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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH FEBRUARY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
9
Saturday,
30.26 60.0
10th Noon 30,26 64.0 61,0 56.0 | 59.5 | 53.5
February. 3 30.20 62.5
58.0 52.0
C.
61.0 54.5
Sunday,
11th
February.
9
30.22 58.0
55.5 52.5
O.C.
Noon
30.19 60.0 61.0 54.0 58.0 54.0
O.C.
3
30.11 61.0
:
...
59.0 54.0
b.c.
Monday,
12th
February.
9
Noon
30.16.60.0
---
3
30.07 | 65,0
!
30.13 63.5 60.0 55.0 59.0 55.0
60.0 55.5
56.5 54.0
Tuesday,
13th
February.
9
30.14 62.0
Noon 30,12 65.0 62.5
3 30.06 67.0
60.5 56.5
57.0 62.0 58.0
63.0 60.0
Wednesday, 9 30.09 65.5
14th
Noon❘ 30.07 69.5 69.0
63.0 61.5
60.0 68.5 65.0
February.
3 30.01 69,0
67.0 64.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.b.
c.b.
b.c.
O.C.
0.c.
ིི། ུ་ྲ
:༄: : ༄ :: ིི
30.16 61.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
59,0 58.0 Calm
b.c.
30.19 62.0 63.0
30.15 63.0
56.0 | 62.0 | 60.0 | Calm
b.c.
65.0 62.0 NE
b.c.
Force..
ུ༆ S WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
0.00
30.14 59.0
57.0 56.0 E
1
b.c.m.
30.14 60.0 65,0
54,0 60.0 58.0 E
3
30.08 63.0
65.0 62.0 E
w co
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
30.08 58.0
56.0 55.0 ENE
4
b.c.m.
***
30.08 59.0 66.0
55.0 58.0 57.0 | E
4
b.c.
0.00
30.03 59.0
58.0 57.0E
4
b.c.
...
30.05 63.0
620 61.0 E
4
b.c..
30.05 64.0 65.0 57.0 64.0 63.0 E
4
b.c.m. 0.00
30.08 66.0
68.0 66.0 E
4
b.c.m.
o.c.m.
30.02 67.0
67.0 65.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
...
b.c.m.
30.02 69.0 69.0
60.0 70.0 68.0 | E
2
b.c. 0.00
b.c.m.
30.00 73.0
72.0 70.0 S
1 b.c.
...
[
Thursday,
15th Noon
February. 3
Friday, 16th
February.
9
30.04 66.0
64.0 62.0
30.0468.0 70.0 62.0 67.0 | 64.0
b.c.m.
c.b.m.
29.98 69.0
66.0 67.0 E
1
b.c.
29.99 70.0 79.0
61.0 68.0 70.0 W
1
b.c.
0.00
29.98 70.0
69.0 64.0
b.c.
29.97 73.0
73.0 70.0 W
1
b.c.
9
30.07 66.0
63.5 61.5
c.b.m.
29.99 68.0
67.0 65.0 | E
1
b.c.
Noon
30.05 70.0 70.0 61.0 69.0 65.0
c.m.
29.99 73.0 75.0
61.0 74.0 71.0 W
1
b.c.
0.00
3 29.98 71.0
70.0 66,0
b.c.m.
29.97 74.0
74.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.'
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.!
Attd.
Max.
THERMOMETER,
Min.
Wet.
Dry.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
10th
February.
Sunday,
11th
February. 3
9
30.1459.0
57.0 53.0 N
3
*0.c.
28.44 50.0
49.049.0 NE
...
Noon 30.09 61.0 60.0 55.0 59.0 55.0 | NNE
3 30.08 61.0
58.0 54.0N
2
O.C.
0.00
0.0.
28.43 54.0 54.0 48.0 53.0 52.0 NE
28.45 | 57.0
56.0 55.0 NNE
o.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.m.
9 30.10 60.0
55.0 53.0 NE
4
O.C.
3
Noon 30.09 61.0 61.0 51.0 55.0 53.0 NE
O.C.
0.00
30.06 61.0
55.0 53.0 NE
3
c.b.
28.39 48.0
48.0 48.0 E
28.36 49.0 49.0 45.0 49.0 49.0 | E
28.38 51.0
50.0 50.0 E
3
o.f.
***
3
o.f.
0.00
4
**
o.p.c.
Monday, 9
30.03 59.0
55.0 53.5 NE
6
c.m.
28.32 48.0
12th
February. 3
Noon 30.01 59.5 56.0
51,056.0 54.0 NE
6
c.b.m.
0.00
29.97 60.5
55.0 54.0 NE
6
0.0.
48.0 48.0 E
28.32 50.0 51.0 47.0 50.0 50.0 | E
28.25 50.0
50.0 50.0 E
to 10 10
6
o.f.
5
5
o.c.m. 0.00
o.m.
Tuesday, 9
30.02 60.5
59.0 56.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
28.33 52.0
52.0 52.0 E
13th Noon 30.03 62.0 60.0 55.0 59.5 57.0 NNE
February. Յ 29.95 61.0
4
c.m.
60.0 58.0 NE
4
O.C.
::
0.00
28.30 54.0 55.0 49.0 54.0 54.0 E
28.25 56.0
56.0 56.0 | E
CO TO 10
6 o.m.
6
o.f.
0.00
5
o.f.
:
Wednesday, 9 29.98 63.0
14th Noon 29.95 | 64.0 66.0 57.0 65.0 63.0 NE
February. 3 29.9265.0
65.0 64.0 NE
65.0 65.0 N
2
c.b.m.
28.30 60.0
2
2
...
60.0 60.0 E
c.b.m. 0.01 28.32 61.0 61.0 57.0 | GL.0 | 61,0 E
28.26 63.0 c.g.
***
63.0 62.0 E
1 ∞ ∞
3 o.f.
3
2
o.f.
O.C.
0.00
:
Thursday,
15th
February.
3 29.89 67.0
:
9 29.93 65.0
64.0 64.0 SE
Noon 29.93|65,0|67.0 57.0 67.0 64.0 | SV
67.5 65.0 SW
1 c.b.m.
28.30 61.0
1
2 c.b.
c.b.
0.00
: :
61.0 61.0 SSE
28.29 62.0 62.0 57.0 61.0 61.0 SSE
28.24 63.0
62.0 62.0 SSE
4
o.f.
4 0.0. 0.00
2
o.m.
***
Friday,
9 29.93 65.0
63.0 62.0 N
1 c.b.
28.34 63.0
***
16th
February.
Noon 29.94 67.5 72.0 60.0 71.0 65.0 N
3 29.92 67.5
68.0 65.0 Calm
1 b.c.
0.00
0 b.c.
...
62.0 62.0 S
28.31 65.0 65.0 60.0 64.0 63.0 S
28.25 66.0
64.0 64.0 S
..
2 2 3
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6 blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; & lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; . squally, r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE.-A bar (-) under any letter auginents its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures so
denote the Force Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calm
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Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.... Strong Gale
0
Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
12
Just sufficient to give steerage way.. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth water..
1 to 2 knots.
3 to 4 11 5 to 6 Royals, &e..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and resfed Forestil
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles.....
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
45
53
61
69
70
80
above 80