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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 9, 1937.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
No. 248.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of March, 1937.
BAROMETER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rei.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
- Vel.
Mile
March
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.b.
29.88
65.3
63.0
61.0
95
0.54
100
0.005
E
21.7
2.
.84
65.0 64.3
62.9
99
.59
100
0.935
E by N
18.2
3..
.80 67.9
66.2
64.6 96
.62
100
0.290
E by N
10.1
4,.
.89
66.6
64.0
61.0 83
.50
98
0.135
E by N
16.2
5,
.90
64.0
61.1
58.1 89
*48
100
0.2
0.075
E by N
25.8
6,.
.86
72.8 67.0
63.9 97
·65
100
0.015
E
13.2
7,.
.83
74.2 70.9 64-5
97
73
100
0.185
E by S
6.1
8,.
.89
65.1
64.1
63.1
94
.56
100
0.215
E by N
22.7
.85
9,.
63.9
62.0 60.5
ENE
94
.52
100
0.055
29.6
.80
10,.
79.0
71.8 62.3 89
70
93
6.0
0.010
SE
14.6
.97
75-3
62.5
517
80
.48
99
0.175
N
8.3
[2,.
30.14
61.7
55-9 51.0 57
.25
66
8.7
N by E
6.4
13,.
.07
63.1 59.7
54.5 74
.38
ENE
72
2.9
15.8
.08
14,.
69.5
64.9
61.9 85
.51
83
4.5
E by N
16.8
15,-
.07
75-1 68.7
65.0 89
.63
51
7.4
E by N
8.7
16,.
.04 72.0 67.1
64.7 83
E
55
55
5.3
11.3
17,
29.98 68.2 66.2
64.3
82
.52
93
1.3
E by N
17.5
18,.
.94 65-3
63.6
62.1
94
55
100
0.045
E by N
21. I
19,.
.87
69.5
66.8 64.1
.62
94
95
0.6
E
16.4
66.1
20,
.91
74.9
70.1
94
.69
82
4.9
0.025
E
14.7
21,.
.98
56.1 64.4
63.4 96
.58
100
2.010
E by N
22.4
22,
.97
23.
.94 75.4 69.3
66.5 65.4
63-7 96
.60
100
0.030
E
19.1
65.7 96
.69
96
2.9
E by N
12.9
24,.
.93
81.2
25,-
30.08
69.4 74.7 72.2 63.2 57.8 81
91
.78
$8
6.8
ESE
7.2
.48
99
NE by N
7.4
26,.
.06
61.5
59.0 56.2 85
43
100
ENE
17.3
27,.
.00
64.7
615 59.9
91
.50
100
0.035
E by N
8.5
28,.
.06
62.9
60.8 59.2
92
.49
100
0.035
ENE
7.5
29..
.03
65.6
61.4 58.6. 8z
.45
98
1.0
E by N
26.1
30,
29.95
66.6
62.9 60.4 92
.53
100
0.5
E by N
2.3.2
31,
.97
65.3
64.0
62.8
94
.36 100
0.070
E by N
19.7
Mean,... 29.95 68.6
64.7
61.4 89 0.55 93
53.0
3.445
E by N
15.7
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MARCH:-
72.9
Minimum,
Maximum,. 30.16
68.1 64.5 92 0.58 97 186.0 11.485 Normals,
30.06 67.4 63.1 59.8 83 0.49 29.95 61.5 57.0 53.8 73
0.38
19.2
82
57
95.2 2.934 25.0 0.170
E by N
14.9
9.4
The rainfall for the month of March at Victoria Peak was 3ins. 19 on 27 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 3ins. 27 on 14 days, at Botanical Gardens, 2ins. 97 on 16 days, at Taipo, 2ins. 59 on 17 days, and at Fanling, 2ins. 09 on 14 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 728 at 17h. 00m, on the 10th. The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 51 miles per hour at 4. 05m. on the 5th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
8th April, 1937.
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