1924 — Page 415

Lat. 29° 18 N., Long. 11° 10 30′ E.

Height

Site of rain-gauge faborg Menn Sen-Level

| 11.= 1993 ft.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 1924.

CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY,

STATION : Royal Önservatory, HoxgKONG.

PRO

Temperatures for 24 hours ending Midu

Heights above ground: Therms, li, =3 ft : Sun Recorder,h,=95 ft : Rain-gange, h, =1+5 ft.

Air Temperature (in degrees. Fabrenlivit) from whitling thornometer»,

Means of Max.

1924.

aud

Min

L'om-

| Mux.

Min.

binel.

Normal.

Absolute Extreme».

Highest {]buy.

Lowest Min.

Lowest Max.

Day.

Higher Mar

Day.

Highost Wet Bull,

Rainfall.

Expess

Toal above

Normal.

Daily Max.

Day

Precipitation. 1

MAN,

m.m. 11.11.

January February

679 63-6

398 | 628

+:6

60'+ 573

2

2- |

13

iས་༢

I

2

March

6701

5922

631

30

;-i

1643

X

30

407

April

C

613

May

Ses

-8-9 SOU

+

23

16

4286 +1273 1330

22

13

June

July

August

86--

Yo'y

+

2 2

+189'8 16-6 23

21

September October

November

December

-1

2

to

1

い

$172

769

...

34 6-

618

68-6

574

124

มุ

11

+99+ 810 2016

- ר

84'3

X

+14.0 -1239

$54 189

6-3

25

388

13

30

29

2

7992309 +105°3

Mira

=

631

24

2

002

24

29

A

+42 46

| ++

Weather, No, of Days of

Bright Sunshine,

Fog.

Daily Mean.

Total

Total Pete.

Psi- couty Ide.

br. Jır.

br.

3'3

102'3

30

3376

15

44'0

329-6

+3 13372 36

3'4 1014

379

18--0

498';

42

32

4040

63 1969

4129

' 3

22614

398-6

3

+

2213

60

36-1

6:2 192-8

3592

I

8.5 2540

330'N

I

238

3326

Year.

Totals.

Aleans.

-6-8 65-8

2

Extremes.

Sopt.

Jan.

932

5

576

Feb.

13

Sept.

S

$32

23033 +3494

June 1676 23

N

3-

L

*

2025'8

44316

+5

The Royal Observatory is situated on a hillock, 100 feet high, near the southern extremity of the Kowloon Peninsular, about 1000 yards from the harbour to the South, 500 yards from the cast side at the peninsular and 401k yards from the west side The surrounding country is flat, except in the North, where a range of hills from 200 to 400 feet high stretches across the peninsular a mile from the Olisoervatory. From 3 to 20 miles further South the ground is hilly over the greater part of the peninsular with peaks from 2000 to 3000 feet high. Five miles to the enstwant of the Qúservatory, where another small peninsular projects southwa; 1. is a range of hills from 700 to Jono feet high. To the westward of the Observatory, the hills on Lautan blond. 19 nules distant, Fise lo 2000 feet

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