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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 9, 1936.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
No. 823.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory Hong Kong, during the month of September, 1936.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max. Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
September
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
O
p.b.
Į
29.68
88.3
82.1 -8.0
82
0.90 76
2,.
.69
85.5
80.6
77.0
87
.91
3,
-75
86.0
82.0 78.0
85
.92
4..
.69
88.8
83.2 77.6
82
.93
j..
.66
84.9
80.8 78.6 86
*91
XOMON
7.2
W
3.5
69
49
0.275
E by S
7-5
E
73
9.3
0.140
16.6
86
5.1
0.485
E
9.6
92
4.0 1.045
26.5
6..
.73
80.3
78.5
75.7 89
⚫87
100
SE
:
1.505
11.5
.81
7,.
81.1
78.1
73-4 90
.87
100
7.850
SSW
12.2
8,.
.86
87.5
82.1
79.6 83
.9:
89
8.0
0.005
S
10.2
.78
9,.
88.4
83.1
80.4 80
.91
90
7.1
0.010
SSW
12.4
10,.
-73
84.0
$1.2 77.8
81
.86
92
2.4
1.010
SW
12.6
.82
11,.
88.5
81.7
77.2 78
.84
50
10.5
W by S
3.0
.86
[2,.
89.0
82.9
77.7
78
.87
21
II.2
WSW
3.2
.83
13,-
90. I
84.3
79.2
79
.93
16
WSW
10.9
4.4
.82
[4,.
89.2
84.3
81.5
80
.93
28
10.5
SW by W
8.5
15,.
.85
89.3 84.2 80.5
79
.92
46
10.9
SW by W
7.7
16,.
.89
87.8
83.5 79.7 81
.93
40
W
10.3
8.3
17,.
.91 86.8
80.6 76.9 79
.82
40
6.8
W by N
4.2
18,
.94
85.0
79.6 76.0 81
.82
35
8.7
E
11.7
19,.
.96
87.0
80.4
75.2
74
.76
57
9.8
0.045
E by N
12.8
20,.
.97
87.3 80.8
76.6
E
71
-74
25
10.7
13.6
21,.
.96
87.0 80.8
76.3
71
-74
16
E
11.8
10.9
22,
.89
86.9 81.8
77.5
77
.83
46
9.8
E by N
15.8
23,
.84
854
80.9 77.9
.80
77
64
E
7.0
19.0
...
.Sz
24,
86.6
81.5 78.7 77
.83
51
10.3
E
17.1
25,.
.81
89.7
82.1 77.8 76
.82
42
7.9
...
E by N
8.4.
26,.
.83
85.5
80.4 75.0 44
.46
30
IO.I
N by E
20.7
27,
.85
84.0 77.0
70.0
50
.46
50
9.6
NNE
13.3
28,
.84
82.1
77-1 71.8
52
.48
95
+
NNE
13.9
29,
.85
80.2
30,.
.86
86.5
76.5 74.0 65 77-7 71.8
.59 9+ .66
0.010
NE
28
0.2
10.2
7.5
E
8.3
Mean,... 29.83
86.3
81.0 76.9
76
0.81 58 224.3
12.380
E
II.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER :-
Minimum,
Maximum,. 29.90
87.3 82.2 78.6 Normals,
29.83 85.4
76.9 29.76 825 78.4 74.1 66
80.6
528
0.89 82 266.5 30.595
19.0
79
0.82
0.70
60 198.8 10.109 40 133.4 0.635
E by N
11.4
6.9
The rainfall for the month of September at Victoria Peak was 12ins. 60 on 14 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 10ins. 24 on 10 days, at Botanical Gardens, 13ias. 24 on 8 days, at Taipo, 22ins. 33 on 7 days, and at Fanling, 24ins. 03 on 6 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 512 at 16h. 24m. on the 5th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 47 miles per hour at 14h. 00m. on the 5th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
6th October, 1936.
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