AnnualReport-1927 — Page 519

Q 83

A comparative statement of the local rainfall in inches for the year at various points is given below.

Tai Tam
Wong Nei
Public
Tai Tam Tuk
Pokfulam
Chong
Tai Po
Gardens.
Reservoir.
Reservoir.
Reservoir.
Reservoir.
Quarters.

P.W.R
Hong Kong.

J
Shek Lei
Shing Mun
Shing Mun
Shing Mun
Kowloon

Reservoir
Reservoir
Reservoir
Reservoir

No. 1.
No. 2.

No. 8.
No. 4.

Pui Reservoir
No. 5.

Month.

Royal Observa-
tory.

January
0.310
0.44
0.19
0.10
0.28
0.13
0.09
0.11
0.02
0.34
0.19

February
4.350
4.66
3.99
4.16
3.60
4.18
4.64
5.18
5.36
4.22
*5.10
3.94

March
4.535
4.90
5.68
5.77
8.86
5.82
6.48
10.02
10.02
7.82
5.26
4.21

April
7.125
8.08
6.44
6.22
7.31
7.57
7.81
7.65
7.59
7.02
7.83
5.84

May
25.445
26.88
23.21
19.87
23.09
21.42
15.82
Under repair
20.60
18.48
18.68
17.61

June
11.680
13.30
15.70
17.82
5.67
11.14
9.65
11.81
11.76
10.17
10.82
7.30

July
18.735
21.85
25.01
14.86
23.12
27.03
29.64
33.08
33.09
31.74
24.82
19.02

August
20.905
23.37
15.89
12.98
18.25
19.76
8.66
25.67
25.03
24.01
23.52
18.01

September
6.165
6.59
8.80
8.31
4.15
8.60
5.44
5.15
5.52
4.52
4.78
3.37

October
5.420
6.46
6.68
6.60
5.52
6.32
4.53
6.73
7.19
6.50
6.11
4.83

November
1.825
1.32
0.87
1.08
0.54
1.25
2.20
1.07
1.11
1.01
1.22
0.86

December
1.970
2.27
2.18
1.75
1.74
0.94
0.20
1.13
1.20
0.95
1.25
0.98

Total, 1927,
107.865
120.12
114.64
99.52
97.18
114.03
95.20
107.08
128.58
116.46
109.23
86.16

Total, 1926,
100.780
96.77
103.37
92.83
104.49
146.36
87.63
90.52
37.43
33.42
97.13
80.75

Increase or Decrease.
+7.085
+23.35
+11.27
+6.69
-7.36
-32.33
+7.57
+16.56
+91.15
+83.04
+12.10
+5.41