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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD MARCH, 1872.
FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETER.
HYGROMETER.
12.-TABLE shewing the ANNUAL MEAN STATE of the ATMOSPHERE, during the Year 1871, as recorded at the Government Civil HOSPITAL, 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
RAROMETER,
WIND.
STATE OF WEATHER.
1871.
Corrected to 32° Fahrenheit and reduced to Mean Sea Level.
Self registering in Shade.
in Sun
Max. Dry Bulb.
Wet Bulb.
Force 0 to 12.
In Shade.
Mean.
Bulb
in
Vacuo.
Quarter
(prevailing.)
No.
RAIN OF DURING DAYS THE HAV- MONTH. ING
In Shade.
In Shade.
Average.
RAIN.
Average during the Month.
Max.
Min.
MONTHS.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
January,.
February,
30.165
30.124
March,...
30.144
30.066 73.0 65.2 58.5
48.0 30.046 73.5 50.0 64.7 58.3 30.042 75.0 54.0 68.6 60.7
64.1 64.5
MAX. MIN. 9 A.M. NOON. 3 P.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 61.8
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
108. 61.4
64.3
57.1
60.0
E & NE E & NE
1.5
1.
0.07
1
Fine 14 days, overcast 17 days.
Fine 19 days, overcast 12 days.
61.2
63.1 63.3
60.8
105.
63.0
57,0
58.7
E & NE E & SE
1.
1.5
3.19
11
17
11
17
17
71
77
"
"
64.1
67.4
G7.6
115. 63.7
67.2
59.5
62.1SE & ESE & E
0.37
14
19
12
"
>>
ז,
April,
29.978
29.897 86.0
62.5 78.7 70.2 74.8 77.1
77.3
128.
74.4 76.9 68.9
71.1
SE & E SW & E
0.90
May,
29.884
29.813
87.5 71.0
84.5 77.7 81.4
83.3
83.4
133.
81.0 83.0
76.9
78.1 SW & E SW & E
5
13.29 13
11
22
8
27
"
27
"
14
June,
29.780
29.726
July,
August.
September,
29.818
89.0 69.0
October, ...
29.940
87.0 75.0 85.1 29.776 29.788 89 0 76.0 86.1 79.7 83.0 29.758 29.686 88.5 76.5 85.8 29.748
85.0 29.861
78.5 $2.0
83.7
83.9
126.
81.5
83.6
77.8
79.0 SE & SW SE & SW
1.
22.15
23
31
84.5
85.2
126.
82.6
84.9
77.9
79.5
SW & S [SW & SE
12.09
19
79.1 82.3
84.7
85.0
133. 82.0
84.6
77.8
79.6 SW & E SW
.8
20.48
16
10
11
83.7
77.0
80.3
82.1
82.2 185.
79.9
81.8
76.3
76.9
NE & ENE & S
1.3
17.15
20
17207
20
77
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17
69.5
79.9
74.1
76.6 78.7
78.9
76.2
1.20.
78.6
71.4
73.1
N & NENE & E
1.2
1.3
8.81
11
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22
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77
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November,
30.142
December,
80.268
80.005 30.188 72.0 86.0 63.7
77.5 62.5
71.7
62.9
67.1 70.3
70.4
121.
66.6
70.0
60.2
63.0
NE & EN & NE
1.2
1.
0.56
6
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57
52.9 58.0
61.7
62.0 104.
57.6
61.6
51.3
54.7❘ NE
N & NE
1.
7
0.18
3
18
13
20
20
10
"
11
19
31
Annual Mean,
29.981 29.901 81.9 61.6 76.4 69.1 72.7 75.0 75.3
121. 72.3
67.5
74.9
69.6
99.24
128
Total Total
THERMOMETER, FAHRENHEIT.
RAIN FALL IN INCHES.
during during
the
Year.
the
Year.
* The lowest Barometric reading during the Typhoon of the 2nd and 3rd September, was 28.983. Temp. 779. Time 11,30 PM. of the 2nd. Force 12. Direction of Wind, NNE. On the 13th December, Snow was observed on the top of Tai-Mo-Shan. On the 14th December, Ice was found in many parts of the Colony.
R. YOUNG, Superintendent.
1866.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1870.
1871.
1866.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1870.
1871.
Maximum,
Minimum,
93.0
92.0
88.0
89.0
89.5
8,19.0
45.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
46.0
36.0
77.49
80.80
88.04
63.71
56.07
99.24
Range,..
48.0
51.0
46.0
46.0
43.5
53.0
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