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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY, 1893.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 6.

The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory, during the Month of December, 1892, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1893.

G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.

EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,

DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1892.

Barometric Pressure, in inches.

Temperature, in degrees Fahr.

Humidity, in percentage of saturation.

Rainfall, in inches.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE.

TEMPERATURE.

HUMIDITY.

DAY OF THE MONTII.

RAINFALL.

10 a.

- p.

Mean.

Max.

Min.

Mean.

Mean of 10 a.

and 4 p.

Dec.

J

1, 2,

30.34

30.23

30.28

66

.35

.23

.29

67

3,

.33

.24

.29

65

"

4,

.30

.20

.25

69

19

5,

.30

.17

.23

68

"

""

6,

.25

.15

.20

71

888580

56

61

44

59

63

58

60

62

67

57

63

65

0.01

59

64

76

0.03

61

66

67

7,

.21

.10

.16

70

61

65

66

19

19

8,

.14

.05

.09

73

65

69

76

""

9,

.18

.07

.13

66

58

62

66

0.02

10,

21

.10

.15

59

54

57

88

0.17

"

11,

.24

.18

.21

60

49

55

89

0.18

""

12,

.41

.32

.37

58

46

52

54

""

0.10.

13,

.45

.32

.38

57

44

50

29

""

""

14,

.40

.27

.34

59

45

52

37

"

15,

.39.

.29

.34

62

51

57

46

15

16,

.38

.24

.31

66

50

58

42

19

17,

.38

.24

.31

61

49

55

38

18,

.32

.21

.26

46

53

27

19,

.33

.25

.29

63

48

56

23

12

20,

.40

.29

.35

62

50

56

36

21,

.34

.21

.27

62

49

56

51

22,

.24

.15

.20

64

54

59

66

""

""

23,

.25

.12

.18

71

55

63

59

24,

.20

.08

.14

67

56

61

55

25,

.17

.05

.11

69

55

62

52

26,

.15

.04

.10

70

54

62

67

27,

.20

.10

.15

71

56

64

46

28,

.21

.12

.16

72

55

64

45

29,

.24

.11

.18

63

56

60

65

30,

.21

.09

.15

66

56

61

57

31,

.22

.14

.18

73

58

65

'62

6C

At 10.45 a. on the 1st, the following notice was issued:- Strong NE gales in China Sea," and at 10.30 a. on the 3rd, "NE gales continue in the China Sea." At noon on the 2nd, the centre of a typhoon was in about 104° N, 103° E travelling Westward.-At 10.47 a. on the 13th, the following notice was issued:- (4

Very strong NE monsoon along the Coast and in the China Sea." The hardest blow was registered in about 12° N, 1091 E.

Hongkong Observatory, 3rd January, 1893.

W. DOBERCK,

Director.