83.2
14..
80.9 78.3
78
.83
95
1.2
...
E by N
26.5
.91
85.8
81.2 78.0
.82
69
9.0
0.035
E
15,.
19.4
16,.
.92
88.2
81.3 78.7
.82
82
3-9
:
ESE
7-7
17..
.91
83.0
78.6
75.1
82
.80
92
1.3
0.580
E
8.5
18,.
.85
86.6
80.8 77-4
79
.83
36
9.0
E
5.7
19..
.78
87.7
81.8
77.6 82
.88
37
9.5
SE by E
3.0
20,.
.77 87.6
81.8 79.1
85
.91
83
1.9
0.395
ENE
15.3
21,
.87 86.0
81.4
79.2
38
.94
90
3.2
0.145
E by S
16.7
zz.
-93 848 81.1 79.8
ST
.86
56
7.3
E by N
20.2
23.
.93 85.0
81.1
79.9
81
.86
80
5.3
E by N
17.2
24.
.91
82.5
79-7
78.1
81
.82
95
2.0
0.015
E by N
16.2
25..
.92
83.6
79.3 78.0 72
1 93
3.2
E by N
21.5
26,.
.90
83.0
78.6 75.8
65
.63
32
10. I
E by N
23.4
27..
.88
83.9
79.5 76.9
69
.69
27
ENE
10.2
18.7
28..
.79
86.5 80.7 76.0
73
.75
79
2.4
0.030
N by W
3.7
29.
.79 82.0 79.2 77.0
82
.82
ENE
93
...
3.4
30,.
.75
84.8
80.1 76.7 87
.89
92
3.6
1.650
E
9.7
Mean,
29.83
86.3 81.6 78.5 80
0.86
157.1
4.265
E by N
11.5
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER :
Maximum,.. 29.90 Normals,.... 29.83 Minimum,
29.76
87.3 82.2 78.9
85.4 82.5
80.6 76.9 79 78.4 74.1
66
0.90 0.82
0.70
Sz 266.5
30.595
19.0
40
60 198.8 10.109 E by N
133.4 0.635
II.4
6.9
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 646 at 15h. 00m. on the 4th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 50 miles per hour at 05h. 59m. on the 14th.
12th October, 1938.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director,