THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 5, 1916.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
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No. 191.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of April, 1916.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
RAIN.
NESS. SHINE.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel. Abs.
Dir. Vel.
C
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
I,
29.86
71.7 66.0
60.6
81
0.52
98
1.175
2,
.95
60.9
60.0
57.9
89
•46
100
0.555
3,
30.10 62.6
60.5
58.7 89
·47
100
E by N 10.5
0.725 NE by E 5.6
· E
23.7
.20
64.6
60.9
58.0
78
.42
100
0.5
0.020
ENE
1.4
4,
5,
.25
63.6
60. I
56.8
62
-32
98
0.4
NE 0.015
7.1
6,
.20
66.2
61.8
58.0
.27
96
2.4
E 14.1
.16
69.0
65.2
60.9 59
.37
83
7.0
ESE
19.5
8,
.09
73.4
68.2
64-5
80
86
6.9
E by S 15.6
9,
ΟΙ 73.8
69.9 66.3 92
91
0.5
E
10.3
IO,
.03
76.5
68.9
65.4 95
.67
100
1.0
1.735
ESE
6.3
II,
.09
68.9
65.5
62.5 82
52
99
[.]
0.025
E by S 19.4
.08
12,
74.0
68.4
64.4 80
.56
64
6.0
ESE
14.9
13,
.03
78.3 72.1
67.7 81
.64
26
8.4
ESE
6.7
14.
29.97
-8.0
71.0
66.5
.68
53
6.4
E by S
3.6
15,
.91
81.2 74.0
68.2
.70
35
9.1
NW by W 47
16,
.97
72.8 70.3
67.9
.67.
62
5.7
E by S 13.4
17,
.92
79.0
72.4
67.9 84
.67
8.8
E by S
7.4
18,
.87
77.4
72.8
69.4 88
56
9.3
E by S
1.4
.82
19,
78.6
73.1 70.4 94
0.7
0.040
ESE
7.8
20,
79
81.3
75.2 72.4 93
4.1
ESE
7.5
.80
79.6 75.7 72.9 91
.81
60
7.8
ESE
9.8
21,
.85
80.6 76.1
72.4 89
.80
43
10.5
E by S
11.0
22,
23,
.84
85.3 77.4
72.8 82
.77
35
11.0
.005
SE 5.2
2+,
.83
84.8 77.5
72.2 78
.7+
50
8.7
W by N
4.7
25,
.85
81.7 77.2 73.0
79
.74
9.6
SE by E 7.4
26,
.93
77.7
74.5 72.2
86
.74
5.7
27,
.92
74.0
73.2
72.3
87
.71
99
E
E
17.4
22.2
28,
.89
76.0
73-4
717
91
075
92
I. I
E by S
16.4
29,
.83
82.8
77-7 72.8 86
.82
66
.86
85.8
30,
80.4 76.8 82
.85
70
6.1
15
5.4
SE
S by E
9.9 7.7
Sumi,
Sum.
Mean.
29.96
75.3
70.6 67.1
83
0:64
74
145.0
4.295
E by S
I. I
Maximum,.
Mean,
T
Minimum,
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR APRIL:—
29.92
30.03 77-7 73.1 69.6 29.96 74.6
66.9 70.2 66.5 71.5
63.7
89
.63
89 80 61
160.0 14.890
112.5 5.511
79
.57
53-3 1.235
12:
18.9 14.7
12.2
The rainfall for the month of April at the Botanical Gardens was 468 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 6ins.00 on 8 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 5.52 on 8 days. The mean wind velocity was the lowest on
record.
Ith May, 1916.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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