THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 10, 1939. 1203
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 1048.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of October, 1939.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Menu
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
October.
ius.
p. c.
ius.
0
P. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
1
29.98 75.9
73-4
70.5
79
0.65
100
0.175
ENE
13.6
2.
30.03 78.2
75.0 72.8 88
777
97
0.2
0.715
ENE
8. I
3
.03 82.5
76.9
73.4 86
.79
91
4.2
0.005
E by S
+.5
+,
29.98 82.9
77.8
75.0
87
.83
до
1.7
0.100
E by S
2.2
j..
.93 84.0
78.5 75.5
6..
.91
83.0
-8.8
76.2
78
7.
.92
83.1
79.0
76.0
8,
.85
87.5
861
75.9
75
.71
9.
87.9
81.9
75.5
.67
10.
87.7
82.3
79.8
[ !
.71 89.0
81.9 77.8
.80
€ 2.
87.6
80.2
76.0
68
.87
13.
87.2
79.5 75.0
+ 8 10 10 8 9
84
SI
6.3
E by S
+.6
.76
22
10.5
E
10.4
80
79
43
8.6
E
7.4
.79
35
10.2
NW by N
6.0
57
.63
37
9.7
NW by N
8.9
55
,61
93
1.8
NW by N
7.4
60
.65 76
6.2
N by W
4.8
.70
32
8.1
NE by E
4.3
70
9.5
E by N
4.3
14..
.84 87.0
80.0
75.2
73
-73
5
10.5
W by S
2.2
15.
.78 $7.8
814 76.0
74
79
2
W
10.7
4.3
16..
.85 91.8 83.3 78.2
.72
ว
10.7
Why N
2.9
17,
.95
18..
19..
30.01
86.0
88.9 .98 86.5 79.1 76.2
80.7 76.3
71
-74
9
10.0
E by S
6.0
78
-77
27
6.2
0.395
E by
4.8
79.4 75-9
75
75
38
E
10.4
10.5
20,.
.07
82.6
78.5
76.0
70
.68
61
92 0.020
E
20.9
21.
.10
80.9
76.9 743 67
.61
E
49
10. I
20.8
22,
.07
81.9
76.8 73-4 67
.62
E
49
10.0
15.9
23..
.07
$1.0
76.9
74.9
73
.68
8-
2.6
E
11.5
24..
.11 83.1
75.1
741
.50
62
8.2
NNE
8.8
25..
.10 80.8
73.9
68.7 64
54
64
6.1
E by N
5.7
26,,
.06
E
79.0
75.1
72.9
it
.64
+
47
9.1
13.5
27..
.05
79.8
754
73.0
77
.67
58
6.9
E
12. !
28,.
.03 79.3
75.5 74-7
79
85
E
2.5
13.1
29,.
.93 78.7
30,.
31,.....
.16
73.2
75.8 73.6 79 .10 74.9 70.5 68.8 68.2 64.7
82
3.6
E by S
10.7
75
.56 99
NNE
5.6
-51
99
N by E
6.8
Mean,
29.96
83.2 77-7 74.3
73
0.69 55 293.8
1.410
E by N
8.5
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER:
-
Maximum,. 30.08 84.3 79.3 75.6 83 0.80
288.6 23.985 Normals,..... 29.99 80.8 76.2 72.6 72
0.66 51 217.3 4.452 Minimum,
29.89 78.1 74.2 70.1 63 0.55 27 137-5 0.015
80
E by N
9th.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 620 at 16h. 25m. on the
The maximum gust velocity recorded was at the rate of 48 miles per hour at 23h. 37m. on the 20th.
B. D. EVANS, Director,
9th November, 1939.