THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 11, 1939.
713
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 657.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of July, 1939.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN,
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
July.
ius.
P. c.
ius.
p. c.
hrs.
ius.
Points.
p.h.
29.84
85.4
82.9
78.4
$8
0.99
90
1. I
0.605
SSE
6.7
.86
2.
$9.1
82.5 77.4
85
•94
66
9.3
0.875
S by WV
4.0
3.
.82
89.9
83.3 79.0
82
.93
+2
11.6
SSW
3.2
4,
.78
90.0
84.0
79.2
79
.92
++
12.1
0.005
Si by
+9
5,
.78
90.0
84.1
80.1
79
.92
+2
12.2
0.060
SW by W
5.5
6..
•77 90.4
84.1
79.4
79
.91
+7
W by
3.3
7.
76
90.1
84.0 79.6
8,.
74 91.2
84.9
79.1
品に
.93
+9
8.7
SW
3.0
77
.92
44
11.3
W by S
3-4
.68
9..
91.0
85.2
81.4
77
.92
38
11.8
WSW
5.3
.62
10,.
92.7
85.2
81.6 78
.9+
50
8.3
SW by W
4-3
.60
[1,
90.9
84.9 80.9 78
.92
45
II. I
SE
3-3
.60
12,
92.7
85.9 80.4 74
.92
20
12.0
WSW
+.5
13..
-57 94.0
86.6 82.1
78
.98
51
9.4
WSW
6.0
14..
-54
94.0
86.5 82.2 76
95
65
10.3
SW by W
5.6
15,.
93.0
86.0 81.9
77
.96
73
9.3
WSW
5.4
16,.
.47
90.0
84.8
81.1
So
.95
85
+5
0.025
SW by W
6.2
17..
55
84.8
79.5
75-9 93
18,.
.56
82.6
79.3
75-4
19,.
.52
80.1
76.7
74.8 92
20,
50
78.4 75.8
73.9
ZE,
+49
88.0
81.3 75.2 83
22,
55
88.9
80.4 74.8 90
23,
.64
86.5
80.4 75.2
24.
.67 85.8
79.8
76.7
25,.
.67 86.3
80.9 77-4
26,.
71 86.0
82.1 80.0
* * * * 8000 80
.93
97
0.9
3.565
E
5.2
90
.90
98
0.440
S by W
8.1
.85
99
0.630
E by S
7.5
91
.81
100
:
0.895
ESE
2.7
.88
70
10.1
W by S
6.9
.93
86
5.1
1.355
E by S
6.6
85
.88
80
6.5
0.010
Why N
3.1
87
.88
79
4.4
E by S
6.3
86
.91 83
3.8
0.150
SW by S
5.8
85
.93
86
2.5
0.355
SW by W
6.2
27,
.65 83.1 81.3 78.8 89
1.270
WSW
.95
95
7-5
28,
.50
85.8 8010 77-1
90
.92
94
2.2
0.415
W
57
29,
.48
80.0
77.7 76.4
94
.89
98
1.590
E by S
8.7
30,
.50
84.5
80.0
75.8
४-
.89
92
15
0.425
W by N
6.6
31,
.59
87.0
80.8 77.4
.89
6.2
0.025
W by
3.1
Mean,
29.63 87.8
82.3 78.3
84
0.92
71 197.6
12.695
SW
5.3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JULY:-
Maximum,. Normals,.... Minimum, . 29.61
29.82
29.72
88.- 83.6 79.9 86 86.8 82.1 78.5 83 84.2 S0.1
76.0
80
0.94
81 282.8 30.075 0.90 69 211.6 15.132 0.87 48 130.6 4.575
12.8
SE
7.9
5.2
15th.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 426 at 18h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dincs-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 33 miles per hour at 18h. 20m. on the 22nd.
10th August, 1939.
B. D. EVANS,
Director,