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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1883.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12,
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
9 29.91 87.0
86.0 78.0
...
18th
August.
Noon 29.90 90.0 92.0 82.0 89.5 80.0
3 29.86 90.0
89.0 80.0
Sunday,
9 ! 29.90 i 85.0
83.5 77.5
19th
August.
Noon
29.89 88.0 91.0 79.0 88.0 78.5
3 29.84 88.0
Monday,
20th
August.
9
29.85 83.0
!
87.5 79.0
82.0 76.5
Noon
3
29.84 84.0 90.0 78.0 83.5 77.0
29.78 82.0
T:
21st
August.
Wednesday, 9
Tuesday, 9
Noon
29.93 85.0
?
80.0.77.0
85.0: 79.0
29.93 84.0
22nd
August. 3
Noon 29.93 87.5 89.0
29.89 88.0
29.94 87.0 88.0 78.0 87.0 79.5
29.92 86.0
85.0 79.0
83.0 78.5
79.0 87.0 79.0
88.076.0
o.c.q.r.
b.c.
b.c.
o.c.b.
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
...
True wind cannot be registered.
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Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
29.79 91.0
29.77 86.0
29.79 90.0 91.0 81.0 89.0 85.0 SW
90.0 87,0 SW
85.5 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
...
2
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
29.78 | 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
...
29.79 89.0 91.5 78.0 88.0 85.0 SW
2 b.c.
0.07
!
29.74 89.0
85.0 85.0 SW
2g.l.t.
...
29.73 85.0
82.5 81.0 N
3 g.p.
29.73 86.0 89.0
77.0 84.5 82.0 N
4
o.p.
0.87
29.70 85.0
83.0 81.0 E
4
o.p.
29.80 85.0
83.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.
!
29.82 86.0 86.0
78.0 86.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.p. 1.08
29.81 86.0
85.5 83.0 E
3
b.c.
:
:
29.82 85.0
83.0 81.0 Calm
29.82 87.0 88.0 78.0 85.0 81.0 SW
Thursday,
23rd August.
9 29.85 87.0
86.5 80.0
b.c.
29.78 88.0
29.73 86.0
88.0 83.0 | SW
om m
0
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
:
84.0 83.0 SW
Noon
3
29.84 88.0 90.0 80.0 89.0 80.0
29.78 88.0
b.c.
***
88.0 80.0
b.c.
*
29.74 88.089.0 78.5 87.0 85,0 SW 29.64 89.0
88.0 85,0 W
1 2
g.
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
Friday,
24th
August.
9 29.81 88.0
88.0 80.5
b.c.
29.70 87.0
1
85,083.0 | NW
4
b.c.
Noon
29.80 90.0 91.0 81.0 90.0 79.0
b.c.
29.70 89.0 88.5 79.0 87.0 83.0 NW
4
b.c.
0.00
į
3 29.77 90.0
91.0 78.0
b.c.
29.67 90.0
90.0 85.0 NW
4
b.c.
***
1883.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
◊ TO 12,
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
77.076.0 WNW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
18th
August.
9 29.75 86.0
86.0 80.5 Calm
Noon
3
29.75 87.5 90.0 80.0 90.0 84.5 SE
29.72 88.0
I
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
28.14 78.0
2 b.c.
...
28.15 83.0 83.0
75.0.82.0 : 79,0 | W
b.c.
0.00
i
89.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
28.11 81.0
80.0 77.0 SE
b.c.
Sunday,
9 29.74 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
2
c.b.m..
28.1478.0
77.0 76.0 E
2
b.m.
19th
August.
Monday,
20th
August,
Noon 29.73 87.0 90.0 77.0 87.0 82.0 sw
3 29.70 88.0
2
b.c.m. 0.00
:
87.0 81,0 Calm
0
c.b.m.
;
28.13 81.0 82.0 74.0 80.0 77.0 | NNW
28.08 82.0
3 b.c.
0.13
81.0 76.0 WNW 2 b.m.
29.67 84.5
!
Tuesday,
21st
9 29.76 84.0!
August.
Wednesday, 9 29.78 84.5
22nd
August.
Thursday,
23rd
August.
84.0 80.0 SE
Noon 29.78 85.0 85.0 77.0 85.0 82,0 SE
3 29.77 85.0
84.5 81.0 SE
84.0 80.0 SW
Noon 29.77 85.0 87.0 77.0 87.0 81.0 SW
3 29.73 86.0
86.0 81.0 SW
9
80.0 76.0 NE
Noon 29.66 84.0 90.0 75.0 78.0 77.0 NE 6
3 29.63 84.0
78.5 78.0 NE 6 c.p.
3 c.b.
3 c.b.
3 c.b.
6
c.b.p.
28.06 75.0'...
74.0 73.0 | NNE
6
o.m.
c.r.
0.04
28.03 74.0 74.0 72.0 | 74.0 73.0 | E
28.01 | 74.0
6
0.m.d. 0.80
74.0 74.0 E
6
o.f.r.
28.10 75.0
74.0 73.0 SE
5
b.c.m.
...
...
0.45
...
28.15 77.0 77.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 SE
28.13 77.0
76.0 75.0 SSE
4
b.c.m. 0.90
4
b.m.
:
2 b.c.m.
b.c.
2 b.c. 0.00
2
:;
28.14 75.0
74.0 73.0 WNW
28.1377.0 77.0 73.0 | 76,0| 75.0 SSW 2
28.12 78.0
77.0 76.0 | SSW
2
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
2 b.c.
9
Noon
29.70 85.0
84.0 88.5 SW
2
b.c.
28.07 76.0
3 29.63 87.0
Friday,
9 29.65 86.0
24th
29.68 87.0 87.5 77.0 87.5 82.0 SW
85.0 81.0 SW
87.5 81.5 SW
Noon 29.66 87.0 89.0 79.0 88.5 79.0 SW 4 b.c. 0.00 August. 3 29.63 89.0
89.0 79.0 WSW 3 b.c.m.
2 b.c.v. 0.00
3 b.c.v.
3 b.c.
75,074,0 | SW
28.04 77,0 77.0 | 73.0 | 76.0 | 75,0 | W
28.00 78.0
77.0 76.0 W
4
b.c.m.
4
b.m. 0.00
4
b.m.
***
28.02 77.0
76.0 75.0 NW
28.04 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 74.0 | 77.0 76.0 | WNW 5 b.m, 0.00
28.00 78.0
77.0 76.0 | WNW] 5 b.c.
5 b.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; 2: squally, r. rain; s. snow; thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible; 20. wet (dew).
NOTE-A bar ( anfer any letter augments its signification, thus f, very foggy r. much rain; r. heavy. and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
Idenote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
*
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Bate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breaze Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale...
Strong Gale
8
10
11
Whole Gale Stor'u
12
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
water..
3 to 4 5 to 6
16
21
Royals, &e..
26
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
31
45
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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 Under Storm Staysail Bare Poles
10
11
12
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