ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 539.—Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of June, 1938.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
June.
ins.
C
C
p. c.
ius.
p. c.
hirs.
ins.
Points.
p.b.
29.86
88.6 82.1
77.0
81
0.88
44
10.0
ESE
5.3
2,
.87
85.9
81.7
78.9
85
.91
90
1.0
E by N
3.0
.85
88.9 82.1
78.6
83
.91
75
6.5
E by S
9.0
.85
83.5 82.5
79.3
8+
.92
64
7.0
E by S
7.3
5,
.89 88.1 82.7
78.7
$2
.91
36
11.8
E by
7.4
6,.
.93
87.0 82.8
78.0 80
.90
19
I 2.2
E
7.5
7..
.92 87.7
82.6
78.5
79
.88
22
11.5
E by S
6.1
8..
.91
90.8
84.0
78.9
74
.85
1 2
11.5
SW
4.7
9.
.90 90.6
85.0 81.5
72
.86
39
10.8
SW
7.7
.88
85.7
10,.
81.9 77.7
80
.87
84
2.3
0.620
SW
7.2
.82
87.7
83.7 80.0
78
.90
85
8.2
0.340
SW by S
15.8
12,
.79 88.4
84.0 82.0
80
.93
88
6.0
0.150
SSW
12.9
.79 88.8
13..
84.1 82.2 78
.91
80
8.4
SSW
II.2
.79
88.6
14..
84.0
81.8
78
.91
81
7.6
0.055
SSW
10.0
.78
87.7
15,.
83.4 80.2
81
.92
80
5.2
0.045
S
7.8
16,.
.83
87.8
82.1 78.8 85
.93
80
2.7
0.485
E by S
8.8
17,.
.87
87.9
83.3 79.7 84
.95
60
10.9
E by N
13.7
18,.
.88
88.1
83.1 78.7
86
.97
62
9.1
0.500
11.5
.86
19,.
89.0
83.7
79.3
80
.92
3-5
10.8
ESE
6.6
20,.
.84
87.8
83.1
78.3 81
.91
50
10.2
0.525
SE
5.2
21,
.81 88.4
83.6
80.1
80
.91 79
7.5
0.145
S by W
6.2
22,
74 90.3
84.5
$1.9
لاب
.92
70
9.7
0.060
SW
9.4
23.
.68 88.0
84.6
81.9
77
.92
74
9.4
0.060
SW by S
10.2
24..
.66
90.5
85.5
82.9 77
.94
67
I 1.2
0005
SW by S
8.7
25..
.66
91.0
85.6 82.2 78
.95
67
10.3
SW
6.0
z6,.
.65
91.3
85.6 81.1
76
.93
42
11.6
S by E
3.9
27..
.64
90.9
84.5
81.1
81
.95
59
5.8
E by S
3.1
28,.
.63
91.4 85.6 80.8
77
.94
34
11.4
W by S
3.6
29..
.60 90.9 85.7
82.9
77
.95
59
9.9
SW by W
3.7
30,.
.59 93.6 86.6 82.0
78
.98
52
10.3
WSW
4.8
Mean,
29.79
89.0
83.8
80.2
80
0.92
60 260.8
2.990
S by E
7.7
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JUNE:-
--
Maximum,. 29.86
89.0 83.8 80.2 Normals,...... 29.76 85.3 81.0 77.7 83 0.88 Minimum, .. 29.68 81.3 77.8 75.3 79
86
0.93
0.80
288
92 260.8 34.375 78
163.7 15.524 60 84.7 2.335
SE by S
15.6 11.6
7.6
The rainfall for the month of June at Victoria Peak was lin. 97 on 15 days, at Mount Kellett, it was 2ins. 33 on 13 days, at Botanical Gardens, lin. 93 on 13 days, at Cheung Chau, lin. 10 on 8 days, at Sai Kung, 2ins. 80 on 14 days, at Taipo, 3ins. 13 on 11 days, at Ping Shan, 1in. 47 on 3 days, at Fanling, lin. 29 on 8 days, and at Lok Ma Chau, lin. 36 on 6 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ine. 544 at 17h. 00m. on the 30th. The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 40 miles per hour at 12h. 58m. on the 11th.
9th July, 1938.
B. D. EVANS.
L'irector.
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