THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 21, 1940.
915
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 705.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of May, 1940.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT
M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE,
HUMIDITY,
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
May.
jus.
p. e.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
29.92
79.0 72.7
68.5
79
0.63
41
I 1.2
ESE
8.3
2.
.94
80.6
7+5 70.6
34
.72
75
3,.
.93
76.4
73-7 72.2
89
74 99
4,.
.92
74.0
71.9 70.0
88
.69 93
5,.
.96
74.7
69.5
66.3 80
.57
100
6,.
.88
74.0
68.9
65.1
82
.57
96
7,
.78
713
69.0
65.0
95
.67
100
8,
.80 83.0
56.7
-1.0
95
9,
.83
85.0
80.4 77.1
.90
92
.82
10,.
80.8
76.8
87
11,.
.85
80.6
77-9
.90
89
12,.
13,
.90
80.5
78.9
.91
REYNT NIIN
7.9
E by S
9.5
E
14.3
0.025
E
14.3
0.010
E by N
5.3
2.3
0.000
E by S
8.2
0.485
E
12.4
4.8
0.795
SSE
7.1
7.3
S by W
8.+
5.0
SSW
7.5
2.1
SSW
7.1
0.2
0.050
SSW
4.8
30 00
80.4
77.6
.89
0.8
0.010
SSW
4.4
14,
86.9
81.0 78.0
.83
10.9
SW by S
7.5
15,,
85.2
$1.6 79.8
.87
3.8
0.005
SW by
7.6
16,.
.86
$7.9 82.6 79.7
N
x
.91
7.7
S by W
4.9
17,
.90 81.0 76.7 74.1
88
.81
95
1.6
E
0.005
12.9
18,.
.97
77.6
73.2
717
92
•75
99
0.015
E
12.2
19,.
.99
77.2
73.0
71.5
90
98
E
5.5
こ
20,.
.90
1
N
73
68.8
-73
100
0.1
1.255
E by N
6.2
21,
77-3
-0.0
.67
97
2.7
0.665
E by N
16.3
22.
79
74.6
73.1
70.6
100
0.010
E by N
17.2
23,
82.6
76.0
E
73.3
.72
75
7.0
11.6
24.
.90
80.7
75.6
73-4
این کشور با
.75
80
4.6
E by S
11.5
25,
.92
79-7
76.1
74.1
.75
57
9.7
E by
12.2
26,
.89
79.7 75.2 73.3
88
.77
99
0.2
0.065
E
12.6
27,
.86
75.5
73.6 72.5
E
93
.77
100
0.555
14.7
28,.
.83 74.1
73.0
72.1
96
.78
E
100
2.190
16.2
29,
.81
81.0
75.0 72.4
91
.79
94
1.8
E by S
8.5
30,.
31,
.79 83.1
77.2 74.0
92
.8;
3.7
0.045
E by S
3.8
.72 85.2 78.0 75.0
92
.89
93
2.9
5.770
E by S
3.2
Mean,
29.86
80.1
75-7 73.0
87
0.77 89 99.6
12.045
E by S
9.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:-
29.92
Maximum,.
85.8 81.1 78.0 90 Normals,...... 29.85 81.7 77.1 73.8 8+ Minimum,. 29.79 78.6 73.4 70.9 78
0.88
0.79
0.72
89 76
261.3
48.840
11.7
155.9 11.247 E by S
9.0
54 82.5 1.150
6.9
31st.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 667 at 17h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 35 miles per hour at 23h. 38m. on the 20th.
21st June, 1940.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director,
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