SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 16th April, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 152.
is The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of February, 1887, published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th April, 1887.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Weather Report for February, 1887.
In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the atmospheric circumstances in Luzon and along the Coast of China, and information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock.,
Dew fell on the early morning of the 14th and on the evening of the 25th.
It was hazy on the mornings of the 12th, 14th, 18th and 25th.
A rainbow was seen at 8h. 30m. a. on the 1st.
The total distance traversed by, as well as the duration and average velocity of winds from differ- ent quarters were as follows:-
Direction.
Total Distance.
Duration.
Velocity..
Miles.
Hours.
Miles per hour.
N
680
83
8.2
NE
780
67
11.6
E
7376
390
18.9
SE
190
20
9.5
S
8
2
4.0
SW
71
7
10.1
W
235
NW
207
Calm
17
ཚང་
34
6.9
42
4.9
27
0.6