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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 12, 1940.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 44.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1939.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
December.
ins.
о
p. e.
ins.
C
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Mile
Points.
p.h.
30.28
66.2 61.8
57.0
59
0.32
93
2.
.26
713
65-4 62.0
55
.34
67
3.
.23
69.5
63.1
58.0
56
.32
$90
1.6
NE
7.8
3.8
N by E
10.8
49
8.1
N by E
11.3
4,
.22
67.2
60.0
54.2
33
.27
25
9.9
N by E
6.5
5.
.24 69.2
61.2
55.3
5+
.29
24
9.4
ENE
2.9
6,.
.23
69.6
62.3
56.4
57
.32
7
9.9
ENE
3.7
7..
.21 73.1
65.5
58.0
66
.41
2
9-7
E
3.5
8,
.20
71.0 65.1 60.3 73
.45
7
10.0
E
6.5
9,.......
را.
72.5
.21
10,.
72.6
[[,..
.30
65.2 61.3 56.0 68
66.4 63.4
66.2 62.4
78
.50
63
8.2
E by N
4.2
57
.36
22
9.9
NE
10.6
-37
53
8.8
E by N
12. I
12..
-35
65.5
61.1 57.7
70
.38
55
6.5
E by N
10.8
13,
.36
67.1
604
548
54
.28
14
9.9
N by E
10.0
14..
-34
67.4
61.c
5+0
61
-33
18
100
E by N
11.3
.28
15,
67.2
61.7 59.3
71
.39
53
4.0
E by N
11.8
16.
.25
69.9
63.1
58.9 76
.44
I 2
9.7
E
6.0
17,.
.2+ 73.2
64.9
58.7 ΤΙ
.43
39
8.5
E by N
5-5
18,
.25
71.0
64.6
60.9 63
.38
32
8.8
NE by N
9.I
19,
.23
69.1
61.0
55.2 58
.31
24
9.3
ENE
6.6
20,
.21
64.9
606
549 68
.36
21,.
.21
70.3
63-5 59-5
6-
.38
22,
.21
70.0
63.9 59.1 48
.29
158
29
9.7
E
10.2
47
6.6
E by N
6.2
9.9
N by E
8.0
23,
.27
67.6
61.3 56.9
50
.27
9
9.8
NNE
7.6
24,
.30
66
+ 58.6 53-3 54
T
.26
NNE
3
9.1
6.7
25,.
.30
67.2
58.1
26,
.33
67.8
59.1
52.0 58 52.8 59
.28
2
9.6
E
3.5
E
.29
2
9.9
5.0
27,
35
66.0
59.3 5++
68
-34
9.8
E
5.8
28,
.35
67.8
60.2
56.1
69
.35
T
E
9.5
7.8
29,.
.36
68.7
59.8
54.0
58
.29
9.8
ENE
4.4
30,
-34
67.9
59.0 529 58
.28
9.8
E
6.0
31,.
.29 70.1 60.8
54.0
65
-33
9.7
E by S
3.7
Mean, Mean, 1939...
30.27 29.94
68.8 61.9 77-5 72.4 68. 79
56.9
32
62
0.34 24 0.66 69
269.2 1855.8 86.705
NE by E
7.3
E
9.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
---
Maximum,.
30.27
Normals,....
Minimum, .
30.16 30.08
71,2 66.2 62.4 81 67.9 63.0 58.9 70
63-7 58.8 54.0 56
0.52
0.41
0.30
82
2 I
269.2
4.900 56 171.2 1.093
71.9 0.000
...
ENE
II. I
3.6
6.3
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 30ins. 099 at 16h. 00m. on the 9th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 43 miles per hour at 00h. 51m. on the 21st.
9th January, 1940.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.