نازة
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 23RD JUNE, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1883.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 Tʊ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24hours.
in inches during
BAROMETER.
Saturday.
9th
June,
9
Noon
29.85: 81.0
80.0 75.0.
b.e.
29.82 83.0
29.83 83,0 84.0 77.5-82.0 71.0
3
29.79 83.5
82.075.0
b.e.
b.e.
29.78 85.0
$3,0 80,0|E
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
U TO 12.
Atid.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
›revious 24 hours.
81.5 79.0 E
29.8284.0 87,077,082,080.0 | E
2
3
b.c.p.
b.c.
0.00
3 b.e.
Sanday.
10th
June.
9
28.78 83.0
82.0 76.0
نا
:
29.76 81.0
83.0 810 E
**
Noon
29.7788.0 84.0 77.0 82.0 76.0
b.c.
3
29.7485.0 ||
84.0: 76.5 |
b.c.
29.76 86.0:84,0 76,0 84.0 82.0 E
29.73 | 86.0
R
b.e.
0.00
87.0 85.0 E
3
b.c.
Monday,
11th
June.
D
29.79 84.0
83.0 76.0
Noon
29.78 86.086.0 78.0 85.0 76.0
3
29.74 86.0:
85.0 77.0
Tuesday,
12th
June
}}
29.80 $1.5
84.0 78.0
Noon 29.79 87.0 88.0 800 87.0 80.0
29.76 88.0
$8.0 80.0
Wainesday. S
29.79 $2.0
80.0 75.5
13th
Jum.
Xoon
29.77 $2.0 88.0 78.0 81.0 76.0
B
29.73 85.0
Thursday.
14th
June.
9
29.76 83.0
84.5 77.5
: 810 : 78.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.77 85.0
83.0 80.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.77 $6.0 88.077.0
85.0 82.0 E
b.e.
0.00
b.c.
29.75 88.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
2
b.c.
o.b.
29.76 86.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.e.
o.b.
29.76 $8.0 89.5 79.0 860 84.0 S
$4.0
2
b.c.
0.00
o.b.
29.75, 89.0
88.0 85.0.8
2 b.e.
o.c.p.
29.76 · 83.0
79.5 79.0 E
c.p.
e.b.
c.b.
29.73 86.0
29.77 85.0 89.5 77.0 83.0 $1.0 Calm 0 b.t.
80.0 $3.0S
1.50
C
b.c.
c.b.
29.74 85.0
| 82.5 82.0 | E
2 b.c.
Noon
29.76 83.0 86.0
79.0¦ $1.0:77.0
O.C.r.
29.74 85.0 87.0 78.0 82.0 82.0 E
3
29.70 84.0
83.0:78.0
c.b.
29.7185.0 i
$1.0 83.0 E
3
3 0.г.
b.c.m.
0.74
Friday.
15th
9
29.7680.0
78.0 74.0
0.c.
29.73 82.0
80.0 79.0 E
ן
2
0.p.
!
Noon 29.75 82.0 84.0 75.0.81.5 75.0
c.b.
29.75 84.0 87.0 76.0 83.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.p. 2.29
June.
3 29.74 82.0
81.075.0
c.b.
29.73 84.0
82.0 81.0E
3
b.c.p.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR,
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
O TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Force..
WEATHER.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
DAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
VTYUNIVE
tion.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Sfury,
D 29.76 80.0
77.5 74.0 NE
B
28.14.71.0
70.0 70.0 E
1 o.f.
9th
June.
Noon 29.76 80.5 80.0 76.0 79.0 75.0 NE
3
c.b.
0.00
3 29.73 82.0
78.0 74.0 E
b.c.
28.12|74.0 74.0 70.0 72.0 72.0. E
28.09 74.0:
0.11.
0.00
72.0 72.0 E
3
0.11.
Sunday.
10th
Jane.
3
9 29.70 81.0
Noon 29.68 82.081.0 76.0.81.0 75.0 NE
29.67 82.0
80.0 75.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.09 73.0
72.0 72.0: E
3
0,m.
» b.c.
0.00
| 80,075.0 E
b.c.
28.09 74.0 74.0 70.0 | 74.0 73.0 E
28.05 75.0
3
0.m.
0.00
75.0 73.0 E
2
0.mi.
Monday,
11th
June.
9 29.72 82.5
29.6883.0
81.0 76.5 NE
Noon 29.72 | 82.5 81.0!77.0 81.0 76.0! NE
3
83.0 77.0 NE
2 b.e.
2b.c.
2 b.e.
28.10|75.0
75.0 74.0 E
3
b.c.m.
0.00
28.1279.0 79.0|72.0 78.0 76.0 E
28.0877.0
| 3
b.c.in. 0.00
76.0 75.0 E
2
b.c.m.
Tuesday,
12th
June.
9 29.72 $4.0
84.5 80.0 SE
Noou 29.72 84.5.85.0 77.0 84.0 80.0 8
3 29.70 75.0
184.5 80.0 SE
2 b.c..
3 c.b. 0.00
3 ie.h.
28.10|77.0
76.0 75.0 S
3
0.0.
23.11|78.0 78.0|73.0 77.0 | 76.0|S 28.07 76.0
3
b..
0.00
76.0 73.0 S
3
b.c.
Wednesday, 3
29.7282.0
13th
June.
Noon
3
29.71 82.0 83.0
29.66 83.0
78.0 77.0 Calm
75.0. 82.0 81.0 E
SLO 78.0, SW
0 0.0.p.
I 0.0.
“
0.c.p.
28.10 71.0
71.0 71.0 S
0.0.1.
8.02
28.09, 75.0 77.0 | 70.0.75,0 74,0 S
1
0.0.
1.40
28.0676.0
75,074.0 | SW
4
0.0.
Thursday, 9
14th
June.
29.65: 82.0
29.72 83.0
79.5: 78.0 Calm
Noon 29.6982.0 78.0 76.0 77.0.77.0 E
3
78.0 78.0 E
+
0.4.p.
28.10 74.0
73.0 72.0 W
3
o.m.
0.c.p. 3.25
I lo.e.p.
28.07 | 75,0 | 76.0|72.0 75.0 74.0 SSW
28.0375.0
3
o.c.d. 1.60
75.0 i 75.0
SSW
3
io.C.
Friday,
15th
9 29.67 81.0 !
June,
77.0 73.0 NE
Noon 29.67 81.0 80.0 74.0 78.5 74.5 NE
B 29.67 81.0
77.0 73.0 NE
6
28.05 71.0
6
('.
0.67
e.p.
71.0 71.9 E
28.05 173,0-740 69.0 73.0 72.0 E
28.04 71.0
73.0 72.0 E
0.6.
5
o.m.d. 1.70
5 0.m.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; e clouds (detachod); &. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h, hail: 7. lightning; m. inisty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers 6. squally, 7. rain; 4. snow; thunder: 4, ugly (threatening appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE. —A bar (→) under any letter auga mnts its signüication, --this f. very foggy: r. much rain;, heavy and continuing rain, &e., &e.
Fizeras to
lenote the Force' Description of Wind.
of the 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 Bronze- Gentle Breeze
Mo lerate Breeze. Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breaze Moderate date Fresh sales Strong Gale Whole thate Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficiens to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots.
set und glean full would go in smooth,
water..
to 4
Royals, &c.
Single Reels and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &e.. Close Reefs and Coursea
Io which she could just carry in chase, Doable Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bary Poly
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Laguna isa deunte the force of the Wind.
0 to
3 - 10
11
15
16
20
10
11
above 30
12