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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD DECEMBER, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 498.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory, during the Month of November, 1892, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd December, 1892. .
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE Hongkong OBSERVATORY,
DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1892.
Barometric Pressure, in inches.
Temperature, in degrees Fahr.
Humidity, in percentage of saturation.
Rainfall, in inches.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DAY OF THE MONTH.
RAINFALL.
10 a.
4 p.
Mean.
Max.
Min.
Mean.
Mean of 10 a. and 4 p.
Nov. 1,
30.08
29.97
30.02
73
2,
.05
.93
29.99
74
"
3,
.10
30.02
30.06
72
"
4,
.14
.02
.08
75
""
5,
.06
29.94
.00
79
"
6,
.03
.90
29.97
75
""
7,
.03
.95
.99
""
8,
.04
.95
30.00
1%%
""
9,
.05
.98
.01
10,
.07
.97
.02
""
11,
.14
30.09
.12
""
12,
.23
.11
.17
""
13,
.16
.06
.11
""
14,
.15
.06
.10
""
15,
.15
.04
.10
16,
.15
.01
.08
"3
""
17,
.09
29.96
.02
18,
.06
.95
.01
19,
.10
30.02
.06
20,
.10
29.99
.04
19
21,
.00
.85
29.93
22,
29.87
.71
.79
"
23,
.84
.76
.80
24,
30.02
.97
.99
"
25,
.22
.16
30.19
26,
.34
.21
.28
"
27,
.34
.21
.27
""
28,
.27
.16
.22
29,
.27
.16
.21
"
30,
.33
.21
.27
RANKORRIKORFEROCEANPRI≈≈2*88*F
67
68
68
68
67
70
73
69
74
76
80
79
73
71
73
80
76
77
178
77
76
79
81
83
70
64
65
68
68
71
E88CCRORNNO*8ERSRAARSEROABINOS
70
64
71
66
70
75
71
74
73
63
73
71
82
70
72
86
72
74
85
72
76
81
68
73
64
69
63
67
67
70.
70
75
69
72
70
74.
70
74
70
73.
70
73
68
74
67
74
70
-76
69
76
58
64
58
52
59
52
58
56
888
60
63
TOREROBUKOORNZKORFOFN*****5
...
75
***
0.01 0.03
...
77
0.01
68
0.01
68
0.22
79
0.05
72
81
0.01
75
68
73
71
67
71
72
54
63
54
48
48
51
63
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At 10 a. on the 13th November, the following notice was issued :- "There appears to be a depression in the China Sea East of Annam moving Westward." At noon the centre was in about 14° N, 1101° E moving NWestward.--At 10.10 a. on the 21st November, the following notice was issued: Typhoon East of Bolinao," at 10.40 a. on the 22nd:-"The typhoon appears to be East of Bashee Channel moving Northwards at present," at 4 p.:-"Typhoon in Southern Formosa" and directions to hoist the Red Drum. At 10.40 a. on the 23rd, the following notice was issued:- "Typhoon has recurved and is moving NEastward," and the Red Drum was taken down.
At noon on the 21st the centre appears to have been in about 15° N, 125° E, on the 22nd in about 19° N, 123° E, and on the 23rd in about 26° N, 124° E. It was then moving towards Japan.
Hongkong Observatory, 1st December, 1892.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.