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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 16, 1931.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 37. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of December, 1930.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
DATE.
AT
M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
December
ins.
p. c.
ins.
נר
7
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WIND.
RAIN.
Mean Mean Dir. Vel.
Miles
hrs.
ins.
Points.
p.h.
30.04
72.6 65.4
56.7
75
0.47 95
0.+
N by E
9.7
2.
.21
62.0 57.8
55.3 68
.32
100
0,2
0.030
N by E
9.7
3,
.22
66.0 61.3
+,
17
67.6
55.9 62.4 57.3
.39
78
7.0
ENE
9.8
.44
75
3.2
0.040 NE by
11.3
5,
69.0 60.6
56.0
·34 15
10.3
N
6.0
6,
66.8 62.1 55-7
.37 94
0.2
NE
5.3
7.
68.0 65.7 63.4
.49 90
3.9
E by N
17.5
8,
.03
67.2
65.9 64.3
9,
.08
67.7
65.2 63-7
00 00
.55 98
0.3
0.175
E
15.1
.52 100
:
0.155
NE by E
3.2
10,
.I
71.0
66.4 63.5
.50 75
6.5
E
II,
.00)
70.9
66.8
64.6 77
.50 49
8.9
E
7.2
12.1
[2,
13
ro
66.7
6317 -8
.51
36
9.9
E
13,
.20
72.0
66.5
62.9
.47 61
9.1
NE by E
145
.23
68.1 64.3
60.0 69
.41
98
1.7
NNE
15.
.20 67.9
64.6
60.1
74
45
93
1.0
E by N
I 2.I
12.8
8.0
10.0
16,
.17
69.7 66.6 63.7 75
·49
93
2.8
E by N
9.5
17,
.10
69.7
66.7
64.7
53
0.1
E by S
8.9
18,
.04
73.2 69.4
65.9
54
81
7.0
E by S
10.6
A
19,
,02
73.5
70.4
68.1
.60
----
97
0.7
E
14.7
20,
00
75.9
71.0 68.7
.69
98
1.4
E by S
12.3
21,
.03
71.3
69.2 66.7
92
.66 100
0.015
E by N
22.0
22,
66.8 57.4 52.6
82
.39 100
0.335
N by E
9.4
!
23,
33
54.9 52.1 49.8 83
.32 100
0.130
N by E
8.7
24,
38
62.1
54.7 49.0 51
.22 50
7.6
0.010
N by E
9.3
25,
.32
60.6
56.5
51.0
.23
55
8.2
NE by N
7.1
26,
.25
64.3
61.1 58.4
.33
97
2.1
E by N
13.8
27,
.20
66.2 634 61.5 77
45
56
7-7
E by N
18.7
z8,
.14
69.2
66.2 63.3 78
.50
60
8.2
E by S
13.0
29,
.12
76.7
69.3 64.7 79
.56
+7
9.4
WNW
6.2
jo,
.20
66.6 64.3
63.6
.49 98
1.9
E by N
21.7
31,
.19
65.3
64.0
62.3 78
.46
95
0.4
E by N
26.9
Mean.......
30.16 68.2
64.0
60.6 75 0.46 80 120.1
0.890
ENE
11.7
+
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,.. Normals, Minimum,
30.17 30.08
30.24 71.2 66.2 62.4
0.49 81 249.7 67.7 62.9 58.8 69 0.41 55 173.3 63.7 58.8 54.0 55
80
4.900
15.1
0.29
2 I
71.9
1.011 ENE
0.000
11.8
9.1
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was lins. 23 on 8 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was lins. 21 on 9 days, at Fanling, 1in. 56 on 5 days, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, 1ins. 16 on 6 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, lins. 45 on 7 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 918 at 4h. on the 1st.
The maximum gust velocity, as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 46 miles per hour at Sh. 15m. on the 31st.
14th January, 1931.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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