TABLE I.
Mean Height of the Barometer at the Observatory and at the Peak for each month in the Year 1885, and Mean Diurnal Variation at the Observatory.
Mean.
304 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 17TH APR., 1886.
28.129
Month.
1 a.
2 a.
3 a.
4 a.
5 a. 6 a.
7 a.
8 a.
9 8. 10 a.
11 a. Noon.
1 p.
2 p.
3 p. 4 p.
5 p.
6 p.
7 p.
8 p.
9 p. 10 p.
11 p. Midt.
Observ.
atory.
Peak.
+.005 -006 +.005 -.013 -.001 -.013 +.005 -.006 +.002.008 +.005 −.006 -.001,011 -001-011 +.002 -.006 +.004 -.003
-.026 -.030 -.021 -.022 -.012 —.012 -.017 —.016 -.015 017 -.019-018 -.017 -.021 .013 -.014 -.011 -014
-.016 —.002
-.010
-.014 .003
-.015 -.006
-.013 -.002
January,.
February, ..................
+.005-003 +.009 −.002
March, .....
014.018 -.013-019 -.021 -.026
-.004.015 +.035
-.017 -.005 +010 +.032 +.048 +.052 -.018 .004 +.014 +.031 .020
April,
-.022 —.007
+.013.034
May,
+.016. +,030
June,
.000
+.010 +.022
July,
+.007 +.018
August,
September,..
October,
November,
December,
+.037 +.011 +.042 ++.020 +.043 +.026 +.044 +.031 +.040 +.029 +.031 +.020 +.027 +.018 +.007 +.019 +.028 +.030 +.025 +.015 +.013 +.029 +.036 +.036 +.028 +.012 -.015 .000 +.016 .035 .044 +.044 +.032 +.012 -.009 +.005 +.024 +.039 +051 +.048 +.032 +.006 -009 +.002 +,018 +.036 +.053 +.054 +.038 +.007
+.048 +.053
+.046 +.051
+.047 +.049
+.039 +.014
+.030 +.034
+.026 +.030
.021 -.039 -.005 -.027 .004 -.026 +.002 -.021 +.008.013 +.004 —.012 +.005 -.012 -.002 -017 -.013 -.028 -.015-034
.026 -.047 -.026 -,045
.030 -.035 .036 -.038 -.043 -040 -.054 -.051 -.054 -.049
-.048 -.045 -.036 -.024 -.045 -.044 -.037 -.030 -.043 -.044 .041 -.032 -.037 -.045 -.048 .038 -.031 -.043 -.043 -.034 -.024 -.033 -.036 -.031 .024 .035 -.031 .037 -.027 .035 -.024- -.032 -.023 .040 --,026 -.038 -.026
..034
.018 .002 .018 +.001 -.024.005 -.022 005 021-007 -.019 -.003 -.017 +.001 -.010 +.008 -.008 +.011 -.009 +.009 -.009,007
-.009 +.009
+.016 +.019 +.020 +.018 +007 +.012 +.011 +.008 30.033
30.104
28.303
28.214
+.015 +.021
+.014 +.025 +.007 +.019 +.005.020 +.014+.027 +.017 +.029 +.024 .029 +.020 +.021 +.020 +.024 +.016 +019
+019 +.013 | 29.988 +.026 +.014 29.838 +.022 +.011 29.763 +.020 +.010| 29.671 +.027 +.018| 29.623 +.028 +019 | 29.614 .025 .018 29.751 +.017 +.011| 29.909 +.021 +.015 | 30,058 +.016 +.010 30.036
28.205
28.109
28.056
27.991
27.942
27.933
28.053
28.182
28.299
28.265
-.015 —,002 +.014 +.080 +.041 +.044. +.035 +.017 .008 -.027 039 042 038 -.029 .015 +.002 +.015 +.022 +.021 +.014 29.866
TABLE II.
Mean Temperature at the Observatory and at the Peak for each Month in the Year 1885, and Mean Diurnal Variation at the Observatory.
Mean.
Month.
1 a. 2 &. 3 a. 4 &.
5 a. 6 a.
7 a.
8 a.
a.
10 a
11 a. Noon. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 p. 5 p. 6 p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 10p. 11 p. Midt.
Observ-
Peak.
atory.
January,
February,
March,
April,
1.5
1.4
- 1.8
- 1.7
May,
-1.5 -1.7
—
June,
1.4 -1.5
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,
-1.2 -1.3 −1.6 -1.8 −1.9 2.0 2.1 -1.5 -0.5 +0.6 +1.7 +2.6 +3.3 +3.3 +3.0 +2.3 +1.5 +0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.7 -0.8 -1.1 -0.9 -1.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 -1.8-1.7 1.2 -0.6 +0.2 +1.0 +1.8 +2.3 +2.2 +2.1 +1.3 +0.9 +0.5 +0.4 +0.2 +0.2 +0.2 −0.1 -0.5 1.8 -2.1 -2.2 -2.4-2.1 -1.3 -0.1 +1.1 +19 +2.4 +3.2 +3.4 +3.4 +2.9 +1.9 +0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8 -0.9 1.0 1.2 1.8 -1.9 -1.9 -1.9 1.4 -0.7 +0.3 +1.1 +1.5 +2.1 +2.8 +3.1 +2.9 +1.8 +1.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 0.8 1.8-2.1-2.1 1.9.1.1 -0.4 +0.4 +1.0 +1.6 +1.7 +2.3 +2.3 +2.4 +1.9 +1.2 +0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.6 -0.6 1.6 1.8 -1.9 -1.5 -0.9 0.0 +0.7 +1.6 +2.1 +2.3 +2.6 +2.6 +2.4 +1.4 +0.8 0.0 -0.7 -0.9 1.0 -1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 -1.7 -1.8 -1.7 -10 -0.4 0.0 +0.7 +1.5 +1.9 +2.1 +2.3 +2.7 +2.0 +1.6 +0.7 -0.1 -0.5 -0.9 -1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 -1.6 -1.7 -1.8 -1.0 -0.3 +0.5 +1.3 +1.7 +2.0 +1.9 +2.0 +2.1 +1.9 +1.3 +0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 -0.8 1.3 1.3 -1.6 -1.8 -1.8 -1.9 -1.3 -0.2 +0.7 +1.4 +2.1 +2.2 +2.8 +2.6 +2.1 +1.8 +0.9 0.0 -0.5 -0.8 -0.9 -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 -1.3 -1.5 -1.6 -1.8 -2.0 -1.5 −0.4 +0.7 +1.4 +1.8 +2.1 +2.3 +2.2 +1.9 +1.3 +0.8 −0.1 -0.2 −0.4 −0.4 −0.4 −0.6 −0.9 -1.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 -2.4 -2:5 -2.2 -1.1 +0.3 +1.5 +2.3 +2.8 +3.2 +3.2 +2.9 +2.2 +1.3 +0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.7 -1.0 -1.2 -1.4 −1.3 −1.4 -1.6 -1.9 -2.1 -2.3 -2.1 -1.2 -0.1 +1.3 +1.9 +2.4 +2.9 +2.8 +2.6 +1.9 +1.2 +0.5 +0.1 -0.2-0.4 -0.7 -0.9 -1.4
58.7
51.1
54.9
48.1
60.6
56.3
1.0
70.4
66.3
1.0
-0.9
77.6
71.4
1.2 1.3
80.6
74.4
1.3 1.4
80.9
75.1
0.9 1.0
80.0
74.8
1.1
78.7
73.2
75.1
69.3
68.0
62.0
63.6
58.3
Means,.
-1.3 -1.5 -1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 -1.5 -0.7 +0.2 +1.1 +1.8 2.2 +2.6 +2.7 +2.5 +1.9 +1.2 +0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.7 -0.9 -1.1
70.8
65.0
Means,
+.003 -.007
-.017 -.019