THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 10, 1939.
131
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 130.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1939.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
January.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
brs.
ins.
Points.
p.l.
30.15
66.0 64.2 60.8
72
0.43
99
---
ENE
8.5
2.
.15
68.8 64.7
62.0
3.
.II
67.0
62.7 60.5 85
78
•48
.48
4,.
.08
69.7
65.7
63.4
92
59
5..
.20 66.1
58.0 51.2
86
.42
100
ཾ ཾ་8
82
3.5
E by N
11.3
99
1.2
E by N
16.2
97
1.7
E by N
II. I
0.070
NE by E
10.6
6,.
.20
54.5
51.9 49.9
85
-33
100
0.010
NNE
4.6
7,.
.18
56.0
53-5 50.9 87
.36
98
...
0.480
N
3.2
8,
.28
62.1
57.1 53.3
74
-35
85
5.7
NE by E
15.3
9..
.25
65.1
59.8
56.5
72
.37
62
4.6
E by N
9.0
10..
.22
62.2 70.9
54.1 69
.39
42
8.4
NW by W
+.7
[1,.
.29
61.6
56.2 50.0
67
.30
48
5.3
ENE
5.3
12,.
.34
51.7 57.6 53.0
67
-32
37
9.9
E by N
11.0
13,
.34
63.6
58.0 55.4
68
.33
77
5.5
E
10.I
.26
14,
65.5 58.7 54-3
67
-33
31
7.2
E by N
4.2
.16
15,.
66.7 60.2
55.9 68
.35
57
E
5.3
...
10.5
16,.
.07
64.1
61.1
58.3
91
.49
100
0.265
E
4+
17,.
.05
71.0
64.5 61.5
91
-55
74
1.7
0.040
W by N
1.6
18,.
.16
73.0
65.0 56.1 69
.42
21
10.0
NNE
6.3
19..
.26
63.1 57.9 53.8 71
-34
77
5.1
E by N
10.5
zo..
.20
64.3
58.8 56.1
75
.37
50
6.2
E
:
14.4
21,.
.18
64.6 59.3 56.1
E
79
.40
45
7.7
15.0
22..
.23
61.4 59.2 58.0
82
E
+
79
10,2
23..
.25
63.1 59.0 56.8 82
79
E
2.0
11.0
24..
17 62.9
58.9
56.2
83
E
++
92
:
11.8
25..
. I I
70.8 63.1
58.9
77
44
48
E
9.9
6.0
26..
.07
69.0
62.2 57-9 84
•47
28
9.8
E
8.8
27,
.12
68.6
62.6
59.3
80
E
.45
3+
10. I
12.3
28,.
.20
61.3 60.2
59.1
86
E
+45
92
:
12.7
29..
.15 66.4
61.0 38.5 87
47
95
1.5
0.065
E
11.3
30,.
.07 73.6
65.2 60.9 85
53
62
3.0
0.170
E by
3.3
31,..
.05
67.0
63.2 61.1
86
.50
60
4.8
E
11.4
Mean,
30.18
65.5
60.4 56.8 79
0.42 69 130.2
1.100
E by N
9.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY :—
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
30.27
30.17
30.05
69.0 64.9 62.2 84 64.4 39-7 56.0 75 59.1 54.0 49.8
51
0.21
0.52
241.9 8.430 0.39 65 144.9 1.251
30 39.4 0.000
12.3
E by N
9.2
6.0
30th.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 984 at 16h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 39 miles per hour at 06h. 35m. on the 5th.
B. D. EVANS,
Sth February, 1939.
Director,