76 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 22, 1929.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 90.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1929.
BARO-
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
METER
DATE.
AT
M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SCN-
SIHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
1,
January,
ins.
p. e.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
30.17
67.4 64. 1 61.4
042 41
9.7
ENE
16.2
2.
.23
62.5
60.3
59.1
+
.39 99
E by N
17.1
3,
.2 [
65.0
58.3 55.4
.28
93
1.3
NNE
9.0
+,
.22
63.8
58.8
52.2 57
.29 50
9.6
E by N
12.8
5,
.21
64.3
61.4 58.3
.36 65
5.4
E by N
19.5
6,
.20
70.5
654 61.7
·44
79
3.7
E
13.9
7,
.23
63.9
61.6 | 60.7
76
.42
95
1.4
E by N
16.7
8,
.23
69.8
62.4 || 59.4
74
.42
61
4.0
0.050
ENE
7.5
9,
.24
66.7
60.2
55.6
64
.33
I
10.1
NE by E
9.6
.21
10.
67.0
61.2
56.4 63
.34
6
9.7
E by N
9.9
II,
.15
67.0 62.9
57.8
.38
41
8.3
E by N
16.8
[2,
.07
73.1
66.6 63.3
.46
16
10.2
E by S
[3,
29.99
72.3
67.0 63.7
.52
16
9.7
E by S
9.9
II.2
14,
30.00
74.4 67.5 6.4.0
81
-55
16
9.0
E by S
4.1
.12
15,
74-4
66.3 62.3 82
53
29
6.2
E by N
16.3
16,
.26
65.2
61.7 60.3 76
88
4.9
E by N
23.7
17,
.31
66.6
62.6
59.7 77
.44
56
7.0
E
15.9
18,
.28
65.8
62.2 60.1 77
.43 52
9.4
11.7
19,
.19
68.9
.16
66.0
20,
62.3
63-4 61.3 72
.42 65
5.9
E
Il. I
60.2 79
.44
+7
9.1
E
17.7
21,
.17
70.6
64.9 61.0 74
.45
47
9.0
ESE
IO. I
22,
.20
65.2
61.7 57.5 74
.40
4
8.3
E by N
14.6
.18
23,
65.9
62.3 59.7
82
46
89
3.7
0.010
E by N
16.1
24,
.17
69.1
63.0 60.7 81
.47 69
6.9
E by N
15.4
25,
.19
69.0
62.9 58.7 73
.42 92
2.4
ENE
12.7
26,
.12
68.0 64.2
62.4
2
82
.49
98
0.050
E by S
11.3
27,
.04
65.7 63.9
61.5 94
.56
28,
29.95
66.1 63.3
61.9 93
100
.54 100
0.420
E by S
16.2
0.310
E by S
17.0
29,
.94
63.1 61.8
59.7 93
.51 100
0.1
0.030
E by S
12.3.
30,
.92
59.9 57.3 54.0 92
31.
.97
56.0 54.6
86 52.7
28
.43 .36
100
0.030
E by N
18.1
100
0.030
ENE
6.6
Mean,...
30.15
66.9 62.5 59.4 76 0.43 63
164.0
0.930 E by N
13.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY:-
Maximum, Normals,
30.27
Minimum,
30.15
30.05
69.0 64.9 62.2 83 0.51 91 241.9 8.430 64.5 59.9 56.3 73 0.39 63
146.6 1.315 59.2 54.0 49.8
46
0.19 30 39.4 0.000
16.8
E by N
12.9
9. F
The rainfall for the month of January at the Botanical Gardens was lins. 30 on 5 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oins. 90 on 7 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was lins. 48 on 5 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 877 at 15h. and 16h. on the- 30th.
The maximum gust velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 47 miles per hour at 21h. 52m. on the 15th.
20th February, 1929.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.