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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1869.
THERMOMETER (Fahrenheit.)
WIND.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JUNE, 1869.
HYGROMETER.
BAROMETER.
DAY OF MONTH.
DAY OF WEEK.
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
STANDARD.
ANEROID.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
IN SHADE.
MAX. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN
IN SUN'S SHADE.
HUMIDITY
COMPUTED. COMPLETE
SHADE.
DEW POINT COMPUTED.
FORCE
QUARTER.
RAIN.
STATE OF THE WEATHER.
0 to 12.
RAYS.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. Min. Max.
Temp. at
Noon.
Satur. 30.162 30.050 | 30.28
30.15
68
72
71
70.0
71.0
69.5 71.0 64.5
75
65.0
73
SATURATION
=100.
9 A.M.3 P.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. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.
Overcast.
60.7
61.1
E.
E.
1
9 A.M.
Fine.
3 P.M.
3
Sun. 30.022 |29.907 | 30.10 30.01 Mon. 30.032 29.964 30.09 30.00
68
75
75
74.0
74.0
74.0 74.0 71.0 70.0
84
79
68.8
67.1 [Calm E.
72
79
79
76.0
78.5
76.0 79.0 70.0
69.5 71
58
65.7
62.9 E.
E.
Fine.
4
Tues. 30.008 29.942 30.08 | 30.00
71
79
75.0
76
76.0
75.0
76.0 70.0
71.0
74
75
66.4
67.4 N.E
Calm
""
5
Wed. 30.044 29.946 | 30.12| 30.00
72
77
76.0
77
78.0
76.0
78.0
70.0
71.0
71
67
65.7
66.1 E.
E.
"
""
>>
""
6 Thurs. 30.042 (29.950 30.11
30.01
73
79
79
77.5
79.0
77.0
79.0
70.0 74.0
67
75
65.1
70.6 E.
E.
7 Friday 30.032 30.000 30.10| 30.05 |
75
81
80
80.0
78.0
80.0 78.0
74.0
71.0
71
67
69.9 66.1 Calm
N.E.
8
Satur. 30.028 |29.986 | 30.09 29.99
71
80
76
75.0
76.0
75.0
76.0
67.0
69.5
62
69
61.2
64.8 E.
E.
9
Sun. 29.924 29.800 29.99 29.85
73
78
78
75.5
78.5
75.5 78.0
72.5
74.5
84
81 70.3
72.0 E.
E.
""
">
""
10
Mon. 29.846 29.770| 29,88 | 29.80
70
82
82
80.5
82.0
80.5 82.0
79.0
77.5
92
78
78.0
74.2 S.W.
Calm
11
Tues. 29.864 29.826 29.89 29.85
76
84
84
82.5
84.0
82.5 84.0
80.5
81.5
90
87
79.2
79.8 S.W.
S.W.
0.09
Fine.
Overcast.
Overcast.
Fine.
Overcast.
Fine.
12
Wed. 29.945 29.875 29.95 29.89
80
85
85
82.5
84.0
82.5
84.0
80.0
81.5
88
87
78.4
79.8
S W.
S.W.
0.01
27
13 Thurs. 30.002 29.968 | 30.05 | 30.00 14 Friday 30.050 29.963 30.10 30.00
78
79
79
78.9
77.5
78.0
77.5
76.0
75.5
89
89
74.6
71.2 E.
E.
0.14
""
76
80
77.5
80
80.0
77.0
80.0
74.5
76.0
86
80
72.7
73.3 N.E.
E.
0.01
15
Satur. 92.976 29.882| 30.01 29.91
75
80
79
78.0
80.0
78.0
80.0
75.0
77.0
84
85
72.9 75.0
Calm
Calm
16
Sun. 29.880 29.790 29.91 29.82
78
82
82 82.0
83.0
82.0
83.0 79.5
80.0
87
85
77.8
78.0 Calm
S.W.
17
Mon. 29.851 29.722 29.85 29.79
80
83
83
82.0
84.0
82.0
79.5
84.0
81.0
87
85
77.8
79.0 S.W.
S.W.
18
Tues. 29.796 29.699 29.80| 29.70
81
84
84 83.0
85.0
83.0
85.0
80.0
82.0
85
78.0
80.0 Calm
S.W.
0.02
19
Wed. 29.740 29.680 29.72 29.66
82
85
85 84.5
85.5
84.5
85.5
81.5
83.0
87
92
89.4 Calm
79.5
Calm
20
Thurs. 29.720 29.649 29.71 29.64
83
86
86
83.5
86.0
83.5
86.0 81.5
83.0
92
85
80.3
81.1 S.W.
s.w.
Overcast.
**
"
"1
"
""
"
>>
21
"
""
21
Friday 92.758 29.700 29.75 | 29.70
83
86 .86 85.0
83.0
85.0 83.0
82.0
81.5
82
92
80.0
80.3 S.W.
Calm
0.01
Fine.
22
Satur. 29.844 29.792 29.84 29.79
79
86
84 82.5
84.0
82.5
84.0
79.5
81.5
87
87
77.8
79.8 Calm:
Calm
0.70
"}
23
Sun. 29.903 29.797
29.90 29.80
80
84
84
80.0
81.5
80.0
79.0
81.5
79.0
95
88
78.3
77.0 Calm
Calm
0.06
Overcast and slight rain.
""
24
Mon. 29.826 (29.769
29.85 29.76
78
84 78 80.0
77.5
79,5 77.5
77.0
76.0
88
92
75.3
75.0 Calm Calm
0.76
Fine.
Overcast.
Fine,
Overcast and heavy rain.
25
Tues. 29.822 29.754
29.82| 29.75
76
79
76 77.5
75.0
77.5 75.0 76.5 72.0
94
84
69.8 Calm
75.6
Calm
6.79
26
Wed. 29.91329.852 29.95 29.88.
74
79
76
74.0
76.0
74.0 76.0
71.0
73.0 84
84
68.8
70.9 E.
[E.
30
27 Thurs. 29.900 29.842 29.95 29.87 28 Friday 29.912 29.854 29.93 29.89 29 Satur. 29.887 29.815 29.90| 29.81 Sun. 29.948 29.861 29.95 | 29.88 Mon. 29.969 29.890 29.99 29.90 77
73
76
73 73.0
74.0
73.0
74.0
70.0 72.0
84
89
67.8
70.5
E.
E.
0.58
Fine.
Overcast and slight rain.
Overcast.
Overcast.
Fine.
and rais.
21
73
80
80 79.5
80.0
79.5 80.0
77.0 78.0
88
90
75.3
76.6 E.
E.
Overcast.
76
84
84 80.0
84.0
80.0
84.0 79.0
82.0
95
90
78.3
80.7
Calm
Calm
and slight rain.
Jy
79
84
84
82.5
84.0
83.0
84.0
80.0
80.5
85
82
78.0
78.1 Calm Calm
0.01
Fine.
Overcast.
Fine.
84
81 79.0
81.5
79.0
81.5
77 5
79.5
92
90
76.2
78.0
Calm Calm
0.83
Overcast.
Mean
29.924 29.846 29.95 29.87 75.80 81.16 80.19 78.90 80.01
78.85 | 80.01 | 75.62 | 76.40
83.8
82.2
73.36 73.81
10.01
...
1867.
Maximum of month.
86
86
85
10.62
Minimum do.
Remarks.
.68 1867.
70
69
During the month,
1868.
1868.
10.07
Range
18
16
16