THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH MAY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
413
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet,
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
28th
April.
9
Noon
29.90 80.0
79.0 75.5
29.91 82.5 83.0 | 76.0: 81.0 77.0
o.c.b.
b.c.
:
3
29.87 84.0
83.5 77.0
b.c.
29.85 83.0
...
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
82.0 80.0 E
29.86 83.0 86.0 76.0 81,580.0 | ESE
29.84 84.0
83.0 | 80.0 | ESE
∞ ∞ Force.
b.c.m.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Sunday, 29th
April.
9
29.83 81.5
80.0 76.0
o.c.b.
29.80 83.0
83.0 80.0 E
Noon
29.83 82.5 84.0 76.0 82.0 | 76.0
o.c.b.
29.80 85.0 85.0
78.0 84.0 82.0 | E
3
29.75 83.0
83.0 77.0
o.c.b.
29.76 86.0
:
Monday,
30th
April.
9
29.81 83.0
84.0 77.0
***
Noon
3
29.80 85.5 87.0 77.0 87.0 78.0
29.73 87.0
88.0 78.5
Tuesday, 9
29.82 84.0
...
1st
Noon
May.
#
1
Wednesday,
9
29.81 85.0
83.0 77.5
29.80 85.5 89.0 79.0 86.0 79.0
29.76 87.0
87.0 79.0
84.5 79.0
...
:
2nd
May.
Noon 29.81 86.0 89.0
80.0 85.0 79.0
3
29.74 87.0
86.0 79.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.77 83,0
b.c.
29.77 85.0 89.0
b.c.
29.77 87.0
88.0 84.0 E
82.0 80.0 NW
76.0 86.5 83.0 SW
86.0 82.0 SW
☺ ☺ ∞
3
3
b.c.p. 0.04
b.c.m.
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
co 2 as
3
b.c.
b.c.
0.10
3
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.78 85.0
***
82.5 81.0 SW
b.c.
29.78 86.0 88.0 78.0 84.5 82.0 sw
b.c.
29.74 87.0
87.0 83.0 SW
co co co
3
b.c.p.
...
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
***
b.c.
29.78 86.0
83.0 82.0 S
4
ہے
b.c.m.
...
b.c.
o.c.b.
29.78 86.0 86,0 80.0 83.0 82.0 SW
29.74 86.0
83.0 82.0 SW
4
b.c.
0,00
4
b.c.
Thursday,
3rd
May.
9
29.86 81.0
80.0 74.0
b.c.
29.82 82.0
80.0 78.0 | Calm
0
b.c.m.
:
...
Noon 29.86 82.0 88.0 75.0 81.0 74.0
b.c.
29.82 83,085,0 75,0 82.0 77.0 NW
3
29.82 83.0
82.0 75.0
b.c.
29.80 83.5
85.0 81.0 SW
2 2
b.c. 0.81
b.c.
...
Friday, 4th
May.
9
29.9977.0
75.0 68.5
0.0.
29.93 80.0
78.0 74.0N
3
b.c.
Noon 30.01 76.0 83.0 72.0 75.0 69.5
3
29.97 77,0
75.5 69.5
***
o.c.b.
0.0.
29.94 78.0 87.0 72.0 75,0 73,0 E
3
g.m.
0.30
29.94 84.0
76.0 75.0E
3
b.c.p.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET,
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12,
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
tion.
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
arevious24 hours.
Saturday,
28th
April.
Sunday,
29th
9 29.80 79.0
76.0 76.0 NE
4
c.b.m..
28.20 72.0
72.0 72.0 E
o.f.
Noon 29.80 79.0 77.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 NE
4
3
29.77 80.0
77.5 76.0 NE
4
c.b.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
28.17 74.0 75,0 69,073.0 72.0 ESE
28.15 75.0
o.m.
0.00
74.0 73.0 ESE
o.m.
9
29.74 79.0
77.0 75.0 NE
6
c.b.m.
28.18 72.0
72.0 72,0 E
5
o.f.
---
Noon
29.74 80.0 78.5 74.0 78.0 75.5 NE
5
b.c.m. 0.00
April.
3
29.70 80.5
80.0 75.0 N
4
b.c.m.
28.12 75.0 75.0
28.09 75.0
69.0 74.0 73.0 E
5
0.m.
0.00
74.0 73.0 E
5
o.m.
...
Monday,
30th
April.
9
29.72 79.0
82.0 78.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.12 74.0
73.0 72.0 NW
4
b.c.v.
Noon 29.71 83.0 87.0 74.0 87.0 75.0 W
1
b.c.
0.00
28.11 77.0 78.0 70.0 75.0 74.0 WNW
3 b.c. 0,20
3
29.67 84.0
84.0 80.0 SW
1 b.c.
28.06 75.0
75.0 74.0 SW
4
b.c.
Tuesday,
1st
May.
Wednesday, 9 29.73 83.0
9 29.72 82.5
...
82.0 79.0 SW
Noon 29.68 84.0 88.0 75,0 85.0 80.0 SW
3 29.68 85.0
82.5 79.5 SW i
3 b.c.
28.11 73.0
73.0 73.0 SE
...
4 b.c.
4 b.c.
0.00
28.0874.0 75.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 SE
28.06 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5 o.f.
4 o.f.
4 0.c.
0.14
---
2nd
May.
3
29.68 84.5
83.0 79.0 SW
Noon 29.73 | 84.0 87.0 77.0 83.0: 80,0; SW
83.0 79.0 SW
5 b.c.
5 b.c.
28.1174.0
74.0 74.0 S
R
5
o.f.
0.00
5 b.c.
28.10 75.075.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S
28.07 74.0
5
0.c. 0.00
74.0 74.0 S
6
0.0.
Thursday,
3rd
May.
Friday,
4th
9
29.78 80.0
Noon 29.79 | 81.0 84.0
81.0 77.5 Calm
0
-
73.0 | 82.5 | 77.5 | Calm
3
29.76 81.0
81.0 77.0 SSE
1
c.b.
0 c.b.
c.b.
28.16 | 72.0
71.0 70.0 N
1
b.c.
...
0.00
28.15 74.0 75.0 68.0 73.0 72.0 N
28.13 73.0
1
b.c.
0.60
73.0.73.0 N
2
b.c.
...
9
29.9078.0
72.0 69.0 NE
4
May.
Noon 29.92 | 78.0 84.0 73.0 72.0 70.0 NE
3 29.89 78.0
4
72.0 70.0 NE
5
o.c.m.
o.c.m. 0.00
c.m.
***
28.23 66.0
65.0 65.0 ENE
28.24 65.0 65,0 63.0 | 65.0 65.0 E 28.23 66.0
65.0 65.0 E
4 b.c.
6
b.c.
0.16
5
b.c.
...
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue skye clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4. squally, r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weatlier; 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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
10
17
K
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Calm Light Air
Light Breeze..... Gentle Brecze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale
Whole Galo Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way -
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 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. Sails
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
61
70
80
above 80