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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 15, 1934.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
No. 472.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1934.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean,
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
May
ins.
30.12
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
0
p.h.
76.9 69.7
65.9
77
0.55
97
.10
2,
74.6
71.1
69.2
76
58
3..
.03
76.1
71.9
68.9
76
.59
92
.00
80.8
4,.
74.1
70.7
76
.64
662 8
0.9
1.720
E
15.0
86
6.0
E by N
20.7
E
1.4
14.4
90
2.5
E
11.7
5,.
29.97
81.2
75.5
72.9
87
.76
90
2.9
0.005
E by S
9.2
6,.
.90
80.2
76.1 73-3
88
.79
98
0.2
0.080
E by S
IC.8
.84
83.0
79.6 77.2
85
.87
98
1.0
0.290
S by W
10.0
8,.
.78
85.6
80.5 -8.0 87
.91
94
4.7
0.095
SSW
11.6
9,
77
83.0
78.2
73.9 85
.82
68
9.1
0.070
W
7.0
.86 78.8
10,
74.8
72.3
.66
77
76
6.4
Ε
13.7
.91
79.8
74.6
71.0
75
.63
77
6.8
0.875
E by N
194
12,
.91
76.1
73.8
.66
71.9
79
99
0.010
by N
16.9
13,.
.91
74.4
72.5
70.0 85
.68
100
0.050
E by N
20.5
.88
14,.
77.3
73.5
71.4
79
.65
90
1.5
E by N
20.3
.84
79.9
75.1
72,4
76
.66
71
6.9
E
17.5
16..
.85
79.7
73.7 75.4
79
.69
95
1.7
E by N
17.0
.82
82.0
17..
76.5
74.0
88
.80
90
5.2
0.010
E
12.5
18,.
76
83.6
77.6
.86
74.4
90
65
6.3
E
8.4
19,.
.74
88.2
80.3
75.5
85
.88
бо
7-3
SE E
5.4
20,.
+
87.1
82.5 79-4 83
.92
SW
3.6
53
7.2
21,
.74
90.1
83-5 78.0
79
.99
SE
34
11.5
5.2
22,.
2
84.8
80.6
77.8
80
.83
+3
11.5
E by S
12.2
z3,
86.2 814
76.5
82
24,.
86.1
79.7 75.3
86
25..
.82
81.5
76.5 74.5
84
~ 60 +
.87
11.4
ESE
6.0
.87
8-
6.3
5.110
E
8.0
.77
95
2.1
0.380
E by N
17.7
26,
.76
78.1 -6.6 75.8
80
-73 100
O.I
0.005
E by N
20.7
27,
.68
80.1
z8,.
76.5 SL.T 76.9 750
74.2
79
29,.
80.4 .79
77.0
75.4
66
30,.
.86
83-5 77-5 74.9
79
masa
85
.77
98
0.8
0.035
E by N
17.2
.72
6.3
E
18.6
.61
79
4. I
E by N
25.6
.74
67
5.6
E by N
15.2
31,
.89
81.1 77.8 75.7
87
.83
87
E
1.3
13.3
:
Mean,... 29.84
81.3 76.7 73.8
0.75
81 139.0
8.735
E
13.7
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:-,
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
29.92 85.8
78.0 90
0.88
29.85 81.6 77.1 73.8 84 0.79 29.79 78.6 73.4 70.9 78
0.72
54
89 261.3
48.840 76 157-7 11.502 82.5 1.150
16.0
E by S
12.1
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at the Botanical Gardens was 6ins. 89 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 4ins. 93 on 9 days, at Fanling, 4ing. 43 on 7 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 5ins. 35 on 7 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 639 at 16h. 38m. on the 23rd. The maximum squall velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 46 miles per hour at 8h. 23m. on the 29th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
12th June, 1934.
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