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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 10, 1930.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
37
No. 28. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1929.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DATE.
AT
M.S.L. Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
WIND.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
December
ins.
0
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
p.h.
1,
2.
30.17
.20
69.1
66.9
64.7
76
0.50
65
5.1
ENE
21.5
73.0
68.9 66.6
73
.52
20
IO. I
E
16.7
.25
75++
67.9 58.7 66
45
22
9.1
E by N
.31
66.9 60.9
55.5
56
.30
18
10.2
NNW
10.1
6.5
.25
65.6 60.4 54.0
65
•34
20
8.0
E by N
II.0
6,
.20
69.3
64.5
61.4
73
.44
------
4.9
E by N
13.7
.20
67.4 74.1
63.4
75
.50
I
10.0
E
9.6
3,
.12
71.9
67.2 63.8
76
.51
3
10.1
ESE
7.2
9.
.10
70.4
66.6
63.5 79
.51
+3
E
9.2
13.6
10,
.12
68.7
65.8
63.0 80
.51
51
6.7
ENE
16.4
11,
.08
69.7
66.7
65.0 83
54
89
ENE
3.5
19.2
12,
29.99
71.1
68.8
66.5 89
.62
91
3.2
E by N
13.4
13,
.95
76.3 70.8
68.4
.68
85
4.8
E
9.3
14,
.93 73.1 70.3
6-.6
94
.69
93
3-5
E
11.9
15,
.88
78.1
74.1 72.3 85
.72
98
2.3
S by E
10.8
16,
.94
75.8
73.7
71.3 88
.72 92
c.7
S by E
7.5
17,
30.02
71.9
69.7
67.0
95
.69
97
....———
0.2
0.105
E
7.8
18,
.04
69.2
67.3 65.5
90
.60
100
0.040
E by N
21'I
19,
29.97
70.7 67.6 64.0
.62
94
5-3
0.050
------
20,
30.07
64.8
60.9
54.7
.36
66
21,
.II
63.0
57-4 47.5
.37 99
22,
.28
51.2
48.1
45.2
73
.24
100
0.080
23,
.33 55.1 48.8
44.4
61
.2[
39
6.2
E by N NE by N NEby E
N by E
NNW
14.2
8.3
10.0
6.2
6.3
24,
.28
61.3
5+.0
44.8
60
.25
58
+.6
NEby N
4.8
25,
.17 64.9
61.8
57-7 69
.38
6.3
ENE
18.6
26,
.07
70.7
65.3 62.6 77
48
5.4
:
E
14.8
27,
.03
73.2 68.7
65.6 70
E
49
73
13.6
28,
.04
74.0
70.2
66.6 71
.52
29,
.10
68.5 63.9 61.6 86
51
ICO
0.005 0.050
8.2
N by W
3.2
30,
.14
64.0
61.6 58.9 86
·47
100
0.015
NE by E
5.0
31,
17
63.0
59.5
57.1
86
土
100
0.075 SW by S
1.9
Mean,.....
30.11
68.8
64.7
78 60.9
0.49
68
0.420 E by N
11.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :—
Maximum,. Normals,
Minimum,
30.24 30.16 30.08
66.z
80
71.2
62.4
82 0.49
249.7 4.900 67.7
62.9 58.7 67
0.40 54 174.5 1.013 63.7 58.8 54.0 55 0.29 21 71.9
15.1
ENE
11.8
0.000
9.I
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was (ins. 59 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was Oins. 57 on 9 days, at the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, it was Oins. 22 on 6 days, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, it was Oins. 36 on 6 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was (ins. 63 on 5 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 837 at 15h on the 15th. The maximum gust velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 36 miles per hour at 12h. 59. on the 1st and at 6h. 47m. on the 18th.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
10th January, 1930.
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