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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH IS, 1932.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
No. 175. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of February, 1932.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY,
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
February
ius.
p. e.
ins.
C.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
1
30.04
69.4
64.9
61.6
77
0.47
87
14
E by S
8.6
2..
.C
70.3 66.0
63.7
76
+49
89.
1.7
E by S
16.6
3..
.03
66.7
64.1
62.2
82
49
79
5.8
E
29.7
4..
29.98
62.1
69.3
56.1 85
+45
100
0.940
ENE
14. 1
5..
30.14
57.9
54.9 52.4
75
.32
100
0.010
N by E
10.6
6..
.18
58.4
50.2 53.1
=6
-34
96
3.9
ENE
20.3
.05
58.8
57.0 55.7
86
.40
100
0.015
E by N
26.4
8..
.01
62.5 59.2
54.8
94
47
100
0.715
E
14.5
9..
55.7
49.9
46.7
76
.27
97
0.2
0.070
N by W
6.7
.21
10..
54.3
49.1 45.1
63
.22
96
0.7
N by W
5.3
[1..
.25
57.8
54.0 47-9
69
.29
54
9.7
E by N
15.8
.22
IZ,.
62.3
59-3 55.6 75
-38
66
3.9
E
17.8
13..
15
66.1 62.5 60.4 78
·44
89
2.1
E
15.9
15
14.
63.1 61.7 59.8 X2
+45
99
0.6
0.020
E by N
14.2
.20 66.4
15..
16..
.23
60.1
17.-
.27 59.6
57.4
60.6
56.6 59.0 58.0 69 55.1 it
73
.38 74
.34 98
0.9
.35 96
583
0.010
N
6.9
ENE
2.5
E by N
18..
.30 56.2
54.5
52.41 74
-31
99
:
NE
15.3
21.7
7.8
.2- 60.0
19..
56.4
53.25 72
-33
93
3.6
E by N
10.7
20..
.20 63.0
58.6 55.9 74
-37 97
3.1
E
II.2
21..
.06 66.9
61.2 57.5
74
.40
76
4.3
E
13.1
22,.
.00
74.9
65.5
39.8 81
از.
78
5.5
E by S
5-7
.08
23..
62.3
60.1 58.8 79
41
97
2.7
0.005
E by N
28.7
24..
.12
59.3 55.0
46.8 84
.36
100
0.150
ENE
16.3
25..
.27
52.4 49.4
44.3 56
.20
99
0.005
N by E
9.8
26..
.25
27..
.29
28.
29........
53.2 50.7 46.7 47.9 45.7 43.7 83 .34 57.0 50.5 44.4 .34 60.9 53.0
+6.5
65
.24
100
0.125
NE by N
11.0
.25
'ICO
0.470
N by E
9.3
55
.20
50
8.7
48
.19
8
10.7
N by E NE by N
9.6
6.9
Miean,
30.17
60.9 57.1 53.6
74
0.36
79.7
2.535
ENE
13.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY :-
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
30.30 68.6
63.6 59.9 30.13 63.0 58.9 55.4 30.00 56.4 53.6
50.5
0.19
98 241.7 0.40 76 95.4
7.945 1.785
17.0
E by N
13.9
0.21
37
22.3
0.000
10.8
The rainfall for the month of February at the Botanical Gardens was 2ins. ·75 on 11 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 2 ins. 49 on 9 days, at Fanling,
ins. 96 on 7 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 3ins. OS on 10 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 918 at 15h.50m. on the 8th.
The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 50 miles per hour at 8h. 19m. on the 3rd.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
12th March, 1932.
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