SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 10th December, 1887.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION—No. 524.
The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of October, 1887, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1887.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
Weather Report for October, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
In the Ching 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 contains also information concerning the first appear- ance and progress of typhoons.
It was hazy on the mornings of the 10th, 11th and 12th.
Dew fell on the evenings of the 7th and 10th.
On the 18th between 7" 30" and 8" 30m. a.. a thunderstorm passed from SW through W to NE. It was nearest (20s.) at 8h 2m. a.
A lunar halo was noted on, the 5th.
The total distance traversed by, as well as the duration and average velocity of winds from different quarters were as follows :-
Direction.
N
Velocity.
Total Distance.
•
· Duration.
Miles.
Hours.
Miles per hour.
2209
153
14.4
NE
2093
164
12.8
E
4640
288
16.1
SE
612
69
.8.9
S
61
16
3.8
SW
18
3
6.0
W
53
10
5.3
NW
29
.6
4.8
Calm
22
35
0.6