THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 11, 1927.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
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No. 83.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1927.
BARO-
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
METER
DATE.
AT
M.S.L.
Max. Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean Dir. Vel.
Miles
January,
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
ຄ
0
p.
I,
30.27
70.8 62.4 56.6
69
0.39
29
7.8
2,
.28
3,
.19
66.3 66.8 61.2
61.6 58.5 69
.38
23
57.2
76
.41
8
a a
96
00 60
E by N E by N
7.9
12.4
9.4
E
10.2
+,
.09
69.4 62.8 58.2 63
.36
II
9.6
E
[1.2
5,
ΟΙ
66.0
62.7 60.7
75
.43
82
0.9
Ε
18.7
6,
29.98 70.5
63.9 61.0 90
-54
45
6.5
E
8.2
7,
.97 73.5
67.!
64.+ 89
.59
82
4.0
0.045
E
10.9
8,
30.02 70.1
66.5 63.3 90
.59
85
4.0
E
12.9
9,
.14
10,
.18
64.0 60.6 63.6 58.9
57.8
66
-35
100
:
NNE
7.3
55.4
70
.35
85
5.1
ENE
7.2
[1,
.17
64.1 59.0 54.2 57
.29 63
8.6
N by W
6.7
12,
.13
61.8
59.3
56.9 74
.37
70
6.3
E by N
15.8
13,
.II
63.3
61.1 59.2 82
.45 87
0.7
E by N
17.1
14,
.04
65.9
62.5 60.1 84
+7 36
9.7
E by N
13.3
15,
.00
75.1
66.9
62.2 79
.52
52
8.7
ENE
4.7
16,
.02
69.9
64.4 62.4 90
.54
79
1.8
E by N
11.9
17,
29.97
66.4
63.8 62.1 88
.52
80
E
4.3
17.1
18,
.98
55.0
62:9 60.3
94
-54
98
0.120
E
14.4
19,
30.08
61.5
55.9
54.0
85
.38
100
0.145
NNE
6.9
20,
.10
60.3
57-7
55.4
76
.37
98
NE
8.3
21,
15
57.1 55.6
53.0 79
.35
100
NE by E
16.3
22,
.23
57.2 54.0
48.6
72
.30
98
NE by E
17.0
23,
.27
54.0 50.9 47.0 70
.26 100
0.1
NE by E 15.8
24,
.16
59.5 56.6 53.4 77
.35
96
1. I
E by N
16.6
25,
.22
64.0 58.4
69 53.1
NNE
.34
95
1.0
6.7
26,
.26
59.0
54-3
50.3
61
.26
96
0.2
N by W
4.7
27,
.26
61.0
53-7 48.4
45
.19
35
6.8
N by W
7.6
28,
.31
58.8 53.7
49.6 47
.20
27
8.3
ENE
IO. I
29,
.34
60.0 55+4
51.9
.28
14
8.7
:
E by N
15.2
30,
.33 60.5
31,
.29
57.1 53.2 64.0 59.7 57.5
68
.32
57
6.0
E by N
18.4
E
73
.38
42
8.3
19.5
Mean,.
30.15
64.2
56.3 59.7
74 0.39 67
137.5'
0.310
ENE
12.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY:—
Maximum,...
30.27 Mean, (1884-1923), 30.17 Minimum,
30.05
69.0 64.9 62.2 83 64.4 59.8 56.1 72 0.38 62 59.2 54.0 49.8 46
0.51
91
0.19 30
241.9 8.430 149.6 1.293
39.4 0.000
16.8
E by N
13.0
9.1
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was Qin. 44 on 2 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 0in. 41 on 3 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was Oin. 13 on 1 day.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 912 at 15h. and 16h on the 17th.
The maximum squall velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 39 miles per hour at 1h. 19m. on the 24th.
10th February, 1927.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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