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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JULY, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 239.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of May, 1881, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd July, 1881.
By His Excellency's Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, Hongkong, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1881. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
FREDERICK STEwart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit).
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF-REGISTERING
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
ATTACHED
IN THE SHADE.
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min, of the previous
SUN,
24 hours, taken at Noon.
BULB
IN
SUN,
BULB
Ex- GRASS, VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
או
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Min. Max.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
6
DRY BULB
IN
SHADE.
WET BULB
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY. COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
CLOUD.
0-10.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
29.97
29.92
2
1 Sunday,
Monday,
89.0
85.0
74.0
86.0
85.0
119
87 76.0
12.0
11.0
73.0
83.0
85.0 78.0
80.0
76
76
29.95
29.91
81.0
86.0
74.0
87.0
85.0
92
122
76.0 13.0
16.0
73.0
86.0
81.0
76.0
80.0
76
29.98
29.93
3 Tuesday,
83.0
87.0
74.0
88.0
87.0
91
122
76.0 14.0
15.0
75.0
83.0
87.0
77.0
81.0 72
4
Wednesday,
29.98
29.94
88.0
83.0
74.0
86.0
84.0 119
89
75.0
14.0
12.0
73.0
83.0
76.0
88.0
82.0
68
5 Thursday,.
30.04
30.01
85.0
88.0
75.0
89.0
88.0
121
91
76.0
15.0
14.0
74.0
84.0 88.0
83.0 75.0
60
77
6 Friday,
30.00
29.96
83 0
86.0
73.0
87.0
85.0
122
75.0
94
14.0
19.0
74.0
83.0 86.0
81.0
76.0
68
76
7
Saturday,
29.95
29.99
84.0
87.0
74.0
88.0
87.0
120
74.0
93
14.0
19.0
73.0
84.0
77.0
87.0
82.0 68
77
8 Sunday,
30.00
30.00
87.0
83.0
75.0
89.0
88.0
125
100
76.0
14.0
24.0
75.0
83.0
87.0 76.0
80.0
68
69
9 Monday,
30.13
30.18
73.0
77.0
66.0
74.0
73.0
110
67.0
78
11.0
.8.0
70.0
77.0
73.0
68.0
72.0
74
10 Tuesday,
30.22
30.18
76.0
73.0
64.0
77.0
76.0
106-
78
65.0
13.0
13.0
69.0
76.0 72.0
66.0
71.0
69
75
11
Wednesday,.
30.20
30.16
76.0
79.0
63.0
83.0
81.0
115
92
65.0
20.0
27.0
67.0
79.0
76.0
69.0
73.0
67
71
12
Thursday,
30.15
30.10
78.0
85.0
65.0
86.0
120
85,0
66.0
93
.21.0
27.0
67.0
77.0
85.0 70.0
80.0 67
76
13
Friday,
30.14
30.09 79.0
86.0
67.0
85.0
83.0
125
94
69.0
18.0
23.0
70.0
80.0
72.0
86.0
81,0 63
76
14❘ Saturday,
80.10
30.05 79.0
85.0
68.0
86.0
124
85.0
93
68.0
18.0
25.0
69.0
79.0
74.0
85.0
80.0
75
76
15 Sunday,
30.02
30.00
80.0
86.0
69.0
89.0
88.0 126.
96
70.0
20.0
26.0
71.0
80.0
86.0 75.0
81.0 75
76
16
Monday,
29.96
29.94 79.0
79.0
69.0
81.0
80.0 120
86
72.0
12.0
14.0
73.0
79.0 85.0
74.0
80.0
75
76
17 Tuesday,.
29.95
29.90❘ 77.0
81.0
68.0
85.0
118
84.0
89
70.0
19.0
17.0
71.0
81.0
77.0
72.0
76.0
75
76
18
Wednesday,
29.90
29.88 83.0
87.0
70.0
84.0
86.0
121
92 72.0
16.0 20.0
71.0
83.0
87.0
78.0
82.0 76
77
19 Thursday,.
29.96
29.93 83.0
86.0
72.0
89.0
87.0
120
74.0
90
16.0
17.0
75.0
78.0
86.0
83.0
20 Friday,
30.00
29.97
82.0
87.0
74.0
90.0
89.0
125
100 75.0
16.0
25.0
74.0
82.0
87.0
21 Saturday,
30.01
29.99
83.0
88.0
73.0 89.0
88.0 124
99
74.0
16.0
25.0
78.0
88.0 83.0
61.0
82.0
78.0
78.0
76
76
80
77
83.0
76
77
22❘ Sunday,
29.97
29.94
84.0
89.0
75.0 91.0
90.0 191
106
77.0 16.0
29.0
75.0
89.0
85.0
82.0
80.0
76
69
23
Monday,
29.98
29.95
86.0
90.0
74.0
92.0
90.0
131
104
76.0 18.0
28.0
77.0
90.0
86.0
78.0
83.0
64
24 Tuesday, ...
30.00
29.94
85.0
89.0
74.0
91.0
90.0
102
130
76.0
17.0
26.0
77.0
85.0 89.0
77.0
83.0
64
25 Wednesday,
29.97
29.01
82.0
86.0
72.0
85.0
83.0
126
92
75.0
13.0
17.0
76.0
86.0
81.0
75.0
80.0
72
26
Thursday,
29.94
29.90
83.0
87.0
74.0
89.0
88.0
129
15.0 75.0
96
21.0
76.0
83.0
87.0
77.0
80.0
72
27
Friday, ...
29.95
29.92
79.0
83.0
73.0
80.0
79.0
121
7.0
75.0
86
11.0
76.0
78,0
83.0
79.0
75.0
84
28 Saturday,
30.02
30.00
78.0
82.0
74.0
86.0
123
85.0
88
12.0
73.0
15.0
74.0
78.0
82.0
78.0
74.0
79
29 Sunday,...
30 Monday,.
31 Tuesday,
Summary of May,
30.01
84.0 29.97
88.0
72.0
90.0
124
89.0
29.95
29.93 "82.0
84.0
72.0
87.0
121
85.0
74.0
94
73.0
91
18.0
20.0
75.0
85.0
78.0
88.0
83.0
68
18.0
15.0
74.0
82.0
76.0
84.0
80.0
72
Mean.
29.90 29.85
30.00 29.97
1880:-Mean Shade Temp. 1879:-
1878:- }}
73.0
71.0
63.0
75.0
74.0
101
64.0
78
66.0
14.0
12.0
72.0
73.0
66.0
70.0.
69
80.7 84.7
71.0
121
84.6
86.0
92
72.5
19.5 72.5
14.9
80.7 84.9
74.8 78.3
71
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74.7
76.7
E.
E.
5
72.0
76.1
S.E.
E.
73.0
77.1
E.
E.
71.3
78.2
E.
E.
69.1
79.8
W.
E.
71.3
77.8
W.
E.
72.4
78.8
W.
E.
71.3
75.5
W.
W.
75 64.3
68.5 E.
E.
61.5
67.4
E.
E.
64.6
68.9
E.
E.
65.1
76.7
E.
E.
66.5
77.8
E.
E.
70.6
76.7
E.
E.
71.6
77.8
E.
E.
70.6
76.7
E.
E.
0.04
y
68.5
72.6 E.
E.
1.50
74.7
78.8
W.
W.
0.40
74.7
77.8
W.
W.
75.3
78.8
W.
W.
74.7
79.8
W.
W.
76.7
77.6
W.
69
78.6
72.8
S.
71.8
79.2
E.
70.9
7.61
E.
E.
0.03
69
73.0
75.5
E..
E.
80
72.9
76.3
E.
E.
0.09
10
80
71.2
75.3
E.
E.
0.02
77
73.4
79.8
E.
W.
80
72.0
77.4
S.E.
E.
5
84
61.5
67.8
S.
E.
1.62
9
10
70.7 76.1
3.70
.80.5
Total Rainfall,.
14.78 inches. Rain fell on 19 days.
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