THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 20, 1931.
775
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 725.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, during the month of October, 1931.
DATE.
BAROMETER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
Max.
Mean. Min. Rel.
Abs.
CLOUDINESS.
SUNSHINE.
WINL.
RAIN.
Mean
Mean
Dir.
Vel.
Miles
October
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
о
O
n
p.h.
30.04
78.5
72.9
67.1
76
0.61
91
2.
.01
75.9
73.7 71.3
79
.65
3,.
.01
80.7
77.4
73.1 79
.74 99
4..
29.99
83.4
80.3 77-7 78
.81
26210
3.1
0.035
N by E
8.6
97
:
0.100
NE by N
8.5
0.2
0.150
NE by E
17.0
75
8.3
E by N
18.4
5..
.92
85.5
81.2 78.0 78
.83
57
10.2
E by N
12.7
6..
.87
86.0
81.5 79.1 79
.85
54
9.9
0.055
E by N
13.2
7,.
.83
84.0
80.2
78.7 80
.82
57
10.1
E
12.2
8..
.88
86.4
81.4 78.5
76
.81
53
10.4
E by N
19.9
9.
.95
83.4
80.2
76.0 73
.74
73
2.2
0.035
ENE
20.5
10,.
30.00
79.0 75.0 72.5 66
.57
87
3.8
0.010
N by E
18.4
II
29.99
77.3 72.0 68.3
56
.44
60
9.9
N by E
19.8
[2,
.99
76.5
71.2 64.1
51
.39
28
11.0
N by E
10.0
13..
30.00 $0.0
73.9
67.0
57
.47
5
11.0
NNE
6.7
14..
.03
77-9
74-5 71.8
70
.59
53
8.5
E by N
14.6
[5..
.04
77.7
74.8 72.8 68
.59
15
10.3
E by N
19.9
16,.
29.98
80.3 75.4 71.6 70
.61
12
10.5
E by N
9.9
17..
.88 81.0
76.4 72.3
73
.66
28
9.5
E by S
8.6
18,.
.81 85.2
79.6 72.9 .68
.68
55
10.5
N by E
10.9
19,.
.89
79.3 73.0
64.3 59
.48 92
1.5
0.125
N by E
17.5
20,.
.96
73.0 68.3
62.8 66
.45
99
...
0.145
N
17.7
21..
30.02
75.9
69.2
64.3 72
.51
96
1.9
0.060
N
14.0'
22..
.07
77.3 72.2
66.5 68
•53
77
7.8
N by E
9.6
23..
.06
80.2
73.9 69.8
69
.58
48
6.4
NNE
4.2
24,.
.02
25..
.04
77.7 73.3 82.9
70.1
77
.62
46
6.5
0.005
E by S
6.7
75-5
69.5 63
.56
1
10.8
NE by N
9.4
26,.
.12 77.2 72.2
69.0 53
.41
21
10.0
NE by N
13.4
.18
27,
75.0
68.9
63.5 52
-37 38
9.2
0.010
ENE
8.0
28,.
.23
74.4
69.2
64.8
52
.37
16
10.5
NE by N
8.0
29,.
.23 74.1
69.1
63.1
45
.32
30,
.20 72.3 69.3
66.0
59
.42
~ w
3
10.9
·ENE
11.0
7
10.6
E by N
12.0
31.
.19 76.2 70.4 66.7 61
.45
14
10.5
E by N
14.3
Mean,... 30.01 79.2
74.4
70.1
67
0.58
50 236.0
0.730
NE
12.8
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR OCTOBER :—
Maximum,.... 30.08 Normals, Minimum,
84.3
29.99 29.89
75.6 79.3 80.7 76.1 72.5 72 78.1 74.2 70.1
80
62
0.80 0.66
0.5+
80 288.6 22.985
17.2
50 218.9 4.657 27 137-5 0.015
E by N
13.6
9.8
The rainfall for the month of October at the Botanical Gardens was Qins. 66 on 7 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was ins. 47 on 4 days, at Fanling, Qins. 52 on 4 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, 2ins. 87 on 4 days.
The lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ins. 746 at 16h.02m. on the 18th.
The maximum gust velocity as recorded by the Dines-Baxendell anemograph, was at the rate of 52 miles per hour at 8h. 41m. on the 19th.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
14th November, 1931.
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