38
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 15, 1937.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
No. 38.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1936.
BAROMETER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Cloudiness.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
December
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
brs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
30.12
81.2 71.1
64.8
58
0.43
བ
21
9.9
E by S
7.1
.16
76.0
70.3
63.4
59
.44
17
3,
.19 70.0
62.5
55.2
70
.40
18
700
9.6
E by N
12.4
9.I
NNE
9.1
4,.
.II 73.4
66.3
61.5 75
.48
35
9.5
...
E by N
7.9
5,.
.II
72.0
66-3
61.5 72
*46
25
9.6
E by N
12.2
6,.
.16 72.6
67-3
64.7
76
'51
68
8.1
E by N
14.9
.IS
7.
71.0
66.0
63.5
79
.50
39
8.1
E by N
14.2
8,.
.17
76.0
67.4
62.3
77
.51
10
9.7
E by N
9.0
.16
9,.
71.0
65. I
64.2
80
.51
47
6.7
E
14.5
10,.
.09
70.3
66.1
54.1
8z
.52
54
5.1
13.4
.04 76.3
68.5
63.5 84
.58
E
32
9.2
5.7
.12
81.0
12,.
70.8 66.1
80
.59
35
8.2
E by N
11.5
13,.
.22 71.9
67.8
65.4
80
.54
82
4.2
***
E by N
15.5
14,.
.17
73.5
66.4
63.0
83
.54
90
3.7
0.110
E by N
14.0
.12
15,-
69.3
65.9
64.2
85
.54 84
3.2
E by N
23.8
16,.
.05 717
68.5
65.0 99
.63
99
0.4
0.005
E by N
20.8
17,.
.04
75-7
70.7
68.5 94
.71
97
0.9
E
11.7
18,.
.12
73-5
68.9
61.5
88
.62
94
2.4
0.080
W by N
6.4
19,.
.19
67.2
62.8
59-5 80
.45
90
1.4
20,
.20
67.8
59.8
55.0
72
.37
94
4.1
::
N
4.0
N by E
*6.6 ·
21,
.19
62.1 57.7
53.5
66
.31
91
2.3
N by E
6.5
22,
.21
649
58.3 53.5
23..
17
65.3 60.8 54.5
66
67
.33
75
7.1
NE
8.4
62
.33
93
O.I
NW by N
3.7
24..
.16
67.8 60.2 55.9 75
.39 100
0.105
N by E
4.5
25,.
26,.
.13
.10
63.1
67.3
58.9 54.7 78 61.1
.39 98
0.025
N by E
4.5
56.8 57
.30
31
9.0
N
6.4
27..
.12 66.5 59.4 52.9
55
28,
.08
65.8
61.9 57-9
29,.
.07
69.8
65.5 62.2 75
30,
.07
67.6
65.0 62.5
31,.
.03 64.2 62.4 59.3
in 5 in a
.28
10.2
67
-37
86
0.2
E by N E
8.8
14.8
.46
83
4.0
E by N
15.8
78
.48
97
79
.44
100
::
E by N
0.050 NE by N
10.0
9.2
156.3
0.375 69.770
ENE
E
10 6
11.4
Mean.... 30.13 Mean, 1936... 29.96
70.5 64.9 60.7 75
K2
0.47
64
66
77.2 71.8 67.9 79 0.65 67 2060.3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,.. 30.24 71.2 66.2 62.4 81
0.52 Normals,
30.17
67.8 62.9 58.8 69 0.41 Minimum, 30.08 63.7 58.8 54.0 56 0.30
ZI
82 249.7 4.900 55 173.3 1.151 ENE
71.9 0.000
15.1 I 1.8
8.6
The rainfall for the month of December at Victoria Peak was in. 70 on 9 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 0in. 56 on 5 days, at Botanical Gardens, Oin. 75 on 5 days, at Taipo, lin. 60 on 7 days, and at Fanling, lin. 27 on 5 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 988 at 16h. 00m on the 11th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 50 miles per hour at 12h. 15m. on the 15th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
13th January, 1937.
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