710
1883.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH AUGUST, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9
4th
August.
29.75 81.0
Noon 29.75 84.0 83.0 77.0 83.0 78.5
3 29.72 85.0
80.0 78.0
O.C.
29.66 83.0
80.0 79.0 Calm
:Ş:
o.b.r.
29.66 84.0 85.0
84.0 79.0
O.c.r.
29.62 83.0
78.0 85.0 83.0 Calm
85.0 83.0 Calm
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 1.39
Sunday,
5th
August.
9
29.76 83.0
81.0 77.5
b.c.
29.66 85.0
84.0 83.0 Calm 0
b.c.m.
Noon
29.76 83.0 85.0 77.5 82.0 78.0
o.c.r.
29.66 86.0 86.0 77.0 84.5 83.0 Sw
3
o.r.
2.43
3
29.72 $2.5
80.5 78.0
b.c.
29.65 86.0
85.0 84.0 Calm
0
g.p.
Monday, 9
6th Noon
August. 3
29.79 81.0
84.0 80.0
29.79 86.087.0 79.0 86.5 80.5
29.78 86.5
86.0 80.0
Tuesday, 9
th
Noon
August.
29.52 83.0
29.82 86.0 88.0
29.7786.0
Wednesday, 9
29.79 85.0
82.0 78.5
80.0 86.0 79.5
!
86.0 79.5
84,0 80.0
8th
August.
Noon
3
29.77.88.0 89.0 81.0 88.0 82.0
29.74 89.0
89.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.68 86.0
84.0 83.0 E
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.68 87.0 89.0 78.0 85.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.87
b.c.
29.68 87.0
86.0 84.0 S
2
b.c.
Q.C.
:
29.70 | 85.0
85.0 83.0 | NW
2
o.p.
o.c.b.
29.70 86.0 87.0 79.0 86.0 83.0 SW
2 b.c.
0.07
b.c.
29.69 87.0
85.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
c.b.
29.67 86.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
b.c.
29.67 88.0 88.0 81.0 87.5 85.0 SW
0.c.
29.65 90.0
89.0 85.0 NW
O 2 M
0
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Thursday, 9
29.78 87.0
87.0 79.5
b.c.
29.67 87.0
85.5 83.0 W
2
b.c.
¡
9th
Noon 29.78 89.0 91.0
81.0 90.0 78.0
b.c.
29.68 89.0 93.0
80.0 88.0 84.0 W
2
b.c.
0.00
August.
3
29.75 90.0
91.0 78.0
b.c.
29.66 91.0
91.5 86.0 W
2
b.c.
Friday,
10th
August.
9
29.83 86.5
86.5
86.0 78.0
b.c.
29.7287.0
85.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.
Noon
3
29.84 89.0 91.5 80.0.90.0 79.5
b.c.
29.72 89.0 91.5
79.0 86.5 85.0 | SW
3
b.c.
0.93
!
29.81 90.0
0.0
90.0 80.0
b.c.
29.72 90.0
88.0 86.0 SW
3
b.c.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
DAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Saturday,
4th
August.
9
29.61 83.0
83.5 80.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
1 c.m.
- Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force,
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
27.80 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
O.C.
...
!
Noon 29.61 83.0 85.0 78.0 85.0 79.0 E
3 29.59 83.0
80.0 79.0 NE
£
o.p.q.
1.05
1
o.p.q.
27.76 74.0 74,0 73.0|74.0 74.0 S
27.75 74.0
3
0.0.
1.65
73.0 72.0 8
4
o.c.d.
.:.
Sunday,
5th
August.
9 29.61 82.0
Noon 29.63 83.0.87.0
3 29.59.82.0
81.0 79.0 SW
78.0.78.0 77.0 SW
80.0 79.0 SW
2
c.b.m.
27.79 74.0
74.0 73.0 | SSW
4
0.0.
4
o.c.1. 1.54
2
c. b.m.
27.70 73.0 74,071.0 | 73.0 73.0 | SSW
27.65 73.0
73.0 73,0 | SSW
4
o.c.r. 2.14
4
o.c.d.
...
Monday, 9 29.64 83.0
83.0 81.0 SW 6th Noon 29.64 84.0 85.0 80.0 83.0 80.0 SW August. 3 29.64 86.0
Tuesday, 9 29.66 83.0
2
c.b.m.
27.65 | 76.0
75.0 71.0 WSW
2
c.b. n. 1.03
27.6275.0 76.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 | SW
86.0 81.0
SW
3
c.b.m.
27.62 76.0
75.0 74.0 SW
2 2 10
o.m.
3
b.m.
1.00
b.m.
***
!
80.0 81.0 SW
2
7th Noon 29.66 84.0 87.0 76.0 83.0 80.0 SW
August.
3 29.63 85.0,
85.0 81.0 SW
Wednesday, 9 29.63 83.0
4
c.b. n. e.b.m. 0.14
***
3
c.b.m.
27.72 75.0
74.0 74.0 SSW
27.80 76.0 76.0 73.0|75.0 75.0 SSW
27.86 75.0
2
O.C.
::
4 o.m. 0.00
75.0 74.0 SSW 4
o.m.
83.0 81.0 SW
e.b.m.
27.98 76.0
Sth
August,
Thursday,
9th
August.
Noon 29.63 86.0 88.0 78.0 87.0 82.0 SW
3 29.59 88,0
87.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.m. 0.0)
3
b.c.m.
75.075.0 NW 3
28.03 | 79.0 79.0 | 73.0|78.0|77.0 | WNW 3
28.00 78.0
78.0 75.0 WNW 4
o.f.
M
b.m. 0.13
b.c.m.
9
29.63 85.0
Noon 29.63 87.090.0 78.0 89.0 81.0 SW
86.0 80.0 SW
2
c.b.m.
28.03 76.0
3
c.b.m. 0.0)
3
29.60 87.5
88.0 79.0 SW
3
c.b.m.!
75,074.0 WNW, 4
28.03 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 73.0 | W 28.00 80.0
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
79.0 74.0 W
4
b.c.m.
Friday,
9 29.68 85.5
85.0 80.0 SW
2
c.b.
28.08, 78.0
77.0 74.0 NW
2
b.c.m.
¦
!
10th
Noon 29.68 87.5 90.0 77.0 88.0 82.5 SW August. 3 29.67 88.0
3
b.c.
0.00
87.0 82.5 SW
3 c.b.
28.0978.0 78.0 74.0 77,0|76.0 | SW
28.05 78.0
77.0 76.0 SW
4
b.c.m. 0.00
5
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o, overcast p. passing showers; qsually, r. rain; s. snow; thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); to. wet (dew).
NOTE-A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. 'very foggy; r. much rain; x. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air
2
Light Breeze..
3
Gentle Breuze
G
Moderate Breaze
Fresh Breeze..
SEPORT BRGUS
Moderate Gate Fresh Gale..
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth water.
to knets. 3 to 4 (5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by.
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail 3Under Storm Staysail
9
Strong Gale
10
Whole Galo Storm
12
Hurricaue,
uro
Rate of the Wind
Figures to
per Hour in Miles.
denote the Force
of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 10
11
15
16
61
70
1068
above 80
12