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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 13, 1931.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 92-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1931.
DATE.
BARO-
METEK
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean Dir. Vel.
Miles
January
ius.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
30.16
71.0 66.8 63.6
82
° 54
87
1.8
E
11.0
2.
.1 2
72.0 67.5 64.7
85
.57
64
4.4
E by S
8.3
.10
70.3 66.4
63.8
86
+55 1
49
7.9
E by S
13.5
+
.04
75.2 69.3 63.7 82
.58 42
84
0.005
ESE
7.8
5.
29.95
72.9 69.3 67.5 93
.67
100
0.005
ESE
10.7
6
93
78.9 718 68.5 89
.69
94
2.0
***
E by S
9.9
7.
30.02
73-9
68.4 644 81
.56 63
5.8
0.040
E by N
8.4
8
.07
69.2
64.5 61.2 79
.48
77
6.2
0.060
E
9.5
9.
.23
63.5
55.3 45.3
72
.31
100
0.4
N by E
I 1.0
10,
.39
53.5 47.8
40.3 42
.14.
26
9.7
N by E
13.1
11,
.31
56.3 53.2
47.6 58
23
96
1.5
NE Ly E
12.0
[ 2
-33
57-5
53.5
495 60
.25
67
3.2
NE by N
8.0
13.
+43
52.2
47.1
42.9
55
.18
43
8.2
N by E
10.6
14.
.39
56.3
49.4
41.9
49
.17
15.
.29
63.2
56.5
49.6
50
.23
16
.19
63.8
59.3
54.3 66
-33
17.
.14 67.1
62.0 59.6 72
.40 46
18.
.18
66.4
61.3 56.2
4+
.24
NA W N N
22
10.4
N by W
4.8
26
IO.I
NW
4.7
30
E
9.9
11.5
8.7
E by S
10.3
2
10.2
N by E
7.6
19.
.18
64.6
595
54.9 50
.25
4
10.3
E
10.6
20.
.09
63-7
60 5
57.6 73
.38
89
21.
.07
66.2
63.5 60.8
81
.47
89
22.
.06
73.1
66.2
61.6 85
.54
89
23.
.08
74.0
67.7 63.0
+57
62
24,
.10
65.9
62.0 61.: 86
.48
97
25.
.02
66.8
64.4
61.3 91
55
97
26,
.04
75.8
67.8
60.4 87
.59
88
ོ་ས་ཁ ུ
3.3
E by N
19.2
5.0
E
17.5
5.2
E by S
6.3
6.5
ENE
5.5
2.7
E by N
23.0
E by S
14.7
3.6
0.010
E by N
9.6
27.
.27
61.4
48.1 51.4
76
29
100
0.205
NNE
11.5
28.
.14 59.9 56.1
83 52.0
29,
.06
66.1
62.1
59.2
91
30,
.!I
68.7
31,
.10
65.3 62.8 72.4 67.3 64.5 90
90
3556
.37
.51
.56
.61 68
88888
96
E by N
19.0
96
4.0
E
16.6
78
6.4
E
14.7
4.7
E by N
5.4
Yean,
30.15
665
614 57.2
75
0.43
68
162.1
0.325
E by N 11.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY :-
Maximum, Normals,
Minimum,
30.27
30.17 30.05
49.8
69.0 64.9 62.2 83 0.51 64.4 59.9 56.2 75 0.40 63 145-3 59.1 54.0
46
91 241.9
8.430
16.8
0.19
30 39.4
1.314
0.000
E by N
12.7
8.2
The rainfall for the month of January at the Botanical Gardens was Qiu. 33 on 6 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was (ins. 30 on 4 days, at Fanling, Oin. 20 on 1 day, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, 0in. 42 on 2 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, (in. 08 on 3 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 879 at 15h. on the 6th. The maximum gust velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 42 miles per hour at 5h 30m. on the 10th and at 0. 16m. on the 27th.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
12th February, 1931.