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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 18, 1928.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 290.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of April, 1928.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
ᎪᎢ
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
April,
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins. Points.
p.h.
29.99
66.0 63.3 61.0
92
0.53
99
0.6
0.040
E by N
20.2
2,
.99
68.2
64.8
62.8
85
.52 100
0.020 NE by E
9.6
3,
30.08
64.9 62.4
60.2 72
.41
100
0.005 NNE
7.9
4,
15
65.6 61.9
60.7
80
.44
100
0.1
E by N
12.8
5,
.16
67.3
63.3
60.7
71
.41
60
6.2
E
15.7
6,
.07
71.0 65.8
62.0
73
7,
.04 74.3
68.4 63.0 76
.46
53
7.2
E by S
9.5
.53
11.2
ESE
11.3
8,
.05
79.6
70.6
66.4 70
.52 25
9.1
E by S
14.0
9,
.01 80.5
10,
29.96 81.4 73.2 68.3 83
73.9 68.0 !
74
.62
34
10.5
E
6.0
.68
9.2
NE by E
8.1
11,
.97 71.8 68.7 66.5 81
-57
69
8.0
E by N
17.1
.88
12,
74.6
70.2 66.0 82
.61
60
4.3
ENE
...
4.8
13,
.79
78.6
73-4
69.3
80
.66
43
9.0
0.025
W by S
5.2
.82
81.8
14,
73.9
67.6 80
.67
10.6
NE by N
6.2
15,
.87
84.4
73.9 69.7 79
.66
30
10.5
E
9.9
16,
.93
73.5
71.0 69.9 84
.64
77
7-3
E by N
17.7
17,
.98
71.2
69.6
68.6 81
.58
100
0.015
E by N
19.8
18,
30.02
73.3 70.2
68.3
77
-57
ICO
0.030
E by N
20.1
19,
29.99
70.4 69.8
69.0 91
.66
100
0.810
E
15.4
20,
.85
77.2 72.0
68.3
93
.73 100
0.810 E by S
15.2
21,
.74
82.6 78.9 76.0
87
.86
97
4.4
0.370 SW by S
15.5
.82
22,
80.6 72.3 66.8 87
.69 97
0.9
1.860
NE by E
[2.1
23,
30.00 71.2
24,
.02
70.3
69.6 67.9 63 68.2 65.5 78
-45
100
-54 100
::
ENE
27.2
0.113
ENE
24.0
25,
29.98
71.6
26,
.90
79.4
27,
.90
69.7
67.3 73.6 70.1 91 78.9 74.5 71.1 93
89
.64
100
0.6
0.005
E
17.0
28,
.87 82.9
77-7 73.1
89
.75 63
.79 70 .84 96
4.5
E by N
7.0
29,
.86
84.1 80.9
30,
.84
86.4 81.5
79.0 79.0
82
81
.87 94 .87 85
5835
E
2.7
9.7
0.2
SE by S
10.5
5.3
SSW
14.1
6.7
SSW
13.3
Mean,..
29.95
75.5 70.9 67.8 81 0.63 73 129.1 4.105
E
13-3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR APRIL:-
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
79
30.03 78.7 74.6 71.3 89 0.73 93 29.95 74.5 70.2 66.9
84 0.63 80 114.0 5.680 29.89 70.0 65.2 61.8
0.52 61 53.3
196.5 17.165
18.9
14.0
1.235
10.6
The rainfall for the month of March at the Botanical Gardens was 6ins. 68 on 12 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 7ins. 88 on 9 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 4ins. 81 on 9 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 682 at 17h on the 21st.
The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 51 miles per hour at 20h. 10m. on the 23rd.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
15th May, 1928.