THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JULY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
633
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Ú TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
Saturday,
7th
July.
9
29.95 88.0
89.0 80.0
b.c.
Noon 29.95 88.0 90.0 80.0 87.5 79.0
3
29.89 89.0
: ཛྫ ;
b.c.
89.0 79.0
b.c.
29.90 89.0
tion.
87.0 84.0 E
29.90 90.0 89.5 81.0 89,5 | 86.0 | SE
29.88 91.0
91.0 86.0 E
Sunday,
9
29.88 87.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.84 89.0
86.5 84.0 E
8th
Noon
29.88 87.5 90.0
81.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.84 90.0 92.081.0
88.0 86.0 | E
July.
3
29.85 89.0
89.0 79.5
b.c.
29.83 91.0
91.5 87.0 E
2 2 2
∞ ∞ c Force.
3
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
3
b.c.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.00
b.c.
Monday,
9
29.86 86.5
85.0.78.0
9th
Noon
29.85 88.0 91.0 81.0 87.0 78.0
:
July.
3
29.80 89.0
88.0 78.0
Tuesday,
10th
July.
9
29.82 86.0
85.0 78.0
Noon 29.91 90.5 91.0 81.0 90.0 80.0
3 29.77 91.0
91.0 80.5
Wednesday, 9
29.72 88.0
87.0 79.0
11th
Noon 29.70 91.0 93.0 82.0 91.5 80.0
July.
3
29.66 92.0
92.5 81.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.83 89.0
86.0 84.0 Calm
0 b.c.
b.c.
29.83 89.0 94.0 | 81.0 88.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c. 0.00
O
b.c.
29.79 91.0
90.0 87.0 SW
2
b.c.
:
b.c.
29.80 89.0
85,5 84.0 W
1
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.81 90.0 93.0 80.0 88.0 85.0 | sw
b.c.
29.7691.0
90.0 85.0 SW
N N
2
b.c. 0.00
2
b.c.
1
b.c.
29.71 89.0
87.0 84.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.71 91.0 92.0 81.0 90.0 86.0 W
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.65 92.0
90.5 86.0 SW
3
b.c.
Thursday, 12th
9
29,53 84.0
83.5 75.0
[o.c.q.p.
29.57 86.0
$3.0 80.0 E
5
u.o.r.
...
Noon
29.4883.0 93.0 78.0 80.0, 76.0
o.c.q.p.
29.48 86.0 91.0
79.0 81.0 | 80.0 | NE
6
u.o.r. 0.65
July.
3
29.40 82.0
80.0 76.0
o.c.q.p.
29.42 83.0
80.0 79.0 E
6
u.o.r.
Friday,
13th
July.
9
29.80 85.0
83.5 78.0
O.C.
29.76 86.0
85.0 83.0 SE
5
b.c.m
...
...
Noon 29.82 86.0 86.0 75.0 85.0 79.5
O.C.
29.76 86.0 85.5
74.0 85.0 83.0 SE
4
g.m.
2.89
3 29.81 86.0
•
...
86.0 79.5
O.C.
29.77 88.0
86.0 83.0 S
2
g.m.
...
1883.
DAY AND
DATE.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
76.0 75.0 S
w Force.
b.c.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
HOUR.
Saturday,
9 29.85 87.0
7th
July.
I
3
29.82 87.0
I
Sunday,
8th
July.
9
29.80 87.0
Noon 29.80 87.5 88.0 80.0 87.0 81.0 NNE
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Altd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
---
88.0 83.0 E
Noon 29.85 87.0 88.0 80.0 88.0 82.0. E
∞ ∞ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
inches or
BAROMETER.
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
b.c.
2 b.c.
N N
b.c.p. 0.00
28.25 77.0
0.03
88.5 82.0 SW
28.25 79.0 80.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 S
28.22 80.0
1 b.c.
0.00
79.0 77.0 SSE
2
b.c.v.
87.0 80.0. E
28.1675.0
2
=
3
29.78 86.0
88.0 80.0 E
I
b.c.
28.24 77.080,0
28.21 79.0
76.0 75,0 SE
74.0!78.0 76.0 SE
79.0 77.0 NNW
2 b.c.
2 b.c. 0.00
2 b.c.
T
Monday,
9th
July.
9
29.77 87,0
85.0 80.0 NNE
2
b.c.
28.16 78.0
**
!
3
Noon 29.77 87.0 89.0 81.0 89.0 83.0 SE
29.73 87.5
89.0 82.0 SSE
2 b.c.
1 b.c.
0.58
28.17 80.0 80.0
28.12 80.0
77.0 75.0S
75.079.077,0| S
1
b.c.v.
1
b.c.v. 0.00
79.0 76.0 SW
1
b.c.v.
9 29.74 87.0
Tuesday,
87.0 80.0 E
10th Noon 29.73 88.0 90.0 80.0 87.5 80.0 SW
July.
*3 29.70 90.0
88.0 81.0 SW
Wednesday, 9 29.63 87.0
.--
1 b.c.
1 b.c. 0.00
2 b.c.
---
28.16 77.0
76.0 74.0 SW
1
b.c.v.
28.12 80.0 80.0 74.0 79.0 76.0 WSW
28.10 82.0
2
b.c.v.
0.00
81.0 77.0 W
2
b.c.v.
11th
July.
86.0 82.5 NE
Noon 29.63 88.0 90.0 80.0 90.0 80.0 E
3 29.59 88.5
88.0 80.0 SE
2 b.c.
28.06 81.0
80.0 76.0 WNW 2
b.c.m.
...
...
1 b.c. 0.00
4 b.c.
28.04 83.0 83.0 | 76.0 | 82,077,0| WNW
28.00 81.0
80.0 77.0 SW
2
b.c.m. 0.00
2 b.c.m.
Thursday,
9 29.37 84.0
12th
July.
Friday,
13th
76.0 76.0 | NNE
Noon 29.30 84.0 90.0 77.0 80.0 77.5 | NE
c.r.u.
c.r.
3
29.34 84.0
79.0 75.0E
9
29.71 85.0
84.0 79.0 SE
Noon 29.73 85.0 85.0 76.0 84.5 80.0 SSW
July.
3 29.73 86.0
82.5 79.0 S
10
10
10 o.c.p.
5 c.q.
5 c.q. 0.92
5 c.p.q.
28.80 74.0
*
28.10 75.0
28.1376.0 76.0
28.12 76.0
...
74.0 72.0 NE
28.68 74.0 74.0 71.0 74,0|72,0 | E
28.65 71.0
74.0 72.0 E
74.0 74.0 S
70.0|76,075.0 | S
75,075.0 S
7 o.m.r.
A
8/9 o.c.r.q. 0.96
9
o.c.q.
6
o.c.q.
6
0.c.m. 1.30
5 o.c.m.
***
STATE OF WEATHER:-6 blue sky: clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 9. squally, r. rain; s. snow; thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; a. 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 Windt.
Description of Wind.
Calm
10
11
1
=
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air
Light Breeze........
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
Whole Gale 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..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recled 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
12