AnnualReport-1908

# Table XI.

Monthly and Annual Means of the Principal Meteorological Elements for 25 years (1884 to 1908 inclusive) as determined at the Hongkong Observatory.

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year * Bar. Pressure at M.S.L.(inches) Mean 30.160 30.145 30.059 29.957 29.863 29.762 29.729 29.743 29.837 29.985 30.107 30.171 29.960 Do. Highest 30.223 30.300 30.138 29.993 29.916 29.862 29.797 29.820 29.890 30.083 30.176 30.237 30.053 Do. Lowest 29.998 29.991 29.917 29.803 29.679 29.652 29.658 29.760 29.900 30.030 30.078 29.982 Temperature (degrees Fahr.). Do. Highest 60.1 58.0 62.7 70.1 76.8 80.7 81.8 81.3 80.4 76.3 69.2 62.7 71.7 Do. Lowest 55.6 53.6 58.9 66.5 71.7 73.4 78.7 80.1 80.0 78.6 74.5 67.2 58.8 Maximum Temperature 61.6 62.1 66.8 74.5 79.4 82.4 83.6 83.2 81.9 80.9 74.4 67.8 76.3 Do. Highest » 69.0 68.6 72.9 77.7 87.2 88.7 88.8 87.3 84.3 76.0 71.2 78.2 93.9 Do. Lowest 60.2 56.4 61.8 71.5 78.6 83.3 84.2 83.6 82.5 78.1 71.8 64.2 74.2 Minimum Temperature...... 56.3 54.6 59.3 66.9 73.5 77.3 78.2 77.5 76.6 72.6 65.1 58.6 68.1 Do. Highest 62.2 59.2 64.5 69.6 76.0 78.9 79.9 79.1 78.4 76.6 68.7 62.4 69.6 Do. Lowest 51.5 50.5 55.9 63.7 71.8 76.0 76.0 75.9 74.1 70.4 62.1 54.0 66.9 Relative Humidity (%) 76 83 85 83 83 82 83 77 71 67 64 68 76 Do. Highest 87 91 89 87 86 85 86 81 79 74 74 81 85 Do. Lowest 63 65 76 57 65 76 80 52 62 55 48 54 74 Vapour Tension (inches) 0.395 0.379 0.483 0.637 0.773 0.867 0.893 0.884 0.802 0.652 0.478 0.389 0.636 Do. Highest 0.514 0.479 0.581 0.698 0.849 0.914 0.924 0.912 0.880 0.796 0.591 0.510 0.663 Do. Lowest 0.322 0.215 0.416 0.569 0.712 0.821 0.806 0.852 0.687 0.543 0.401 0.286 0.597 Bright Sunshine (hours) 142.8 87.8 82.4 104.3 238.8 207.5 77.0 153.8 156.2 201.8 201.6 196.6 212.3 " 256.0 246.5 269.6 281.2 245.7 281.1 294.6 251.4 2126.2 150.9 122.9 71.9 1706.2 Cloudiness() 64 80 78 70 69 73 82 72 57 61 54 55 50 Do. Highest 85 90 97 97 89 85 92 80 68 64 57 51 66 Do. Lowest 35 51 51 51 53 40 27 9 21 37 57 61 54 Rainfall (inches) 1.458 1.750 2.863 5.882 12.295 16.383 12.770 14.201 7.945 4.562 1.452 1.185 84.438 Do. Highest 8.430 11.485 14.890 48.840 34.375 28.235 27.865 0.020 0.170 1.235 1.150 2.335 4.575 Do. Lowest 0.000 0.635 0.015 9.637 4.285 119.715 0.010 0.000 45.835 30.595 17.870 7.320 4.285 Wind Direction. Greatest Departure towards N. E 14° NE 14° NE 7 NE 10 NE 13 S E 53° S E 56° SE 49° SE 11° N E 19° NE 29 NE 25° NE 4° S Wind Velocity (m.p.h.) 12.5 9.9 7.8 E 28 NE 51 NE 17 NE 14 NE 7 NE 17 SE 7 SE 3 NE 52 NE 74 Do. Highest NE 61 NE 47 NE 11 N E 11 SE 3 N E E 19 SE 50 SS 22 WS 20 Ws 49 WE 10 S E E 10 NE 1 NE 18 Do. Lowest 13.8 14.5 15.9 14.9 13.0 12.4 10.9 9.7 11.9 14.6 13.1 12.4 13.1 18.1 18.5 19.2 18.9 16.0 15.6 14.3 13.2 19.0 17.2 17.4 15.1 11.0 12.2 10.1 6.9 11.5 9.6 14.8 5.4 10.5 12.2 * Not corrected 10 Stundard Gravity.

# Table XV.

STATEMENT Statement OF ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON THE OBSERVATORY DEPARTMENT.

YEAR TOTAL EXPENDITURE INCREASE DECREASE $ C. $ C. $ C. 1900 18,651 55 1901 18,111 10 540 45 1902 22,480 98 4,369 88 1903 22,780 97 299 99 1904 21,937 15 843 82 1905 21,220 40 716 75 1906 19,995 17 1,225 23 1907 20,110 53 115 36 1908 21,110 61 1,000 08

N.B.-Tables III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIII and XIV will be found in - Metemological Observations 1908".