CO129-162 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [1-3]

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1873.

88 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.

Govt 314

116, Victoria Street, London. 8.W.

25. April, 1079

RECEIVED

26 APR 1873

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1 by the Committed of the Motorological Office to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th Instant, enclosing copies & lletions Observations taken at Hong Kong during January last, and an Abstract of Rainfall mi Ceylon for the yeaves 1870-2 for which . Jove divoked to returne their best thanks.

Jam, Sir,

G. W. Herbert, Esq:- Under Secretary of State

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Your obedient Soveno t

Colonial Office.

Dviector.

Rolah & Scoll

DAY OF WREE. BAROMETER. CORRECTED TO 32 FAHRENHEIT, ATTACHED OR REDUCED IN SRADE. MEAN SEA LEVEL. TO THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.) SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. MAX. MAX. Drun Maz, and Min. of the previous SUN, SON, 21 koura, vaken at doon. BULB IN BULE Ex- VACIO, POSED, MIN. ON BAL RANGE, GRASS. IN SHADE. 9 A.M. Muz. 3 T.M. 19 A.M.) P.M. Min. Temp. rt DIURNAL EXPOSED. RANGE, BULK 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 9 г.M.9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.3 P.M. 1 Wednesday, 30.15 30.05 54.0 58.0 30.20 30.13 55.0 2 Thursday, 30.28 30.29 54.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 Friday, 30.31 30.11 60.0 62.0 63.0 61.0 60.0 Mean 30.16 30.00 57.4 58.6

HYGROMETER.

IN BOIL, MIN. DRY BCLB IN WET BULBIN SHADE SHADE. INCHES HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION ==100. DEW POINT. QUARTER. 0-10. 24 hours nua 24 IN MILES Horns. 12 24 DKEP, Hours, Hours.

WIND.

MOVE- RAIN IN ISCHES DURING MENT CLOUD. OZONE. 0-30. PORING PREVI

Summary of January, 1872-Mean Shade Temp., ..00.1 Total Rain fall.. 0.08 inches. Rain fell on 2 days.

1871:-- €3.1 0.07 1 22 11

1870- 31 17 " .60.2 0.30 1 11 J7 +

1869: T 13 " ..62.2 0.78 J. WARING BELCHER M.D., R.A., Acting Superintendent.

13 "1 27 ** 3+ 11 ** 1868:- "" " M 83.4 0.70 D 72 37 # לל

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