72 THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 10, 1933.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 85.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1933.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CloudinesS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
December
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
brs.
ins.
Points.
Miles p.h.
30.25
64.1
57.2
50.2
73
0.34
55
4.5
N by E
7.2
2.
.31
58.2
53.7
47.9
75
.31
28
8.6
E by N
8.7
.27
61.3
57.3
54.3 76
.36
98
0.7
0.010
ENE
8.5
.19
65.4
60.9
56.8 90
-48
97
0.4
0.030
E by S
6.0
5,
.18
65.0
60.1 574
78
.40
8
5.2
NW by N
6.1
6..
.27
57.6
52.9
49.9
85
·34
100
2
O. I
0.100
N
3.6
7,
27 59.8
55.6 51.2
81
.36
97
NE by E
5.1
8,
..26
64.9
59.4
55.9
73
37
77
6.5
E by N
11.5
.18
9..
65.5 61.3
59.1 75
.41
50
9.7
E by N
14.4
10,.
.I I
68.2
63.8
60.3
81
.48
93
0.2
E by S
8.4
11,.
.09
72.5
67.5
64.3 87
.58
97
0.1
0.015
SE by E
7.5
1 2
.23
67.1
60.6
54.9 90
.47
100
0.085
ENE
15.1
13..
.38
54.9
50.7
47.9 79
.29
99
0.005
N by E
9.8
14.
.4!
54.9
48.2 44.0 68
.23
92
2.4
N by E
10.3
15..
+37
55.4
49.9 43.3
66
.24
92
3.6
N by E
8.0
16,.
.22 56.9
54.5 51.2
78
.33
100
0.1
NE by E
9.6
17..
.18 61.1
57-7 55.6
81
.39
100
W
7.3
18,.
.15
58.1
54.7 516
89
.38
100
0.230
WNW
3.I
19,.
.09
56.5 53-1 49.6 84
.34 100
0.005
ENE
7.0
20,.
61.7 58.4 54.4
84
41
95
2.8
E by N
14.7
21,.
58.2 54.8 50.9
83
.36 100
NW by N
4.4
22,
.18
62.1 54.4
48.7
65
.28
95
2.2
NNW
6.0
23,
.17 62.8 54-3
50.5
68
.29
53
8.5
NW
7.2
24..
.17 55.8 53.5 50.5
65
.27 100
N by W
4.3
25..
.18
63.1 54.8
47.7
65
.28
82
5.3
E by N
8.3
26,.
.23
62.0 54.0
50.1
65
.27
98
0.4
NE by E
10.2
27,.
.35
50.1 46.1
43.8
69
.21
100
N by E
8.5
28,
.35
56.5 46.4
41.4
50
.16
81
2.0
N by E
8.0
19,.
.32
60.3
52.0 46.0
48
.19
74
6.7
ENE
6.5
30,
.28
60.3 54.2 52.6 66
.28
95
0.7
E by S
9.3
31,.
.20
67.0 56.3 53.5
66
.30
56
5.1
:
E by S
8.3
Mean,...
30.23
60.9 55.4 51.5 74
0.33
87 75.8
0.480
NE
8.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
30.27
30.17
69.0 64.9 62.2 83 64.5 59.9 56.2 75 30.05 59.1 54.0 49.8 46 0.19 30
0.51
0.40
91
241.9 8.430
16.8
64
146.9 1.287 E by N
39.4 0.000
12.7
8.2
The rainfall for the month of January at the Botanical Gardens was Oin. 49 on 6 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oin. 49 on 8 days, at Fanling, ()in. '68 on 6 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, Oin. 69 on 7 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 987 at 15h. 00m. on the 20th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 43 miles per hour at 3h. 51m. on the 20th.
8th February, 1933.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.&
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