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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH AUGUST, 1893.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 299.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory, during the Month of July, 1893, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1893.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT M.S.I..
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
XESS.
RAIN.
SHINE.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins,
O
о
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles
p. h.
1,
29.83
84.8
80.2
76.9
82
0.85
2.
.85
85.4
78.9
75.5
83
.83
3,
.85
1,
.82
5,
.86
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
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x x x x x x o OFERRERES
82.2
77.4
72.1
88
83.7
79.8
75.3
83
79.8
77.3
72.5
.88
86.7
81.1
77.8
.88
$5.5
79.6
74.3
.88
85.9
80.4
75.6
.86
.85
84.5
80.6
77.8
.92
.80
88.3
82.2
77.4
81
.89
.77
88.8
82.7
78.1
79
.88
.77
89.7
83.3
79.5
78
.89
.75
89.9
83.5
79.9
79
.90
.75
88.1
83.0
79.8
81
.91
.77
82.3
78.4
75.8
89
.86
.76
84.5
79.5
75.8
85
.86
.74
83.3
78.1
76.0
92
.88
87.6
80.7
74.4
83
.87
19,
.64
87.1
80.6
74.9
80
.84
20,
.65
81.8
78.3
75.6
.88
21,
.64
82.9
79.9
73.9
88
.90
22,
.70
83.5
81.6
74.9
85
.91
23,
.73
81.9
77.8
73.9
91
.86
24,
.77
76.9
75.0
72.3
94
.82
25,
.77
80.6
78.2
76.1
93
.90
26,
.80
84.4
79.4
75.8
90
.90
27,
.80
82.4
79.4
76.8
90
.91
28,
.79
86.0
80.4
76.8
85
.88
29,
.73
88.4
81.9
76.8
81
.88
30,
.72
89.6
83.0
78.4
83
.94
31,
.79
89.4
81.6
76.8
82
.88
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95
1.0
0.495
S by E
5.3
79
4.8
0.280
E
7.1
60
3.4
1.105
N by W
4.8
90
1.9
SE by
3.7
99
0.860
E by N
8.7
80
3.2
SE by S
5.8
69
3.4
0.590
E by S
5.0
19
10.9
E
5.7
53
2.7
0.170
E
5.0
26
9.2
3.5
24
10.1
4.4
10.6
4.0
10.7
WSW
4.4
46
10.9
0.110
ESE
7.2
2.4
0.760
E
11.5
84
5.8
0.660
SE by E
16.9
78
1.4
0.335
E
8.3
37
11.7
1.450
WSW
7.5
18
8.9
W by S
12.9
90
1.260
WSW
7.9
97
4.720
SW
19.0
95
1 650
SW by S
20.2
99
4.080
S by E
14.6
1.835
12.0
99
0.680
E by
70
E
NN
6.4
9.5
66
7.4
0.013
10.1
55
10.4
7.5
5+
11.3
W
.. 5.7
19
9.2
W
65
6.7
0.165
SW
5.7 4.2
Mean or Total, 29.77
85.0
80.1
76.0
85
0.88
66
166.5
21.220
SE
8.2
The
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On the 10th the following notice was issued: "on the 10th at 4 p. typhoon E of Formosa.' centre was in about 22, 126". On the 13th at 4 p: the typhoon announced on the 10th is near the coast just south of Shanghai." The centre was in about 31, 121°. On the 15th the following notice was issued: "on the 15th at 10 a. ill-defined depression in China Sea." The middle was in about 19, 113. On the 16th the following was issued: "on the 16th at 10 a. depression between Hongkong and Hainan and typhoon E of Luzon." The centre of the depression was in about 184° N, 110° E and the centre of the typhoon in about 15, 124°. On the 17th at 10.20 a. the following was issued: "typhoon in Luzon NE of Bolinao moving NWestward," at 11.30 a. the red drum was hoisted, and at 4 p. the following notice issued: "typhoon N of Bolinao, depression N of Haiphong." The typhoon crossed Luzon, and the depression crossed the Gulf of Tongking. On the 18th at 10.25 a: "typhoon near southern Formosa," and at 1.10 p: "typhoon in Formosa Channel apparently moving northwards." At 5.50 p. the red north cone was hoisted. On the 19th at noon the centre On the 20th at 10.45 a. of this typhoon passed nearly over Anping moving from south to north.
the red north cone was lowered. The centre of the typhoon had entered the coast of China in about 264, 120°. On the 23rd at 4.7 p. the following was issued: "typhoon E of Bolinao." There is no further information available. On the 28th at 10.17 a. the following was issued: "typhoon E of Bolinao," on the 29th at 10.28 a. : typhoon E of Formosa," on the 30th at 10.45 a,: "typhoon in north part of Formosa Channel," and the red north cone was hoisted.
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The centre was at noon on
the 30th in 26o, 121o. At 10.30 p. the red north cone was lowered. On the 31st at 10.56 a.: "the typhoon has entered the east coast.”
Hongkong Observatory, 4th August, 1893.
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W. DOBERCK,
Director.