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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 16, 1940.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

No. 192.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of January, 1940.

DATE.

BAROMETER

AT M.S.L.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMIDITY.

Max.

Mean.

Min.

Rel.

Abs.

CLOUDINESS.

SUNSHINE.

WIND.

RAIN,

Mean Mean

Dir.

Vel.

Mile

January.

ins.

о

p. e.

ins.

p. c.

lirs.

ins.

Points.

p.b.

30.30

69.1

60.0

55.0

60

0.30

9.9

E by N

5.5

2,

.27

68.8

61.2

53-7

+9

.25

2

9.8

NNE

3.3

3.

.23

68.3

60.6

54.9

48

.25

J

9.8

E by N

7.5

.16

72.4

63.8

56.0

47

.27

65

5.2

E by S

5.1

5,.

.07

74.1

66.7

62.9 69

45

45

7.3

NW by W

2.6

6,.

.03

74.0

65.9

60.8

74

•46

13

9.7

W

3.5

7,

.03 77.2

66.1

59.0

68

.42

I

9.6

E by S

4.7

8,.

.02

72.1

65.4

60.1 69

.43

32

8.6

E by S

6.4

.09

9,.

69.8

65.3

62.1

73

.46

16

9.2

E by S

11.3

.22

68.0

10,

63.2

61.0

82

f8

54

8.1

E

19.9

[1,.

.19

66.2

62.1

59.9 77

43

80

2.3

E

14.7

.06

12,

69.2

63.0

61.1

82

.47

59

4.0

E by S

7.7

.02

13,.

72.9

64.9

60.0 83

.51

12

9.0

W

1.9

14, .

ΟΙ 67.2 63.1

60.3 86

.50

34

6.7

E

10.9.

15,.

29 94

67.9

63.5

61.4

87

71

8.1

0.020

E

10.8

16,.

.96

72.1

64.5

59.8

80

-49

51

6.8

NW

4.4

17,..

30.12

66.0

60.9 56.1 71

.38

E

37

9.0

10.4

18,.

.15

66.0

60.7

58.6

ΤΟ

E

.37

73

5.9

9.9.

19,.

.15

65.2

60.9 59.3 75

.40

83

3.0

E

13.6

20,

.II 65.0

61.9

59.0

79

·43

85

4.9

E by N

17.0

.08

21,.

65.1

62.4

60.2

85

48

95

0.9

E

14.5

.18

22,.

60.7

54.3

47-7

74

.32

100

0.1

NE by N

7.1

23..

.31

51.S

48.5

45.0

59

.20

99

N by E

6.4

24,

.33

56.5

50.0 43.2 56

.20

92

2.5

N by E

4.I

.28

25..

59.2 54.2 48.1

55

.23

77

26,.

.27 61.7

56.7

53-9

61

.28

82

27,

.25

60.1

56.7

54.9 69

.32

67

28,

.15

63.5

58.7

55.3 77

.38

84

29,

.15 71.8

62.5

58.4 77

•43

+

42

30,

.12

70.1 62.1

59.2

76

.42

57

31,

65.8 61.0

56.7

8!

.43

40

KANNAS8

5.0

E by N

8.2

6.9

E

13.2

6.5

E

17.6

E

2.8

16.6

E

7.0

7.4

6.1

E by S

5.4

E

8.1

13.0

Mean,

30.14

67.0

61.0

56.9

71

0.39

53 193.2

0.020

E

9.2

MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR JANUARY:-

Maximum,. Normals, Minimum,

69 0 30.27

64.9 67.2

30.17

64.4 59.7 56.0 75

30.05 59

0.52

91 241.9

8.430 0.39 65 144.9 1.25!

12.3

E by N

9.2

540

498

0.21

30

39-4

0.000

6.0

The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 858 at 15h. 00m. on the 15th.

The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 46 miles per hour at 21h. 21m. on the 10th.

15th February, 1940.

C. W. JEFFRIES,

Director,

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