THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 10, 1929.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
183
No. 245.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of April, 1929.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean Dir. Vel.
April
ins.
Miles
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
1,
30.13
66.1 64.6
63.3
84
0.51
100
E by N
15.5
29
.13
3,
.13 65.8 63.7 62.6
67.2 64.9 63.6
63
-39
90
E by N
22.1
.42
100
E by N
15.2
4,
14! 67.1 64.4
63-3 76
.46
88
0.5
E
10.9
5,
.10 69.6
66.1
62.9 65
.41
46
9.7
E
17.4
6,
29.99
77.8
69.7
64.8
.59
9.0
ENE
7.5
7,
.91
79.2 72.3
67.0 83
.65
30
10.4
NW by N
3.2
8,
.96
74.9
71.1
68.8 79
.60
45
9.2
E
13.7
9,
.99
78.9
¡ 72.0 67.9
73
-57
20
10.8
E by S
11.4
10,
30.02
70.8
68.6 66.5 70
.49
97
0.1
E by N
17.7
11,
.IO
66.6
64.5
i 63.0
78
.48
100
0.255
NNE
9.7
12,
.14
75.9
68.1 64.0 56
·38
53
8.1
NE
11.9
13,
.II
77.1 68.3 61.5 58
.40
5
10.9
E by S
7.1
14,
.09
77-5 70.0 62.9 55
.40
11.3
E
6.9
15,
.09
76.3
70.8
66.4
62
.46
11.4
E by S
9.2
16,
.02
76.7 71.5
67.0
So
.62
34
11.0
E
11.9
17,
29.90
18,
82.0 .83 85.0 76.7
74-3
69.6 79
.67
66
9.5
SE by S
6.5
70.7 77
.70
65
8.8
W
4.8
19,
.87
74-8 ¡ 72.0
70.0 89
.70
86
2.4
0.060
E
10.8
20.
.95
88.2 76.7
70.0 56
53
9.8
NNE
5.6
21,
30.05
81.0 73-4
68.9 59
.49
47
9.7
E
12.7
22,
.09
72.5
23,
.08
24,
.02
69.5 75-9 71.0 68.7 78 78.1 72.2 69.9
67.9 76
.55
85
2.9
...
E by N
19.8
.59 93
1.8
0.010
E by N
15.5
.63 88
4.7
...
E
16.6
!
25,
29.94 75-5 73.0 71.6
90
-73 98
1.4
0.005
E by S
13.2
26,
.90
83.2 75-3 72.0
.76
98
2.3
0.015
NEby E
7.4
27,
.87
78.8 74.6 71.4
.76
100
0.1
0.510
W by N
3.8
28,
.86
86.2 78.5 74.4 83
.80 82
7.1
...
SW by W
7-5
29,
.85
80.5 78.6 75.7 87
.85
98
0.1
0.685 SW by S
10.4
30,
.82 85.4 80.5 78.6 82
.85 93
SSW
15.2
Mean,..
30.00 76.5 71.2 67.8 75 0.58
67 171.9 1.540
E
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR APRIL:-
Maximum, Normals, Minimum,
30.03 78.7 74.6 71.3 29.96 74.6 70.2 66.9
84 29.89 70.0 65.2 618 75
0.73
!
93 196.5 17.165 0.63 80 115.6 5.356
9.52 61 53-3
1.235
18.9
14.0
10.6
The rainfall for the month of April at the Botanical Gardens was lin. 22 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was lin. 05 on 8 days, at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, Fauling, it was 1.68 on 11 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was in 97 on 7 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ius. 739 at 17h. on the 30th.
The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 15 miles per hour at 15h 05m. on the 30th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
9th May, 1929.