METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR 1860,
SHOWING THE RANGE OF THE BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER, HUMIDITY, DIRECTION OF THE WIND, RAIN-FALL, ETC.
COMPILED FROM THE RECORDS IN THE ROYAL ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG.
REMARKS,
RAIN.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
HUX:DITY 0.1.
CLOUD.
WIND.
MONTIL
Maz.
*P***
Min.
Mez. | Mod. | Min. Max. Med.
Alin.
No. of Inches.
days.
0.10.
average,
20 363
February,..... 30.303 January, .....
30.122 29.705
49
.634
N.-N.E.-E.
1.100
1 for the time of year,
More than urunily umid & cloaty
CO 073
29.682
49
551
N.-N.E.-E.
Nil.
•
Very fine dry month.
March, 30.142
29.872
20.968
56
.707
N.E, and E.
4
910
9
Humid and cloudy,
April,... 80.229
29.933
29.727
.763
N.-N.E-E.
9
039'T
7
Fine light showers, *
May,............ 30.069
29.703
29.463
91
Juue............. 29.039
29.672 29.422
F16
69
$19
.690
N.E.-F.
12
10.795
7
.076 E.-5.E.—S.—S.W,
15
8.155
9
July.......... 29.890
29.721
29.532
90
24
E.-S. E.-8.
17
13.550
August, ....... 50.826
29.682
29.308
(16
S.E.-5.-S.W.
13
16.030
9
9
Heavy rains.
Very wet month; light winds,
Do.
Heavy rains.
September..... 29.807
29.756
29.561
87
W.-S. W.-E.
6
0,535
5
October........ 30.146
29.970
29 750
871
62
,582
N.W.-E
4
.660
34
Fine generally,
Very fine.
November,... 30.310
30.075
29.916
70
,524
December,...)
30.274
30.111
20.030
71
GOA
910'
N.-N.E-E.
N.-N.E.
r
.230
.120
4
Fine ; unusually warm for Decem
Do
ber.
Total, 59,725
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Alliance Fire Assurance Company
OF LONDON.
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