Appendix B.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS REGISTERED AT HONGKONG OBSERVATORY, 1896-1898.
1896.
1897.
1898.
Month.
Mean
Tempera-
ture.
Mean
Humidity.
Mean
Vapour Teusion.
Sunshine Rainfall Total. Total.
Mean
Tempera-
ture.
Mean
Humidity.
Mean
Vapour
Tension.
Sunshine Rainfall Total. Total.
Mean
Tempera-
ture.
Meau
Humidity.
Mean
Sunshine Rainfall
Vapour Total. Tension.
Total.
%
ins.
hours. ins.
January,
62.0
76
0.424 133.8 1.730
63.1
80
February,....
56.0
85
0.387
16.3 7.945
54.2
March,
59.3
88
0.451
59,8 1.445
63.3
April,
70.8
87
0.664
76.9 2.100
68.4
81
∞ 8 8 8 ~
ins.
hours. ins.
%
0.476
90.7
2.260
60.1
65
80
0.346
47.4
1.820 62.7
78
90
0.532
71.7
0,815
64.3
82
0.569
122.7
3.240 69.2
81
May,
76.0
79
June,
80.7
85
July,......
82.9
82
August,
82.4
80
September,
81.5
October,
77.9
November,
71.7
2 8 8 8 8 * *
0.714 176.0 1.150 79.1 0.886 145.1 18.630 81.5
85
84
0.924
220.1 12.420 82.1
79
0.888
252.8 5.195
80.8
80
0.854
192.7
9.995
81.2
73
0.704
195.2
7.905
76.8
76
0.591
134.0 2.975 69.8
December,
62.2
65
0.386
167.0 1,290
60.6
2 2 2 2 * * * *
0.842
195,5
0.908
14.860
141.7 23.355 81.6
78.4
83
83
0.866
220.6
86
0.899
5.565 81.7
152.2 25.550 81.5
79
0.838
229.5
8.840 80.9
76
0.701
150.9
6.423
74.9
* * * * = * * 8 8 8 8
ins.
hours.
ins.
0,354
175.8
1.160
0.464
105.4
2.520
0.504
111.5
0.170
0.586
98.9
3.440
0.810
256.0
5.700
0.894
135.1 14,250
80
0.870
226.7
7.055
82
0.880 203.9 9.900
80
0.844
218.8
5.295
68
0.586 168.6 6,720
65
0.511
176.1
7.320
69.4
61
0.449
171.1 0.790
68
0.363
146.8 0.480
62.1
52
0.279
254.4 0.025
72.0
80
0.656
1769.2
72.780
71.7
79
0.654
1745.8 100.030
72.2
75
0,628 2126.2
57.025
399