METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1872.
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18т MAY, 1872.
273
DAY OF MONTH.
Monday,.
Tuesday,
AND REDUCED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL.:
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO
32° FAHRENHEIT, ATTACHED
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
SELF REGISTERING
IN THE SHADE.
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min, af the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon,
MAX.
MAX.
SUN,
RULB
IN
VACUO.
DIGR-
SUN, MIN.
BULB
EX-
FOSED.
NAL
ON
GRASS.
RANGE,
IN
SHADE.
Temp. ut
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
30.078 30.008
Min.
Noon.
DIURNAL
FXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
8.0
5.0
HYGROMETER.
IN SOIL,
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULB IN SHADE.
SHADE,
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION
100.
WIND.
MOVE-
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
MENT
DURING
24 hours
IN MILES
RAIN IN
I CRES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
ous 24
HOURS.
INCHES
DEEP.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
0-10.
0-10.
3
Wednesday,
4
Thursday,
5 Friday,
6 Saturday,
7
Sunday,
8
Monday,.
9
10
11
12
13
14
Tuesday.... Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday,
Sunday,
15
16
Monday,..
Tuesday,
17
18
Thursday
10
Friday,
20
Saturday,
21
Sunday,
22
Monday,
80.5
23
Tuesday,
24
25
Wednesday,
Thursday,.
20
Friday,
27
Saturday,
28
Sunday,
29
Monday,
30
Tuesday,
Wednesday, 30.130 30,073 69.5 72.5 67.0 72.5 72.5 131 94,0 69.0 5.5 25.0 67.5 69.0 72.0 64.0 30.080 30.001 70.5 69.5 67.0 73.0 72.5 126 96.0 66.0 6.0 30.0 75.0 70.0 69.0 65.0 03.0 73 30.013 29.9.17 72.5 70.0 69.0 76.0 76.5 135 98.0 68.0 7.0 30.0 70.0 72.0 74.0 67.0 70.0 74 29.950 29.859 73.5 77.0 71.5 77.0 70.5 134 90.0 76.0 5.0 23.0 72.0 73.0 77.0 68.0 72.0 74 29 944 29.860 | 75.5 80.0 72.5 80.0 79.6 142 112.0 69,0 7.5 43.0 72.5 75.0 80.0 71.0 74.0 79 29.912 29.830 76.5 73.0 81.5 81.5 143 107.0 70,0 8.5 37.0 73.5 76.0 80.0 70.0 74.0 71
29.832 29.800 76.5 8 1.5 74.0 81.5 81.0 131 102.0 72.0 6.5 30.0 74.0 76.0 89.0 72.0 75.0 79 29.899 29.847 77.0 81.5 75.5 82.0 81.5 136 103.0 72.0 6.5 31.0 73.5 77.0 81.0 75.0 75
29.942 29.864 77,5 82.5 78.0 83.0 83.5 143 120.0 69.0 7.5 51.0 73.5 77.0 82.0 72.0 73.0
29.969 29.914 77,5 82.5 74.0 83.5 80.5 146 118 0 69.0 9.0 49.0 74.5 77.0 82.0 71.0 | 75.0 29.074 29,910 76.5 8.1,0 75.0 82.5 79.5 130 100,0 68.0 7.5 32.0 75.0 76.0 80.0 70.0 74.0 29.939 29 847 77.5 81.5 74.0 81.5 81.0 140 118.0 69.0 7.0 49 0 75.0 77.0 81.0 72.0 76.0 29.869 29.814 77.5 83.0 75.0 83.0 82.5 147 107.0 72.0 8.0 35.0 75.0 77.0 83.0 72.0 76.0 75 29.875 29.786 78.5 85.0 75.0 84.5 84.0 146 120.0 75.0 9.0 45,0 78.0 78.0 85.0 72.0 79.0
62.0 9.0 39.0 67.0 70.0 75.0 64.0
$6.0 69 0 5.0 17.0 70.0 72.0 75.0 70.0 72,0
29.990 29.929 78.5 77.5 70.0 77.0 77.0 117 96.0 70.0 7.0 26.0 71.0 73.0 77.0 70.0 72.0 84
29.937 29.853 74.5 79.0 71.0 77.5 77.5 130 107.0 70.0 6.5 37.0 72.0 74.0 79.0 71.0 750 8-1 29.914 29.839 75.0 80.5 70 5 80,0 80,0 129 108.0 73.0 9.5 35.0 71.5 75.0 80.0 72.0 75.0 84 29.044 20.940 75.8 80.0 72.5 81.0 78.5 138 101,0 69.0 8.5 32.0 73.5 75.0 80.0 73.0 75.0 89
29.962 29.882 70.5 76.5 71.5 81.0 78.0 121 102.0 67.0 9.5 35,0 72.0 76.0 76.0 72.0 71.0 79
30.002 29.915 76.5 78.5 71.5 78.0 78.0 135 100.0 70.0 6.5 30.0 72.0 76.0 78.0 71.0 29.082 30.020 76.5 80.0 71.5 81.5 81.5 140 106.0 70.0 10.0 36.0 72.5 76.0 80.0 70.0 80,140 30,070 70.5 73.5 €8.0 81.0 74.0 129 103.0 65.0 13.0 38.0 70.5 70.0 73.0 64.0 30,140 30.064 71.0 71.5 66.5 74.0 72.0 120 98.0 66.0 75 32.0 71.0 71.0 71.0
9 A.M.3 P.M. Max. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 9 A.M. 9 A.M, F.M.
66.5 67.0 64.0 67.0 67.0 70 68.0 63.0 65.0 66.0 67.0 65.0 65.0 94 30.133 30.040 65 5 60.5 63.5 67.0 67.0 83 71.0 62.0 3.5 9.0 64.0 65.0 66.0 63.0 63.0 ** 30.149 30.039 63.5 65.5 62.0 66.5 66.0 79 70.0 61.0 4.5 9.0 €3.0 63.0 65.0 60.0 62.0 82 30,178 30.081 67.5 69.5 63.0 67.0 06.5 93 80.0 62.0 4.0 18.0 64.0 67,0 69.0 63.0 63.0 73 30.056 30.062 71.8 76.5 64.0 75.0 75.5 131 100.0 63.0 11.0 37.0 64,0 71.0 76.0 65.0 30.069 29.984 70.5 75.5 68.0 77.0 78.5 140 101.0
30.023 29.934 72.0 75.5 71.0 76.0 76.0 100
12
Hours. Hours.
24
88
64.2 €3.4 E.
.E.
250
10
10
2.
6.
83
61.4
60.0 S.E.
E.
497 0.15 10
10
8.
57.5
59.5 IN.E.
N.E.
296
10
4.5
8.
68
€9.8
5 3
S.E.
E.
147
8
5.5
69.0 69
(17
69.4
64.0 S.E.
S.E.
167
3
3.5
6.
69.0 69
89
70)
59.4
64.7
S E.
S.E.
270
2
84
68.5
69.8 Calm
S.E.
280
10
10
75
67.8 68.5 .E.
E.
101
7
3.
80
68.8 72.3 S.W.
Calm
65 (0.72
10
1.5
3.
75
€0.8 71.6 Calm
S.W.
28
2
1.
2.5
75
71.6
71.6 Calm
Calm
135
1.5
75
69.2 67.4 IS.E.
S.E.
58
0.5
72.0
75
71
67.4
68.8 S.E.
E.
178
1.
73 0
71
67
65.7
68.2 Calm
S.W.
64
1.5
3.
67.0 69
70
59.4
62.6 IN.
E.
102 [0.10
1.5
2.5
67.0 (6.0 78 66.0 73
73
64.0
62.2 S.E.
IS.E.
114
2.
8.5
69
60.1 61.5 E.
E.
124
3.
68
61.1 58.3 E.
E.
109
3
2.5
79
69.2 67.1 E.
E.
75
2.5
75
64.3 68.5 S.E.
S.E.
61
1.5 3.5
71
68.1 69.9 alm
S.E.
43
1.
71
05.7 69.9 S.E. S.E.
79
2.5
75
72.0
72
75
60
71
68
69.2 71.6 S.E. Calm 68.5 70.9 Calm S.W. 68,5 67.0 S.W. S.W. 66.8 70.3 S.W. ¡S.W.
94
1.
2.
160 10.02
0.5
158
1.5
3.5
65
3.
5.5
71
71
65.7
69.9 S. E.
S.E.
157
2.5
4.5
75
76
68.5
72.0 S.E. S.E.
114
1.5 3.
68
68.5
71.3 S.W. IS.W.
649
3.5
71
72
67.8
75.1 S.W. S.W.
93
3
2
3.
4.5
...
30.006
Mean
29.932 : 73.4 76.6 70.3 77.0 76.6 Summary of April, 1871:-Mean Shade Temp.,
126 99.7 08.2
7.3
31.5 71.0 73.0
70.3
68.6 71.0
77
71
65.3
67.2
135
0.09
...
:
76.0.
Total Rain fall,
0.90 inches. Rain fell on
3 days.
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