F 4
Months,
Observatory Police Station (Kowloon). (Taipo).
Botanical Matilda Gardens Hospital (Hongkong). (Hongkong).
inches.
inches.
inches.
inches,
January, 0'345 0.61 0'46 0'44 February, 0'405 0.95 0'49 0.91 March, 2.670 3'07 3°13 2.82 April, 5'230 8.64 5'93 5'79 May, 9.685 12.52 9.31 9.60 June, 11:540 19.36 10*17 12.79 July, 30'075 25°17 32·66 25.98 August, 11'950 13°26 12.12 8:57 September, 4.880 4.82 5'11 5'29 October, 3'470 2.53 3.77 1.34 November, 0'095 0*12 O'OI December, I'140 2.16 I'24 I'12 Year, 81.485 93'09 8451 74:66Floods. The heaviest rainfall occurred at the Observatory as follows:-
Period. Amount. Duration. Inches. Hours. May 17th 4h to May 17th 22h 6·015 29 July 29th 9h 13.910 24 July 17th 4h 15.310 63 August 14th 9h 6.315 17 May 15th 21h July 14th 20h July 23rd 6h August 12th 10hDrought.—A somewhat serious drought which commenced on November 1st and has lasted up to the date of this report, was broken by a fall of 1.14 inch of rain from December 13th 1h to 15d 6h
Typhoons. The centre of a typhoon passed a few miles to the north of the Observatory at about noon on August 13th. The maximum hourly wind velocity recorded at the Observatory by the Beckley Anemograph was 63 miles at 15h, and the greatest squall velocity (Dines-Baxendell Anemograph) was at the rate of 93 m.p.h. at 14h 20m. At Victoria Peak the Beckley Anemograph recorded 100 miles between 15th and 16th.
The tracks of 17 typhoons and 3 of the principal depressions which occurred in the Far East in 1917 are given in two plates in the Monthly Meteorological Bulletin for December 1917.
IV.—PUBLICATIONS.
Daily Weather Report and Map.-A weather map of the Far East and the Daily Weather Report, containing meteorological observations, usually at 6 and 14, from about 40 stations
F 4
Months,
Observatory Police Station
(Kowloon). (Taipo).
Botanical Matilda
Gardens Hospital (Hongkong). (Hongkong).
inches.
inches.
inches.
inches,
January,
0'345
0.61
0'46
0'44
February,
0'405
0'95
0'49
0.91
March,
2.670
3'07
3°13
2.82
April,
5'230
8.64
5'93
5'79
May,
9.685
12.52
9.31
9.60
June,
11:540
19.36
10*17
12.79
July,
30'075
25°17
32·66
25.98
August,
11'950
13°26
12.12
8:57
September,
4.880
4.82
5'11
5'29
October,......
3'470
2.53
3.77
1.34
November,
0'095
0*12
O'OI
December,
•
I'140
2.16
I'24
I'12
Year,... 81.485
93'09
8451
74:66
Floods. The heaviest rainfall occurred at the Observatory as follows:-
Period.
Amount. Duration.
Inches.
Hours.
to May 174 22
6·015
29
5
>>
July 29 9
July 17 4
13.910
24
15.310
63
"
August 14 9
6.315
17
May 15 21 July 14 20 July 23 6 August 12 10
Drought.—A somewhat serious drought which commenced on November 1 and has lasted up to the date of this report, was broken by a fall of 1.14 inch of rain from December 13 1 to 15d 6h
Typhoons. The centre of a typhoon passed a few miles to the north of the Observatory at about noon on August 13. The maximum hourly wind velocity recorded at the Observatory by the Beckley Anemograph was 63 miles at 15, and the greatest squall velocity (Dines-Baxendell Anemograph) was at the rate of 93 m.p.h. at 14" 20m. At Victoria Peak the Beckley Anemograph recorded 100 miles between 15th and 16th.
The tracks of 17 typhoons and 3 of the principal depressions which occurred in the Far East in 1917 are given in two plates in the Monthly Meteorological Bulletin for December 1917.
IV.--PUBLICATIONS.
Daily Weather Report and Map.-A weather map of the Far East and the Daily Weather Report, containing meteorological observations, usually at 6 and 14, from about 40 stations
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