THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 13, 1928. 9
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 22.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1927.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
December,
ins.
C
p. c.
ins.
lars.
Miles
ins.
Points.
p.h.
30.24
70.0
65.4 61.5
62
0.39
NE by E
10.9
2.
.22
7451
65.1 60.4
in
5!
.33
10.3
N by E
8.5
3,
.21
68.8 65.1 62.4
75
.+6
40
85
ENE
13.7
+,
.19
71.1
67.1 65.0 75
43
9.3
E by N
10.7
5,
.13
75.0
69.9 65.3 78
-57
36
10.3
NE by E
7.1
6,
.II
79.9
74.0 69.2 53
.45
91
0.7
NNE
12. I
7.
.ZO
69.8 60.7 55.4 79
.42
100
0.820
N by E
8.9
8,
.19
63-7 57-3 53.3
62
9,
.14
65.2 57.8 49.1
10,
.17
65.0
61.7 57-3 53
68.0
64.5
60.0 66
12,
.08
70.5
67.4
65.4 70
.06
13,
70.0 67-9
66.1 81
14,
.04
73-5 69.5
674
15,
.04
74-4- 69.0 66.5
16.
.09
69.3
65.6 65.4
17,
.10
67.9 65.8 64.2
18,
19.
.09
.20
73.9 68.3 64.2
67.0 62.3 57.8
63
20,
,21 63.7 38.9 52.9 72
21,
13
68.2 64.3
59.0
78
22,
.08
75.0
69.1 64.8 77
23.
.12
76.8 70.1 65.0
бо
IMORE N M O R NA NARO
22 2
.29
.20
.29
.10
63
9: mmo
7.6
0.010
N by W
7.3
10.4
NNW
4.6
13
10.4
E by N
14.4
7.3
E by N
11.4
80-
3.0
ENE
20.4
-55 9+
1.9
E by N
21.7
.52 63
8.2
E
15.0
73
.52 47
7.1
E by S
11.0
80
52 85
0.9
E by N
14.2
78
+9
74
5.2
ENE
18.4
72
.50 27
9.5
ENE
8.3
.36
2.0
N by E
9.8
.36
39
9.5
NNE
3.7
•47
85
6.4
E by N
9.6
-55
WSW
7.9
0.005
5.5
・45
2
10.3
NNE
98
24.
.16
69.0 65.1
62.2 75
.46
7.5
E by N
17.2
251
13
66.9 65.2
62.7 81
.50
98
E by N
17.5
26,
.05
71.3 68.1
66.3 89
.60
27,
29.95
76.7 70.2 07.
82
.6c
62
28
96
0. I
E
10.7
6.8
ESE
4.9
28,
30.00
75.0 70.0 67.4
87
.64
63
E
4.7
7.2
29.
15
70.9 61.8 57.0
.50
100
NE
0.535
12.0
30,
.25
63.0 59.9
56.7
95
ENE
13-5
31,
.19
64.0
62.6 61.8
7.8
96
ENE
0.4
22.0
Mean,.
30.13
70.2 65.5 61.9 72 0.46
60
176.1
1.370
ENE
11.7
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,.
30.24 Mean, (1884-1923), 30.17 Minimum,
30.08
| 71.2 66.2 62.4 80 0.46 82 249.7 4.900 67.6 62.7 58.6 67 0.51 5+ 173.2 1.085 63.7 58.8
54.07 55 0.29
71.9 0.000
15.1
ENE
11.8
21
9.1
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was 2ins. 27 on 6 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was lin. 90 on 5 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was in. 20 on 2 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 883 at 16h on the 27th. The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 38 miles per hour at 9h. 35m. on the 13th.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
11th January, 1928.