3,
H.K.O. No. 3.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1892.
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HONGKONG Observatory, 8th January, 1892.
HONOURABLE COLONIAL SECRETARY,
In continuation of my report of the 7th September, 1891, 'I have the bonour to enclose two tables to be forwarded to the Surveyor General subject to the approval of the Governor.
2. The first table exhibits the rainfall in Hongkong for every month during the past 39 years compiled from the Observatory records supplemented from various sources mainly the returns from the military authorities. The second table shows excess of rain as+ and drought as
3. The following are the principal droughts :-
1 End of June
1853. Duration, 6 months. Defect, 21 ins.
2
1859.
11
61
""
""
"J
11
3
July
1860.
20
*
4
5
6
""
June 1862.
January 1888.
12
34
"
34
33
22
11
April 1891.
8
28
4. The last drought was therefore not of exceptional severity.
MEAN RAINFALL IN HONGKONG, (1853-1891 INCLUSIVE).
W. DOBERCK.
Year.
Jan.
Feb. March. April.
May. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Nov. Dec. Year.
1853,
0.35
54,
0.88 0:31 1.15 0.09 1.64 2-53
4.53
55,
0.05 1.81 1.74
2.78
56,
57,
0.61 1.61 2.70 3:05 0.25 0:33 0.27
58,
227
59,
0:08
2.95 5.24 0·18 4.19
5.95 9.23 23.65 0.58 17:44 16.30 7:17 16.86
2.84 30.09 16.12 6.85 19.94 48.66 11.29 0.62 21.37 6.26
7:30 11.06 0:35 201
18:54 16.66 19.54 24.83 19.09 12:01
2.27 10.59 3.12 81.62 12 33 0.00 0.44 95.99
5.74 316 0.85
109.55
3.63 0.81 0:46
119:42
7.68
20.06
11.50
*1.06
*0.99
81 68
18.98 4.54
6.60
3.64
0:05
0.00
0 12
62.75
7.70
17.24
11.06
23.69
11.79
0.10
0 53
78.92
1860,
1.10 0:00 0.91
168.10-79
8.16
13 55
16 09
6.53
0.50
0.23
0.12
59.72
61,
2.50 2:16
0.42
6 40
15.47
13:10
14.28
5-16
1028
2.26
087
304
75.94
62,
0.86 0:00
0.11
0.58
9-73
11.63
30-89
23.04
6.90
2.85
5-55
0:15
92 39
03,
1.80
0:00
1.99
043 4:40
29.75
5.96
1501
20-12
3.61 1·63
2.20
87.80
64,
0.32
0:00
5:00
8.15 5.54
25.76
21.43
17.28
3.91
5.76 0:43
0:50
94 08
65,
0.13
1.12
0.04
854 11.89
12 51
66,
0-07 111
3:07
5.42 17.96
10-16
12.84 11.81 7.19 7.83 0:47
9.57 3:80 19-26 0.52
1.06
76.03
0.04
0.12
77.10
67,
1-03 0:30
8.30
3:17 10-07
9.50
24 70
16:50 18.04
9.45
0·00
0.00
102:16
68,
0-57 0:38
2.80
6.65
9.45
37.10
7.11
14.79 8:37
9:31
1 38
1.02
98-93
69,
0.21 4:32 5.50
5:46 13:00
1150
6-81
10:50 15.10
5:38
0-00
0.16
77.94
1870,
0.00 0.00 3.71
124 19.80
5.92
5.82
14:48 15.23 3.90
0.69
0:00 70-79
71,
0.05 3.13 0:31
0:36 14.61
72,
0.05 0.81
0:29
1.03
8.69
23.86 10:21 22.11 18-93 10.13 21-19 17.89 12:30 10-29 9-80 0:07
047 0.00 104-17
0.36 82.77
73,
076
0:07 0:29
2:59
17:30
11.20 27.03
74,
0:30
2:06 4:41
7:07
39 76
10.54
75,
3:46
0:37
2-98
6.74
14:40
76,
1.20 0.23
11.07
5.32 11.02
77,
0.02 1.85
1.10
78,
1.74 2.96
5:57
79,
078
2·10
1880,
238
1.91
81,
0:00
0.21
82,
0.46
1:00 0.64
83,
0 25
0-11 9.77
84,
0.00
3.42
$5,
0.87 2.70
86,
2.01 1.54
87,
88,
89,
1890,
91,
0.04
11.96 5.75 3:14 20.58 4-61 5.89 5:39 0.24 3.62 15.58 27.85 12.03 11.50 17.16 15.61 0·00 2.02 1450 4:50 6.91 23-38 27.38 6.09 4.13 14.68 10.55 17:09 17:53 5 23 15.83 11:28 16.20 2628 5.83 5:26 9.04 11.03 13.08 10.81 2:47 14.89 4.86 31.36 13:54 27-87 2.59 567 1.78 10.62 28.24 8:43 1:89 2.95 5.64 2:05 5:47 0.18 3:07 10:33 0.95 19-53 23.80 0.73 0.72 2:49 12.27 48.84 9.72 2:39 1.48 4.15 1.96 11:23 14:84 0.24 2.58 3-15 28.00 21.32
17.04 17.90 0.78 0.89 9.87 11.63 14:57 18:36 2:50 7:23 22.51 34.35 10:36 15.69 12-26
0.75 97.20
14-77
4.20
0-11
0-19
104.96
14 06
4 24
0:35
2.94 84.97
6:00
1:17
1.34
4.08
105-52
14:56 14.82 14.24
5.78 18:43 16.43 19:25 4:56 1.86
1:52 0-73
1·47
78:38
16:31 1.95 16.18 0·00
0.01
89 94
0.05
91-61
1.14
109.08
10:43
243
1·10
98.95
540
1.29
0·50
0 09
73:36
32.56 0.51
2.28
0.31
120-66
12.37 3.09
1:49
0-00
75.42
5.84
251
0.76
1-25
108.92
9-08
8.00
2.81
0.05
1.78
69.17
12.08
13 15
10 96 2.03
0.79 0.85
66-29
13:32
6.41
10.55 4.57
18.14 11.80 8.72 1.54 22.60 8.95 1.94 0.01 0.01 1.37 23.10 16.79 11.43 6.21 2:30 1.96
4.52 0.77
4.09
104.58
0.18
119-72
70 93
117·12
Mean,
0.98
1.32 3.24
5.27
12.54 15-81 15.98 14.85 12.65 5.36 1.17 1·00
90-17
**
Interpolated.