THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 11, 1916.
497
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 353.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of July, 1916.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI SUN-
RAIN.
DATE.
AT
NESS. SHINE.
M.S.L. Max. Mean. | Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir. Vel.
ing.
29.86
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. ¡Miles
p.b.
},
2,
87.4 82.4 .87 85.9 82.4
77-4
77
0.86
2 I
12.0
E by S
7.8
79.3 80
.89
19
11.5
ESE 10.9
.87
87.1
82.6 78.2 79
.88
I 2
12.1
E by S
9.0
3,
.83
86.2
82.7 80.0 83
.92
47
8.3
0.1 20
ESE
10.9
4,
5,
.79
87.5
83.4 80.3
79
.91
62
II. I
0.030
ESE
17.1
6.
·78
87.2
81.8 75.6
.89
82
6.2
0.905
SE by S 11.3
.81
86.0
81.2
77-3
.88
91
3.4
1.090
S by W 10.9
7,
8,
.79
82.8
78.8 75-4
89
.87
100
2.675
SWhy S 11.7
.80
83.2
78.6
73.5
.85
100
2.385
SW
8.3
9,
.84
10,
83.7 80.4
75.1
.85
99
0.055
Sby W 11.5
[ 1.
.89
87.6
82.5
79.1
78
.87
50
10.9
S
6.5
12,
.92
87.0
81.7
76.2
82
.88
41
7.7
SE by E 3.7
13,
.9!
88.4
82.3
77.1
81
.89
39
10.3
S
2.9
14.
.89
89.6
82.5
77.0
.85
20
11.0
WSW 3.7
15,
.85
89.2
82.7
77.8
.86
27
10.9
WSW 4.3
16,
.84 89.3
82.9 78.4
.86
23
11,6
SSW
3.7
17,
18,
.88
.87 88.6 82.8 78.0
87.5 83.0 78.5
.89
II.4
SE by E
5.5
79
.90
II.2
0.010
E by S
9.4
A
19,
.85
87.1 82.5 78.3
81
9.3
0.105
ESE
11.3
20,
.83 85.4
81.8 78.0
.91
8.1
0.145
E by S
7.1
ZI,
22.
.83 .79 90.4
89.3 82.7
78.0
.89
11.3
WSW
3.8
83.6 78.1
.88
11.5
W
4. I
23,
.74
91.0
24,
75 92.1
25,
.79 87.4
84.5 84.9 81.0 83.0 78.5
79.5 75
.89
11.4
76
.92
67
9.1
WSW WSW
4.9
4.5
79
.89
26,
.77
90.8
27.
.73
91.1
28,
89.0
84.4 80.1
84.4 79.0 75 84.5 80.z 75
.89
.89
.88
29,
89.8
83-7 76.7
.90
30,
90.7 90. I
84.8 81.0
.90
31,
84.8
81.7
.88
6 ~ mm to in
65
2.3
0.015
26
11.4
E by N W by
3.6
4.2
34 11.2
WSW
5.0
37
11.3 0.200
10.4
0.560
WSW 4.8 WSW 5-4
10.2
10.0
WSW SW by W 7.8
6.6
OMO NO TO
Sum.
Sum.
Mean.
29.82
88.0 82.7 78.2 79 0.88
48
277.1 8.295
SSE
7.2
Maximum,... Mean,
Minimum,
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR JULY :
29.80 88.7 83.6 79.9 85 29.73
86.7 81.9 78.3 8z
.92
.89
29.65. 84.2 80.1 76.0 79
.87
80 262.7 28.235 67 210.2 12.555 50 130.6 4.575
14-3
SE by
11. I
7.8
The rainfall for the month of July at the Botanical Gardens was 899 on 12 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 9ins. 56 on 11 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 2003 on 13 days.
The barometric pressure and duration of sunshine were the highest on record, and the wind velocity and amount of cloud the lowest on record. The relative humidity was the lowest on record except in 1897 when it was also 79%.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Sth August, 1916.
Director.
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