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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
1883.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
9 29.98 86.0
85.0 79.5
b.c.m.
July.
14th Noon 29.97 87.0 88.0 80.0|87.0 | 80.0
3 29.94 88.0
b.c.
88.0 80.0
b.c.
29.83 86.0
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
85,083,0 S
29.83 88.0 88.0 78.0 88.0 | 86.0 | Calm
29.83 89.0
88.0 86.0 S
Force,
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
NON
2 b.c.m.
0 b.c.
0.21
2
b.c.
Sunday,
9
29.98 86,5
86.0 80.0
b.c.m.
29.84 86.0
85.0 83.0 W
3
b.c.
...
loth
Noon
29.97 87,5 90.0
80.0|88.0 | 80.5
b.c.m.
July.
3
29.95 89.0
89.0 81.0
b.c.m.
...
29.84 88.089,080,0 86,5|85.0 | W 29.84 88.0... 880 86.0
3
b.c.
0.61
:
Monday,
9
29.92 86.0
85.0 80.0
**
16th
July.
Noon
29.91 86.0 90.0
81,085,080.0
3
29.88 85.0
84.0 79.0
Tuesday, 17th
July.
9
29.85 85.0
84 5 79.5
Noon 29.83 84.5 89.0 79.0 83.0 78.0
--
29.78 86.0
Wednesday, 9
29.76 86.0
85.0 80.0
85.5 80.0
18th
July.
Noon 29.76 89.0 89.0 82.0 88.0 82.0
3
29.7288.0
Thursday,
19th
9
29.78 83.0
www
Noon
88.0 80.0
81.0 78.0
29.79 87.0 89.0 80.0 86.0.80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.b.
29.80 86.0
84:5 83,01 SW
3
o.p.
o.c.b.
29.80 86.0 89.081.0
84.0 83.0 Calm
0
o.c.b.
29.77 85.0
81.0 81.0 NW
3
b.c.p. 0.15 o.p.l.t.
***
o.c.b.
29.73.85.0
83.0 82.0 NW
3
o.r.l.t.
-
c.b.
29.73 85.0 87.0 77.0 83.5 82.0NW
2
b.c. 1.15
o.c.b.
29.68 86.0
84.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.p.
***
...
b.c.
29.65 87.0
85,083.0 SW
3
b.c.m.
**
b.c.
29.65 88.0 87.0
80.0 85.0 84.0 NW
4 b.c. 0.10
b.c.
29.64 88.0
87.5 84.0 SW
3
b.c.
www
b.c.p.
29.66 85.0
***
b.c.p.
29.69 89.0 89.0
83.0 82.0 Calm
78.0 87.0 84.0 SW
0.
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.30
་
July.
3
29.76 88.0
87.0 80.0
b.c.p.
29.69 88.0
85.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.m.
Friday,
20th
9
29.85 86.5
86.080.0
b.c.p.
29.72 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.p.
Noon 29.85 87.0 89.0 81.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.p.
July.
3
29.84 87.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.p.
29.72 87.0
29.72 87.0 87.0 81.0 84.5 82.5 SE
85.5 83.0 SE
4
b.c.p. 0.17
3
b.c.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 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.
Saturday,
14th
July.
9 29.80 85.0
Noon 29.80 85.5 85.0
84.0 79.0 S
80.0 85.0 81.0† SE
O.C.
α..
0.00
3 29.78 85.5
82.5 80.0 SSE
0.C.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
28.20 76.0
888 Dry
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direg 8
tion.
75.0 | 75,0 | SE
28.20 77.0 77.0 71.0 76.0 76.0 S
28.17 76.0
-
75.0 74.0 S
∞∞∞ Forde.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
O.C.
b.c.m. 0.46
b.c.m.
:
Sunday,
15th
July.
9 29.81 85.5
Noon 29.82 86.0 86.0
84.0 80.5 SW
4
c.b.m.
28.21 76.0
79.0 86.0 82.0 SW
4
b.c.m. 0.00
75.0 75.0 SW
28.21 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 76.0 SW
4
o.f.
+++
4
o.c.m. 0.44
3
29.78 87.5
86.5 82.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
28.18 77.0
Monday,
16th
July.
9
29.77 86.0
Noon 29.77 87.0 87.0
3 29.73 86.0
85.0 82.0 SW
3
0.0.
28.16 74.0
---
76.0 76.0S
74,074.0 | SW
4 o.m.
80.0 86.0. 81.0 SW
3
O.C.
0.00
28.14 75.0 76.0
73.0 75.0 75.0 SW
82.0 78.0 SW
3 O.C.q.
28.10 73.0
73.0 73.0 SW
* co c
3
o.f.
3
o.c.p.s. 0.40
4
o.f.
Tuesday, 9 29.72 85,0
78.0 77.5 SW
4
...
|
17th
July.
Wednesday, 9
Noon 29.69 85.0 87.0
3 29.67 85.0
77.0 84.5 81.0 SW
3
c.p.q.
c.b.
28.05 75.0
0.12
75.0 75.0 SW
28.08 76.0 77.0 73.0 75.0 75.0] SW
...
81.0 76.5 SW
3
0.0.
28.06 74.0-
74.0 74.0 SW
10 10 10
5
o.f.r.
5
O.C. 0.60
5
o.f.
...
18th
Noon
29.61 | 86.0
29.6187.0 87.0
July.
3
29.60 87,5
Thursday,
19th
9
29.63 86.0
July.
Friday, 20th
Noon
3
84.5 82.0 SW
80.087.0 83.0 : SW
87.082.0 SW
85.0 82.0 SW
29.63 87.0 88.0 80.0 87.0,82.0 | SW
29.63.87.0
4
O.C.
4 io.c.
4 c.b.
0.00
27.95 77.0
77.0 76.0 SSW
27.98 78.0 78.0 73.0 78.0 77.0 SSW
27.97 77.0
77.0 77.0 SSW
5
o.f.
3 b.c. 0.00
5
b.c.
3 c.b.m.
28.00 76.0
4
b.c.m. 0.00
85.0 80.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
27.97 76.0 76.0
27.82 76.0
76.0 76.0 SSW
71.076,076.0 S
75.0 75.0 S
5
o.f.
4 O.C.
0.20
5
o.f.
...
|
9
29.70 86.0
81.0 78.0 SW
Noon 29.70 85.5 87.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 SW
4
o.c.p.
27.95 76.0
75.0 75.01 S
5
o.f.
4
r.q.
0.04
July.
3
29.70 87.0
84.0 80.0 SW 3
O.C.
***
27.84 77.0 77.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 S
27.8575.0
74.0 74.0 S
5
b.c.
0.10
5
o.f.
Bare Poles
Light Air Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gal
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
Storm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In viiul, the could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Juster or done stil
STATE OF WEATHER:-b blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ƒ.foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; g.squally, r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; a. 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
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
AA
=
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Late of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
Just suficient to give steerage way.
11
set and clean full would g in 100th water............
3 to 4 5 to 6
16
Royals, &c.
30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
36
37-44
45 52
60
10
11
70
80
12
above 80