16 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 12, 1917.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 14. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of December, 1916.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND,
DATE.
AT
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SIINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
ง
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
1,
30.25
63.0
57.8
50:4 35
~~0.17
15
10. I
N by E 10.2
2,
.23
65.2
58.8
52.6
37
.19
2
9.9
NNE
9.4
3,
.20
68.4 61.0 52.8
34
.18
I
9.5
N
7.5
.14 70.5
63.0
55.4 44
.26
9.6
NW by W
5.1
5,
......
.07
72.3
64.7
58.1
.32
43
8.9
E
6.1
6,
.05
73.5
66.6
61.5
69
.45
28
8.8
E by S
9.9
7,
.09
72.8 67.5 63.5
.50
34
8.8
E by S
12.1
8,
.14 76.4 67.2 60.0
.33
15
9.5
NE
8.4
9,
.17 67.3
61.7
55.0
.29
ΙΟ
9.5
N by E
7.2
10,
.15
67.2 60.0
52.4
.25
9.9
N by E
7.2
[1,
.14
66.6 60.1
53.8
.31
18
9.2
NW by W 5.4.
12,
62.9 .13
60.5
54.9
.38
38
8.1
E by N 16.2
13,
.12
72.6
66.1
61.6
9.9
E by N 11.9
14,
.13
72.6 66.4
59.1
28
9.9
N by E
7.7
15,
.19
66.0
59.8 53.3
.26
7
9.6
NNE
7-7
16,
.15
66.9 60.4 53.8
.28
19
9.4
NNE
5.9
17,
.09
66.3 61.3
56.2
.38
22
9.3
ESE
7.7
18,
.02
73.9
66.8 60.0 64
.43
77
E by S
5.8
19,
.03
70.5
67.4
64.6
45
.30
99
0.2
N
6.4
20,
.07
67.6
64.2
61.7
57
.34
100
0.5
E by N
9.6
21,
.10
67.1
63.9
61.6
72
.43
100
22,
.08
65.7
63.3 61.3
77
.45
100
88
E
13.4.
0.6
E by S
14.2
23,
.Oz
67.9
64.1
61.0
70
.42
97
1.0
0.050
E
14.6
24,
29.99
68.6
65.2
63.5
73
.46
44
9.1
E
16.4
25,
30.06
71.9
66.2 63.3
66
.42
9
9.6
E by S 14.9
26,
.13
64.2
61.7 60.1 74
.41
79
5-5
E
17.7
27,
.14
61.3
60.4
58.9
74
.39
88
1.5
E by N 16.4
z8,
.15
62.3
60.0 58.9 74
.38
95
3.9
E by N 21.1
29,
.07
65.3
61.4
58.1 76
.41
97
0.5
E by S 11.7
30,
.06
65.7
59.5
54.1
68
.35
77
8.0
NNW
5.3
31,
I I
63.7
59.2
54.9
71
.36
77
6.9
E by S
8.5
Sum.
Sum.
Mean.
30.11
67.9
62.8 57.9
60
0.35
209.0 45
0.050
ENE
10.4
Maximum, Mean,
Minimum,
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR DECEMBER :—
30.23
71.2
66.2
62.4
30.17
67.6
62.6
58.5
30.08
64.2
58.8
54.0
198
80
.51
82
254.4
4.900
15.1
67
.39
52
176.7
1.226
ENE
12.1
.29
ZI
71.9
0.000
9.I
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was Oins. •08 on 1 day, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 0.04 on 1 day, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 0.03 on 1 day.
6th January, 1917.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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