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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 13, 1940.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 1041.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of August, 1940.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
August.
1,
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
29.69
84.3 79.9
77.8
90
0.92
92
1.+
0.830
4. I
.72
82.6
79.1
74.2
92
.91
100
5215
SW by S
8.5
3.
75
79.1
76.5
74.2
94
.86
99
3.875
S
4,
.80
83.7
81.0
76.7
88
.92
97
0.130
S by W
8.7
5,
.83
83.9
80.5
76.3
$9
.92
97
0.150
SE by S
6.9
6.
.90
83.9
79.6
76.2
90
.91
82
6.2
0.155
E by S
7-9
7,
.90
84.4
79.9
77.0
8-
.89
82
6.4
E by S
16.3
8,
.93
86.0
$1.0 78.1
87
.02
65
10.6
0.020
E by S
11.2
.90
86.8
9.
81.6 78.4
.90
10.6
E by
8.0
.86
IO,
85.J
79.3 75.6
87
.87
1.0
1.220
SE by S
5.7
.91
86.0
79.0 735
89
.$8
12
0.040
E by S
3.3
12,
.93
87.6
SIJ
78.1
86
.92
58
5.5
SE by E
2.3
.90
88.1
82.0 78.4
85
.92
13,
.89
88.0
14,
82.4 79.8
82
.90
.88
15,
86.7 82.7
80.4
79
88
1498
45
10.8
E by S
3.6
40
10.0
E by
9.9
60
E
10.5
16.5
16,.
.85
84.7
81.1 77.3
8;
17,
.83
84.0
$0.2
77-3
88
.91
18,.
.79 87.9
81.8 78.
81
.88
+89
4.9
0.510
E by S
14.0
90
1.2
1.465
E by
12.0
11.2
:
E by S
5.5
19,
.70
89.5
83.2
77.9
81
.91
+7
11.5
W
5.0
·
20,
59
89.7 82.9
79.5
84
.94
མ
92
1.6
0.250
W by
21,
.42
83.8
78.2
74.2
85
.82
99
2.570
E by N
NN
6.9
35-3
22.
.65
79.9
76.8 73.0
91
.8+
100
1735
E
23.4
23.
.72 79.4
78.5 77.2
87
.85
100
0.095
E
19.6
24.
.76
84.5
25..
.78
80.2 86.2 81.0
78.0
85
79.0
26,.
.79
81.4
79.3
77.0
27,
.78 83.6
80.4 79.0
85
28..
.77
86.0
80.7
78.2
29,
.67
88.8
82.3
77.4
83
༣༠, .
.5+
92.2
85.4 80.0
31,
-52
89.5
84.9
82.0
NOMO O VON m xo o
x
.87
96
0.4
:
E
13.1
.88
84
4.3
0.005
E
12.8
.90
93
0.1
2.585
E by S
15.5
.88
8.9
0.040
E
16.6
.86
10.1
E by S
8.8
.91
40
10.0
W
3.9
78
.94
24
II.1
W by N
7-5
W
.90
36
10.7
9.5
Mean,
29.77
85.4
80.7
77.5
86
0.89
73
163.2
22.005
E by S
10.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR AUGUST :—
Maximum,. 29.82
89.5
83.9
So. I
88 0.95
Normals,...... Minimum,... 29.61 83.6
29.73
86.7
$1.7
78.0
79.5
75.9
0.90 0.86
84 299.5 34.310 6- 201.6
14.268
125.2 1.735
10.6
SE
6.9
4.0
21st.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ius. 296 at 9h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 83 miles per hour at 14h. 54m. on the 21st.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
11th September, 1940.
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