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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 9, 1914.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 138.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of March, 1914.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
AT
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SIIINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean.
Min. Rel. Abs.
Dir. Vel.
O
о
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
1,
30.22
65.4
62.6 60.2
85
0.48
84
1.3
E by N 10.4
2, .......
.20
69.3
63.9 60.0 80
•48
41
6.0
E by N
6.5
3,
.14 *
4,
29.99
69.6 66.0 61.3 86
69.0 64.7 61.4 80
.48
39
6.8
E
II.I
-55
72
E
4.5
[1.4
5,
.82
78.6
71.8 65.9 84
.66
88
SSE
5.5
13.3
!
6,
.74 79.4
74:6
72.5
173
95
4.4
SW by 8 16.4
7,
.83
76.4 73.3
70.5
.74
96
ESE
2.4
7.5
8,
.85
74.6
72.7
69.9
.72
95
4.1
E by
13.1
:
9,
.90
82.3 73-7
66.8
.74
93
5.5
0.035
E by S
8.8
1
.93
67.0
64.9
64.0
.59
100
0.0
0.025
E
26.0
II,
.87
77.3
70.2
63.9
.68
100
1.6
ESE
14.9
12,
.84
75.6 74-5 72.7
.77
100
0.1
0.115
S
9.7
13,
.93*
75.5 69.5 62.9
.65
100
0.0
0.095
NWhy W 6.2
14,
30.15
63.5
61.7 58.7
.37
100
0.0
NNE
10.6
15,
.21 62.5 58.0 54.6
.40
100
0.0
NE by N 11.0
16,
.20
55.8 52.8
49.9
.34
100
0.0
0.895
N
9.4.
17,
.23
63.8
18,
.27
19,
.26 70.1 63.9 60.5
66.7 61.4
57.1 49.5
.34
55
7.0
0.005
NWhy W 7.2
56.3
.36
9.7
E by N
6.5
41
7.6
E by N
9.5
20,
.08
66.3 63.6
59.9
.40
10.5
E
14.7
21,
29.96
69.5
66.1 62.7 86
-55
5.2
15.4
22,
.92
77.8 70.9
66.6 88
,67
79
6.8
ESE
IO.I
23, *********
.89
78.3 74.5 71.6 85
97
3.9
by E
6.1
24,
.93
25,
30.00
80.6
75-4 72.7 80 81.6 7219 67.2 88
.70
90
6.2
S
5.8
72
6.5
26,
.15
68.0 65.0
27,
.16
28,
.13
65.7 64.0 61.4 73
64.0 84
100
1.7
.44
99
1.3
66.7 64.9 63.8 79
.49
祐
90
2.0
29,
.08
72.5
67.7 64.8 79
.54
51
8.0
30,
29.99
78.5
31,
.93
73.7
70-8
65.1 82 70.6 67.8
.62
36
7.8
88
.66
62
7.0
0.020
E by S
10.0
E by N 25.9 E by N 25.6 E by N 21,0
E by N 11.8
W
4.5 E by S 10.4
Sum.
Sura,
Mean.
30.03
71.7 67.2 63.5 83 0.56
77
133.4
1.190
E
12.0
Maximum,
Mean,
Minimum,
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR MARCH:-
30.14 72.9 68.1 64.5 91 30.06 67.0 62.8 59.5
.58
97
182.3 11.485
19.2
-49
84
29.99 63.5 58.9 55.9 74
.42
84.1 2.987 E by N 15.8 57 25.0 0.170
12.5
The mean temperature for March, 67.92, the mean of the daily maxima, 71.°7, and the mean of the daily minima, 63.°5, were the highest on record except in the year 1902 when the corresponding values were, 68.°1, 72°9, and 64.5. The absolute maximum temperature, 81.96, was the highest on record except in 1897, 82.°1; whereas the absolute minimum, 49.95, was among the lowest temperatures on record, lower temperatures having been recorded on only 9 occasions.
7th April, 1914.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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