CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12]

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

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

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DAY OF MONTH 8 Saturday, 30.05 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 189 7 Tuesday, 30.07 29.95 77.0 78.5 75.0 80.0 70.0 131 8 Wednesday, 30.20 30.10 75.5 78.0 72.0 79.0 78.0 134 9 Thursday, 30.16 30.07 74.5 78.0 72.0 80.0 70.0 135 10 Friday, 30.07 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 120 11 Saturday, 30.05 29.95 76.55 78.5 72.0 79.0 78.0 120 12 Sunday, 30.05 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 189 13 Monday, 30.05 29.95 77.0 78.5 75.0 80.0 70.0 142 14 Tuesday, 30.20 30.10 75.5 78.0 72.0 79.0 78.0 134 15 Wednesday, 30.16 30.07 74.5 78.0 72.0 80.0 70.0 135 16 Thursday, 30.07 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 120 17 Friday, 30.05 29.95 76.55 78.5 72.0 79.0 78.0 120 18 Saturday, 30.05 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 189 19 Sunday, 30.05 29.95 77.0 78.5 75.0 80.0 70.0 142 20 Monday, 30.20 30.10 75.5 78.0 72.0 79.0 78.0 134 21 Tuesday, 30.16 30.07 74.5 78.0 72.0 80.0 70.0 135 22 Wednesday, 30.07 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 120 23 Thursday, 30.05 29.95 76.55 78.5 72.0 79.0 78.0 120 24 Friday, 30.05 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 189 25 Saturday, 30.20 30.10 75.5 78.0 72.0 79.0 78.0 134 26 Sunday, 30.16 30.07 74.5 78.0 72.0 80.0 70.0 135 27 Monday, 30.07 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 120 28 Tuesday, 30.05 29.95 76.55 78.5 72.0 79.0 78.0 120 29 Wednesday, 30.05 29.95 76.0 78.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 189 30 Thursday, 30.20 30.10 75.5 78.0 72.0 79.0 78.0 134 31 Friday, 30.16 30.07 74.5 78.0 72.0 80.0 70.0 135 Mean 30.03 29.95 75.7 78.0 73.1 79.4 78.2

86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tide.

DAY OF WEEK BAROMETER THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit) HUMIDITY WIND CLOUD RAIN 9 A.M. 3 P.M. MAX. MIN. MAX. MIN. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. DIRECTION FORCE 0-10 INCHES 1 Tuesday, 30.04 29.95 78.0 71.9 78.6 68.0 74.0 74.0 N.E. 3 10 0.09 2 Wednesday, 30.05 29.95 80.0 71.0 80.0 70.0 75.0 75.0 E. 2 8 3 Thursday 30.07 29.95 83.0 70.9 83.0 68.1 75.0 75.0 N.E. 3 10 4 Friday, 30.05 29.95 80.0 71.6 80.0 68.8 76.0 76.0 N.E. 3 10 2.40 5 Saturday, 30.04 29.95 79.0 67.8 79.0 60.9 74.0 74.0 Calm 7 6 Sunday, 30.02 29.95 78.0 74.0 78.0 71.0 78.0 78.0 E. 2 10 0.02 7 Monday, 30.00 29.95 78.0 74.0 81.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 S.E. 2 10 1.92 8 Tuesday, 29.97 29.90 78.9 71.2 80.0 71.0 76.0 76.0 E. 2 10 6.19 9 Wednesday, 29.90 29.83 78.0 71.5 79.0 70.0 75.0 75.0 S.E. 2 10 10 Thursday, 29.89 29.83 75.5 71.5 78.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 S.E. 2 8 11 Friday, 29.90 29.83 76.0 73.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 76.0 N.E. 2 10 12 Saturday, 29.95 29.87 75.5 73.0 76.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 N.E. 1 10 13 Sunday, 29.95 29.90 75.0 74.0 76.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 Calm 10 14 Monday, 30.00 29.90 75.0 74.0 78.0 77.0 75.0 75.0 N.E. 1 10 15 Tuesday, 30.00 29.90 73.0 70.0 75.0 74.0 71.0 71.0 N.E. 2 8 16 Wednesday, 30.04 29.95 74.0 71.0 78.0 77.0 72.0 72.0 N.E. 2 10 17 Thursday, 30.05 30.00 74.0 70.0 78.0 10.0 74.0 74.0 N.E. 2 10 18 Friday, 30.05 30.00 74.0 77.0 78.0 77.0 74.0 74.0 N.E. 2 10 19 Saturday, 30.10 30.00 74.5 76.0 72.0 78.0 70.0 78.0 N.E. 2 8 20 Sunday, 30.10 30.01 74.0 70.0 77.0 76.0 74.0 74.0 N.E. 2 8 21 Monday, 30.10 30.00 75.0 77.5 73.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 N.E. 2 8 22 Tuesday, 29.96 29.87 78.0 81.0 74.0 81.5 81.0 81.0 Calm 7 23 Wednesday, 29.87 29.75 77.0 77.0 74.0 81.0 77.6 77.6 Calm 9 24 Thursday, 29.95 29.90 79.0 81.0 75.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 N.E. 1 9 25 Friday, 30.02 29.91 78.0 79.0 77.0 82.0 81.0 81.0 W. 1 10 26 Saturday, 30.00 29.95 72.0 78.5 75.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 N.E. 2 9 27 Sunday, 29.95 29.90 78.0 80.0 75.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 N.E. 2 10 28 Monday, 30.04 29.95 76.0 78.0 75.0 81.0 80.0 80.0 N.E. 2 10 29 Tuesday, 30.15 30.06 74.5 78.0 72.0 79.0 20.0 78.0 N.E. 2 8 30 Wednesday, 30.15 30.05 75.0 78.0 73.5 78.0 77.0 77.0 N.E. 2 9 31 Thursday, 30.12 30.00 76.5 79.0 78.0 70.0 78.0 78.0 N.E. 2 9

Summary of October, 1871;-Mean Shade Temp., 77.7 Total Rain fall, 8.81 inches. Rain fell on 11 days,

F. E. SCANLAN

Acting Superintendent.