THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 12, 1937.
867
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 822.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of October, 1937.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
IlUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Mio.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Meau Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
October.
ins.
29.94
о
p. e.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
0
p.h.
89.0
83.3 78.9
81
2,
.92
87.8 82.8
80.6
3,.
187
88.7
83.5
80.3
4,
.69 83.1
79.6
76.4
79
8888
0.92
62
7.2
SE
4.5
80
.89
53
9.9
E
13.8
80
.92
88
5.3
E by S
6.8
.89
97
...
:
1.010
N by W
21.7
.76
83.0
79.6
76.0
77
.78
95
O. I
0.245
W by N
15.2
6,.
.92
85.8
80.1
77.J
7,
.98
86.0
80.6
77.6
8,.
.97
86.8
81.5 78.0
.94
86.8
9..
81.7 77.8
.92 86.8
82.1 79.4
10,.
.91
86.7
82.6 78.8
.90
87.6
12.
82.8 79.6
.89
13..
84.1 79.6 75.8
.86
14,.
84.7 79.0 75.1 69
X X X 8 RX ARG
73
*74
52
8.0
ENE
5.5
83
.87
38
7.0
E by S
6.5
81
.87
18
13.8
E by S
6.6
80
.86
27
10.9
E by S
6.7
78
.85
38
10 0
E
9.9
78
.86
40
10.5
0.090
E by N
12.2
78
.87
53
9.3
0.030
E
12.5
76
.76
72
5.0
0.035
NE by N
8.7
.68
50
9.2
0.015
ENE
10.2
.83
15,.
85.9 79.0 73.6 65
.64
65
8.3
0.040
N- by E
8.5
16,.
.90
79.4 74.7
68.7
54
.47
13
10.3
N
19.3
17,.
30.04
74.3 68.4 63.9
38
.16
N
10.7
23.0
18,.
.10 75.0 68.0 62.0 44
.30
[
10.9
N by E
16.0
.06
19,.
78.9
72.3 64.9
55
•44
30
NE
9.7
12.7
.08
20,.
79.7
74.6
69.8
64
54
55
ENE
7.1
11.4
21,
.12 80.5
75.2 72.0
71
.51
43
9.0
E by N
12.3
22,
13
79.4
74.6 69.7
70
.60
2 I
10.6
E by N
8.9
.II
23.
78.7
74.4 70.9 68
-57
23
10.4
E by N
9.7
24..
.12 795
74.2 69.8
25.
.13 77.8
74.0
70.9
S་ ེ་
65
55
13
10.4
E
9.3
69
.58
27
9.7
ENE
17.0
26...
.16
77.0
74.2
71.6
74
.62
23
9-7 0.005
ENE
199
.16
27..
79.6
74.9 71.2
79
.68
24
10.3
E by N
12.0
28,.
.10 80.7
75.4 72.2
81
.71
28
10.2
E
12.0
29.
.07
81.6
75.9 72.3
82
.73
27
9.9
E by S
30..
.IO
82.0
76.7 71.9
78
.71
34
9.7
E by N
8.0
I 1.0
31,
80.0
76.3 73.0
80
55
7.9
0.030
E by N
14.1
Meau,... 29.99
82.5 77.5 73.5
2 0.69
268.0 1.500
NE by E
11.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER :—
Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,
30.08
84.3 79.3 75.6
0.80
80 288.6 23.985
17.2
29.99 29.89
80.7 76.2 72.6 72
0.60 51 217.0 4.548 ENE 78.1 74.2 70.1 63 0.55 27 137-5 0.015
13.5
9.8
The rainfall for the month of October at Victoria Peak was lin. 15 on 8 days, at Mount Kellett, it was lin. 35 on 4 days, at Botanical Gardens, lin. 16 on 5 days, at Taipo, 2ins. 83 on 6 days, and at Fanling, 2ins. 42 on 5 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 553 at 21h. 05m. on the 4th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 66 miles per hour at 19h. 20m. on the 4th.
C. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
9th November, 1937.
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