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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 14, 1937.
409
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
No. 350.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of April, 1937.
BAROMETER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
April
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
0
p.h.
I
30.00
69.2
65.3
61.8
90
0.56
95
5.9
ENE
...
22.3
2.
ΟΙ 71.5
67.5
64.0
92
.62
97
0.3
0.010
E
17.0
3.
.03
65.4
64.0 63.0
89
.53
95
1.4
0.115
E-by N
19.5
4,
.05
64.7
62.8
60.3 89
.51
100
0.425
NE by E
8.6
5,
.06
62.4
61.3 60.0 $5
*47
100
0.095
NE by E
5.1
6,.
.02
67.8
63.9 59.7
75
*44
100
0.2
E by N
13.1
7,
29.96
71.9
67.8 64.9
83
.57
97
1.5
E by N
14.5
8,.
.93
78.1
70.8 65.9 84
.63
45
9.1
0.005
W
5.2
9,.
.98
74.1 70.2 67.1 77
.56
26
10.3
E by N
14.9
10,
30.01
76.6
70.3 66.0 78
.58
49
8.3
E
12.2
[I,
29.98
77.9 72.3
69.0 88
.69
78
6.6
E
10.6
1
12,
.90
79.1
73.9
70.9 91
.76
76
7.1
E by S
11.2
[3,.
.85
82.6
76.3
72.5
90
.81
86
4.4
ESE
6.1
14,
.95
80.7
74.2
68.4
90
.77
97
0.955
Ε
14.0
15,
30.00
75.9
72.5 70.1
79
.63
53
9.4
0.010
E by N
18.0
16,.
ΟΙ
77.4
72.4 69.1 72
.57
35
8.3
E
14.0
17,
29.98
81.1
74.3 69.7
80
.68
24
8.9
E
9.1
18,.
.94
76.1 71.8 69.5
19..
.90
78.7
74.5
71.2
20,
.93
80.6
75-7
74.0
2 I
.92
86.3 79.1 74.9
∞ a a∞
88
.68 98
1.8
E by N
15.5
93
.79
86
4.3
E
12.2
.82
88
92
3.8
E
14. I
88
.87 83
6.0
SE by E
6.1
22,
.92
85.9 79.6 76.2 87
.88
92
2.5
0.020
SW by S
2.6
23.
.94
76.9 73.1 70.5 94
.77 100
0.625
E by N
14.9
24..
.95 77.8 73.0 70.5
84
.68
90
1.8
E by N
16.0
25,-
.94 81.0 75.3 72.1
26,.
.97
78.5 74.8 72.9
∞ ∞
85
.74 66
6.8
E by S
10.5
85
.73 93
2.4
E by N
15.6
27..
.98
77.1 73.8
71.9
28,
.99
75.9
72.2
68.7
00 00
85
.71
94
3.1
E
16.9
84
.66
90
1.6
ENE
19.3
29.
30,.
.99
.95
79.0 73.9 70.9 83 82.3 76.1 73.3
.69 68
7.3
E
14.6
86
.77 50
8.1
E
10.5
Mean,... 29.97 76.4 71.8 68.6
86 0.67 78 131.2
.2.260
E
12.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR APRIL:—
Normals, Minimum,
Maximum,. 30.03 78.7 74.6 71.3 89 29.96 74.8 70.3 67.0 85 29.89 70.0 65.2 61.8 75
0.53 61
285
80
0.74 94 196.5 17.165 0.64
18.9
115.5 5.444 53.3 1.235
E
13.9
10.6
The rainfall for the month of April at Victoria Peak was 2ins. 00 on 15 days, at Mount Kellett, it was lin. 38 on 5 days, at Botanical Gardens, lin. 41 on 9 days, at Taipo, 3ins. 89 on 9 days, and at Fanling, 3ins. '99 on 6 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 806 at 4h. 58m. on the 13th. The maximum gust velocity of the wind, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 50 miles per hour at 18h. 58m. on the 14th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
11th May, 1937.
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