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

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