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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 13, 1939.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 939.--Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of September, 1939.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Mile
September.
ins.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
ون
C
p.b.
[
2,.
29.69
89.0
82.1
78.0
73
0.80
50
.69
91.7
84.1
80.0
75
.87
83
3.
-73
91.2
84.8
81.0
76
.90
77
88888
7.5
E
6.6
5.0
WNW
5.8
6.8
SSW
+
3.6
+..
.75
90.0
84.1
6.2
82
.95
73
7-7
2.365
W by S
2.7
5,
.79
$7.4
81.9
77.6
87
.95
97
1.5
0.020
SW by S
4.5
6,.
.86
87.2
81.6
76.0
85
.91
84
5.8
0.300
E by S
6.7
.86
7.
84.5
81.0
76.2 85
.90
79
0.9
0.055
SW by S
2.9
8,
.83
89.0
81.8
75.5
84
.91
88
4.3
1.280
WSW
6.6
.84
9,.
90.0
82.4
76.9
.78
42
10. I
W by N
3-5
.88
10,
87.1
81.3
77.6
78
.83
22
8.1
E by S
4.2
.90
85.9
81.2 78.0 80
.85
35
9.0
E by
5.8
12,.
.92
86.1
81.4 78.1 79
.85
25
10.9
E by S
7.0
13,.
.90
86.0
81.3 78.2
76
.80
E
! 1
10.9
7.5
.88
14,.
87.2
81.7 78.2
76
.82
15
10.4
.86
15,.
87.7
81.7 77-4
77
.83
30
9.6
E by S
16,
.87
87.4
82.4
78.2
77
.84
25
11.1
17,.
.90
86.3
82.1
79.1
81
.89
50
7.3
0.010
18,.
.88
88.0
82.8
80.5
78
.88
44
10.9
19,.
.89
88.2
83.5
79.8
77
.88
29
10.5
FREE 2 A
7.1
5.0
8.6
10.0
E
10.5
E
5.3
20,
.91
92.3
85.0
80.0
70
.83
27
10. I
N by W
2.3
21,
.91
86.4
81.2
78.0
71
-75
45
4.2
0.180
E
7.9
224
.90
84.8
79.8
77.5
76
.78
65
2.7
0.030
ESE
5.0
23.
.93
85.4
80.8
76.9
8.2
72
-75
74
0.015
E
11.6
24,
.95
83.2
80.4
78.8
72
75
72
8.5
E
18.4
25,
.93
$1.4 79.6
-8.8
71
.72
90
1.0
E by N
20.5
26,.
.88
80.1
78.7
76.4
82
.80
99
:
0.190
E by N
21.7
27,
.84
79.1
75.7
71.9
88
.78
100
0.225
NE by E
14.2
NNE
28,.
.85
80.0
75.7 71.8
73
.64
93
1.3
13.3
.88
29,
79.9
75.1
71.3 65
.56
94
1.4
1.110
NE by N
11.0
30,.
.95
76.7
72.0
68.9
76
.60
100
0.085
NE
11.7
Mean,
29.86
86.0
80.9
77.1
77
0.81
61
185.7
4.865
E by N
8.4
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR SEPTEMBER :-
Maximum,..
87.3 Normals,... 29.83 85.4 82.5 Minimum, .
29.76
29.90
82.2 80.6
78.9 85
76.9
79
0.90 0.82
82
266.5 39.595
13.9
78.4
74.1
66
0.70
60
40
198.2 10.049 E by N
0.635 133.4
8.4
5.1
1st.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 649 at 16h. 00m. on the
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 45 miles per hour at 18h. 20m. on the 26th.
B. D. EVANS, Director.
9th October, 1939.
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