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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 12, 1940.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 414.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of March, 1940.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
March.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
Mile
ins.
Points.
p.h.
[
2.
30.22
67.1 61.6
59.5
75
0.41
78
4.1
E by N
9.2
15
64.4
60.1
57-7
-8
94
0.5
E
16.1
به.
645
61.8
57.9
38
48
98
0.1
E
15.8
29.96
76.2
66.1
61.8
93
.65
98
1.8
0.21C
E
8.3
5,
.97
68.2
65.5
63.2 98
.61
99
0.1
0.040
E
IO. I
6..
.98
74.1
67.5
64.1 95
.64
72
7.1
E
10.2
7.
.97
69.5
66.2
93
.67
79
5.0
E
4.3
8.
30.01 72.4
67.4
65.9
94
.63
86
2.5
E by S
10.5
9..
29.98
74.1
68.2
645
10..
.96
645
61.7
60.1
{1.
30.03
69.9
64.6
60.9
12.....
.04
67.9
62.9
58.6
13.
.03
74.9
67.1 62.2
.00
14,
72.4
66.7
61.3
15,
29.92
73.8
67.1
65.0
16,
.85
66.1
63.6 60.1 94
17,
30.01
63.0
60.5 57.8
18,.
.04
58.5
57.5 56.1
19,.
29.96
62.5 59.9 57.5
20,
30.04
63.2 59.1 55.9 71
21,.
22,
. I 60.1 57.5 55.0
.07 60.0 58.4 56.1
ΟΙ
61.0
23.
.06
24.
70.8
58.0 55.1
64.5
90
60.8
83
25..
.II
73.0 65.9
62.6 77
KADER t & to FR OR OFF
93
.64
77
6.3
E
7.8
94
.51
100
0.025
E by S
17.2
62
.38
62
5.3
0.780
NE by N
8.0
65
.37
8
10.7
E by S
6.9
78
.51
25
10.4
E by S
3.6
8+
55
༢.༣
7.2
E by S
4.9
90
.60
80
2.2
0.370
E
7.0
·56
99
...
4.445
E
16.0
85
45
98
0.1
0.095
E
19.1
86
·41
100
0.430
E by N
21.0
89
.46
99
0.050
E by N
8.1
-35
97
0.4
NNE
3.4
.39 100
0.010
***
ENE
$.2
.35
100
E
28.7
.43 100
.50 96
1.2
1.730
0.030
E by N
20.0
NE by E
51
48
62
7.2
W by S
4.1
26,.
.17 67.3
63.7 61.9
48
$8
2.8
E by
8.8
.22
27,
66.6
63.0 61.0
66
6.4
E
13.7
28,.
.15
67.3
63.4
60.7
75
++
63
7.7
E
15.8
29..
.00
64.6
63.2
62.0
94
.54 99
1.935
E
13.1
༣༠. .
29.96
69.3
31,.
.98
77.6
65.3 63.5 93
58 95
0.3
2.755
E
9.3
69.5 63.8 83
-59
5+
9.9
NW
2.2
Mean,
30.03
68.1
63.6
60.6
0.50
31
99.1
12.905
E
13.9
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MARCH :-
Maximuo,. Normals,.. Minimum,
30.16 72.9 68.1 645 02
0.58 97 186.0 30.06
674
63.1 59.7 83 0.49
82 944 2.959 E by N 29.95 61.5 57.0
53.8
73
0.38 57 25.0 0.170
12.905
14.!
10.9
6.5
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 779 at
the 16th.
Ch. 15m. on
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 54 miles per hour at 21h. 38m. on the 22nd.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
8th April, 1940.
Director.
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