A comparative statement of the local rainfall in inches for the year at various points is given in the following table :-
Month. Royal Observa- tory. Tytȧm Reservoir. Wong Nei Shek Lai Chi. Kowloon Public Gardens. Tytan Reservoir. Pokfulam Reservoir. Tuk Ma Reservoir. Chong! Pui Reservoir. Taipo Shing Mun Quarters. Shing Mun No. 1. Shing Mun No. 2. Shing Mun No. 3. January 0.215 0.15 0.31 0.33 0.28 0.30 0.25 Gauge not fixed. 0 Gauge not fixed. Gauge not fixed. Gauge not fixed. February 2.400 1.80 2.58 1.86 1.72 2.64 3.98 do. 1.82 do. do. do. March 4.840 5.39 5.03 4.41 4.19 5.50 5.19 do. 8.44 do. do. do. April 17.165 17.53 18.90 17.89 16.37 18.88 26.12 13.74 12.87 11.68 do. do. May 5.730 4.82 5.84 5.82 5.06 5.16 7.85 3.85 9.02 6.84 do. do. June 6.635 5.42 7.68 4.79 3.68 6.42 7.44 3.93 7.28 5.55 do. do. July 29.790 27.33 20.84 28.04 27.03 32.55 56.12 25.16 23.25 32.95 do. do. August 8.010 11.03 9.15 10.15 10.36 10.15 12.32 8.51 8.45 6.40 7.80 9.15 September 17.300 15.21 17.82 19.91 15.21 13.35 19.54 18.08 11.78 15.35 18.29 15.20 October 3.275 6.16 3.44 5.47 5.03 5.11 4.68 3.87 4.86 8.04 7.08 5.66 November 4.965 2.20 5.02 4.26 3.55 3.78 2.48 3.20 4.86 3.35 3.84 3.08 December 0.455 0.09 0.16 0.44 0.35 0.65 0.50 0.41 Q 0.36 0.42 0.33 Total 1926 100.780 97.18 96.77 108.37 92.83 104.49 146.36 87.63 Total 1925 87.580 77.17 95.14 94.14 87.18 93.72 121.83 85.49 Increase or Decrease. +13.200 +19.96 +1.63 +9.23 +5.65 +10.77 +24.58 +2.1459
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