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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JUNE, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
1883.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
e during
previous 24 hours.
In inches
Saturday,
26th
May.
9
29.87 83.5
82.0 79.0
0.C.
29.82
84.0
29.84 86.0
Noon 29.87 84.0 87.0 79.0 82.5 78.0
3
0.6.
:
85.5 79.0
o.b.
83.0 $2.0 Calm 29.83 85.0 84.0 79.0 83.0 82.0 Calm
29.83 86.0
0 o.p.
0
b.c.
0.28
86.0 84.0 | NW
1
b.c.
Sunday, 9
27th
May.
29.91 76.5
75.0 73.0
0.0.1.
29.86 79.0
76.0 76.0 | E
3
0.1.
Noon
3
29.90 78.0 81.0
74.0 76.0 73.0
o.c.p.
29.86 80.0 86.0
75.0 79.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.18
29.85 79.0
77.0 73.5
O.C.
29.84 82.0
83.0 80.0 E
3
b.c.m.
Monday. 9
29.88 83.0
83.0 79.0
28th May.
Noon
29.88 86.0 86.0
75.0 85.0 80.0
3
29.87 87.0
87.0 80.0:
Tuesday,
9
29.95 85.0
29th
Noon
29.95 87.0 88.0
85.0 79.0
80.0 87.0 80.0
May.
29.90 88.5
Wednesday, 9
29.98 84.0
$9.5 79.5
83.0 77.5
30th
Noon 29.97 87.0 90.0
79.0 88.0 78.0 :
May.
3 29.91 89.0
89.0: 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
9.c.b.
29.84 82.0
80.0 79.0 Calm
0
g.p.
u.c.b.
29.84 86.0 85.0
77.0 85.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.67
:
b.c.
29.84 87.0
87.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c.
o.b.
29.90.86.0
84.0 82.0 SW
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 87.0 88.0
b.c.
29.87 89.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
b.c.
29.93 87.0 89.0
80.0 86.5 82.0 SW
88.0 84.0 SW
85.0 83.0 Calm
76.0 86.0 83.0. S
3
b.c. 0.06
3 b.c.
:
0 b.c.
3 b.c. 0.10
b.c.
29.88 88.0
$7.5 83.0. S
3 b.c.
Thursday,
9 | 29.92 86.0
86.0 79.0
b.e.
29.87 87.0
85.0 83.0 S
2
b.c.
31st
Noon
29.91 88.0 90.0
81.0 89.0 79.5
b.c.
29.88 88.0 88.5
80.0 87.0 84.0 S
2
b.c.
0.00
May.
3
29.85 89.0
89.5 79.0
b.c.
29.8189.0
88.0 84.0 S
3
b.c.
Friday.
1st
June.
9
29.87 87.0
87.0 79.5
b.c.
29.83 86.0
85.0 82.0 W
2
b.c.
!
Noon
29.83 89.0 91.0 81.0 89.0 80.0
b.e.
29.83 88.0 88.0
80.0 86.5 84.0 W
2
b.c.
0.00
3
29.77 90.0
90.0 81.0
b.c.
29.77 89.0
80.0 81.0 SW
3
b.c.
...
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
DAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
O TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
Atid.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
O TO 12.
Dirce-
Saturday,
9 29.78 83.0
81.0 78.0 W
1
o.c.p.
28.17 74.0
26th
May.
Sunday. 27th
May.
Monday,
Noon 29.78 83.0 85.0 75,0 82.5 79.0 N
3 29.77 83.0
1
0.C.
1.05
79.5 76.0 NE
2
0.C.
28.16 75.0 76.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 W
28.15 73.0
tion.
74.0 74.0 SSW
+ o.f.
o.c.m.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
drevious24 hours.
*
+2
0.15
72.0 72.0 W
3 0.m.
...
29.80 79.0
9 29.80 79.0
73.0 73.0 NE Noon 29.82 79.0 84.0 72.5 74.0 73.0 NE
3
65
28.17 75.0
4.70
75.0 74.0 NE
5
0.0.
74.0 74.0 E
28.18 70.0 71.0, 69.0 70.0 70.0 E
28.15 70.0 ....
5
o.f.r.
1 io.f.
0.60
1
70.0 70.0 | E
1
o.f.
9 29.79 82.0
28th
May.
81.0 78.0 SW Noon 29.80 84.0 86.0 78.0 85.0 82.0 SW
3 29.79 86.0
2 lah.
28.18! 73.0
73.0 73.0 SSW
1
o.f.
85.0 82.0 SW
te
b.c.
0.32
28.2175.0 76.071.0 76.0 75.0 SSW
+
0.m.
0.13
b.c.
28.1674.0
74.0 74.0. S
1
b.c.
Tuesday, 9
!
29.86 83.0
83.5 82.0 SW
2 b.e.
28.22 74.0
74.0 74.0 N
3
0.0.
29th
May.
Noon 29.86 84.0 86.0 78.0 86.0 80.0 SW
3 29.83 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
2
!
b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
28.25 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 S
28.22 76.0
75.0 74.0 S
3 b.c.
4 b.c.
0.13
Wednesday. 9 29.89 84.0
30th
May.
Thursday,
31st
May.
3
85.0 82.0 SW Noon 29.89 85.086.0 78.0 85.0 80.0 SW
29.83 85.5
2
c.b.
28.26 76.0
75.075.0 SSW
3 h.c.
85.0 80.0 SW
19 19
b.c. 0,00
2 b.c.
75.0: 75.0 | S
28.28 77.0 77.0 72.0 76.075.0 SSW 3 b.c. 0.00
28.22.76.0
M
b.c.
9
29.83 85.0
85.0 81.0 SW Noon 29.83 87.0 87.0 79.0 87.0 81,0| SW
3 29.80 87.0
85.5 80.5 SW
3
b.c.
28.22 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
3
b.c.v.
!
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
28.23 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S
28.17:77.0
B
b.c.v. 0.00
76.0 75.0 S
4
b.c.v.
Friday,
9 29.78 85.0
1st
June.
85.0.80.0 SW Noon 29.74 87.0 88.0 80.0 86.5 81.0 SW
B 29.71: 86.5
b.c.
28.17 75.0
85.0 80.0 SW
4 e.b.
4 c.b.
0.00
74.0 74.0 | SSW
28.18 76.0 76.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 SSW 4 b.c.v. 0.00
28.12 75.0
75.0 | 75,0 SSW 5 b.c.v.
5 b.c.v.
STATE OF WEATHER:-) blue sky; cloals (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers 7.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
lenote the Forca!
of the Win 1,
Description of Wind.
Calm
9
10
11
12
Tilustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air Light Breze. Gentle Bronze Moderate Breeze Frean Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.
Freale..
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Storu..
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....
15 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 Courseя
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forexail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Polis
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
2
0
above 80