THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JULY, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 275.
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The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory, during the Month of June, 1894, is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th July, 1894.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1894.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI-
NESS.
SUN-
SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean.
Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
O
O
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
p. h.
1
1,
29.75
81.3
79.2
74.8
83
2,
.75
83.9
78.9
74.7
89
3,
.78
82.6
79.6
76.2
87
4,
.76
84.5
81.1
79.0
81
5,
.69
82.4
79.7
76.0
6,
.68
84.2
79.0
75.0
ܕ7܂
.73
84.4
79.2
74.3
77
8,
.73
81.6
78.2
75.0
89
9,
.74
84.4
79.8
74.7
10,
.83
79.2
75.6
73.6
11,
.86
78.7
76.0
73.9
92
12,
.82
81.4
77.5
73.9
87
13,
.81
82.9
79.5
77.0
86
14,
.83
84.6
80.5
77.5
87
15,
.82
84.4
81.3
78.6
85
16,
.84
83.4
79.4
76.1
87
17,
.82
81.1
77.6
74.7
18,
.83
83.2
79.5
73.9
19,
.88
84.2
80.3
77.4
20,
.90
83.9
79.6
76.5
21,
.85
84.9
80.9
78.6
22,
.78
85.3
79.9
77.2
23,
.74
85.2
80.6
77.2
24,
.73
81.8
79.3
75.5
25,
.80
81.9
80.1
78.4
26,
.79
83.8
80.3
75.9
27,
.68
87.4
82.3
77.3
28,
.58
88.9
83.9
79.4
29,
.61
86.0
83.0
78.0
30,
.69
86.4
83.3
81.0
***BE85 to 2 to to 8 2 8**:
0.83
92
0.1
1.360
S
28.5
.88
85
3.6
0.825
SW by W
17.2
.88
94
0.5
0.650
SW by S
10.1
.86
84
4.2
SW by S
16.3
.86
95
0.0
0.155
SW by S
22.9
76
.75
59
10.3
W
11.0
.77
49
8.7
E by S
6.1
.86
88
0.0
1.570
SSW
12.7
.87
94
1.4
1,075
SW by S
21.3
94
.83
96
0.0
3.405
S
7.6
.82
97
0.0
0.415
E by S
5.7
.82
99
0.0
0.260
SE
7.5
.87
85
0.7
E by S
11.8
.91
46
10.3
E
13.1
.90
63
6.0
E
10.0
.87
77
5.3
1.275
E by S
19.0
90
.85
99
0.2
2.935
ESE
17.5
90
.90
96
0.7
0.230
E by S
14.0
89
.92
69
8.9
E
10.8
87
.88
3.8
E by N
7.0
85
.90
5.3
0.065
E
10.4
.89
4.6
0.110
E by S
6.7
85
.89
5.2
E
9.2
87
.87
86
1.6
1.575
E by N
30.4
87
.89
77
3.5
0.135
E
26.2
.88
49
6.1
0.195
E by N
14.4
82
.91
20
9.8
SW by W
6.6
82
.96
35
10.2
WSW
7.5
84
.95
58
7.2
0.305
SW by S
13.0
.92
55
8.7
SW by S
18.0
Mean or Total,
29.77
83.6
79.8
76.4
86
0.87
74
126.9
16.540
SE by S
13.7
The following notices have been issued by Mr. FIGG during the month :-
On the 16th at 11.3 a. "Pressure is lowest in the NW part of the China Sea. Barometer unsteady. Fresh SE winds, squally, along S coast. Sea moderate. Weather fair to showery." On the 17th at 11.2 a. "Pressure remains lowest in the NW part of the China Sea. Fresh SE winds, squally, along S coast. Sea moderate. Weather showery.'
Weather showery." On the 18th at 10.23 a. "Depression in N part of Gulf of Tongking.' At 10.56 a. "Barometer steady. Moderate SE to S winds. Sea moderate. Weather showery and squally." At 4.10 p. "Depression has entered coast to the East of Haiphong and is moving northwestward."
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The centre of a typhoon which had moved up from the SE was at noon on the 16th in 17°, 111°. It entered S Hainan during the early morning of the 17th, and at noon on the 18th was in about 21°, 107°.