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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 17, 1935.
611
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 400.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of April, 1935.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE,
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND:
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
April
ius.
p. c. ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
G
0
p.h.
I,
30.14
60.2
58.1
56.7
2.
.07
61.0
59.8
57.9
00 00
87
0.42
100
0.030
NE by N
7.7
87
.44 100
0.005
E by N
21.5
3,
29.99
66.2
63.5 61.0
90
.53
100
0.2
E
17.7
4,
.97
68.1
65.0 63.0
33353
93
-57
100
0.020
E
12.5
5,.
6,.
.94
66.4
64.5
63.0
91
*55
100
0.010
E by N
22.7
+
.90 66.9
65.0
63.0 92
'57
100
E
21.2
...
.88
7,.
67.9 66.2
64.0 92
.59
100
0.005
E by N
20.2
8,
.83 69.2
67.6 66.1
95
.64
100
E
18.1
9,
-77 83.3
75.1
67.8
.80.
92
99
10,
.78
83.0
77.8 71.3 90
.85
99
33333
SE
II.2
1.3
S by W
9.9
[1,.
.91
73.3
65.6 70.3
91
.67
100
0.785
E
13.0
12,
.94
65.9 63.2
62.0 93
.54
100
...
0.035
E by N
30.9
13,
.90
66.9
65.0 63.0
95
.58
100
E
22.2
...
.82 80.8
14,
73.6 66.2 91
.76
92
3.0
0.175
SSE
13.7
15,
.89 84.2
74.8
70.3
91
.78
33
9.7
E by N
6.7
16,
.96
73.0
69.3
67.4
.66
E
93
99
19.7
:
...
17,
.96
74.5 70.2
67.5
93
.68
77
6.4
E
15.4
18,
.98
74.0
€8.8 70.7
92
.69
90
4.5
E by S
IZ, I
19,.
30.00
72.2
68.3 70.4
88
.66
98
0.1
E by S
7.8
20,
.04
21,.
.02
72.5 68.9 66.9
79.3 71.8
66.2
12,
29.98
80.0
73.3
69.2
23,
.93
83.8 76.5 71.0
00 100 00
84
.59 66
4.5
E by N
17.6
77
.60 24
10.0
E by N
7.6
E
87
.71
37
10.7
7.9
85
.76
51
6.2
WNW
2.9
24,
.93
75.9 72.1
70.0 89
.70 100
0.1
0.640
13.0
25,
.89
78.1
26,.
.82
83.2
73-5 71.5 76.9 71.8 88
88
.72
90
4.2
E by S
12.0
.81
91
3.1
SE by E
4-5
27,.
.81
28,
.81
85.5 80.5 77.1
79.4
84
.87
80
5.6
SW
5.2
29,.
30,..
.89
73.0
85.0 .83 76.3 74.4 74.4 87 70.6
69.1
75.0
79
.79
88
2.8
SW
4.7
.74
100
0.750
E by N
11.3
.58
97
1.5
:..
E by N
29.0
Mean,... 29.92
74.3 70.3 67.1
89 0.66
87 77.2 2.455
E
14.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR APRIL:-
Maximum,.. 30.03 78.7 74.6 71.3 89 0.74
94 196.5 17.165 Normals,
29.96 74.8
70.3 67.0 85 0.64 80 115.5 5.444 Minimum, 29.89 70.0 65.2 61.8 75
61 0.53
53-3 1.235
18.9
E
13.9
10.6
The rainfall for the month of April at the Botanical Gardens was 2ins. •79 on 12 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 3ins. 06 on 16 days, at Fanling, lins. 45 on 10 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 5ins. 30 on 14 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 706 at 15h. 00m. on the 9th. The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 53 miles per hour at 15h. 27m. on the 12th.
B. D. EVANS,
Director.
13th May, 1935.
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