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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 8, 1940.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 1244.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of October, 1940.
DATE,
BAROMETER
AT M.S. L.
TEMPERATURY.
HUMIDITY,
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
October.
ins
P..
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
29.72
88.5
80.5
67
0.69
27
10.2
NW by
W
11.8
.87
87.2 79.1
73.5
62
.61
34
8.3
N by W
8.3
86.2
3..
.94
76.9
70.7
57
.52
62
3.0
NNE
12.9
4.
.95
$2.4
76.7
70.4
74
.68
91
0.8
0.030
NE by N
8.3
5..
.96
36.0
80.3
77.5
76
.77
45
9.8
E
:
11.7
6,.
.97
87.0
79.7
77.2
78
.79
62
6.0
E by S
7.5
.98 86.7
79.6
-6.9
74
.74
35
E
10.3
9.3
3..
.99
85.0 79.0 76.1
76
75
36
E
10.0
9.9
9,.
30.01
84.0
78.7 76.5
76
10,
.04
85.1
79.1 75.0
68
996
5+
33
9.6
E
11.2
.67
30
E
10.5
13.8
.01
85.8
78.9
74.6
72
.71
22
10.6
E
10.9
12,.
29.99
86.1
78.7
74.0
76
.74
83
1.8
0.045
E by N
11.7
13,
.96
81.7
79.3 77-5
81
.$1
96
E by N
14.8
14,
.96 85.4
79.8
77-1
82
.83
68
8.0
E
13.2
15..
.98
86.5
79-4
77.0
82
.83
66
E
8.0
7.1
16..
.99 85.8
78.4
75.6
.81
8-
3.1
0.055
E
11.3
17..
.96
80.2
78.3 76.8
x
.84
97
0.7
0.110
E by S
17.4
18..
.95
83.0
79-3 75.9
88
.87
95
0.1
0.655
SE by E
8.6
19..
.96
88.2
81.1 76.2
83
20
.97
88.3
81.4 77.7
79
21...
.98
88.2
817 79.0
79
22,
30.00
88.4
31.5 79.0
79
23...
29.98
87.2
81.7 79.5
78
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ 00
.88
51
9.1
SSW
2.2
.85
31
10.9
WSW
4.7
.85
57
8.2
0.030
SW
5.6
.84
51
7.7
0.010
SW by S
5.2
.84
67 8.7
0,010
SW
8.8
24..
.98
88.0
78.3 70.0
25.
30.19
70.0
64.5
57-3
26..
24
67.5
64.5 61.-
63
27.
.19
72.4 66.9
2 2 93
75
74
86
5.9
0.110
SW by W
9.7
61
-37
98
0.195
NE by N
6.5
100
0.035
NNE
4.7
73
·58
83
2.7
E by N
8.2
28.
.1 !
81.0 76.1
72.2
-6
.68
66
2.3
E by N
6.4
29,.
.08
85.0 78.2
74.0
75
71
64
2.2
NE
3.8
30,.
.11 83.2
76.8 73.0
63
.58
9
10.7
E by N
9.2
08
80.6
31,
75.7
73.0
•6;
43
7.6
E.
11.
Meau,
30.00 34.0
77-9 74.1
75
0.72
61
185.9
1.285
E by N
9.3
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER :—
Maximum,. 30.08 84.3
75.6 79.3 Normals,...... 29.99
80.8
76.2 72.6 Minimum, 29.89 78 1 74.2
70.1
83 0.80 0.66 72 63 0.53
80 288.6 51 217.3 4.452 E by N 27 137-5 0.015
23.985
12.6
9.9
7.2
1st.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 658 at 1h. 00m on the
The maximum gust velocity recorded was at the rate of 34 miles per hour at 6h. 43m. on the 3rd.
C. W. JEFFRIES,
Director.
7th November, 1940,
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