STATION: ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONG KONG
Year: 1936
Lat. 22° 18′ N., Long. 114° 10′ 19″ E.
Height of rain-gauge: 103 ft.
Height of stove: ...
Mean sea level: ...
Air Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) from records of a thermograph, standardized by readings of whirling thermometers.
Temperatures for 24 hours ending Noon
Heights above ground: Therms, h₁ = 5 ft; Sun Recorder, h₂ = 35 ft; Rain-gauge, h₃ = 1.5 ft.
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| Element | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Max. (°F) | 87.5 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 77.5 | 85.7 | 92.4 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 87.8 | 82.0 | 83.6 | 81.2 | 92.4 |
| Day | 29 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 1 | Jun 26 |
| Lowest Min. (°F) | 45.9 | 43.2 | 47.0 | 58.0 | 65.4 | 71.3 | 74.0 | 74.0 | 72.7 | 60.1 | 52.9 | 46.1 | 43.2 |
| Day | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 28 | Mar 5 |
| Mean Max. (°F) | 63.7 | 64.1 | 71.7 | 76.0 | 81.5 | 87.9 | 88.5 | 86.3 | 84.7 | 79.9 | 71.0 | 65.6 | 76.7 |
| Mean Min. (°F) | 53.7 | 55.9 | 61.8 | 68.0 | 73.5 | 77.5 | 78.1 | 76.9 | 75.6 | 71.6 | 65.0 | 58.0 | 68.0 |
| Mean Combined (°F) | 58.4 | 60.0 | 66.9 | 72.0 | 77.5 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 81.6 | 80.1 | 75.7 | 68.0 | 61.8 | 72.5 |
| Excess above Normal (°F) | -6.1 | +0.6 | -2.1 | +0.4 | +1.6 | -0.4 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.2 | -6.8 | +2.0 | -0.0 |
| Highest Wet Bulb (°F) | 76.5 | 71.3 | 76.0 | 79.9 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 77.0 | 72.7 | 84.0 |
| Day | 16 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 4 | Jul 17 |
| Rainfall Total (mm) | 35.8 | 25.8 | 147.0 | 177.6 | 329.6 | 379.1 | 408.5 | 337.6 | 249.5 | 219.2 | 34.1 | 2.1 | 2345.9 |
| Excess above Normal (mm) | +40.5 | +11.8 | +20.0 | +53.1 | +46.1 | +49.0 | +57.7 | -47.9 | +180.0 | +57.7 | -47.9 | -39.0 | +390.9 |
| Daily Max Rainfall (mm) | 17.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 21.5 | 53.1 | 46.1 | 98.5 | 65.4 | 50.2 | 55.0 | 48.6 | 8.0 | 98.5 |
| Day | 20 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 24 | Jul 26 |
| Bright Sunshine (hrs) | 157.4 | 198.1 | 136.7 | 199.4 | 224.3 | 253.4 | 228.0 | 247.7 | 253.4 | 224.3 | 206.0 | 156.3 | 2483.0 |
| % of Possible | 50 | 60 | 35 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 49 | 54 | 60 | 55 | 63 | 50 | 52 |
| No. of Days with: | |||||||||||||
| Precipitation (≥0.1mm) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 147 |
| Snow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thunderstorm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Fog | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
| Ground Frost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Annual Means: Max 77.2°F, Min 67.9°F, Mean 72.5°F
Annual Extremes: Highest Max 92.4°F (Jun 26), Lowest Min 43.2°F (Mar 5)
Total Rainfall: 2345.9 mm (Excess +390.9 mm)
Total Bright Sunshine: 2483.0 hrs (52% of possible)
Total Days with Precipitation: 147
Total Days with Thunderstorm: 25
Total Days with Fog: 98
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The Royal Observatory is situated on a hillock, 100 feet high, near the southern extremity of the Kowloon Peninsula. To the South is Hong Kong Island, consisting of a range of hills running east and west, with peaks from 1000 to 1800 feet high. The nearest point on this range is 2.4 miles from the Observatory. Five miles to the eastward of the Observatory, where another small peninsula projects southward, is a range of hills from 700 to 1000 feet high. To the North a range of hills from 200 to 400 feet high stretches across the peninsula a mile from the Observatory. From 3 to 20 miles farther North the ground is hilly over the greater part of the peninsula with peaks from 2000 to 3000 feet high. To the westward of the Observatory the hills on Lantau Island, 10 miles distant, rise to 3000 feet.
Year.
Lat. 22° 18′ N., Long. 114° 10′ 19′ E.
Height{
of rain-gauge
Height Stove Mean Sen-Leve!
H.-103 ft.
Air Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) from records of a thermographiı,
standardized by readings of whirling thermometers.
Absolute Extremes,
Means of
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Excess above
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 1936.
CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY,
STATION: ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONG KONG.
Temperatures for 74 bours ending Mida
Heights above ground: Therms, b1=5 ft; Sun Recorder.b,=35 ft; Rain-gauge,h,=1-5 ft.
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Highest Max.
Day.
Lowest Min.
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Highest Wet Bulb.
Rainfall.
Excess
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Daily
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Weather, No. of Days of
Bright Sunshine.
Precipitation.
Excess above
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Hail.
Thunderstorm.
Fog.
Ground Frost.
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January
February
March..
April
May
June
July
87'5 79'4 83.4
83.6 79'3 83.9 +12
6372 53*7 58.4 64'1 55'9 60.0 61.5 53.8 57.6 -6′1 76'5 66'9
+06 717 81'5 73'5 77'5
69.1 14 +04 76.0 IR 79'9 29 857 z8
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61.8 25 713 642 29
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25.8
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20
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70.9
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11.8 62'7 6-6 4
7
4
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8:19 1
August
September... 86-3 76.9 31.6 +0'4
October
76-4 87.8 78-1 82'0 +0.6 915 29 74'0 17
92'4
58'0 1 68-0 * 75'6
654 716
13
28
79'
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21'5 53'1 30
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77'9 31
82.0
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82'3 7
82.6
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249'5 50'2 1
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65.4 18
329.6 3716
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408.5
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82.8 26 83*2 17
835 12
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223-8
November
71'2
December
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65.6
13 70°0 27 82-6 71.0 -6.8 -0°2 879 2
26 65'0 76'3 66'1
+1 83.6 I 601 19 607 70.5
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Totale,
Means. 77'2 679
72.5 -0°
Extremes.
Juna
Mar.
Mar.
July
92'4 6 43°2 5 47'0 3 83.5 12 84.0
1772'2-390'9
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43 30
2060'3
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Sept. 199'4 7
5.6
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The Royal Observatory is situated on a hillock, 100 feet high, near the southern extremity of the Kowloon Peninsula. To the South is Hong Kong Island, consisting of a range of hills running east and west, with peaks from 1000 to 1800 feet high. The nearest point on this range is 24 miles from the Observatory. Five miles to the eastward of the Observatory, where another small peninsula projects southward, is a range of hills from 700 to 1000 feet high. To the North a range of hills from 200 to 400 feet high stretches across the peninsula a mile from the Observatory. From 3 to 20 miles farther North the ground is hilly over the greater part of the peninsula with peaks from 2000 to 3000 feet high. To the westward of the Observatory the hills on Lantau Island, 10 milos distant, rise to 3000 feet.
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