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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 10, 1919.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 23. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of December, 1918.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean,! Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
U
C
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
I,
30.14
72.8
68.5
66.7
81
0.57
7.3
E by S117
2,
.17
69.6 66.9
64.7
.51
4.7
E 14.5
.18
69'6
66.8
65.4
78
7.0
15.1
3,
.16
71.2 66.
63.4
+
5,
.13
71.0
67.6
65.6
noo
.49
6.5
9.9
.53
7.0
0.005
E
14.7
6,
.13
72.0 69.4
66.8
.59
100
10.7
.12
7,
74.0 70.6
68.4
.61
1.9
13.7
8,
70.8 68.3
67.0
.59
E
2.0
18.7
9,
.14
67.0 65.7 64.2
.55
99
...
E by N 21.0
10,
69.2
65.8 63.0
.55
60
6.6
0.010
E
17.1
[I,
71.8 67.4
64.5 94
.63
56
6.4
E by N 4.8
[2,
73.6 67.9 63.7
.63
100
0.4
0.085
E by N 11.5
13,
.09
66.6
.10
14,
69.4
64.9 63.1
.54
100
0.005
66.0 63.6 go
.57
100
:
.12
15,
67.7
65.2
63.9 85
.53
87
16,
,08
68.8
66.2
64.0
.55
91
:
.07
17,
74.4
69.6
66.4
80
.58
37
9.1
18,
.08
71.0
68.8
67.2 91 .64
79
0.9
19,
.12
75.1
70.6 67.4
86 .64
70
6.2
.12
20,
78.5
72.0 66.3 81
.63
89
5.6
.08
21,
69.4
67.5
55.8 88
.59
95
0.8
22,
.03 71.6
68.2 66.8 90
.62
87
0.005
0.010
E by N 23.3*
E by S
8.1
E by N 16.7
E
E by S 11.5 E by S 11.9 E by S 10.6
E 114.0
E 15.6
17.0
E by N 21.1
.12
23,
69.2
61.7
57.1 87
.48
94
0.020
NE by N 7.5
24,
.15
63.5
61.2
57.6
84
.46
100
E by N 18.6
25,
.10
67.1 63.9
61.4
87
.52
65
3.0
15.8
26,
.II
67.8
64.9 62.1 80
.49
79
4.8
E
13.1
27,
.20
63.4
58.4 53-3 59
.29
87
4.8
28,
.30
59.8
54.2 49.2
.23
66
8.4
N by E N by E
9.9
11.7
29,
.35 59.4
54.0 49.6
.22
89
4. I
30,
.31
59.4 54.1 49.5
.20
92
3.8
31,
.15
61.8
59.8 56.7
.37
97
O.I
8.7
N by W 5.6 E by N 16.7
Меап..........
30.13
68.9 65.2 62.4 80 0.51
82
124
Sum.
Sum.
108.9
0.140
E by N 13.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :----
Maximum,.
30.23 Mean, (1884-1913), * 30.17 Minimum,
30.08
71.2 66.2
62.4 80 67.6 62.6 58.5 67 64.2 58.8 54.0 52
از
.39 .29
21
82 254.4 4.900 52 176.7 I.zz6 71.9 0.000
ENE
15.1 12. I
...
9.1
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was 0 ins. *70 on 11 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 0 ins. 60 on 10 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 0 ins. 58 on 7 days.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
8th January, 1919.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT,
STATISTICAL BRANCH.
No. 24.-A revised and enlarged edition of the List of Headings for Classification of Imports and Exports, containing an index and a Chinese version, has now been compiled. Copies of the former List will be exchanged free of charge on presentation at the General Office of this Department. Additional copies can be purchased from the Government Printers at 50 cents each.
10th January, 1919.
D. W. TRATMAN, Superintendent.
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