DHUNANIUL
1956.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 109.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1938.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
January.
ins.
0
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
lirs.
Mile
ins.
Points.
p.b.
30.10
69.3 64.5
61.7
78
0.47
78
3.9
...
E by N
8.5
2,
.03 69.0 64.6
62.0
84
51
82
6.1
0.015
E
17.5
3,.
.08 68.8
64.3
62.0
84
.50
96
1.1
E by N
21.0
+,.
.16
62.1 60.1
58.2
85
.44
99
ENE
14.5
.23
66.0
58.9 54.9 77
.38
82
4.2
0.215
NE
7-7
5,.
.32
61.9 55.8
51.9 71
.32
93
1.4
NNE
7.8
7,
.39
60.0
52.7
49.0 58
.23
53
7.6
N by E
11.7
8,.
.41
58.0
53.2 50.6
54
.22
80
5.3
NE
11.7
.40
9.
61.5
54.5 49.8
50
.2 I
34
9.9
NE by N
6.5
10,
.36
62.8
57.1 52.2
61
.29
40
8.2
E by N
10.4
11.
.31
69.1
61.6
56.8
71
.26
12.
70.5
62.5
57-3
70
13.
.24
65.4
60.2
58.0
70
14,.
.24
68.0
59.2 53.7
69
3 3 3 3
.38
34
8.6
E by N
6.6
.39
13
10.0
E
8.1
.37
69
0.3
E by N
9.1
.35
31
9.9
E by N
7.3
.22
65.5
60.4 58.8
79
.41
82
3.0
E by N
18.9
16..
.19
65.5
61.6 59.8 78
.43
So
6.5
E by N
25.5
17,.
15
63.7
61.9 61.0
81
+45
97
0.005
E
23.2
18..
.II
64.9
63.7
62.3 91
.54
100
0.085
E
15.3
19..
.06 68.0
64.5 63.0 87
.52
100
0.9
E
16.7
20..
.05
72.0 65.8
63.0 96
.61
90
4.0
E
10.2
21.
.18
64.7 58.8
51.0
81
·41
100
N
...
7.0
22.
.32
58.3 53.0
48.2
76
.30
97
0.3
0.035
NNE
8.2
23
-35
61.4 56.0 50.2
71
.32
75
5.3
ENE
8.5
24..
.24
62.0
57-9
55.0
76
.37
82
2.4
E
14.2
25.
.15
71.4 62.6
57.0 75
+3
40
8.6
SE by E
5.1
26,.
.17
76.8
62.3
57.8 82
.45
55
7.0
E
11.3
27,
.21
61.2 58.0 55.8
81
.39 96
28..
.16
63.4 59.8 57.2
81
.41
74
29..
30,..
29.98
73.0
31,
30.02
.08 67.0 62.6 58.0 88
65.8 61.0 66.0 63.0 60.7 89
.50
98
88
55
22
.51
52
NAN
O N D A K
E by N
16.4
i
1.3
E
14.2
0.1
E by S
6.2
9.5
NW by N
2.4
7.5
E
16.1
Mean,
30.20
65.7 60.2 56.7 77
0.41
72 133.0 0.355
E by N
11.9
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY :--
Maximum,. Normals,. Minimum, ....
30.27
30.17
30.05
69.0 64.9 62.2 84 0.52
91 241.9 8.430 64.4 59.8 56.1 75 0.39 64
145-4 1.271 59.1 54.0 49.8 51
30 39.4 0.000
16.8
E by N
12.6
0.21
8.2
The rainfall for the month of January at Victoria Peak was (in. 49 on 12 days, at Mount Kellett, it was in. 27 on 3 days, at Botanical Gardens, Oin. 17 on 3 days, at Cheung Chau, Oin. 00, at Sai Kung, Oin. 36 on 4 days, at Taipo, Oin. 64 on 6 days, at Ping Shan, ()in. '16 on 1 day, at Fanling, Oin. 37 on 4 days, and at Lok Ma Chau, Oin. 17 on 3 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ine. 922 at 15h. 00m. on the 30th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 47 miles per hour at 09hs. (7m. on the 17th.
10th February, 1938.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
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