THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 14, 1928.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
535
No. 662.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of November, 1928.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean Dir. Vel.
Miles
November,
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
O
p.h.
[,
30.17
75.0
70.9
68.2
72
22 0.54
10.2
E by N
17.5
2,
.12
78.4
73.0
70.2
77
.62
3.
.14
77.2 73.4
70.3
73
.60
88
31
8.5
E
9.5
38
10.6
E by N
17.9
.15
75.6
72.7
71.0
73
-59 37
8.7
E by N
18.0
5.
.12
78.4
73.3 70.4 79
.64
48
8.9
E
13.5
6,
.08
80.2
75-4 72.7
.69
7,
.04
77.4
74-7 72.7
89
.76
8,
.06
82.2
76.9
74.0
85
.78
9,
.14
76.0
70.7
65.9
-47
82
7858
44
9.0
E
13.3
96
1.7
0.150
E
9.6
67
7.4
E
9.2
1.9
N
8.7
10,
.15
71.5 67.8
64.7
69
.47
88
1.5
ΝΕ
11.2
II,
.I 2
75.2
71.5
68.5
73
.56
71
8.2
E
21.2
12,
.08
72.1
68.5 70.8
79
.60
99
0.070
ENE
11.7
13.
.05
72.1
70.2
68.8
88
.65
98
0.435
ENE
8.0
14,
.03
72.5
70.5
69.5
88
.66
98
0.4
0.150
E by N
16.0
15.
.10
73.4
67.9 61.5
64
.43
64
8.6
0.005
N by E
10.5
16,
.23
65.4
61.4
57.5
64
-35
98
0.3
N
9.0
17,
.23
69.5
63.8
59.8
60
.36
55
3.7
NNE
5.8
18,
.18
68.0
63.8 60.z 59
.35
86
1.3
N by W
5.6
19,
.16
72.9
65.5
59.9
57
.36
32
10.0
E by N
4.5
20,
.19
74.2
67.7
60 63.5
.41
21
10.3
E by N
9.8
21,
.24
75.2
58.2
64.0
48
.33
5
10.5
NE
10.7
22,
.21
69.7
65.0
60.2 58
.36
I
9.9
E by N
8.!
23,
.14
74.7
68.1 61.8
50
+35
9.9
N
5-7
24,
.07
74.2
67.7
62.7 36
.24
6.9
N
12.4
25,
29.97
73.7
68.6
62.8
47
.33
6.5
NW by N
7.8
26,
.89
75-5
71.5 65.9 52
.40
87
N
4.5
27,
.95
71.8
67.6
63.9
69
.46
96
0.1
28,
.95
74.2 67.8
63.9
61
·41
51
29,
.98
72.6
66.6
63.1 74
·48
31
30,
30.02 71.5
67.2
64.2
78
.52
19
ོ ོ ོ ོ
0.005
N by E
11.9
6.6
NNW
7.0
6.3
E by S
5.7
E
9.3
11.7
Mean,....
30.10 74.0 69.3
65.7 67 0.49
57
177.2
0.815 NE by E 10.5
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR NOVEMBER:
Maximum,.. Normals, Minimum,
30.18
30.10
30.03
68.7 76.9
69.4 65.3 74.3 71.8 67.2
71.9
62.1
78
0.59 66
0.49
57 0.40
1
78
:
249.6
8.815
53
186.6
1.763
ENE
17.4 12.6
9
113.1
0.000
9.3
The rainfall for the month of November at the Botanical Gardens was Oins. 94 on 7 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was (ins. 74 on 8 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 3ins. 94 on 4 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 830 at 15h. on the 26th. The maximum gust velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 44 miles per hour at 21h. 35m. on the 11th.
12th December, 1928.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.