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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 14, 1932.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
No. 648.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of September, 1932.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
A bs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
September
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
O
ሰነ
p.b.
29.87
86.9 80.0 75.6
85
0.87
80
8.9
0.420
E
6.5
2..
.87
85.0
79.6
76.7
79
.79
85
3.3
NNE
5.4
3,
.93
82.8
78.7
74.8
80
.78
86
4.6
0.055
ENE
12.8
+, .
.95
82.1
78.6
76.8
83
.81
95
2.I
0.545
E by N
18.2
5..
.89
81.5 78.8 77.9
77
.76
89
3.3
E by N
21.3
6,.
.83
81.8
78.8
76.0 73
.72
85
5.4
E by N
16.5
7..
.79 82.9
78.8
76.5
76
.75
92
2.9
E by N
14.9
8,.
.82
84.2
79.4
76.8 73
.73
94
3.0
E by N
16.4
.81
9,.
84.5
79.5
77.0
76
.77
86
3.3
E by N
20.5
10,.
.78 81.7
78.7
77.2 84
.82
95
O. I
0.040
E by N
25.4
11,.
.-6
80.9
78.6
76.9
93
.91
99
0.9
0.080
E by N
18.7
12,
.83
80.9
79.1
78.3
90
.90
97
0.3
E by N
13.5
.87
13,
82.7 79.2
77.3
82
.81
76
IC.4
E
18.2
.86
14,.
82.9
79.4
76.9
77
.77
33
11.5
E by N
21.2
.78
15,.
34.1
80.3
77.1
77
.80
46
7.6
E
13.0
16,.
.64
86.9 80.6 76.4 79
17,
-54
82.9
18,.
.75
80.7 83.9 81.0 78.7
76.4
83
87
937
.83 77
0.4
NE
0.545
13.9
.87
E
99
1.305
45.4
19,.
.87
81.8
20,.
.84
82.5
79.3 77-4 79.4 78.2
85
81
0 00 00 x
.93 95
4.6 0.170
ESE
26.6
.85
90
4.0
0.235
E by N
25.9
.81
90
4.1
E
15-5
21,
.75 83.9 80.0 78.1
79
81
57
7.5
E
13.4
22,.
.72
84.0
81.1
79.1
80
.85
94
3.2
ENE
21.0
.-8
23,
86.2 80.3
78.2
91
.94
94
4.7
ESE
0.510
15.2
.88
24.
86.2
81.0 77.4 87
.93
67
6.4
0.095
S by E
3.6
25.
.92
87.4
81.9 78.3 85
.92
60
9.8
S
4.0
26,.
.86 87.1 82.6 79.9
.90
79
4.6
SSW
5.8
27,
.83
88.0 82.9 78.5 82
.92 85
7.3
0.340
WSW
6.0
28..
.90
80.9 78.0 75.2
76
29,.
.94
844 78.0 74.9
73
30,.
.93
84.9 79.0 75-7 75
u a
.73
90
0.7
N by E
5.0
.70
70
3.8
E by N
6.5
.74
77
4.7
E by S
7.2
Mean,...
29.83
839
79.8 77.1
81
0.82
82 133.4
4.340
E by N
15.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER :-
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
29.90 29.83
29.76
87.3 82.2 78.6 84 0.88 854 80.6 76.8 78 0.82 82.5 78.6 74.1 65 0.69 40 133.4 0.635
82 266.5
59 200.2
39.595 10.178
19.0
E by N
11.4
6.9
The rainfall for the month of September at the Botanical Gardens was 4ins. 42 on 12 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 4s. 14 on 14 days, at Fanling, 5ins. 66 on 9 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 4ins. 89 on 11 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 466 at 4h. 11m. on the 17th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 79 miles per hour at 8h. 00m. on the 17th.
12th October, 1932.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
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