THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 7, 1921.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
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No. 5.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of December, 1920.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
CLOUDI SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
AT
M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles p.h.
1,
29.99
70.8 68.9
67.4
81
0.57
99
E by N 22.0
.98
2,
73-4 70.9
68.8
8z
.62
94
0.070
E by N 10.1
3,
.93
76.5 72.2
70.5
81
.64
97
E by N 15.8
.90
70.7 69.6
68.2
97
100
0.430
E
23.0
+,
5,
.95
73.i 71.0 70.2 97
100
E by
'S
17.3
6,
30.00
70.8
69.4
65.7
97
100
0.065
E by N
15.4
.06
67.2
63.5
60.5 66
.39
86
NNE
8.5
7,
8,
.16
64.8 60.8
54.9
69
.37
98
NNE
8.1
1.3
.18
68.3
61.5 55.2
.36
NNE
73
7.9
7.6
9,
.13
71.2
64.6
58.4
.49
93
4.8
N
3-9
10,
11,
.09
71.6
66.3
62.5
.45
8.0
NW
4.3
ENE
.10
72.0
67.7
65.7
77
.52
2.9
7.1
12,
.23
66.6
60.9
5+5
60
.32
91
1.5
N by E
12.5
13,
.25
64.8
57.0
53.1
59
.zj
56
2.7
N by E
8.7
14,
.22
63.1
60.4
53.2
60
.32
60
3.0
E by N
8.5
15,
16,
.19
68.8
64.1
59.1
75
.45
100
0.100
NNE
7.2
.I 2
69.4
17,
62.9 65.4
79
.50
87
0.2
0.290
NNE
4.2
18,
.07
71.1
66.3
62.5
81
.52
52
8.3
E
...
11.4
.20
67.8
63.2
58.5
68
.40
82
4.2
0.010
N by E
7.5
19,
.15
20,
63.3 60.7
57.7
.37
92
4.6
.06
21,
65.6 63.0 61.3
-37
91
4.0
.05
68.9
63.0
59.6
.40
82
2.7
22,
.13
65.3
61.1
58.4
.33
43
7.4
E by N 11.0
E by N 17.0
0.030 NE by N 5.2 E by N 8.5
23,
.19
67.4
61.8
57-7
.30
9.3
24,
.18
63.8
61.1
55.5
.35
59
8.1
25,
II
26,
65.6
63.9
62.1
.47
100
:
10
69.2
65.9 64.4
•54
3.0
NE
8.6
ENE
17.6
E by N
3.4
E
18.7
27,
28,
.14
71.2
67.1
65.2
86
.57
6.7
.12
68.6
56.5
64.9
86
.56
1.3
29,
30,
.05
71.6
66.9
63.3
.55
67
2.4
0.815
E by N
.12
31,
65.3 62.9
58.3
.43
57
3.6
E 19.1
E by N 20.2
8.9
by N 11.8
Mean,.
30.10
68.7 64.8
61.3
74 0.47
79
105.1
1.810
ENE 12.0
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR DECEMBER :-
Maximum,.
30.24 Mean, (1884-1918), 30.17 Minimum,
30.08
71.2
66.2 62.4 62.6 67.5
67 58.4 63.7
58.8 54.0 55
.51
.39
.29
21
82 249.7 4.900 1.132 53 175.8
0.000 71.9
15.1
ENE 12.0
9.1
ins.
on
The rainfall for the month of December at the Botanical Gardens was 0.92" 12 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 0.55ins on 13 days, and at the The total falls for the year at the same 7 days. on Police Station, Taipo, it was 0·59 ins.
on 166 days, and 120-56 ins On stations were respectively 12404 ins. on 173 days, 97·97 ins. 163 days. The total rainfall at the Observatory was 107.88 in on 161 days.
ins.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
6th January, 1921.
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