518
1883.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JULY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
24 hours,
RAINFALL.
eviouuring
BAROMETER.
Atid.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
79.0 79.0 N
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
O TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
Bux.cip sqü! [1]
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 30th
June.
9
29.82 83.5
81.5 78.0.
jo.c.r.
29.79 84.0:
O.F.
Noon 29.83 82.0 87.0 78.0 80.0 -76.0
3 29.80 83.0
0.0.7.
81.0 70.0!
b.c.
29.82 | 83.0 : 90.0.77,0 78.0 78.0 | W 29.79 84.0
0.1.
3.38
85.0 81.0 E
2
b.c.
Sunday,
1-8
9
29.90 21.5.
98.9 78.5
6.b.
29.85 85.0
880-82.0 E
2
b.c.p.
Noom
29.90 87.0 89.0 79.0 87.0 80.0
o.c.b.
July.
3
29.87.87.0
87.0 79.5
o.c.b. i
29.8586.0 86.0.76.0 86.0 83.0 S
29.8589.0
3
b.c.
0.97
89.0 85.0 S
3
b.c.
Monday,
2nd
July.
9
29.97 87.0
86.0 810
Noon
29.97 88.0 89.0
81.0 88.9 80.0
3
29.96 89.0
Tuesday, 9 30.01 $8.0
88.5 81.0
87.0 79.0
3rd
July.
Wednesday, 9
Noon 29.99 88.0 90.0
81.0 88.5 80.0
29.95 $8.0
29.91 84.5
4th
Noon
29.9087.0 90.0
88.5 - 80,0
$3.0 78.5
81.0 87.0 79.5
July.
3
29.85 89.0
89.0 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
10.c.b.
29.92 87.0
'86.0 83.0' SE
3
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.92 88.0 89.0 81.0 87.0 85.0 SE
3
b.c. 0.21
b.c.
29.92 89.0
89.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.93 87.0
86.30 $3.0 E
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.94 88.0 89.0 81.0 87.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.90 89.0
88.5 84.0 SW
3
b.c.
o.b.
29.86 85.0:
82.0 82.0 E
2
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.86 89.0 89.0 80.0 87.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c. 0.63
b.c.
29.8390.0
89.5 86.0 SW
B
b.c.
Thursday,
5th
July.
9
20.86 87.5
$7.0 77.0
b.e.
29.83 87.0
80.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
Noon
29.88 89.0 91.0 2.0:89.0 78.5
b.c.
29.83 89.0 90.0
81.0 87.5 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
3
29.86 90.0
90.0 79.5
b.c.
29.83 89.0
88.5 83,0 SW
3
b.c.
Friday.
D 29.93 87.5
86.078.0
b.c.
29.88 88.0
84.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.
6th
July.
Noon 29.92 88.0 91.5 81.0 87.0 | 80.0
b.c.
29.89 90.0 89.5
80.0 80.0 53.0. E
3
b.c.
0.00
3
29.91 86.5
83.0 77.5
c.b.t.
29.89 87.9
85.0 82.0 E
3
b.c.
1883.
CAPE DAGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
DAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
80.0 77.0 SE
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inche during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Dry.
Wet.
O TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
30th
June.
9 29.74 84.0
Noon
29.77 83.5 89.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 Sw
3 29.74 84.0
80.0 76.0 SW
لیے لیے
cp.q.
28.36 72.0
72.0 72.0 S
K
0.c.r.
:
c. p.q.
1.32
28.1471.0 72.0 70.0 71.0.710
S
3 0.C.P. 3.20
3 c.b.
28.1275.0
74.0 73.0 S
2
b.c.
Sunday,
9 29.82 85.0
81.0 78.0 SW
c.p.
28.18 174.0
74.0 74.0, S
4
b.c.r.
I
1st
Noou 29.82 86.0 85.0 75.9 84.0 80.0; SW
3 c.p.
0.57
28.2173.0 75.0 71.0 75.0 74.0X
£ O.C.F.
1.24
E
July.
3
29.80 87.0
85.0 80.0 SW
3 c.b.
28.20 76.0
76.0: 75,0 S
5b.c.
3
Monday,
2nd
July.
Tuesday, 9 29.90 87.0
9 29.87 87.0;
Noon 29.86 87.0 85.0
29.86 89.0
185.0 810 SW
75.0 85.5 80.0 SW
87.0 810 SW
3
c.b.p. 3 c.b.
B c.b.
28.2575.0
75.0 74.0 S
5
b.c.
0.06
28.27 77.0 77.0 74.0 76.0 75.0 S
28.2376.0
0.p.
0.21
76.0 75.0 S
+
b.c.
3rd
July.
85.0 80.0 SW
Noon 29.90 87.0 87.0 80.0 86.0 80.0 SW
3 29.84 89.0
3
b.e.
28.30 77.0
76.0 75.0 S
2
b.c.
3 b.c. 0.00
87.0 81.0 SW ¡
*
3
b.c.
28.29 77.0 77.0 74.0 76.0 75,0 S
28.25 77.0
Wednesday, 9
29.82.86.0
84.0 79.0 SW
4th
July.
Thursday,
5th
July.
Noon
3
29.8287,087.0 80.0 86.0 80.0 SW
29.77 87.5
10 19
2
b.c.
28.23 - 76.0
76.0 75.0 S
75.0 175.0 · S
f b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
0.00
86.0 80.0, SSW 2 c.b.
i
28.21 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 | 76.0
28.16 78.0!
77.0 75.0 S
N
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.20
3 b.c.
9
29.80 86.0
Friday,
9 29.84 87.0
86,080.0 SW
Noon 29.80 86.0 87.0 80.0 85.0 80.0 S
3 29.77 87.0¦
80:0 S
858.0 80.0 E
85.01
2
b.c.
2 b.c.
3 b.c.
28.16 75.0
75.0 74.0, S
2 b.c.
:
0.00 28.19 77.0 79.0 73.0 70.0 75.0 S
28.16 70.0
77.0 74.0 S
3 b.c.
0.00
4 b.c.
2
c.b.
28.25 77,0
76.0 75.0.ESE
2 b.c.
6th
Noon 29.85 87.0 87.0 80.0 85.0 80.0 NE
!
2
b.c.
July.
3
29.8486.0
70.0 78.0 N
2
t.l. p.
3 b.c.
4 b.c.
0.00
0.00 28.25 80.0 81.0 73.0 79.0 76.0 ESE
28.2176.0
76.0 75.0 SE
STATE OF WEATHER: bine sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; à. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 9. squally, rain; s. snow; t.thander; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); . 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.
Vigures to
Menote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air
LAWA
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-con:litioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 — 10
11
15
16
20
Light Breeze.
Gentle Breezy
Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze..
Strong Brecze
Moderate Gale
A
6
Fresh Galo..
9
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just suheleut to give steerage way ....... With which the above Ship with all sail
set and clean full would go in smooth
Water.
1 to 2 kuots. 3 to 4 Că to t
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. C. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reets, &c. .....
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recfed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Polos
31
37 41
45
52
33 - 60
61-69
70-80
#hove
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