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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE OF 28TH APR., 1888. 439

TABLE V.

Total Distance traversed by, as well as Total Duration and Average Velocity of Winds from eight different Points of the Compass during the year 1887.

WIND.

TOTAL DISTANCE.

DURATION.

VELOCITY.

Miles.

Hours.

Miles per Hour.

9822

874

11.0

N.

NE,

12070

905

13.3

E,

73095

4168

17.5

SE,

8314

583

14.3

5738

566

10.1

S,

SW,

6911

506

13.7

W.

3838

475

8.1

1813

279

6.5

NW,

Calm,

251

404

0.6

Month.

Sums and Mean,.

121652

8760

13.9

TABLE VI.

Total Number of Days on which different Meteorological Phenomena were noted and Total Number of

Thunderstorms during each month of the year 1887.

Co

10

Fog.

Electric

:.

Phenomena.

:

Lightning.

Thunder.

Thunder-

storms.

Visibility.

Unusual

Dew.

:

09

1

1

Rain-bow.

10

Lunar

Halo.

Lunar

Corona.

Solar

Halo.

Solar

Corona.

K

co

1

30

N

June,

7

5

3

7

2

N

13

July,

18

16

11

6

4

6

:

:

August,

12

12

9

1

16

2

5

6

September,

13

13

3

8

3

3

6

1

October,

O

November,

1

2

December,

:

:

:

1

10

:

:

:

:

:

Sums.....

16

67

60

36

12

19 77

14

30

14 37

:

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