DAY AND DATE,
1883.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 10т FEBRUARY, 1883.
101
BAROMETER.
Attd.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
Max,
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Tu inches during
previous 24 hours. |
BAROMETER.
Attd.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
61.0 60.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
27th
January.
Noon
9 30.15 62.0
30.13 65.0 60.0 58.0 60.0 57.0
59.0 56.5
0.c.m.
:
30.09 64.0
3
b.c.m.
o.c.m.
3 · 30.06 64.0
59.5 56.0
b.c.m.
30.09 64.0 73.0 58.0 64.0 61.0 E
30.06 65.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
i
66.0 63.0 E
3
b.c.
Sunday,
9 30.02 62.0
...
60.0 57.5
o.c.d.
29.98, 64.0
61.5 60.0 E
3
o.d.
...
...
28th
January.
Noon 29.99 62.5 61,0 57.0 60.0: 58.0
3 29.90 63.0
o.c.m.
61.0 59.0
0.c.in.
29.98 64.0 66.0 58.0 62.0 61.0 E
29.92 64.0
3
o.d. 0.00
63.0 63.0 E
3
o.d.
Monday, 9 29.88 66.5
65.5 63.5
29th Noon 29.86 68.0 67.0
January. 3 29.7871.0
60.0 67.0 60.0
71.0 68.0
Tuesday, 9 29.88 70.0
30th Noon 29.88 69.5 73.0
January. .3. 29.84 68.0
69.0 68.0
68.0 68.0 67.0
Wednesday, 9
30.02 62,0
31st
January.
Noon | 30.06 65.0 70.0
3 30.01 66.0
65.5 64.0
60.0 57.5
58.063.0 57.0
58.0 56.5
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.m.
29.84 67.0
67.0 66.0 NE
2
b.c.m.
0.c.m.
29.8469.0 70.0
60.0 70,0 69.0 | NE
2
c.m. 0.00
o.c.m
29.80 70.0
71.0 70.0 Calm
0
c.m.
f.d.
29.83.72.0
70.0 70.0 Calm
0
o.d.
f.d.
29.83 73.0 67.0
63.0 71.0 70.0 Calm 0 o.d.
0.06
f.d.
29.83 70.0
65.0.65.0 NW
3 o.d.
0.c.m.
29.97 65,0
61.0 60.0 E
o.c.m.
29.99 64.0 71.0 58.0 60.0 60.0 E
o.c.m.
29.98 64.0
60.0 59.0 E
30 00 00
3
o.m.
3
o.m.
0.00
0.m.
Thursday,
9 30.12 61.5
59.0 56.5
O.C.
30.04.63.0
60.0 60.0 N
2 o.m.
1st
February.
Friday, 2nd
February.
Noon 30.12 65.0 60.0 57.0 58.5 56.0
O.C.
30.04 61.0 60.0
57.0 60.0 60.0 N
2 o.m.
0.00
3
30.08 66.0
56.0 55.0
o.c.r.
30.02 61.0
58.0 58.0 N
2
o.m.
9
30.22 52.0
30.17 60.0
48.0 45,0
Noon | 30.22 58.0 59,0 46,0 48.5 | 45,0
3
o.c.m.
:
50.0 46.0
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
30,10 52.0
30.11 54.0
30.14 52.0 59.0 46.051.0 48.0 N
51.0 48.0 N
49.0 48.0 N
3
b.c.m.
3
!
o.g.
0.00
3
0.g.
...
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 30.05 64.0
57.0 57.0 NE
4
c.m.
28.34 51.0
51.0 51.0 E
o.f.
27th
January.
Noon 30.03 64.0 60.0 54.0 57.0 56.0 NE
3 29.97 64.0
58.0 56,0 NE
4
c.m.
0.00
4
c.b.m.
28.29 53.0 54.0 50.0 53.0 52.0 E
28.25 53.0
5
o.f.
0.00
!
| 53.0 | 53.0 | E
o.f.
:
Sunday, 9
29.90, 63.0:
57.0 57.0 NE 28th Noon 29.89 63.0 59.0 56.0 57.0 57.0 NE
January, 3 29.81 63.5
4 c.m.
28.22:52.0
52.0 52.0 E
4
o.f.
io.d. 0.00
59.0 59.0 NE
3
! o.d.
:
28.15 53.0 54.0 51.0 53.0 53.0 E
28.11 55.0
4
o.f.d.
0.00
55.0 55.0 E
4 o.f.
Monday, 9
29.80 64.0
29th Noon 29,77 64.0 63.0 55.0 62.0 62,0 NE
January. 3 29.72 64.0
61.0 60.0 NE
1
c.m.
....
1
f.
0.02
62.0 62.0 Calm
0
f.
28.15 62.0
28.11 64.0 61.0
28.06 65,0
62.0 62.0 S
5
o.f.
53.0·64,0 64,0 S
5
o.f.
0.20
65.0 65.0 S
5
o.f.d.
Tuesday, 9 29.77 67.0
30th Noon 29,76 67.0 70.0
January. 3 29.73 67.0
67,0 67.0 Calm
0 f.
28.15 65.0
60.0 67.0 67.0 SW
1
f.d.
0.03
65.0 65.0 SW
1
f.
65.0 65.0 SW
28.13 .65.0 65.0 62.0 65.0 65,0! SW
28.10 65,0
65.0 65.0 SW
5 o.f.
4
o.f.
0.15
4
o.f.d.
29.94 66.0
3 29.92 65.5
1st
Wednesday, 9
31st
January.
Thursday, 9 30.00 64,0
56.0 56.0 NE
Noon 29.99 64,0 57.0 55.0 56.0 55,5 N
February. 3 29.96 63.5
55.0 55.0 N
57.0 57.0 NNE
3
c.m.
28.24 54.0
54.0 54.0 E
Noon 29.94 65.5 65.0 55.0 57.0 57.0 | NNE
¦
|| 57.0 56.0|| NNE
4
c.d.
0.03
4
c.d.
28.30 58,058,0 | 52.0 · 58.0 | 56.0 E
28.25 54.0
54.054.0 E
10 10 10
5
o.f.
5
o.f.
0.10
5
o.f.
4
...
c.m.
28.29 52.0
3 c.d. 0.00
3 c.m.
...
Friday,
2nd
9
February.
30.09 59,0
46.0 45.0 N
Noon 30.07 59.0 57.0 45.0 48.0 46.0 N
3 30.05 59.0
་་
C.V.
c.v.
28.31 41.0
0.00
50.0 47.0 N
4 C.V.
52.0 52.0 E
28.28 53.0 54.0 51.0 53.0 53.0 . E
28.25 53.0
53.0.53.0 E
41.0 41.0 N
28.32 41.0 42.0 40.0 41.0 41.0 N
28.29 41.0
41.0 41.0 N
i
3 o.f.
3 o.f.
0.15
3
o.f.
3 o.f.
4 0.p.f. 0.14
4 o.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-/ blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; l. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; q. squally, r. rain; s. snow; .thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE.—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification,—thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
lenote the Force
of the Wind.
0
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze... Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
0
Whole Gale
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way
With which the above Ship with all sail f1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water..
5 to 6 Royals, &c...
Single Reefs and T. G. Saile
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force, of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 10
11
15
16
above 80