1930

A comparative statement of the local rainfall for the year at various points is given in the following table:-

Month. Royal Observa-tory. Public Gardens. Tai Tam Reservoir. Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir. Pokfulam Reservoir. Wong Nei Chong Reservoir. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 1. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 2. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 3. Kowloon Reservoir No. 4. Shek Li Pui Reservoir No. 5. Tai Po Quarters. Fanling. January 2.275 2.43 1.97 2.07 2.39 1.78 1.96 1.92 - - - - 41 February 1.79 1.380 2.48 1.51 1.31 1.80 1.27 2.38 1.34 1.25 2.28 1.49 1.48 March 7.230 1.48 1.64 7.15 1.16 3.73 3.33 2.14 5.44 4.53 2.15 10.64 10.53 April 10.40 2.100 7.92 2.26 7.49 2.57 10.11 2.87 1.53 1.96 2.92 6.09 2.86 May 2.13 6.185 3.27 7.99 2.65 7.10 2.80 7.29 6.73 7.17 2.42 4.01 3.89 June 3.98 12.245 4.92 15.00 3.87 18.31 4.62 16.37 11.50 16.75 6.04 13.06 13.04 July 12.89 29.025 11.10 31.51 22.88 8.89 11.90 19.72 27.77 26.25 34.54 9.06 35.36 August 35.30 6.065 32.56 5.22 5.06 25.51. 4.03 24.57 5.39 4.80 28.63 5.13 - September 5.21 5.10 28.245 5.77 29.40 31.67 5.04 29.86 4.82 22.23 31.42 5.46 33.52 October 33.38 33.26 .410 32.02 .02 26.93 1.36 .88 32.56 .90 .70 24.05 - November .035 .07 .08 .11 .29 - .31 - .54 - - - - December .890 .05 .27 .51 .04 .04 .82 1.23 .23 .76 1.03 .75 .26 Total 1930 96.085 - 103.79 97.01 89.03 86.51 - 97.40 107.81 108.14 - - - Total 1929 106.72 69.825 103.22 71.08 84.28 65.03 64.14 97.88 59.48 73.72 64.01 88.65 66.14 Increase or Decrease. +26,260 +32.71 +31.98 + 24.89 +27.03 + 23.68 +-43.80 +42.00 +43.49 +37.22 + 30.46 +41.09 +33.31

P.W.R. Hong Kong.

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