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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH MAY, 1873.
FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS.
12.-TABLE showing the ANNUAL MEAN STATE of the ATMOSPHERE, during the Year 1872, as recorded at the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
STATE OF WEATHER.
WIND.
1872.
Corrected to 32° Fahrenheit and reduced to Mean Sea Level.
Self registering in Shade.
Dry Bulb.
Wet Bulb.
Move-
In Shade.
Mean.
in
Max. Min.
Max. Max. Sun Sun Min. in soil Bulb Bulb on 6 ex- Grass.inches) Vacuo. posed. deep.
Min.
Quarter
(prevailing.)
ment
during
24
In Shade.
In Shade.
hours,
in
Mostus.
9 A.M.
January,
31.23
February,
30.23
March,
30.10
April,
May,
39.00
June,
July,
August...
September,
October,
30.03
November,
30.14
December,..
30.12 30.03
Annual Mean,.......
Max.
3 P.M. Min. 9 A.M. | Noon. | 3 P.M. 9 A.M.8 P.M.] 9 A‚M.3 P.M. 80.13 70.0 50.0 62.0 56.0 58.8 61.2 G1.4 98, 75.6 53.7 57.6 58.5 61.1 54.2 56.0 30.14 68.0 43.5 52.4
60.4 55.9 50.1
58.7 101. 77.3 50.5 54.7 55.5 58.8 50.6 53.6 | E & NE | E & SE !
30 00 78.0 46.0 69.5 57.4 64.9 66.0 113.
67.7 88.0 55.2 59.6 64.5 67.4 60.8 E & NEE & SE
29.93 84.5 62.0 77.6 70.3 73.4 76.6
76.6 126. 99.7 68.2 710 73.0 76.3 68.6 71.0 SE & E [SE & SWI
29.86 29.79 88.0 64.5 83.4 78.3
76.0 81.4 81.8 73.2 180.104.3 75.5 77.9 81.4 73.8 76.6 (SE & SWISE & SW
20.81 29.72 89.5 76.0 86.2 79.6 82.3 84.8 $5.3 76.3 136.109.1 81.9
79.0 85.0 777 79.9 SW & SESW & SE 20.80 29.73 80.0 77.0 87.1 79.9 83.2 86.2 65.7 148.118.1 76.5 79.2 82.8 85.5 78.0 80.9 JSW & SEJSW & SE 20.82 29.77 89.0 77.0 87.2 83.2
80.9 86.4 85.8 145.114.2 77.5 80.0 82.8 85.4 77.7 79.4 SW & SESW & SE;
20.94 89.0 29.87 74.0 83.9 76.3 80.6 82.2 82.7 139.115.3 73.4 77.3 80.3 81.9 74.4 75.1 E & NE E & NE 29.94 85.0 69.0 79.4 78.1 75.7 78.2 78.0 123.108.4 €8.6 72.5 75.7 77.8 71.1 72.4 30.03 80.0 58.0 74.2 66.4 69.6 72.8 72.0 123.108.0 62.0 66.8 69.6 72.0 63.3 65.0 75.0 56.0 70.6 63.7 66.7 68.7
69.8 114. 91.4 56.6 61.2 66.6 68.4 68.3
30.01 29.92 82.1 €2.7 76.7 69.3 72.7 75.3 75.4 124. | 100.3 65.9 69.5 72.4 75.0 67.8
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Miles.
RAIN IN INCHES
DURING THE MONTH.
No.
OF
DAYS
KAV-
TN
RAIN.
Average during the Month.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
E & NEE & NE
190
6.08
2
Fine 120ys. Overcast 19 days. Fine 16 days. Overcast 15 days.
176
0.66
14
15
17
77
23
$7
"J
62.6
151
0.55
8
23
13
12
18
17
135
0.99
4
13
18
12
17
182 8.53
17
13
18
27
10916.27
21
13
"
1:
109 | 12.99
17
9
14
T:
128 6.75
10
8
સે
15
51
496 9.27
12
20
10
19
V
}
,,
E & NEE & NE
ASI
6.38
10
17
17
$1
J1
N & NE N & NE!
197
0.05
2
20
}
64.2
NE & ENE & E
288
3.40
2
20
18
13
71
17
77
69.7
-228 62.92
107
Total Tota
THERMOMETER, FAHRENHEIT.
RAIN FALL IN INCHES.
during daring
the
Year.
the
Year.
1866. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872.
1866.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1870.
1871.
1872.
Maximum,.
Minimum,
98.0
92.0
88.0
89.0
89.5
89.0
89.5
45.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
46.0
36.0
43.5
❤
77.49
$0.80
88.04
63.71
50.07
99.24
62.92
Range,
48.0
51.0
46.0
46.0
43.5
58.0
46.0
C. J. WHARRY, M.B., Superintendent.