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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918.
NOTICES.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 343.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of August, 1918.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
AT M.S.L.
CLOUD1- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir. Vel.
1,
ins.
29.76
Ο
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
79.5 77.0
75.5
93
0.86
99
1.780
ESE
9.6
.70
2,
79.5
76.9 74.6
93
.86
100
4.075
ESE
.66
3,
79.3 75.6
4,
.64
80.2
74.6 77.4
74.0 96
.85
100
7.395 SE by E
5.0
93
.87
100
5.110 SW by S 13.2
.65
83.8
80.0
76.8
.85
99
2.I
0.895
SW by S 20.2
5,
6,
.6z
82.2
79.8
77-5
.85
100
0.040
SW by S 24.0
7,
.66 86.0 80.6 77.5
.87
92
5.8
0.025
SW by W 10.3
8,
.73
86.4 82.0
79.2
.89
81
SW
9.4
6.4
.76
9,
81.9 79.5 77.6
10,
83.6 80.4 77.2
II,
85.7
79.6
75.9
= 100
.91
100
0.365
SW
6.1
.90
97
2.3
0.005
S by W
3.8
.89
97
0.235
SE
8.1
12,
.72
83.2
79.4 76.3
.89
82
6.6
0.205
E by S 14.5
.69
86.0
13,
80.6 75.7
.81
48
7.2
E by N
9.8
14,
86.8 .59
80.7 77.6
.80
97
1.4
0.895
NE
20.5
.50
15,
79.5
76.9
74.7
.85
100
4.360
SE by E 39.1
16,
86
83.9
79.9
76.8
.89
99
5.8
0.090
17,
.94
82.9 79.0
75.3
88
.87
52
10.2
0.005
18,
.83
86.9 79.8 74.I
81
.83
28
11.0
19,
.77
86.2 81.0
78.1 81
.86
20,.
.78
21,
.85
22,
.89
.88
-00000000
70
10.3
SE by S 21.5
ESE
WSW
SW by W❘ 6.0
12.0
3.6
85.3 81.3 78.9 83
.88
83
1.2
SW by W 5.2
81.6
79.0 77.5
90
.89
100
0.045
E
7.2
81.2 78.0 76.1 88
.84
87
1.9
0.145
E by S
7.5
23,
83.6 79.0 75.6 83
.82
56
8.2
E by S
7.5
24,
.77
86.8
81.2
75.0 83
.88
37
11.3
W by S 6.4
25,
.63
87.1 83.4 79.6 79
.90
7.1
26,
.72
84.0 78.4
74.5
.89
99
1.850
W by N11.2
ESE
12.0
27,
85.6 .83
79.8 74.2
.88
96
5.8
0.975
SE
11.7
28,
.82
82.2 78.9 75.8
.87
74
5.2
0.660
E by S 16.1
29,
.83
83.4 79.8 77.8
.86
55
10.9
E
13.2
30,
31,
.83 .77
84.7
80.6 77.6*
80
.84
33
10.7
0.015
E
12.4
83.2 80.3 78.3
79
.82
77
1.5
0.060
ENE 21.1
Sum.
Sum.
Mean,..
29.75
83.6
79.5
76.4
86
0.86
81
136.7
29.230
SE 12.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR AUGUST:
Maximum,..
29.82 Mean, (1884-1913),|| 29.74 Minimum,
29.63
88.8 86.4 83.6
83.2 79.1 86 81.4 77.6 83
.92
78
.89
79.5 75.9 78
.85
281.2 30.060 65 200.5 14.362 53 136.7 3.970
13.2
SE
9.5
5.4
The rainfall for the month of August at the Botanical Gardens was 30 23 ins. on 23 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 26:35 ins. on 18 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 40°48 ins. on 23 days.
The mean temperature (795) and the total amount of Sunshine (1367 hrs.) are the lowest on record. The total rainfall (29.230 ins.) is the second highest on record, the highest being 30-060 ins. in 1911. The total rainfall for August has exceeded 20 inches on 4 other occasions, viz., 27·865 ins. in 1885, 27·640 ins. in 1904, 26:505 ins. in 1902, and 25 550 ins. in 1897.
6th September, 1918.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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