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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 10, 1941.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 420.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of March, 1941.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
March.
ius.
p. c.
ins
p. c.
hirs.
ins.
Points.
о
የጉ
p.h.
I
30.03
62.8
60.2
58.1
92
0.48
100
0.015 E
13.0
2,.
.13 60.0 56.7
54.8
83
.38
100
0.025
NNE
3.4
.16
3.
58.2
56.2
54.3
89
40
100
1.320
E by N
8.2
4. •
.24
60.4
57.0
53.5
79
-37
99
0.135
ENE
8.2
.16
60.2
5,
58.5
57.J
77
.38
100
0.335
E
19.8
6,.
.05
74.0
64.0 57.8
92
55
97
2.2
0.805
E by S
12.3
29.98
79.0
70.7 66.0
95
71
95
2.4
0.220
E by S
4.4
8,
.97
71.8
63.9 61.0
9+
.56
99
0.035
E
17.3
.86
9,.
66.4
62.8
60.5
9+
.54
97
1.7
0.710
E by S
19.4
.81
10,.
76.0 67.4
63.4
94
63
99
0.6
0.115
E by S
16.7
.88
II,.
78.1 71.2
62.2
86
.68
97
0.6
0.515
W
9.2
12..
30.10
62.6
59.8
58.1
72
.37
99
ENE
8.9
13,-
.09
63.7
59.8 57.9
97
.46
100
...
0.605
ENE
9.1
.17
14,.
65.8
60.1 58.2
81
.12
94
1.0
0.360
E by N
4.0
.12
15,.
63.1 61.3 59.8
8z
44
100
0.610
E
15.6
16,.
29.98
69.3
63.5 60.0
87
از.
76
3.4
0.720
NNE
13.6
17,.
30.05
73.0
64.8
57.2
60
•37
NNW
10.4
5.2
18,
.05
73.5
65.0 59.8
73
45
9.2
E by S
4.2
19,..
.04
73.9
65.8
60.5
85
-53
8.7
E by S
3.6
20,.......
29.99
75.2
68.5
64.6
88
.61
39
6.5
E by S
8.0
21,........
.97
77.1 70.6 67.0
89
.66
83
0.250
E by S
5-7
22,
.92
82.3 72.9 67.5
88
.71
69
6.9
SE by E
2.5
23..
.90 82.8 75-5 70.2
88
.78
83
SSE
5.7
3.8
24,.
30.03
77.1 69.4
62.0
94
.68
94
1.2
0.065
E
15.5
.II
25,.
64.3 62.6
60.8
80
+45
100
E
26,.
.03
69.0
65.2
61.8
86
.53
100
::
13.0
E by
6.2
27,
.00 77.8 70.6
67.0 90
.67
89
2.6
E by
6.3
28,.
29,.
.03
.02
30,.
31,.
70.9 67.2 65.0 71.3 64.4 54.7 .22 57.2 55.2 53.0 .21 66.5
60.3 57.0
93
.61
E
99
:
16.3
89 .54
100
0.2
0.515
E by N
12.3
74
72
33
.32
100
0.235
NE by N
4.8
.38
100
0.1
E by N
4.5
Mean,
30.04
69.8
64.2 60.3 85 0.52
85
67.5
7.620
E
9.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MARCH :—
72.9
Maximum,....
30.16
68.1 64.5 92 0.58 97 186,0 12.905 Normals,...... 30.06 67.4 63.1 59.7
82 94.4 2.959 E by N Minimum, .... 29.95 61.5 57.0 53.8 73 0.38
57 25.0 0.170
14.1
83 0.49
10.9
6.5
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins, 755 at 16h. 00m. on the 10th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 51 miles per hour at 2h 57m. on the 11th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
9th April, 1941.
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