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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 9, 1935.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 600.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of July, 1935.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
July
ins.
29.79
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
o
C
p.h.
88.9
82.0
78.9
86
0.94
78
4.2
0.475 ESE
6.9
2,
.83
86.1 80.2
77.9
89
.91
85
2.6
E
0.595
6.0
$
3,.
.78
82.5
78.7
76.6 93
.91
96
...
2.580
ESE
4.6
4,.
.69 82.8
79.8 77.8 91
.92
96
0.1
WSW
1.740
4.5
5,.
.60
87.5
83.5 82.0
84
*96
94
0.025
SW
10.8
6,.
.58
84.4
83.2 79.9 85
*96
99
1.155
SSW
18.1
.60
7,..
85.9
83.6 81.0 84
.97
99
0.255
SW by S
21.1
8,
.61
86.0
83.1 81.0
84
.94
96
0.6
SW by S
14.7
.62
9,.
83.1
80.3 77.2
89
.92
87
1.2
1.205
ESE
5.7
10,.
.74
87.4
82.2 78.3
87
.96
72
10.4
0.085
E
10.5
.82
II,...
88.5
83.4 80.8 85
.97
63
11.3
E
14.4
.82
[2,.
89.4
83.9 806
84
.97
37
11.7
E by S
10.3
.76
13,
90.2
83.7 79.8
83
.94
57
7.3
E by S
7.3
[4,.
-73
89.0 82.9 79.0 85
.95
87
5.9
0.795
E by N
16.4
15,.
.79
85-9
82.0 79.4
88
.96
98
2.5
0.850
E by S
18.2
16,.
.84 85.6 80.4 75.9 90
.93
91
2.7
0.990
E
12.0
17,.
.76
87.8
83.0 80.0 85
.95
50
11.6
ESE
7.4
18,
.70
89.0 83.3
78.9 80
.90
50
10.8
W by N
3.4
19,
.66
+
90.3
84.1
79.8 80
.92
40
11.5
W by N
4.2
.60
20,
91.2
85.0
79.9
82
.97
28
11.9
W
4.0
21,.
.5+
90.5
84.8
82.1
84
.99
64
7.1
...
W by S
+.7
22,.
.52
90.4
84.8
80.5
83
.98
75
8.5
0.020
W by S
6.3
23..
51
89.1 83.2 76.0 85
.96
95
1.515
WSW
11.7
24,.
.60
81.3 78.5 76.0
.88 100
90
2.375
S by W
9.5
25,-
.68
84.0 78.7 76.4
91
.89
97
1.7
1.445
E by S
15.5
26,.
.74
80.0
77.6 75.6
92
.87
93
...
3.045
E
9.5
27,
.76
81.0
77.7 75.1
93
.89 96
0.5 1.245
E by N
13.0
28,.
.67
85.5
80.5 77.1 84
.87
39
11.0
E by S
8.4
29,
.52
88.5
82.5 75.8 80
.88
45
11.4
W by S
6.8
30,
.34
91.0
82.9 77.8 81
.90 87
8.3 1.685
W by S
11.7
31,
.43
83.6
80.5 78.3 87
.90 99
0.1.30
S by E
11.0
Mean,... 29.67
86.7
81.9 78.6 86
0.93
77 157.6
22.210
SE by S
10.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JULY:-
Maximum,... 29.82
88.7
83.6 79.9 86 Normals,
29.72
86.8 82.0 78.4 Minimum, 29.61 84.2
80. I
76.0
0.94
80
81 282.8
30.075 0.90 63 212.2 15.006 SE 0.87 48
130.6 4.575
...
14.3 10.9
7.2
The rainfall for the month of July at the Botanical Gardens was 23ins. 27 on 21 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 23ins. 39 on 24 days, at Fanling, 23ins. 58 on 19 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 29ins. '90 on 21 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 232 at 16h. 56m. on the 30th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 58 miles per hour at 7b. 30m. on the 7th.
B. D. EVANS, Director.
8th August, 1935.
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