maximum velocity for one hour, as recorded by the Beckley Anemograph, was 51 miles at 9 p.m. on September 20 as against 51 miles in 1921 and 108 miles for the past 39 years. The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell Anemograph, was at the rate of 75 m.p.h. at 11h. 5m. p.m. on September 20 as against 69 m.p.h. in 1921 and 105 m.p.h. for the past 13 years.
Rainfall at Four Stations.—In the following table the monthly rainfall for the year 1922 at the Observatory is compared with the fall at the Police Station, Tai Po; the Botanical Gardens; and the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellet:
Months. Observatory (Hongkong). Police Station (Kowloon). (Taipo). Botanical Gardens (Hongkong). Matilda Hospital inches. inches. inches. inches. inches. January, 2.66 2.99 1.95 2.13 February, 5.49 7.68 5.49 4.72 March, 3.67 7.03 4.80 2.59 April, 2.02 2.17 2.34 2.22 May, 5.49 8.64 5.87 June, 6.52 16.46 7.20 4.71 6.49 July, 12.80 17.03 18.33 14.02 August, 17.53 19.50 20.15 15.83 September, 9.93 9.88 8.51 6.36 October, 2.02 1.37 2.92 2.53 November, 0.53 0.38 0.64 0.75 December, 0.74 0.80 1.01 0.88 Year, 69.43 93.93 79.21 63.43Floods. The heaviest rainfall occurred at the Observatory as follows:
Period. Amount. Duration. Greatest fall in 1 hour. Amount. Time. inches. d. h. inches. d. h. June...20 5 to June 21 4.81 19 1:30 June 21 3 July.... 8 20 to July 9 7.18 48 IIS July 10 July....14 17 to July 14 18 1.62 July 14 18 Aug....26 5 to Aug. 28 10.88 72 Sept....20 14 to Sept. 22 5.65 40 0.80 Sept. 21Typhoons.—The tracks of 20 typhoons and 11 of the principal depressions which occurred in the Far East in 1922 are given in two plates in the Monthly Meteorological Bulletin for December, 1922.
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maximum velocity for one hour, as recorded by the Beckley Anemograph, was 5 miles at 9 p.m. on September 20 as against 51 miles in 1921 and 108 miles for the past 39 years. The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell Anemograph, was at the rate of 75 m.p.h. at 11h. 5m. p.m. on September 20 as against 69 m.p.h. in 1921 and 105 m.p.h. for the part 13 years.
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Rainfall at Four Stations.-In the following table the monthly rainfall for the year 1922 at the Observatory is compared with the fall at the Police Station, Tai Po; the Botanical Gardens ; and the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellet :--
Months.
Observatory Police Station (Kowloon). (Taipo).
Botanical Gardens
Matilda
Hospital
(Hongkong). (Hongkong).
inches.
inches.
inches.
inches.
January,
2.66c
2.99
195
2.13
February,
5*490
7.68
5'49
472
March,
3.675
7:03
4.80
2'59
April,
2'020
2'17
2*34
2.22
May,
5'495
8.64
5-87
June,
6.525
16:46
7.20
4'71 6.49
July,
12.800
17.03
18.33
14'02
Angust,
179535
19.50
20°15
15.83
September,...
9'935
9.88
8.51
6.36
October,
2.025
137
2.92
2.53
November,...
O'535
0:38
0·64
075
December,
0.740
0.80
J'01
0.88
Year,
69*435
93.93
79.21
6343
Floods. The heaviest rainfall occurred at the Observatory as
follows:-
Period.
Amount.
Duration.
Greatest fall
in 1 hour.
Amount.
d. h.
d. h.
inches.
hours. inches.
Time.
d. h.
June...20 5 to June 21 July.... 8 20 to Aug....26 5 to Sept....20 14 to
22
4.81
19
1:30 June 21 3
July 14
17
$ 18
48
IIS
July 10
Sept. 4 Sept. 22
19
10.88
72
1-62
Aug. 28 20
14
5.65
40
0.80
Sept. 21
Typhoons.--The tracks of 20 typhoons and 11 of the principal depressions which occurred in the Far East in 1922 are given in two plates in the Monthly Meteorological Bulletin for December,
1922.
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