THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19тя MAY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
421
1883.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
la inches during
previous 21 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Saturday,
5th
May.
9 30.07 74.0
Noon 30.06 75.0 76.0 69.0 73.5 67.0
3 30.02 75.0:
72.0 64.0
0.0.
tion.
75.0 70.0 E
30.00 76.0
30.00 76.0.77.0 71.075,0 72.0 E
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
74.0 66.5
0.c.
29.97 : 77.0
75.0 72.0 E
3
b.c.m.
∞ ∞ ∞ Force.
3 b.c.m. 0.00
3
b.c.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Sunday, 6th
May.
9
30.00 76,0
74.0 68.0
O.C.
29.92 77.0
75.5 72.0 E
3
b.c.
Noon
29.99 75.5 76.0
71.0.74.0 70.0
o.c.d.
29.92 78.0 77,0
71,0 75.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.p.
0.01
3
29.94 74.5
73.0 69.5
o.c.d.
29.87 76.0
74.0 72.0 E
3
o.p.
Monday,
9
29.93 78.0
77.0 74.0
7th
Noon
29.94 79.0 78.0 72.0 78.0 75.0
May.
3
29.91 81.0
80.0 76.5
Tuesday,
9
29.97 81.0...
81.0 77.0
8th
Noon
29.97 83.0 86.0
77.0 83.0 78.5
May.
3
29.91 83.0
Wednesday, 9
29.93 83.0
9th
May.
Noon 29.92 85.0 86.0
3 29.87 86.0
...
83.0 78.0
83.0 78.0
80.0 85.0 79.5
85.5 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.0.
29.87 79.0
74.0 73.0! SE
5
o.p.l.t.
+..
0.0.
29.90 81.0 79.0
72.0 79.0 78.0 SE
4
o.p. 2.73
o.c.b.
29.90 81.0:
79.0 78.0 SE
3
b.c.m.
b.c.
29.93 83.0
81.0 79.0 SE
3
g.m.
t
0.C.
29.93 85.0 84.0
77.0 84.0 82.0 SE
3
b.c.m. 0.07
!
o.c.d.
29.91 85.0
84.0 82.0 SE
3
b.c.m.
b.c.
29.90 84.0
82.5 81.0 S
5
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.91 86.0 85.0 | 79,0 | 84.0 82.0 | S
4
b.c.p. 0.03
b.c.
29.87 86.0
85.083.0 S
4
b.c.p.
Thursday,
9 | 29.89 84.0
83.0 78.5
b.c.
29.86 86.0
83.5 82.0 S
4
b.c.m.
***
10th
Noon
29.89 85.5 87.0 80.0 85.0 79.5
b.c.
29.8787.0 86.5 80.0 85.0 | 83.0 || SW
g.m. 0.00
May.
3
29.83 86.0
86.0 79.5
b.c.
29.84 87.0
86.0 83.0 SW
4
b.c.p.
:
Friday, 11th
9
29.93 85.0
83.0 79.5
b.c.
29.89 85.0
82.5 82.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
Noon 29.92 86.0 87.0 81,086,0 | 80.0
b.c.
29.89 86.086,580,0 | 85.5. 83.0 | SW
t
b.c.p. 0.06
May.
3 29.88 86.0
85.577,0
0.c.r.
29.86, 83.0
78.0 78.0 NW
4
o.r.l.t.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
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.
Attd.
Max,
Min.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous hours.
Saturday,
5th
May.
9
Noon
29.96 75.0
70.5 65,5 NE
6 c.m.
3
29.96 75.5 74.0 69.0 72.0 67.0 NE
29.93 75.5
LO
5
c.m.
0.00
72.0 67.0 NE
5
c.m.
28.29 63.0!
28.2765.0 66.0.62.0 65.0 63.0 E
28.24 64.0
63.0 61.0 E
< 10
6 b.m.
5
b.i.
0.00
63.0.62.0 E
5
b.m.
Sunday, 6th
May.
Monday,
7th
May.
Tuesday,
8th
May.
9
29.90 75.0
72.5 68.0 NE
+
i c.m.
28.25 65.0
65.0 64.0 E
5
b.m.
Noon 29,90 75.0 74.0 69.0 72.0 70.0 NE
4
c.m.
0.00
28.20 | 66.0 | 66.0
60.0 66,0|65,0| E
3
29.86 75.0
71.5 70.0 NE
4
c.m.
28.16 64.0
64.0 61.0 E
10 10
5
o.m.d. 0.15
5
O.C.r.
Noon
9 29.83 76.0
29.81 77.0 77.0
77.0 75.0 SSE
4
c.m.
28.1971.0
:
71.0 71.0 SE
6
o.f.r.
70.0|77.0 75.0 s
3
c.m. 2.15
3 29.83 78.0
77.3 75.0 S
3
c.m.
28.1772.0 74,067,072,0.72.0 | SE
28.15 72.0
72.0 72.0 S
6
o.f.
2.64
6
o.f.
9 29.86 79.0
Noon 29.86 79.5 82.0
3 29.83 81.0!
80.0 76.0 S
2
c.b.m.
28.2473.0
73.0 73.0 S
***
75.0 82.0 78.0 S
2
c.b.m. 0.00
80.5 77.5 S
3
c.b.m.
28.20 75.0 75,0 | 70.0 | 75.0 74.08
28.18 74.0
74.0 74.0 8
Wednesday, 9
9th
May.
Thursday,
10th
May.
Friday,
11th
29.84 80.0
Noon 29.84 82.5 83.0
3 29.78 85.0
81.0 78.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
28.25 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
76.0 82.0 79.0 SW
4
b.c.m.; 0.00
83.0 79.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
28.19 75.0 75,0|71.0 | 75.0 75.0 S
28.17 76.0
75.0 75.0S
10 10 10
10 10 10
5
o.f.
o.f.
0.00
o.f.
:
5
o.f.
5
o.f. 0.00
5 o.f.
9
29.80 82.0!
Noon 29.80 84.0 84.0
80.5 78.0 SW
4
b.c.
28.28 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5 o.f.
...
77.0 83.0 79.0 SW
4
b.c. 0.00
3
29.75 84.5
84.0 80.0 SW
4
e.b.
28.19 75.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S
28.13 75.0
5
o.f. 0.00
75.0 75.0 S
5
io.f.
9
29.84 83.0
84.0 80.0 SW
4
b.c.
28.24 74.0
May.
Noon 29.83 85.0 85.0 77.0 85.0 80.5 SW
3 29.79 84.5
4
c.b. 0.00
80.0 75.0 SW
4
c.p.q.
74.0 74.0 S
28.22 75.0 75,072,075,0 75.0 S
28.18 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5
o.f.
5 o.f.
0.25
1 o.r.t.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; e clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4. squally, r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; u. 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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
=
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air Light Breeze..
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
3
Gentle Breeze ·
4
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze..
Strong Breeze
7
Moderate Gale.
Presh Gale.
Strong Gale
12
Whole Gale
Storm
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth water....
3 to 4 la to 6
Royals, &c..
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triplo 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 Forssail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Polea
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles,
Figures to denote the Fore
of the Wind.
11
16
21
26
201
0 to 2
3 10
15
20
25
30
80
above 30