SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVT. GAZETTE OF 2ND OCT., 188
TYPHOONS OF 1885.
In the middle of April gradients were on the whole slight. They had indicated NE beginning to indicate SW winds. On the 21st the barometer rose along the Coast, the temper humidity decreased and gradients again indicated moderate NE winds. The barometer maximum at 11a. on the 24th in Hongkong, the temperature increasing and the sky clearing same day. Fine weather and light winds prevailed along the Coast of China. At that timet of Typhoon I was approaching Cebu from the East. The barometer reached its maximum Bolinao at 10 a. on the same day, falling to 29.76 at 4 p. on the 26th. At the latter epoch over rainy weather set in over Luzon and the temperature and humidity increased along the Coast On the 24th it was noticed in Iloilo (10° 50′ N, 122° 40′ E) that the barometer beg The temperature was excessively high and a fresh N wind blew during the day, the cloud from NNE. Towards afternoon the sky became overcast and it began to rain. At dayl morning the temperature had fallen to 80°. It still rained in squalls. The wind blew fresh and the clouds, which were ragged and torn came faster from the same quarter. About 11 25th the wind had backed to NW and the clouds to NNW, the squalls were more frequent, lower and the appearance of the weather very wild. In the afternoon the wind continued in force with constant rain and very hard squalls. The clouds were very low and flying NNW. At 8 p. frequent flashes of lightning were observed to westward, the wind frequently a few points and some buildings were falling about 9 p. At 10 p. the barometer stood at began to rise shortly after. The wind blew very hard from N. About the same hour loud r heard from the volcano, which had lately emitted much smoke. At 11 p. the wind modes blew from different directions. Lightning had been seen in every direction but was now only towards about SSE. The rain ceased and the clouds rose higher up. At midnight the suddenly from SE with very violent squalls and constant heavy rain. At 1 a. on the typhoon was at its height, wind and cloud coming from SE at a furious rate, and more how falling. At 4 a. the wind began to moderate, the barometer had reached 29.45, the temper 74°, the clouds had risen higher and backed to ESE, and the squalls were losing force. At were some hard squalls and heavy rain. At 8 a. the wind had backed to ESE and the cloud and the barometer had risen to 29.56. The weather then brightened fast. At noon the moderate from E with the barometer at 29.67 and the thermometer at 84°.
Assuming the progressive speed of the centre to have been about 6 miles an hour, it have been in about 11° N, 124° E at 10 a. on the 25th and in about 10° N, 121° at 10 a. on The incurving of the wind amounted to nearly 45°. The clouds indicate less incurving of a higher altitude. There appears to have been a fresh N breeze and clouds with light rain ome up at a distance of 150 miles in front of the centre. Storm-force was reached about from the centre and typhoon force 15 miles therefrom, the steepest gradient being apparen nches in 15 miles. The diameter of the central calm may not have much exceeded 6 miles, ossible though not proved that it followed behind the lowest barometer. The small diam The accompanying electric phenomena are characteristic of a typhoon of the fourth class (Co
1 Res. 1884, Appendix M). The existence of this typhoon was not known to me at the any case warnings would have been out of place.
During the latter part of June, the barometer was falling along the Coast. The temperat midity were high and gradients for SW winds moderate. On the 27th June, it became clo ny in Luzon with fresh SW breezes. The barometer fell a few hundredths of an inch on the od at 29.84 at 10 a. on the 30th. The temperature 76° was remarkably low and the weat ally. At 9 a. on the same day the barometer stood at 29.62 at S. Cape (Formosa) and
Moderate NW breezes on the previous day changed to light WSW breezes on the 30th and ame densely overcast. At 3 p. on the same day the barometer had fallen to 29.61 at Steep tween Ningpo and Shanghai) with a moderate NW breeze, and fog with drizzling rain se me subsequently known, that Typhoon II had passed northwards. At 10 a. on the re may have been about 18° N, 131° E, but it is by no means certain that the typhoon eloped at that time. At 10 a. on the 30th it was about 24° N, 128° E and appears to have thwards with an extraordinary velocity. At 10 a. on the 1st July, it was in 30° 50′ N, 11 at 10 a. on the 2nd in 38° 40′ N, 139° 55′ E. The depression appears to have then disa ards NNE but its energy was evidently expended.
The Messageries Maritimes Steamer Tanais left Yokohama on the 28th June and had weather and variable winds until the 30th. The steamer was then about 40 miles off 55′ N, 133° 15′ E), when the sky became lead coloured and of so bad an appearance, tions were taken to ensure the safety of the vessel. The wind at this time was E by Avy
vy sea running, while the air was very misty and at 12.20 p. the rain began to pour 1 At 1 p. the typhoon suddenly rose in all its fury the wind blowing from NW but imm ing to N and continuing to blow from NNE during the remainder of the day. At Noon th he barometer was 29.92. It fell to 29.72 at midnight.-In the early morning hours on
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