NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE. 
637 
Hong Kong. 
Meteorological Table compiled from observations made at the Government Civil Hospital for fourteen years, 
viz., from 1861-74. The wind observations are from 1868-74, and the cloud observations from 1872-74. 
The Barometer reduced to 32° and sea level. 
BAROMETF.R. 
c -6 
o„- 
Rain. 
WIN D. 
MONTH. 
§> 
H J 
1 | 
t-f, 
Clouds— 0 to 
Mean Amoui 
No. 
of 
days. 
£ J 
No. OF DATS FROM 
Mean 
Height. 
1 
I 5 
1° 
11 
l| 
Total 
Fall. 
N. 
,, 
1 
‘1 
S.E. 
s. 
S.W. 
Clm 
JANUARY. 
30U38 
ins. 
0-64 
60-6 
7-5 
76-0 
43 0 
5-9 
inches. 
0-65 
3 
s-i 
2 
8 
9 
0 
1 
5 
FEBRUARY, 
30-102 
0-60 
60-5 
8-0 
76-0 
41-0 
6-3 
1-02 
5 
S3 
1 
7 
11 
0 1 
0 
1 i 1 
5 
MARCH, .... 
30-023 
0-59 
64-5 
7-8 
81-0 
43-0 
7-6 
2-83 
8 
S-7 
0 
5 
15 
0 
1 
5 
ABRIL, .... 
29-964 
0-55 
72-4 
7-4 
86-5 
56-0 
6-5 
3-27 
7 
7-9 
1 
3 
12 
4 
0 
3 
10 
6 
MAY, .... 
29-838 
0-51 
7s 7 
6-0 
87-5 
62-0 
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 
» 
8 
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 j 1 
6 
AUGUST, . j 
29-789 
0-55 
83-1 
6-9 
92-0 
75-0 
6-7 
13-25 
14 
1 
1 
7 
2 
l 
9 
2 I 0 
8 
SEPTEMBER, 
29-842 
1 00 
SI'S 
7-2 
90-0 
69 0 
G-4 
12-99 
11 
... 
2 
8 
2 
0 
2 1 
5 
OCTOBER, . 
29-993 
0-85 
77-3 
6-1 
88-0 
64-0 
4-40 
6 
13-4 
3 
10 
11 
2 
0 
0 1 
3 
NOVEMBER, 
30-130 
0-75 
69-9 
7-9 
88*0 
52-0 
4-7 
0-37 
2 
6-6 
J 
12 
9 
1 
0 
0 
0 1 
DECEMBER, 
30-142 
0-59 
64-4 
7-6 
82-0 ! 
36-0 
4-7 
0-54 
3 
9-0 
3 
10 
10 
1 
0 
0 
ll 1 
5 
Means and Totals, 
29*961 
1-0 
73-3 
7-1 
92*0 
30-0 
6-2 
80-14 
103 
... 
17 
| 
67 
113 
29 
6 
16 j 11 
I - 
1 
_ 
Hong Kong — Sea Level. 
Meteorological Table compiled from observations taken at the Civil Hospital from Nov. 30tli, 1872 to 
Nov. 30th, 1874. Barometer reduced to 32° and sea level. 
Barometer. 
a .-g 
0 .1 
Rain. 
MONTH. 
Mean 
Height. 
bfi 
p 
cl 
1 1 
I'l 
I Clouds— 0 to 
Mean Amou 
Total 
Fall. 
No. 
of { 
days. 
JANUARY, 
30-140 
0-51 
58S 
7-9 
76-0 
47-0 
inches. 
0-90 
4 
FEBRUARY, 
30-105 
0-54 
62-0 
10-0 
740 
50-0 
0-72 
3 
MARCH 
30 035 
0-39 
64-7 
6-7 
75-5 
53-0 
167 
7 
APRIL 
29-955 
0-46 
71-3 
5-7 
83-0 
56-0 
2-98 
11 
MAY 
29-802 
0-46 
7S-0 
5-0 
86-0 
70-0 
20-77 
20 
JUNE 
29-795 
0-48 
84-1 
5-0 
90-0 
71-0 
7-97 
1.2 
JULY, .... 
29-745 
0-49 
83-7 
6-5 
91-0 
76-0 
1512 
14 1 
AUGUST, . 
29-790 
0-31 
83-1 
6-7 
89-0 
75-0 
14-18 
IS 
SEPTEMBER, 
1 29-812 
0-53 
83-0 
63 
90-0 
76-0 
13-85 
13 
OCTOBER, 
30-017 
0-45 
7S-3 
88-0 
65-0 
1-08 
5 
NOVEMBER, 
30-145 
0-29 
69-8 
7-1 
78-0 
52-0 
0-44 
1 
DECEMBER, 
30-105 
0-48 
67-0 
6-8 
75-0 
56-0 
0-52 
2 
Means and Totals, 
29-954 
0-54 
73*7 
6-6 
91-0 
47-0 
80-20 
1 110 
w i n n. 
No. OF DAI'S FROM 
5 4 j 11 j 1 0 0 
1 3 15 3 1 0 
1 1 21 2 1 0 
2 2 21 0 0 1 
1 1 13 3 1 3 
1 1 11 2 2 4 
No. of days 
