SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 7th November, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 435.
The following report from the Government Astronomer, for the month of August, 1885, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th November, 1885.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
Weather Report for August, 1885.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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. It also contains information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock, and the first appearance and progress of typhoons.
Fog at sea level was noted in the morning on the 8th, the 11th and the 12th.
Dew fell during the night between the 5th and the 6th, between the 6th and the 7th, in the evening on the latter day, in the morning on the 9th, and during the night between the 11th and the 12th, between the 21st and the 22nd, and between the 22nd and the 23rd.
Unusual visibility was noted on the 7th, the 9th, the 12th and the 22nd.
A Solar halo was seen on the 9th, the 15th, the 20th and the 21st.
A Lunar balo was seen on the 15th, the 19th, the 20th, the 24th, the 26th, the 30th and the 31st. A Lunar corona was seen on the 25th, the 26th and the 30th.
A rainbow was seen at 6 p. on the 3rd, at 5 p. on the 14th, at 6.30 p. on the 16th and at 4
the 23rd.
Lightning was observed on the evenings of the 1st and the 2nd.
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A thunderstorm passed from SW towards NE between noon and 2.30 p. on the 3rd (nearest approach about Ss.). Lightning and distant thunder continued till next morning.
Faint lightning was observed in the evening on the 5th, during the night between the 7th and the 8th, and between the 8th and 9th, 9th and 10th and 10th and 11th.
Faint thunder and Lightning were observed on the 14th and the 15th, and lightning during the following night.
A distant thunderstorm (about 60s.) passed W of the Colony from SW towards NE between 6.30 p. and 9 p. on the 18th. Thunder and lightning continued during the following night.
Faint lightning was observed during the night between the 19th and the 20th and faint thunder was heard on the following day.
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Lightning was seen during the night between the 22nd and the 23rd. Between 5.30
and 10 p. on the latter day a severe thunderstorm accompanied by squally weather passed from NE round by S towards NW. The figures exhibited by the flashes were unusually complicated. Lightning continued during the following night.
'Between 6 p. and $ p. on the 25th a severe thunderstorm passed overhead from W towards ESE. At 6.25 p. its distance was about Ss., at 6.38 p. 10s., at 6.44 p. 4s., at 7.0 p. 3s., at 7.2 p. (0s). Thunder and lightning continued and between 1 a. and 2 a. on the 26th another thunderstorm passed from W towards E (nearest about 2s. at 1.7 a.). Thunder and lightning were observed no the following evening and also during the afternoon on the 27th.
Faint lightning was noticed on the evening of the 30th and thunder and lightning on the evening of the 31st.
The Total Distance travelled by, as well as the Duration and average Velocity of Winds from different quarters were as follows:-
Direction.
Total Distance.
Duration.
Miles.
Hours.
Velocity. Miles per hour.
N NE
57
11
5.2
534
45
11.9
E
3422
245
14.0
SE
649
50
13.0
S
1947
141
13.8
SW
988
65
15.2
W
1082
97
11.2
NW
261
33
8.0
Calm
47
57
0.8