THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 9, 1934.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
845
No. 866-Extract of Meteorological Observations nade at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of October, 1934.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
October
ius.
p. c.
ius.
p. c.
lirs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
29.72
83.3
81.2 75.2
83
0.88
99
0.2
0.645
E by N
42.1
=
2.
.90
85.4
81.3 78.0 87
.93
95
4.7
0.715
E
27.7
3......
.98
84.3
80.1
73.9
78
.80
52
9.3
0.355
E by N
17.8
4..
.93
83.5
77-3
71.8
71
.66
50
6.8
N
8.8
;,
.92
80.4
76.3
73.0
70
.63
94
2.2
0,010
N
16.7
6,.
.96
75.3 71.2
68.5
74
.56
95
0.1
0.095
N by E
16.9
.91
7.
78.4
73.7
69.2
70
.59
94
0.9
0.035
NE by N
14.7
.88
8,
78.3
75.8
73.6
73
.64
98
0.005
ENE
28.2
.88
77.1
9,.
75-7
73.3
79
.70
100
0.025
ENE
28.1
.89
10,
79.1
76.7
73.0
79
72
99
2.9
0.035
E by N
26.7
il,
.95 78.1
76.0 74.4
84
.75
100
0.2
0.090
E
23.9
12.
30.04
79.9
77.0
75.9
78
.73
77
4.9
E by N
20.9
.09
13..
79.9
76.5
74-5 75
.69
38
9.3
E by N
17.2
.06
82.0
14,.
76.7
74.1
77
71
38
9.8
E
11.6
.06
15,.
84.3
77-9
72.5 77
-73 58
8.3
0.085
E
10.0
16,.
.II
79.3
72.2
66.3 68
.54
57
9.8
N by E
18.7
17,.
.13
70.7
66.3
62.9
65
.42
92
N by E
17.2
18,.
.13 73.4
67.6
63.1
60
.41
90
0.9
N by E
15.4
19,.
13
77.8
71.8
67.5
64
.50
94
0.6
NE by N
7.3
.06
20,.
79.8
73.1
68.3
71
.57
37
9.8
E by N
5.7
NE
21,
29.98
81.8
74.5
68.6
67
.57
13
10.4
5-3
22,
.94 81.2
75.1
69.4
.66
77
42
9.2
E by N
11.3
23,
.99
80.4
76.2
74.7
84
.76
85
2.6
E by N
18.0
24,.
30 07
80.6
76.8
72.2
81
.74 86
2.7
0.110
E
13.5
.16
25,.
79.8
72.8
66.4
NNE
JI.I
66
.53
94
1.7
26,.
.16
75.2 68.5
63.3
27,
.12
-6.6 70.4
67.4
28,
.13
76.6
71.7
68.0
29,.
30,.
31,.
.16 75.5
72.2 70.0 76
.15 77.8
72.8 70.3
.10
79.0
73.5
70.3
6 NRR KE
67
.47 85
5-7
NE by E
7.5
72
.54
57
6.3
E by S
5.7
76
.59
21
10.3
E by N
12.7
.59
14
9.7
E by N
17.4
.61
75
35
9.7
E by N
15.2
77
.64
29
10. I
E by S
9.9
Mean,... 30.02
79.2
74.5 70.6
68 0.64 74
159.1
2.205
ENE
16.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER :---
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
30.08
84.3
75.6 79.3 80.7 29.99
76.2 72.6 29.89 78.1 74.2 70.1 64
81
72
0.80
0.66
80
288.6 23.985 217.0 4.548 0.56 27 137.5 0.015
17.2
ENE
13.5
9.8
The rainfall for the month of October at the Botanical Gardens was 3ins. 53 on 10 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 2ins. 80 on 12 days, at Fanling, lin. 75 on 10 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, lin. 60 on 7 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 653 at 3h. 00m on the 1st. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 67 miles per hour at 19h. 37m. on the 1st.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
8th November, 1934.
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