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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JULY, 1879.
XVIII.-TABLE showing the ANNUAL MEAN STATE of the ATMOSPHERE, during the Year 1878, as recorded at the GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tide.
FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS.
HYGROMETERS.
during during
the │ the
year. year.
WINDS.
1878.
BAROMETER.
Self Registering in Shade.
Dry Bulb.
Wet Bulb.
Max. Max.
Min.
In Shade.
Sun Sun Min. in soili
Mean.
Max. Min.
Bulb Bulb on 6
in ex- Grass. inches Vacuo. posed.
Quarter
(prevailing.)
In Shade.
In Shade.
deep.
RAIN IN INCHES
MONTHS.
January
February,
9 A.M. 8 P.M.
30.12 78.0 38.0
30.01 30.08 30.01 66.0 41.0
March...
30.06
29.69
79.0
48.0
65.2
55.9
April,
29.96
29.90 89.0
56.0
77.6
65.9
May,
29.82
29.77
92.0
61.0
83.3
71.8 79.3
June,
29.72
29.69
92.0
70.0
84.9
July,
29.80 29.76
August,
29.81
94.0
95.0
29.77
September,
29.79 29.77 94.0
70.0
October,
29.92 29.86
90.0
64.0
83.0
74.5 82.3 71.0 89.1 75.6 84.8 74.3 82.1
86.5
70.0 88.0 74,6 83.0 78.2
71,6
November,
30.02 29.96
86.0 56.0
74.9
70.7
63.4
December,
29.98 82.0 38.0
67.5
Annual Mean,..
30.04 29.92 29.84 *86.4 56.9 76.3 64.9 72.4 75.2 74.3 128.
62.2
54.8
124.
Max. Min. A.M. | Noon. | 3 P.M. 57.5 48.1 53.9 56.2 56.4 105. 77. 51.8 52.3 54.0 55.8 50.4 58.2 49.3 55.5 57.0 57.5 99, 71. 54.7 52.8 55.5 61.9 64.0 114.
61.4 80. 62.1 57.1 62.9
73.2 76.9 75.8 135. 101. 74.6 67.6 78.8 76.3 69.6 81.4 80.1 140, 106. 76.2 72.1 80.4
79,6 75.4 87.1 88.7 135. 103. 78.4 78.8 82.1 23.8 78.3 88.0 86.8 147. 1137 79.2 76.3 85.4 86.0 80.2 84.6 84.0 136. 104. 75.9 76.6 82.0 84.8 78.6 87.0 85.7 143. 108. 76.3 77.9 83.9 86.6 77.5 80.7 80.7 131. 98. 72.7 78.4 80.1
71.9
78.5
73.7 184. 98. 66.9 65.8 68.6
66.4 63.6 92. 57.6 58.8
96. 68.8 66.9 72.4
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
DURING THE MONTH.
No.
OF
DAYS
STATE OF WEATHER.
HAV-
ING
RAIN.
Average during the Month.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
52.3
NE & NW
E & NW
1.52
8
Fine, 8 days. Overcast, 23 days. Fine, 15 days. Overcast, 16 days.
56.7
53.2
54.7
E & NE
E & NE
2.69
16
11
64.5
59.1
60.1
E & W
E & W
4.22
13
9
24
22
7
21
>3
57
15
16
57
,
71.2
E & SW
E & SW
3.98
8
15
15
19
11
=b=t
75.5
E & S
E & S
19.99
12
79.2 E & S
E & S
15.36
19
81.0 S & SW
79.3 78.9 | E & SW
E & SW
6.52
14
E & SW
E & SW
15.08
19
E & SW
1,70
74.0
74.7
E & NE
E & NE
13.25
14
73.8
64.3
66.0
N & NE
E & NE
0.02
62.9 65.7
57.1
59.3
N & E
N & E
0.07
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15
14
17
21
20
16
14
13
17
"
4
24
7
17
77
77
27
15
16
18
13
17
"
24
21
9
12
11
18
13
15
16
37
17
"
24
24
6
17
31
18
13
24
7
13
11
33
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ל!
77
74.5 68.1
69.3
84.40
132
Total Total
THERMOMETER, FAHRENHEIT.
RAIN FALL IN INCHES.
1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878.
1870.
1871.
1872. 1873. 1874. 1875.
1876. 1877. 1878.
Maximum, 89.5
89.0
89.5
91.0
90.0
91.0
90.0
93.0
Minimum, 46.0
36.0
43.5
49.0
47.0
41.0
37.0
Range,.... 43.5
58.0
46.0
42.0
43.0
50.0
53.0
54.0
95.0
41.0 38.0
57.0
56.07 99.24 62.92 75,4; 84.98
83.43 103.55 76.72 84.40
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