CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8]

## METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1872.

86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

DAY OF MONTH.

AND REDUCED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL.

DAY OF WEEK.

BAROMETER.

CORRECTED TO 32° FAHRENHEIT, ATTACHED THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit).

HYGROMETER.

WIND.

SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE.

IN SHADE.

Max. and Min. of the previous day.

MAX.

MIN.

24 Hours, taken at Noon.

RAIN.

GRASS.

9 A.M.

9 P.M.

9 A.M. & P.M.

Min.

Max.

Nova.

DIURNAL RANGE.

BULB EXPOSED.

RAIN IN 24 HOURS.

MOVE DURING THE DAY.

BULB IN WET BULB IN SHADE.

SHADE.

&

COMPLETE DEW POINT.

SATURATION -- 100.

QUARTER.

MENT DURING THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.

CLOUD.

OZONE.

0-10.

0-10.

24 hours.

IN MILES.

INCHES DEEP.

Date Barometer (Corrected to 32°F) Thermometer (Fahrenheit) Hygrometer Wind Rain Other Readings 2 Wednesday 29.940, 29.885 78.0, 85.5, 80.5 78.5, 80.5, 78.0 S.E., 122.0 0.00 Various readings 3 Thursday 29.985, 29.850 78.5, 85.0, 75.0 79.5, 80.0, 74.0 S.E., 108.0 0.00 Various readings 4 Friday 29.955, 29.838 80.5, 86.0, 79.0 80.4, 78.0, 75.0 S.E., 139 0.00 Various readings 5 Saturday 29.979, 29.933 77.5, 84.0, 71.5 78.5, 79.0, 74.0 E., 89 0.00 Various readings 6 Sunday 30.049, 29.993 72.0, 79.0, 64.5 74.0, 77.0, 72.0 S.E., 119 0.00 Various readings 7 Monday 30.034, 29.970 75.5, 80.5, 72.5 71.0, 75.0, 64.0 S.E., 140 0.00 Various readings 8 Tuesday 29.962, 29.887 76.5, 81.5, 73.0 74.0, 76.0, 60.0 S.W., 189 0.00 Various readings 9 Wednesday 29.879, 29.705 77.5, 82.5, 74.5 75.0, 77.0, 72.0 S.E., 143 0.00 Various readings 10 Thursday 29.807, 29.735 78.0, 84.0, 76.5 76.0, 78.0, 70.0 E., 128 0.00 Various readings 11 Friday 29.823, 29.757 79.5, 84.5, 76.0 74.0, 79.0, 77.0 S.E., 106 0.00 Various readings 12 Saturday 29.893, 29.807 78.0, 84.0, 76.5 76.5, 79.0, 70.0 E., 106 0.00 Various readings 13 Sunday 29.905, 29.838 78.5, 84.5, 76.0 75.5, 78.0, 74.0 S.E., 143 0.00 Various readings 14 Monday 29.930, 29.805 81.5, 86.5, 79.0 77.0, 81.0, 66.0 S.E., 150 0.00 Various readings 15 Tuesday 29.882, 29.797 76.5, 87.0, 75.0 74.5, 76.0, 79.0 S.W., 126 0.00 Various readings 16 Wednesday 29.829, 29.787 76.5, 81.5, 76.0 76.5, 76.0, 72.0 S.E., 137 0.00 Various readings 17 Thursday 29.828, 29.695 79.5, 85.0, 77.5 77.0, 79.0, 75.0 S.E., 151 0.24 Various readings 18 Friday 29.805, 29.728 78.0, 87.0, 76.5 78.0, 77.5, 74.0 S.E., 144 0.17 Various readings 19 Saturday 29.865, 29.787 78.5, 84.5, 73.5 77.0, 78.0, 72.0 S.E., 142 0.49 Various readings 20 Sunday 29.879, 29.803 77.5, 82.0, 76.0 79.5, 77.0, 71.0 S.E., 126 0.00 Various readings 21 Monday 29.808, 29.762 76.5, 80.0, 78.0 74.0, 76.0, 78.0 E., 124 0.00 Various readings 22 Tuesday 29.819, 29.793 77.5, 81.0, 75.5 74.0, 77.0, 75.0 S.E., 115 0.00 Various readings 23 Wednesday 29.855, 29.803 78.0, 84.0, 73.0 75.0, 78.0, 75.0 S.E., 114 0.00 Various readings 24 Thursday 29.862, 29.793 76.5, 80.5, 73.0 76.0, 79.0, 75.0 S.E., 125 0.00 Various readings 25 Friday 29.869, 29.770 77.5, 80.5, 75.5 77.0, 80.5, 80.5 S.E., 141 0.00 Various readings 26 Sunday 29.775, 29.701 78.5, 88.0, 77.0 74.0, 76.0, 73.0 S.E., 143 0.00 Various readings 27 Monday 29.759, 29.717 77.5, 83.0, 75.5 75.0, 80.0, 77.0 S.E., 141 0.08 Various readings 28 Tuesday 29.783, 29.731 29.5, 83.5, 75.5 76.5, 79.0, 70.0 S.E., 145 0.54 Various readings 29 Wednesday 29.807, 29.752 81.5, 88.0, 79.0 78.5, 81.0, 73.0 S.E., 152 0.04 Various readings 30 Thursday 29.800, 29.741 80.5, 86.5, 77.0 79.5, 83.0, 74.0 S.E., 125 1.22 Various readings 31 Friday 29.787, 29.749 81.5, 88.0, 77.5 77.0, 81.0, 74.0 S.E., 120 2.59 Various readings Mean 29.868, 29.707 78.3, 81.8, 76.0 75.6, 77.9, 73.2 - 7.4 Various mean readings ## WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 10TH MAY, 1872. ### REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST. Date 6 A.M. Barometer 6 A.M. Thermometer Noon Barometer Noon Thermometer 6 P.M. Barometer 6 P.M. Thermometer Max. Thermometer Min. Thermometer May 6 30.04 79 30.07 81 30.07 76 90 76 7 30.07 80 30.11 84 30.08 74 84 74 8 30.12 84 30.12 83 30.10 74 83 74 9 30.04 75 29.97 85 29.98 76 86 75 10 29.98 88 29.91 91 29.99 76 91 76 ### REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.

Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

Date 6 A.M. Barometer 6 A.M. Thermometer Noon Barometer Noon Thermometer 6 P.M. Barometer 6 P.M. Thermometer Max. Thermometer Min. Thermometer Wind Rain May 28 28.20 67.0 28.24 72.5 28.25 70.0 78.0 66.5 E 0.50 29 28.20 70.5 28.25 71.0 28.23 70.0 75.0 69.5 S.E. 0.20 30 28.21 65.0 28.28 70.5 28.28 70.0 71.5 64.0 E 0.04 ### SUMMARY OF MAY, 1871

Mean Shade Temp., ..82.04.

Total Rainfall, ..13.29 inches. Rain fell on 13 days.

### SUMMARY OF MAY, 1870

Mean Shade Temp., ..80.05.

Total Rainfall, ..16.20 inches.

### SUMMARY OF MAY, 1869

Mean Shade Temp., ..79.45.

Total Rainfall, ..10.01 inches. Rain fell on 13 days.

### SUMMARY OF MAY, 1868

Mean Shade Temp., ..78.78.

Total Rainfall, ..30.07 inches. Rain fell on 18 days.

### SUMMARY OF MAY, 1867

Mean Shade Temp., ..78.31.

Total Rainfall, ..10.62 inches. Rain fell on 21 days.

R. YOUNG, Surgeon Superintendent.