SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 1st October, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 402.
The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of June, 1887, is published for general information.
By Command.
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 1st October, 1887.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Weather Report for June, 1887.
In the China Coast Meteorological Register. based on information transmitted by the Eastern Extension and 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 was hazy with extreme dryness of the air on the 1st.
Dew fell on the evenings of the 4th and 30th.
Lightning was seen on the evenings of the 8th, 10th, 14th, 17th, and during the night between the 28th and 29th.
Thunder was heard about mid-day on the 3rd, on the evening of the 10th, and on the early morning of the 12th..
Solar halos were noted on the 4th, 6th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th and 29th.
Lunar halos were observed on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 26th and 30th.
Lunar coronas were noted on the 4th and 7th.
A Rainbow was seen on the 8th and 9th at 7 a.
Unusual visibility was noted on the 6th, 8th, 21st, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th.
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.
Miles.
Duration.
Hours.
Velocity. Miles per hour.
NE
326
18
.18.1
E
1868
131
14.3
SE
509
43
11.8
S
3322
304
10.9
SW
2419
184
13.1
W
221
29
7.6
NW
7.0
Calm
10
0.7