THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 8, 1939.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
953
No. 780.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of August, 1939.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Meau.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Cloudiness.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN,
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
August.
ins.
ت
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ius.
Points.
p.h.
I
29.58
89.3
82.7
77.0
80
0.88
58
10.9
0.040
W by S
3.8
2,.
.65
87.7
81.9
78.1
84
.91
59
10.5
E by S
4.2
.66
3..
80.2
76.8
74.6
92
.85
96
2.225
E by N
13.3
4,.
.64
$7.7
81.2
75.0
82
.87
34
11.9
W by S
6.3
5,.
.64
90.9
83.9
79.9
85
.98
58
8.1
W by S
4.9
6,.
.67
85.2
79.6
75.1
90
.90
82
1.7
1.060
WSW
7.0
.68
7..
89.9
81.4
78.0
.93
76
6.1
0.045
W
4.2
8,
.70 84.3
80.7
77.4
87
.91
75
3.0
1.005
W
3.7
.74
88.0
81.3
78.7
84
.90
86
3.1
0.045
SW by W
9,.
4.7
.72
10,
87.2
81.4 78.0 86
.92
91
4.7
0.830
SW by W
4.4
.69
[I,.
8+.5
79.7 76.3 91
.92
90
1.5
1.210
ESE
4.2
.69
12,
85.3
79.9 77.8 90
.91
77
7.8
0.250
E by S
10.0
.70
88.2
82.2 77.8
83
.90
13,.
53
9.3
W by S
3-5
.64
14,
89.8
83.0 72.0
.90
45
10.8
0.820
WSW
6.3
.5+
15,
91.8
$1.8 74.5 84
.91
76
8.7
0.600
W
3.6
16,
.54
83.1
79.8
77.2
88
.90
88
1.4
0.010
E
6.4
17,
59
87.0
81.0
78.0 88
.92
77
3.8
0.530
E
8.0
18,.
.61
83.8
80.4 77.0 89
.92
92
2.6
1.345
E
1.55
.63
19,
834
80.8 77.9 87
.9!
91
1.5
1.330
E
17.9
.66
20,
85.5
81.7 78.5
79
.86
67
8.6
E
14.5
72
21,
85.2
81.4
78.8 75
.80
E
27
11.3
12.2
22,
זל.
83.2
78.9
74.1
82
.81
,
0.9
0.155 NNW
2.1
.69
23,
84.9 81.8
78.0
83
.90
6.7
0.235
E
20.8
24,
-73
86.4 $1.6
77.1 84
.90 63
10.5
0.435
E by S
6.2
.68
88.0
82.0
-8.6
81
.88 76
6.2
0.025
E by
4.7
25,-
26,.
.65
87.1
80.8 74.7
82
27,.
.69
89.0
82.7
77.9
76
00 00
.85
77
3.1
0.625
3.4
.85
38
WSW
9.4
3.0
28,.
.65 89.0
83.5
79.0 80
.92
22
11.5
W by S
7.7
29,
.58
91.4
86.1 $1.7 78
W
8.8
.97
23
117
30,.
.58
93.2
86.4 82.8
68
.85
56
NW
7.9
4.4
31
.65 91.5
83.9 79.2
54
.62
10
11.6
N
3.9
Mean,
29.65
87.2 81.6 774 83
0.89
65 206.8
12.820
E by S
7.2
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR AUGUST:-
29.82
Maximum,.
89.5 Normals,...... 29.73
86.7 Minimum, ..
29.61 83.6 79-5
88
75.9 78
0.86
83.9 $0.1 81.7 78.0 83 0.90 67 201.6 14.268
0.95 84 299.5 34.310
9.9
SE
6.9
51 125.2 1.735
4.0
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 453 at 16h. 50m. on the 15th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 56 miles per hour at 21h. 16m. on the 14th.
B. D. EVANS, Director.
7th September, 1939.
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