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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDELMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1883.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
Hour.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
Saturday,
17th
February.
9 30.13 64.0
62.0 61.0
o.c.d.
30.06
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
བཾ།Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
67.0
64.0 64.0 E
4
o.m.
Noon❘ 30.13 68.0 71.0 61.0 61.5 60.0
3 30.08 68.0
:ུ :
62.0 60.0
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
30.06 67.0 76.0 62.0 64.0 64.0 E
30.04 67.0
65.0 64.0 E
4
o.m.
0.00
4
o.m.
...
Sunday,
18th
February.
9
30.14 67.0
66.0 61.5
b.c.
30.05 69.0
67.0 65.0 E
3
b.c.
44.
Noon
30.12 68.0 67.0
60.0 | 67.0 64.0
b.c.
30.06 71.070,062,0| 70.5 68.0E
3
b.c.m. 0.00
3
30.07 | 70.0
68.0
65.0
b.c.
30.04 74.0
79.0 65.0 E
3
b.ċ.
Monday, 9
30.18 68.0
66.0 64.5
19th Noon 30.17 68.0 69.0
February. 3 30.12 69.0
62.0 63.5 62.0
63.0 60.0
***
Tuesday,
20th
February.
9
Noon
3
30.17 65.0
***
62.5 60.0
30.17 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 60.0 64,060.0
30.09 | 68,0
***
64.5 60.5
Wednesday, 9
21st
February.
Thursday, 22nd
February.
3
68.0 63.0 30.11 | 69,0
Noon 30.08 71.0 71.0 62,0 70.0 65.0
30.01 71.0
...
...
69.0 65.5
True wind cannot be registered.
0.c.m.
---
30.08 69.0
66.0 65.0 E
3
b.c.m.
o.c.m.
30.10 68.0 78.0 63.0 67.0 66.0E
3
◊.m.
0.00
0.c.m.
30.07 68,0
65.0 65.0E
3
b.c.m.
o.c.b.
30.07 67.0
65.0 64.0 E
4
b.c.m.
o.c.b.
30.05 69.0 69.0 60.0 69.5 66.0 | E
4
b.c.m. 0.00
o.c.b.
30.05 70.0
...
:
68.5 66.0E
4 b.c.
b.c.
***
30.04 69.0
68.0 67.0 E
3
b.
...
b.c.
b.c.
30.04 72.0 75,0 62.0 75.0 71.0 E
30.00 74.0
3 b.c. 0.00
76.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.
...
9
30.12 64.5
62.0 59.5
O.C.
30.04 67.0
65.0 64.0 E
3
b.c.m.
...
Noon 30.12 68.0 69.0
59.5 60.0 59.5
b.c.
3
30.05 67.0
65.0 61.0
b.c.
...
30.04 69.0 78.0 61.0 70.0 67.0 E
30.02 70.0 |
70.0 67.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
4
b.c.
Friday, 23rd
February.
9
30.15 69.5
68.0 64.0
c.b.
...
Noon 30.12 71.0 71,0 67.0 70.5 65.0
3 30.06 70.5
b.c.
69.0 63.0
b.c.
30.03 73.0
30.06 69.0 30.03 72.0 73.0 62.0 71.5 69.0 W
70.0 68.0 NW
68.0 66.0 E
2
b.c.
...
2
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
-
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 34 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
17th
February,
Sunday,
18th
February.
9
30,03 67,0
Noon 30.00 67.0 74.0
59.0 590 N
c.m.
28.35 59.0
59.0 59.0 ESE
4
o.f.
58.0 58.0 58.0 NNE
5
c.m.
0.00
3
29.98 66.5
57.5 57.5 N
сл
5
c.m.
28.31 57.0 57.0 55.0 57.0 57.0 E
28.30 59.0
Б
59.0 59.0E
5
o.f. 0.00
o.£.
:
9
30.02 65.5
62.0 60.0 N
...
Noon 30.00 | 66.0 65.5 | 60.0 | 65,0 | 62.0 N
3
29.98 67.0
65.0 63.0 NE
N 2 2
2
c.m.
28.30 62.0
-
c.m.
0.00
c.m.
62.0 62.0 SE
28.38 66.0 66.0 57.0.66.0 65.0 SE
28.35 68.0
67.0 66.0 SE
oo on on
3
b.c.
3
o.p.c.. 0.00
3
b.c.
30.04 67.0
Monday,
19th
February.
9 30.04 64.0 Tuesday,
60.0 59.0 NE
20th Noon 30.03 | 65.0 61,057,0 | 60,0 | 59,0 | NE
3 February.
29.98 65.0
60.0 59.0 NE
Wednesday, 9 30.00 66,0
63.0 63.0 N
21st Noon 29.99 67.0 67.0 60.0 66.0 63.0 | N
February. 3 29.93 67.0
9
62.0 62.0 NE
Noon 30.03 66.5 67.0 | 59,0 | 60.0 60.0 NE
3 30.00 66.0
4
...
5
41 44
f.
28.38 61.0
61.0 61.0 E
4
o.f.
---
f.
0.00
60.0 60.0 | NNE
R
5
c.m.
་་་
...
28.36 60.0 61.0 59.0 60.0 60.0 E
28.36 61.0
61.0 61.0 E
10
5
o.f. 0.00
5
o.f.
5
+
***
0.c.
28.35 55.0
55.0 55.0 E
LO
5
o.f.
10
5
0.0.
0.00
5
c.m.
28.37 56.0 56.0 54.0 56.0 56.0 E
28.30 58.0
57.0 56.0 E
10 10
5
o.f.
0.00
5
o.f.
...
...
:
66.0 63.0 N
2 2 1
c.b.
28.36 62,0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
28.30 66,0
: :;
62.0 62.0 E
28.35 64.0 65.0 59.0 64.0 63.0 SE
66.0 65.0 SE
***
Thursday,
22nd
February.
Friday,
23rd
9 30.00 65.5
Noon 30.00 | 66,0 | 68,059.0
3 29.96 | 66.0
:
59.0 58.0 NE
61.0 | 59.0 | NE
63.0 61.0 NE
5
c.m.
28.32 56.0
56.0 56.0 E
5
c.m.
0.00
4
c.m.
28.34 58.0 59.0 54.0 58.0 | 57.0 E
28.30 57.0
57.0 56.0 E
30 30 2
10 10+
o.f.
o.m.
0.00
0.0.
5
o.f.
5
0.c. 0.00
4
o.m.
9
February.
30,03 66.0
Noon 30.02 66.0 69,061,067,063.0 | NNE
3 29.96 68.0
63.0 | 61.0 | NE
3
c.b.
28.38 61.0
61.0 60.0 E
...
2
b.c.m. 0.00
68.0 64.0 NNE 2 b.c.m.
...
28.35 64.0 65.0 56.0 64.0 63.0 E
28.34 65.0
63.0 63.0 E
20 3 2
3
o.f.
o.c.m. 0.00
o.m.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; 7. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7, lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4. 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
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze..
3
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze
5
Fresh Broeza...
0
I
12
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale..
Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Storm
!furricane,
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 ƒ 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water.........
25
15 to 6 (Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Bate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 10
11 - 15
16
20
21
25
26 30
31 36
37
44
45 52
53 60
61 - 69
70 - 80
above 80