ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 209.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of February, 1938.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
February.
ins.
ū
O
p. e.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Mile
p.b.
30.14
62.1
60.2
579
86
0.45
100
E
11.3
2.
14
59.8 58.0
57.1
83
.40
100
0.015
E by N
20.9
3..
.06
63.5
59.7
57.0
87
.44
76
7.4
E
17.7
4,.
29.97
65.5
62.3
59.9
88
.49
97
E
12.9
5,.
.97
72.9
63.5
58.1
89
.52
92
4.5
0.010
ENE
7.2
6,.
30.04
59.0 57.1
55.9
91
ã
.42
100
E by N
19.9
7,.
.07
59.0 56.1
52.3
91
.41
100
0.255
NE by E
5.0
8,
.12 54.3
50.8
47.2
86
.32
100
0.055
N by E
5.0
.12
9,
53-7
52.3
50.8
80
.31
100
0.005
NE by E
9.9
.08
10,
53.5
52.1
50.1
90
-35
ICO
I 495
NE
7.9
.08
[I,
12,.
36.1
53.7
51.9
91
+37
100
0.650
NE
5.2
29.98
57.0
55.8
54.1
92
.41
100
1.080
E by N
19.8
[3,
.86 68.6 60.4 56.0 88
.46
57
4.6
0.600
ENE
13.1
.89
14,.
65.3
61.2 58.2 89
•48
74
1.9
0.090
E by N
17.7
15,.
.80 73.0
62.8 60.3
95
.54
97
0.8
0.050
ENE
16.1
.81
16,.
77.6 70.7
62.0
82
.62
65
6.0
WNW
8.5
17,.
30.04
63.1
58.4
55.7
18,.
.10
59.5
56.8
54.2
57
65
.32
90
2.1
NE by E
11.3
77
.35
95
3.1
E by N
17.1
.IJ
19,.
58.4
57.0 55.7
79
.37
100
ENE
20.4
zo,.
.17
57.1
54.8 52.7
87
.37
100
0.470
NE by E
10.1
21,.
.29
64.3
57.1 51.8
75
35
34
8.1
NNW
6.6
22,
-35
644
58.4
54.4
71
-34
48
4.0
E by N
13.3
23.
.36
64.5 59.3
56.2
59
.30
2
10.4
E by N
21.9
241.
.38
66.9 59.8 56.2 62
.31
10.3
E
18.1
25.
.34
26,
27,
28,.
.14
69.0
65.5 .29 70.7 62.5 58.1 .22 69.4
62.8 59.8 63.6
60.4 57.4 61
-32
3
IO.I
E
17.6
65
.36
10.0
E by
7.7
60.0
66
67
.38
10.4
E
13.3
67
.39
6
10.5
E by S
13.2
Mean,
30.10
63.3 58.8 55.7 80
0.40 69 104.2
4.685
E by N
13.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR FEBRUARY :-
Maximum,. 30.30 Normals,
30.13 Minimum, . 30.00
68.6 63.6 59.9 88 63.1 58.9 55.4 79 56.4 53.6
50.5 52
0.23
0.50 98 214.7 7.945
0.40 76 95.5
37 16.3 0.000
17.0
1.751
E by N
14.0
10.8
The rainfall for the month of February at Victoria Peak was 4ins. 50 on 14 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 4 ius. 01 on 14 days, at Botanical Gardens, 4ins. 42 on 12 days, at Cheung Chau, 3ins. 72 on 9 days, at Sai Kung, 5ins. 70 on 11 days, at Taipo, 6ins. 07 on 10 days, at Ping Shan, 4ins. 44 on 9 days, at Fanling, 3ins. 86 on 12 days, and at Lok Ma Chau, 3ins. 59 on 12 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 729 at 17h. 30m. on the 15th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 44 miles per hour at lib. 45m. on the 6th.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
8th March, 1938.
Director.
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