THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8тя JUNE, 1895.
APPENDIX.
THE TYPHOONS OF 1894.
By F. G. FIGG.
(With two plates.)
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The following account of the typhoons of 1894 is accompanied by two plates showing the tracks. On these plates the month is written at the commencement of each track and the position of the centre at noon is marked by the date. Where the tracks are uncertain they are dotted.
For comparison the weather information issued from the Hongkong Observatory, concerning each typhoon, is given in inverted commas.
May 8th, 10.19 a. "Depression East of Luzon."
May 8th, 10.50 a. "Barometer unsteady. Gradients moderate for NE winds on S coast. Sea moderate. Weather unsettled, some showers."
This depression (I) appears to have recurved to the East of Luzon, but no further information has been obtained.
May 28th, 10.56 a.
SW winds prevail to the NE winds, squally, with
May 28th, 4.25 p. May 29th, 10.22 a. May 29th, 10.50 a.
"Trough of low pressure extends across the middle part of the China Sea. southward and NE winds to the northward of the area, On S coast, fresh light rain. Sea moderate.'
Depression SW of Bolinao."
"Depression appears to be moving westward." "Barometer unsteady on S coast rising in Luzon.
Sea moderate."
Moderate NE winds on
S coast with fair weather.
May 30th, 10.52 a. "Pressure is lowest in the NW part of China Sea. Moderate E winds on S coast and SW winds in S part of China Sea. Sea slight. Weather cloudy, some drizzling rain."
May 31st, 10.46 a. "Barometer unsteady. Gradients moderate for SE winds. Sea moderate. Weather squally with thundershowers."
June 1st, 10.57 a. "Barometer unsteady. Gradients rather steep for S winds. Sea moderate. Weather squally with thundershowers."
June 2nd, 11.00 a. "Barometer unsteady. Moderate SW winds. Sea moderate. Weather squally with thundershowers."
The following are the observations for noon during the above period :-
COAST STATIONS.
May 28th.
May 29th.
May 30th.
Swatow, Hongkong, Hoihow, Bolinao,.
+
Cape St. Jaines,
Wind. Dir. Force.
E 2 E
.77 NNE 1
T
Bar.
29.80
.82
Weather. Bar.
Wind. Weather.
Bar.
C.
0.
C.
29.78
.83 E .77 SE
Dir. Force.
E 2
Wind. Dir. Force.
Weather.
C.
29.80
E
0.
b.
.82
E
0.
b.
.77 NE
0.
79 SE 2
SW
C.
.75
var.
C.
.81 S
c.
c.
S
0.
SW
olt.
May 31st.
June 1st.
June 2nd.
Fooehow, Amoy,
29.87
NE
C.
29.83 WSW
1
C.
29.81
calm
or.
.88 SE
b.
.86 SE 1
C.
.66 $ 4
or.
Swatow,
.83 E 3
0.
.80 SE 3
od.
.67 SW
3
0.
Canton,
.80 SE
c.
.68 SSE
4
or.
.74 WSW
3
0.
Hongkong,
.83
SE
0.
.78
S
4
or.
.77 WSW
or.
Pakhoi,
.64 NE
c.
.70 NW
3
c.
.72 SW
op.
Hoihow,
.39 E
orq.
.80 SSW
2 orq.
.80 ESE
1
c.
Bolinao,
.88 SSW
C.
.87
var.
1
b.
.88 ESE
1.
b.
Cape St. James,
SW
0.
SW 2
C.
calm
ს.
Lat.
Long.
Bar.
VESSELS. May 28th.
Wind. Weather.
Dir. Force.
NE 3 C.
S.S. Sishan,.
.84
NE 4
0.
""
.82
SE 5
or.
"1
Mathilde, Chowfa,
.17° 56' 111° 44′ 29.82 SSW .16 09 108 10
E
5
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Memnon, .........11 46 119 52
Lat.
Long.
Bar.
Wind. Weather. Dir. Force.
C.
.11 28 109 05
.74 SE 2 C, .85 S 3 C.
or. .64 SSW 6
S.S. Amoy,
"
D
.24° 49′ 118° 58′ 29.87
Ariake Maru, ...23 44 118 04 Hanoi,............21 56 113 44
Bk. Maiden City,....21 49 113_26