SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 11th June, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 247.
The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of April, 1887, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th June, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
Weather Report for April, 1887.
In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Eastern Extension and the Great Northern 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. It contains also information concerning the first appearance and progress of typhoons.
Fog was noted on the early mornings of the 6th, 7th, 9th, 18th and 19th, during the night between the 15th and 16th, and on the evening of the 28th.
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It was hazy on the 13th and 14th, and during the mornings only of the 15th, 16th and 17th. Dew fell on the 6th, 7th, 8th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th and 26th.
Lightning was seen on the evening of the 11th, and on the 12th between 5 a. and 9 a., a thunder- storm passed from SW to NE. It was nearest at 5h 20m a. (7s.) and at 7h 5m a. (4s.). Thunder was heard during the afternoon of the same day. Lightning was observed on the evenings of the 14th, 15th and 29th, and thunder heard on the evenings of the 17th and 21st.
A solar halo was observed on the 29th, and lunar halos on the 2nd and 6th.
Unusual visibility was noted on the 2nd.
The total distance traversed by, as well as the duration and average velocity of winds from different quarters were as follows:-
Direction.
N
Total Distance.
Duration.
Velocity.
Miles.
Hours,
Miles per hour,
965
74
13.0
NE
710
52
13.7
E
5,993
392
15.3
SE
258
25
10.3
S
312
36
8.7
SW
360
22
16.4
W
215
29
7.4
NW
173
36
4.8
Calm
27
54
0.5