Q 41
A comparative statement of the local rainfall for the year at various points is given in the following table:-
P.W.R. Hong Kong.
Month. Royal Observa-tory. Public Works Dept. Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir. Pokfulam Reservoir. Wong Nei Chung Reservoir. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 1. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 2. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 3. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 4. Shing Mun Reservoir No. 5. Tai Po Quarters. Fanling. Kowloon Reservoir. January, .930 1.30 .78 .77 1.41 1.02 1.48 * February, .585 .70 .36 .45 .53 .70 .57 .45 .47 .38 .33 .42 .98 March, .505 .91 .81 .88 .70 .60 .18 .10 .05 .29 .25 .08 * April, 1.540 1.22 .83 .86 .90 .79 3.03 3.17 2.94 1.48 1.29 .97 1.68 May, 6.620 7.00 6.53 6.33 5.37 5.68 8.38 3.72 3.16 3.25 2.88 3.97 3.53 June, 4.195 5.31 3.51 4.94 3.69 4.90 6.70 7.44 6.47 6.36 5.74 4.07 4.11 July, 22.700 23.23 25.00 25.83 18.78 29.61 21.12 21.20 21.29 23.87 20.14 20.87 August, 24.64 20.020 20.07 19.20 15.78 18.56 22.64 15.82 16.61 16.06 15.40 11.56 12.58 September, 15.67 10.795 9.41 6.87 7.15 7.72 7.53 11.42 11.42 11.14 10.59 8.39 9.55 3.68 October, .140 .03 .28 .17 1.13 .32 .36 .22 November, .03 1.375 1.31 .57 .57 1.24 .31 .80 .86 .75 1.50 1.17 1.82 1.78 December, .420 .59 .34 .41 .36 .35 .18 .20 .14 .86 .64 .63 .22 Total 1929, 69.825 71.08 65.03 64.14 59.48 73.72 64.01 66.14 63.23 66.10 53.82 56.79 55.34 Total 1928, 71.155 80.29 79.67 74.69 64.09 69.41 72.37 75.11 70.21 75.64 61.17 61.83 Increase or Decrease. -1.330 --9.21 -14.64 -10.55 -4.61 +4.31 8.36 -8.97 -6.98 -9.54 -7.35 -5.04 55.34*No gauge.