THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH JANUARY, 1898.
31
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 24.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Month of December, 1897, is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th January, 1898.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1897.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS.
RAIN.
SHINE.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
о
O
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
p. h.
30.23
69.4
62.7
57.2
45
0.26
11
10.1
N by E
12.7
.23
2,.
.19
3,
4,.
.21
.22
5.
6,
7,
8,.
.03
མ ལ མ མ ཡ ོ
70.0
63.4
56.4
54
.31
35
8.4
NE by E
11.8
68.0
63.6
59.8
56
.33
95
0.0
NE by N
9.2
65.3
62.8
59.2
67
.38
100
0.0
NE by N
9.9
71.4
65.1
60.9
.41
94
0.9
N by E
6.8
.27
63.9
59.2
55.5
.36
100
0.0
0.010
by
11.7
.22
68.5
60.5
55.3
35
82
4.6
N by W
8.1
.11
69.1
63.6
58.0
.43
36
9.5
NW
4.8
74.0
66.4
59.7
.48
25
9.7
E by S
8.2
9,.
.07
76.4
68.2
63.1
75
.52
49
7.4
E
14.3
10,
.22
70.6
63.5
55.5
65
.38
69
5.5
NNE
14.4
11,
.20
63.0
59.3
53.4
69
.35
53
4.5
ENE
14.7
12,
.12
67.5
64.1
60.2
84
.50
100
0.0
E
6.9
13,
.13
65.2
62.1
57.0
81
.45
100
0.0
0.010
N by E
8.4
14,
.17
57.4
54.5
53.0
90
.38
100
0.0
0.195
N by E
8.1
15,
.16
60.3
55.3
51.3
79
.35
100
0.0
N by E
7.9
16,
.17
17,
58.9
55.6
53.5
75
.33
100
0.0
N by E
9.1
.18
65.7
57.5
51.4
67
.32
51
8.3
NNW
7.7
18,
.21
69.1
58.8
52.0
.30
31
9.8
N
7.5
19,
20,
.28
65.8
57.6
52.2
59
.28
36
8.7
NNE
6.8
21,
.31
63.4
58.9
52.6
64
.32
32
9.7
E by N
12.0
22,
.33
62.5
59.7
56.3
71
36
64
8.8
E by N
20.4
23,
.35
67.9
61.2
56.3
63
.34
83
0.5
NE by N
10.1
24,
.37
63.6
56.5
52.5
54
.25
66
2.0
25,
.31
62.5
55.9
47.9
64
.29
14
9.8
26,
.26
69.8
61.9
54.3
51
.28
24
9.2
27,
.25
66.8
58.2
52.6
41
.20
0
9.7
ZZEZ
N
N
28,
.21
65.4
58.6
52.6
62
.31
15
9.7
29,.
.16
62.2
59.5
57.2
81
.41
.100
0.0
0.050
30,.
.09
63.2
60.8
58.5
86
.46
100
0.0
0.105
31,-
.04
65.9
64.7
62.2
90
.55
99
0.0 0.110
BABBABBA
N by E
12.5
9.4
8.3
8.2
11.6
E by N
18.0
E by N
10.0
E
15.7
Mean or Total,
$0.20
66.2
60.6
55.7
68
0.36
63
146.8
0.480
NE
10.5
Hongkong Observatory, 14th January, 1898.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.