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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 16, 1930.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 307.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of April, 1930.
i
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DATE.
AT
M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
April
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. e.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
C
p.h.
1.
30.16.
68.1
65.1 63.4
84
0.52
86
1.3
E by N
17.2
2,
.13
66.9
65+
63.9
73
·46
64
3.5
E by
25.7
3,
.07
68.7
65.9
64.0
.50
90
3.0
E by
16.8
.01
74.2
69.5 65.6
85
.62
69
6.8
E
10.
¿
5.
29.90
70.1 68.3 654 93
.64
97
0.3
0.380
E
17.1
5.
.92
7.
.95
70.0 63.9 674
68.7 67.1 65.4 90
.60
100
0.450
E by N
21.5
93
.65
100
0.2
16.6
3,
-93
75.3 745
68.3 95
・73
85
3.8
11.7
.86
9.
81.6 76.8 71.6
87
.80
93
8.6
S
10.0
10,
.83
82.1
78.5
75.5
.81
87
6.5
S by W
10.6
II,
.84
84.0
79.5 77.1 82
.82
89
7.8
S
9.0
12.
.88
$2.1
77-5 74.4 89
.83
90
I. 1
0.075
SSE
+7
13.
.95
77.0
68.9 704
95
-73
95
0.1
E
16.2
0.015
[
.99
76.7
69.2
94
.73
69
5.9
E
13.6
15.
30.01
80.6
74.0
70.3
87
-73
92
+.0
NW by W
5.5
16,
.06
72.1
69.3
67.4
86
.62
99
1.0
E by N
12.7
17,
.04
76.9
71.2
68.0
82
.63
83
3.2
E by S
10.6
18,
29.93
76.8
73.8 70.4 84
.70
91
3.6
0.010
ESE
13.9
19,
.91
84.9 77-7 73.4 84
.79
47
9.1
0.010
SSE
54
20,
.97
80.1
75.8 72.5 SS
25
10.9
E by S
10.2
21,
.93
80.:
76.4
73.5
79
78
7.0
E
11.7
0.005
22,
.82
82.3 76.8
74.4
.Sz
88
6.7
ESE
0.095
15.2
23.
75
84.6 79.8
75.9 84
.86
5.7
SSE
24.
85.1 81.5
79.2
86
88
X.2
0.005
S by W
13.8
45,
80.8 76.0
70.9 85
92
2.8
0.865
SSW
12.9
26,
76.8
72.6 it.l
87
73
Sz
1.4
0.005
ENE
21.2
!
27.
73.6
72.2 70.8
93
100
0.185 E by N
21.0
E
į
15.0
28.
.89
78.1
74.7
72.5
93
.79
75
5.7
29.
.95
83.0 76.9
+4
89
40
10.6
E
8.4
܂ ܪ܂
.98
X1.2
774 73.0
1 2
14.5
E
5.5
Mean.....
29.93
774
73.5
70.6
0.72
४०
140.3
2.100
E by S
13.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR APRIL :—
Maximum,.
30.03
Normals,
29.96
Minimum,
29.89
78.7 74.6
67.0 70.3 74.7
65.2 70.0
71-3
61.8
So
61
89 0.73 93 196.5 17.165 85 0.64
116.1 5.482
0.52 75
53.3 1.235
18.9
E
13.9
10.6
The rainfall for the month of April at the Botanical Gardens was 2ins. 26 ou S days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was ins. 82 on 8 days, at Fanling, it was 2ins. 42 on 6 days, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, it was 20. 04 on 7 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 2ins. 80 on 8 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 615 at 3 on the 25th The maximum gust velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 41 miles per hour at 7.57m on the 2nd.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
13th May, 1930.