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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 13.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Month of December, 1896, is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th January, 1897.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1896.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
RAIN.
NESS.
SHINE.
M.S.L.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
о
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
p. h.
1
30.09
69.1
66.9
65.7
87
0.57
100
0.0
0.075
E by N
31.4
.11
71.1
68.0
63.8
90
.61
100
0.0
0.755
ENE
16.8
3.
.22
63.8
60.8
57.8
79
.43
85
0.0
0.440
N by E
10.8
4
.32
66.0
59.9
55.1
45
.23
8.8
N by E
15.2
5,.
.42
64.3
56.5
50.3
28
.12
10.2
N by E
24.5
6
.37
62.5
54.9
48.6
35
.15
10.1
NE by N
8.0
7.
.34
64.8
58.5
52.5
31
.16
9.4
NNE
6.0
8.
64.7
58.8
53.4
41
.21
0
9.9
NE
9.6
9..
.27
64.3
61.2
55.2
61
.33
35
9.4
E by N
18.7
10,.
.15
69.0
64.1
61.5
69
.41
78
5.2
15.5
11.
.09
70.9
66.1
61.6
81
.52
59
8.6
E
14.3
12,
.14
69.2
65.9
63.5
78
.49
9.4
18.0
13,.
.20
72.6
67.2
63.8
82
.54
9.7
E by
9.1
14,..
.23
70.0
65.8
62.6
76
.48
8.2
E by N
18.3
15,.
.20
71.7
66.9
64.0
73
.48
3.8
E
15.0
16,.
.12
76.5
68.8
62.9
72
.51
12
9.6
NE by E
5.6
17.
.07
68.2
66.1
64.6
80
.52
79
6.3
E by N
22.1
18,
.03
68.7
66.7
65.3
81
.53
100
0.9
E by N
22.7
19,
.05
68.1
67.0
65.5
95
.62
100
0.0
0.020
E
16.5
20,
.07
74.6
70.2
67.2
.66
50
7.2
E by S
12.8
21,
.26
69.3
61.3
51.0
.37
78
N
11.6
22,.
.50
52.6
48.4
45.1
.12
89
N by E
17.5
23,.
.44
55.0
47.8.
40.7
.09
NNE
9.4
24,.
.31
61.7
55.9
47.1
.23
9.2
E
8.8
25,.
.27
66.3
62.8
39.5
.34
75
4.2
E by N
19.7
26,..
.28
65.8
64.3
62.3
76
.45
100
0.5
E
19.2
27,.
.31
68.1
62.9
59.0
54
.31
82
5.4
N by W
7.6
28.
.21
63.5
59.4
54.7
54
.28
94
0.1
N
5.1
29.
.16
66.8
63.7
60.4
73
.43
88
0.1
ENE
13.2
30,.
.25
63.7
61.2
58.7
63
.34
99
1.6
E by N
19.5
31,
.27
63.4
61.2
60.1
80
.43
74
3.0
E by N
26.0
Mean or Total,
30.23
66.7
62.2
58.2
65
0.39
56
167.0
1.290
ENE
15.1
Hongkong Observatory, 8th January, 1897.
W. DOBERCK, Director.