THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 12, 1934.
785
DATE.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 770.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of September, 1934.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
September
[
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
O
Q
p.h.
29.80
88.1
82.8
79.6
85
0.94
58
8.1
0.005
E
10.3
Z
.84
85.9
82.1
79.0 84
.91
60
10.5
0.090
E by N
22.5
3,.
.85
87.6
83.2
80.9
79
.90
45
9.2
E by N
18.5
.84
89.0
83.5
80.I
81
.93
24
10.6
E
8.2
5,..
.74
91.7
86.1
79.9
79
.97
13
11.0
W by S
9.1
6,.
.61
92.5
87.4
83.3
75
.97
13
IJ.I
W by N
9.9
.61
7..
92.1
86.2
83.0
78
.97
26
9.7
W by S
9.I
8,.
.65
90.7
84.8
79.4 84
.99
48
9.4
0.205
SW by S
5.5
.72
89.3
9,
84.5 79.9 84
.99
38
7.3
SW by W
4.3
.78
10,
87.0
82.2
78.8
85
.93
79
84.6
80.2 77.3
91
.93
79
74
8.7
0.110
E
15.0
97
1.5
2.910
E by N
13.7
11,
.78
12.
86.5
81.9
79.2
83
.90
51
10.0
E by S
9.8
.69
88.1
13,
82.6 77.8 84
.93
44
10.0
0.240
W by S
4.2
.68
88.0
14,
81.3 77.0 84
.89
89
5.7
1.390
ENE
17.9
.80
15,
85.0
80.9
75.6
89
.94
94
1.4
1.025
E
21.4
16,
.89
85.7
80.3 75.6
90
.93
91
2.3
1.070
E by S
16.5
.88
17,
85.9
81.8 76.5
85
.92
50
8.5
0.365
ESE
5.4
18,
.76
88.2
82.9 77.9
83
.93
20
II. I
W by S
4.6
19,.
.69
87.5 81.2 76.7
89
.94
88
2.7
0.255
W by N
3.4
20,
.78 81.0
78.5 74.8
76
.74
95
0.2
0.010
NNE
5.7
21,
.91
84.8
78.0
72.1
66
.64
33
10.0
NE by E
11.4
22,"
.97 82.1
78.9
75.4 69
.68
22
10.8
ENE
18.7
23,
.95
82.0 78.6
74.7
.68
70
27
10.7
E by N
17.0
8.6
24,.
.89
85.0
79.0 75.1
74
.72
42
9.8
E
25,
.84
85.8 80.7 75-9 80
.83
50
5.6
E by N
5.8
26,.
.84
91.5
83.7
77.9
76
.87 70
8.6
0.015
ENE
J0.2
27,
.82
84.0
80.0
74.5
85
.87
93
2.2
1.440
E by N
30.5
28,
.91 83.2
80.5
74.0
86
.90
87
2.7
1.310
E by S
27.0
29,.
30,.
.88 88.2
82.8 79.9
81
.90
67
10.4
E by N
9.0
74
$8.1
82.8
78.6
79
.87
87
2.1
0.280
NE
10.7
Mean,...
29.80
87.0
82.0 77.7 81
0.88
57 221.9
10.720
E by N
12.1
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER :---
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
87.3 82.2 29.90
85.4 80.6 76.9 29.83 29.76 82.5 78.6
78.6 85
74.1
28
79
66
82 0.89
60 0.82
0.70 40
266.5 39.595 198.8 10.109 133.4 0.635
19.0
by N
11.4
6.9
The rainfall for the month of September at the Botanical Gardens was 11ins. 43 on 15 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 10ins. 28 on 17 days, at Fanling, 12ins. 92 on 17 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 15ins. 75 on 14 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 553 at 17h. 38m. on the 7th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 65 miles per hour at 22h. 50m. on the 30th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
9th October, 1934.
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