NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE 
637 
Hong Kong. 
[Meteorological Table compiled from observations made at the Government Civil Hospital for fourteen years, 
viz., from 1861-71. The wind observations are from 1868-74, and the cloud observations from 1872-74. 
The Barometer reduced to 32° and sea level. 
Baeometee. 
.a O 
— <U 
o ^ 
Rain. 
W I N D. 
1 
MONTH. 
d 
to 
5 ° 
a A 
<3 S 
— ' O 
d. 5 
3 *Ec 
H o 
. o 
ft 
C £ 
o 
9 S 
\< 
No. 
of 
clays. 
>, _ 
- 
No. OF DAYS FROM 
3f days 
ales. 
o r ° 
Mean 
Height. 
t? 
5 — 
o o 
SJ 
= ' 19 
Clouds 
Mean 
Total 
Fall. 
• ’a 
< > 
N. 
N.K. 
E. 
S.E. 
s. 
S.W. 
w. 
N.W 
C’lm 
o 
o 
£ 
JANUARY, 
ins. 
30*138 
ins. 
0-64 
60-6 
7*5 
76*0 
43 0 
5*9 
inches. 
0-65 
3 
miles. 
S*1 
2 
8 
9 
2 
0 
1 
3 
1 
5 
FEBRUARY, 
30-102 
0-60 
60-5 
8-0 
76*0 
41-0 
6*3 
102 
5 
8-3 
i 
7 
11 
2 
0 
0 
1 
1 
5 
MARCH, . 
30-023 
0*59 
64*5 
7-8 
81-0 
43-0 
7*6 
2-S3 
8 
8-7 
0 
5 
15 
3 
0 
i 
0 
2 
5 
APRIL, 
29-964 
0*55 
72-4 
7-4 
S6-5 
56-0 
6*5 
3*27 
7 
7-9 
i 
3 
12 
4 
0 
3 
1 
0 
6 , 
MAY, 
29-838 
0-31 
78-7 
6-0 
87*5 
620 
7-4 
12-61 
14 
6-8 
0 
2 
9 
4 
1 
7 
2 
1 
5 
JUNE, 
29-787 
0-58 
82-6 
6-2 
90-0 
71-0 
6-7 
14-59 
17 
4-1 
0 
1 
7 
3 
2 
7 
2 
1 
7 
JULY, 
29-780 
0-49 
83-5 
6-7 
91-0 
73-0 
61 
13 62 
13 
4-0 
0 
1 
5 
3 
2 
11 
2 
1 
6 
AUGUST, . 
29-789 
0-55 
83-1 
6-9 
92-0 
75-0 
6-7 
13-23 
14 
3-5 
1 
1 
7 
2 
i 
9 
2 
0 
S 
SEPTEMBER, 
29-842 
1 00 
81-8 
72 
90-0 
69-0 
6-4 
12-99 
11 
2 
7 
8 
2 
0 
3 
2 
1 
5 
OCTOBER, 
29-993 
0-85 
77-3 
6-1 
88-0 
64-0 
5*7 
4-40 
G 
13-4 
3 
10 
11 
2 
0 
1 
0 
1 
3 
NOVEMBER, 
30-130 
0*75 
69-9 
7-9 
88*0 
52-0 
4-7 
0-37 
2 
6-6 
4 
12 
9 
i 
0 
0 
0 
1 
3 
DECEMBER, 
30-142 
0-59 
64-4 
76 
82-0 
36-0 
4-7 
0-54 
3 
9-0 
o 
10 
10 
i 
0 
0 
1 
1 
5 
Means and Totals, 
29-961 
10 
73-3 
71 
92-0 
36*0 
6-2 
80-14 
103 
17 
67 
113 
29 
G 
43 
16 
11 
63 
Hong Kong — Sea Level. 
Meteorological Table compiled from observations taken at the Civil Hospital from Nov. 30th, 1872 to 
Nov. 30th, 1874. Barometer reduced to 32° and sea level. 
Barometer. 
.5 
. 
G ^5 
r ~' C 
Rain. 
W I N 1). 
! 
MONTH. 
Mean 
Height. 
d 
fcr, 
S d 
<o *2 
CSj . 
o 
S "Sc 
tH 
o ^ 
H ® 
o 5 
o 
9 5 
No. 
of 
days. 
1 
No. OF 
DAYS FROM 
•d to 
of day. 
Fogs. 
V, 
J3 o 
S 
js "2 
rn ^ 
Clouds 
Mean 
Total 
Fall. 
W c 
N. 
N.E. 
K. 
S.E. 
S. 
S.W. 
w. 
N.W. 
C’lm 
6° 
d 
& 
JANUARY', 
ins. 
30-140 
in* . 
0*51 
588 
7-9 
76-0 
47-0 
inches. 
0-90 
4 
5 
4 
11 
l 
0 
0 
6 
3 
i 
FEBRUARY', 
30-105 
0-54 
62*0 
10-0 
74-0 
50-0 
0 72 
3 
i 
3 
15 
3 
1 
0 
2 
2 
i 
MARCH, .... 
30 035 
0-39 
64-7 
6-7 
7 5*5 
530 
1 67 
7 
i 
i 
21 
2 
i 
0 
2 
1 
2 
APRIL, .... 
29*955 
0-46 
713 
5-7 
830 
56-0 
2*98 
11 
2 
2 
21 
0 
0 
1 
i 
i 
2 
MAY 
29-802 
0-46 
78*5 
5*0 
86*0 
70-0 
20-77 
20 
1 
i 
13 
3 
1 
3 
4 
2 
3 
JUNE, .... 
29*795 
0-48 
84-1 
5*0 
90-0 
710 
7*97 
12 
1 
i 
11 
2 
2 
4 
6 
1 
2 
JULY 
29*745 
0-49 
83-7 
6-5 
91-0 
76*0 
15*12 
14 
1 
1 
9 
2 
3 
7 
6 
1 
1 
AUGUST 
29-790 
0-31 
83-1 
6-7 
89-0 
75*0 
1418 
18 
2 
2 
12 
i 
1 
5 
3 
1 
-4 
SEPTEMBER, 
29-S12 
0-53 
83-0 
6-3 
90*0 
76-0 
13*85 
13 
3 
3 
9 
2 
0 
2 
G 
1 
4 
OCTOBER, 
30-017 
0-43 
78-3 
5-9 
88-0 
65-0 
1-08 
3 
4 
19 
i 
0 
1 
1 
1 
1 
NOVEMBER, 
30-143 
0-29 
69-8 
7-1 
78-0 
52-0 
0-44 
i 
5 
7 
16 
i 
0 
0 
i 
0 
0 
DECEMBER, 
30-105 
0-48 
67-0 
6-8 
75-0 
56*0 
0-52 
2 
2 
10 
16 
i 
0 
0 
i 
0 
1 
Means and Totals, 
29-954 
0-54 
73-7 
6-6 
91-0 
47-0 
80-20 
110 
27 
39 
173 
19 
9 
23 
39 
14 
22 
