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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 22, 1932.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 248. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of March, 1932.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
March
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Poiuts.
о
p.h.
1
30.27
58.4
54.2 50.2
64 0.27
51
5.5
E
10.2
2.
.20
64.5
58.0 53.6
65
.31
то
2.8
SE by E
8.0
.17
67-4
61.1 57.3 67
.36
55
5.6
E by S
9.5
+..
.13
68.9
63.6 59.0
63
.37
19
9.6
E by S
11.4
.07
70.2
65.4
61.1
75
+7
24
10.6
E
8.5
6..
.05 75-5
66.4
60.5 81
.52
2
9.3
NW by N
3.8
.08
7..
81.5
66.0
61.3
77
8..
15
65.7
62.2
58.6
70
.06
9..
66.4
63.6
61.0
73
10..
29.93
72.9 67.3
62.1
85
.84 74.3
69.8
65-7
89
I 2
.79
-8.8
72.6 70.4
90
135
.94
70.5
61.3 57.0
90
14.
30.22
56.8
49.9
46.8
76
.28
(5,-
50.8
16,.
.25 56.4
48.8 47.6 76
17,.
.12 62.9
52.9 47.1 60.0 56.1 77
18,.
.07
66.9
62.1 59.5 85
19..
.16
67.1
62.8 60.4
20..
.z6
65.9 62.2 59.9 62
zł..
.18 61.5
60.0 58.4 71
22,.
.04
64.3
61.8
59.5
23..
73-3
65.3 61.2
24..
.19
25,.
.19
26,.
27,.
29.93
28,.
.98
75.2
74.9 67.1 59.3 57 69.5 64.2 59.3 .07 70.0 63.9 58.7
72.9 68.2
67.3 62.8
63.7
29,
30.05
67.9 64.4 61.8
30,.
.04
66.3
64.0
31,
.15
67.3 63-7 60.7 83
61.3
KRM KO O ARRAN Y MW R 8 KM O NON AND
.49
24
10.!
E by N
14.0
.39
42
8.9
E by N
19.7
.43
93
1.1
E by S
18.2
.57 63
3.7
0.015
ENE
4.0
.65 99
0.3
0.045
S
12.7
.72
99
2.3
0.160
SW by W
8.7
.48
100
1.290
E by N
29.3
.27
100
0.400
N by E
II. I
.26
100
0.040
N by E
6.1
79
.32 ICO
0.060
NE
6.2
.40
99
1.4
E by N
21.0
47
94
0.5
0.010
E
9.3
73
42
97
0.3
ENE
8.8
.34
88
3.4
E by N
16.6
.37 94
O.I
...
E by N
27.4
80
.44 95
1.2
0.035
E
20.5
75
.47
57
10.4
0.105
E
9.4
.37
22
11.3
NE
11.9
...
60
.36
I
11.2
E
11.8
74
.44
I 2
9.7
E
13.6
83
-57
52
6.8
E
10.0
82
-55 90
0.2
0.010
E by N
7.8
71
.43
87
5.1
E by N
19.7
82
.49
100
O. I
0.030
E
16.1
.49
100
0.2
:
E by N
5.8
Mean,...
30.10
67.9
62.6
8.8
75
0.44 69
131.7
2.200
E by N
12.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MARCH :-
aximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
30.14 72.9 68.1 64.5 91
97 186.0 11.485 30.06 67.4 63.1 59.8 83 0.49 82
94.5 2.973 29.99 61.8 58.9 55.9 73
25.0 0.170
0.60
19.2
E by N
15.0
0.42
57
9.4
The rainfall for the month of March at the Botanical Gardens was lins. 83 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was lins. 57 on 8 days, at Fanling, Oins. 64 on 5 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, lins. 16 on 10 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 734 at 17h.00m. on the 12th.
The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 50 miles per hour at 6h. 50m. on the 15th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
18th April, 1932.
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