THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 17, 1936.
393
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
No. 364.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of March, 1936.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Mio.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
March
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
1
30.21
53.0
46.4 49.7
69
0.24
100
NNE
8.3
1
2.
.II
53.1 51.7
50.9
85
-33
100
0.020
ENE
23.8
}..
.14
54.8
51.4
49.0
$8
.34
100
0.050
NE
10.1
+..
.25
49.2
46.9
44.4
87
.28
100
0.260
N by E
3.7
.24
47.0
45.1 43.2 84
25
100
0.055
N by E
5.9
6..
.23
50.3
47.4
44.1
79
*26
100
N by E
4.6
:
.26
56.0
50.5
46.1
66
.24
100
0.1
N by E
6.1
8,
.24
58.2
52.3 46.5
59
.23
10.5
ENE
9.5
.14
58.1
54.2 51.4 67
.28
85
E by N
23.7
10,.
.09
54.2
53.6 52.8 88
.36
100
E
27.6
.06
60.9
55.6 53.0
93
.41
99
1.4
E
24.6
12,.
.Oz
64.0
60.9
58.3
98
.52
100
E
16.0
13,-
.05
69.0
62.3
57-5
95
.54
100
0.020
NE by E
12. I
.21
14,.
59.8
56.3 52.8
64
.29
72
0.5
0.040
NE by N
7.1
15,.
.21 60.0
57.0
53.0
70
.32
76
E
2.7
19.0
16,.
.12
62.1
59.1
57.1
81
.40
100
E
23.7
17,.
.06
64.9
61.3
59.2
95
.51
100
E
17.7
18,.
.07
62.2
59.2
56.1
99
.50
100
0.015
E
27.3
19,.
.19
59.7 56.1
54.1
91
·4:
98
0.9
E by N
23.9
20,.
.10
65.5
59.3
54.2
84
..42
87
6.6
E by N
I 2.0
21,
.15
65.3 60.4 58.4 84
E
.44 99
0.7
14.3
22.
.17
66.5
65.7 56.1
85
.45
48
7.3
E
11.2
23.
.18
65.7
60.1 57.I
77
.39
82
4.7
E
19.0
24..
.19
67.0
60.8
58.0
79
42
99
0.2
E
17-3
25,
.30
62.6 58.6
56.4
80
-39
98
0.3
E by N
20.6
26,.
.30
60.4 56.9
54.0
75
-35
99
0.005
E
17.0
27,
.16
68.8
61.2 56.2
77
.42
82
2.3
E by S
J1.9
28,
.II
76.9
67.8 61.0
74
.50
32
9.5
E by S
8.0
29,
.![
79.9
69.8 64.2
81
.58
12
10.6
E
6.2
30,-
.17
67.7
61.9 58.4 78
.43
67
7.1
E by N
31.0
31,
.17
63.5
60. I 57.8
75
.39
99
:
E by N
20.8
Mean,... 30.16
61.5
57.0 58.3 81
0.38
85
65.4
0.465
E by N
15.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MARCH:-
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
72.9
30.16
68.1 64.5 92 0.58 30.06 67.4 63.1 59.8 83 0.49 29.99 61.5 57.0 55.9 73 0.38 57
97
82
186.0
11.485
19 2
95.2 2.934 E by N 25.0 0.170
14.9
9.+
The rainfall for the month of March at the Botanical Gardens was Oin. 56 on 7 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oin. 61 on 6 days, at Fanling, Oin. 61 on 6 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, Oin. 60 on 7 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 980 at 16h. 05m. on the 11th. The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 54 miles per hour at 9h. 16m. on the 30th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
14th April, 1936.
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