THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH OCTOBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
819
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry..
Wet.
♦ THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Saturday,
29th
9
Noon
30.16 81.5
80.0 73.5
b.c.
***
́30.13 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 77.0 | 82:0 73.0
b.c.
September, 3
$0.10 83.0
82.0 70.0
b.c.
30.01 83.0
tion.
81.0 77.5 E
30.01 84.0 86.0 77.0 83.5 77.0 | E
29.98 84.0
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
84.5 77.5 ESE
∞∞∞ Force.
b.c.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
:
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
1.30.08 81.0...
80.0 74.5
b.c.
29.94 82.0
81.0 78.5 Calm
...
וי
30th
September. 3 29.98 85.0
Neon 30.06 85.0 85.5 77.0 85.0 77.0
b.c.
29.94 85.0 85.0 76.0 84.5 81.0 SW
84.578,0
b.c.
29.86 86.0
87.5 84.0 SW
ON N
0
b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
---
Monday, 9
Noon
30.06-80.0
78.5 70.0
30.03 82.0 87.0 75.0 81.0 72.0
October.
Tuesday, 2nd
29.98 84.0
9
30.06 80.0
October,
3rd
October.
Thursday, 9
October.
Friday, 5th
October.
30.0680.0
83.0 73.0
78.5 72.0
Noon 30.06 82.0 84.0 75.0 80.5 73.5
30.02 81.0
Wednesday, 9 30.13 80.0
79.5 74.0
79.0 71.5
Noon 30.12 82.0 82.0 74.5 81.0 72.0
3 30.07 82.0
81.0 74.0
30.13 80.0
Noon 30.12 80.0 83.0 75.0 79.0 74.5
3 MA
...
: ༄ |:སྐྱེ
...
***
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.91 81.0
80.0 75.0 N
4
b.c.
...
...
b.c.
29.91 84.0 87.0 76.0 85.0 79.0 | N
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.87 85.0
85.5 80.5 N
3
b.c.
o.c!
29.91 81.0
79.0 75.5 E
O.C.
29.93 82.0 89.0
76.0 81.5 : 77.5 | E
සස
3
b.c.
3
g.
0.00
O.C.
29.93 83.0
81.0 78.0 E
4 o.p.
...
o.c.b.
30.00 81.0
81.0 76.5 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.00 81.0 85.0 75.0 85.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
o.c.b.
29.95 83.0
82.0 77.0 E
3 b.c.
78.5 74.5
o.c.p.
29.99 81.0
79.5 78.0 N
...
0.0.
78.0 73.0
o.c.b.
...
29.99 81.0 84.5 75.0 80.0 79.0 | Calm
29.96 81.0
80.0 77.5 E
102
o.r.
o.d.
0.15
b.c.
9 30.09 80.0
78.5 70.0
O.C.
29.95 80.0
79.0 75.0 N
3
b.c.
Noon 30.08 81.0 81.0 75.0 80.0 72.0
3 30.03 82.0
b.c.
80.5 72.0
b.c.
29.92 83.0
...
...
29.96 82.0 83.0 75.5 82.0 77.0 ESE
82.0 78.0 ESE 3
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
...
...
1883.
VICTORIA PEAK, 'HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AQUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 HOUTE.
9 29.99 80.0
Saturday,
29th Noon 29.97 81.0 80.0 76.0 78.5 72.0 NE
September. 3 29.94 81.0.
79.5 73.0 E
78.0 73.0 NE
4 b.c.m.
28.33 73.0
72.0 70.0 | E
b.c.m.
4
1
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.
28.31 74.0 74.0 70.0 73.0 72.0 E
28.29 74.0
73.0 72.0 E
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
Sunday,
30th
9
29.90 | 81.0
Noon 29.89 82.0 85.0 76.0 85.0.78.0 S
September. 3 29.83 84.0
80.5 76.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
28.25 74.0
73.0 71.0 N
2
c.b.m. 0.00
:
85.0 78.0 SW
1
b.c.m.
Monday,
1st
October.
Tuesday,
2nd
October.
9 29.86 80.0
80.0 71.0 N
Noon 29.86 81.0 85.0 75.0 88.0 73.0 N
3 29.81 82.0
81.0 73.5 NE
4
b.c.
28.24 70.0
:
:
28.23 76.0 77.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 N
28.22 78.0
co co
3
0.m.
...
3 o.m. 0.00
77.0 76.0 N
3
o.m.
70.0 68.0 N
5
0,m.
...
4 b.c. 0.00
28.24 73.0 74.0
68.0 73.0 70.0 N
5
b.c.m. 0.00
3
b.c.
28.19 72.0
72.0 69.0 N
5
b.c.m.
9
...
29.88 81.0
76.0 72.5 NE
Noon 29.88 81.0 83.0 73.0 77.0 73.0 NE
3 29.85 81.0
75.0 71.0 NE
...
10 10 10
5
o.p.
28.24 69.0
69.0 68.0 NE
5
b.c.m.
5
0.c.
0.05
28.2471.0 72.0 68.0 71.0 70.0 E
6
b.c.m. 0.00
5
O.C.
28.20 71.0
71.0 70.0E
6
b.c.m.
Wednesday, 9
3rd
October.
Thursday,
4th
October.
Friday,
5th
...
3
29.94 79.0
Noon 29.93 80.0 80.0 75.0 79.0 72.0 NE
29.91 80.0
78.0 71.0 NE
10
5
b.c.
28.30 70.0
70.0 69.0 E
6 b.c.m.
...
4
b.c.
0.00
28.30 73.0 74.0
67.0 73.0 70.0 E
Co
6
b.c.m. 0.00
78.0 72.0 NE
4
O.C.
28.27 73.0
73.0 72.0 E
4
b.c.m.
***
...
...
***
...
9 29.94 81.0
76.5 73.0 NE
Noon 29.94 80.0 79.0 75.5 77.0 73.0 NE
3 29.91 80.0
77,0 73.0 NE
+4
3
3
3
∞ co co
o.c.p.
28.28 71.0
-
o.c.p. 0.15
o.c.m.
71.0 71.0 E
28.30 70.0 71.0 68.0 70.0 70.0 E
28.26 70.0
4
o.f.d.
6
o.f.d.
0.20
70.0 70.0E
4
b.c.
9.
29.91 79.0
...
October.
77.0 72.0 | NE
Noon 29.92 80.0 81.0 76.0 77.0 72.0 NE
3 29.88 80.0
3
o.c.m.
28.25 71.0
...
::
3
b.c.m. 0.00
79.0 73.0 NE
2
c.b.m.
71.0 70.0 ENE
28.23 73.0 74.0 68.0 72.0 71.0 E
28.20 73.0
72.0 70.0 E
4
b.c.
4
o.m.
0.00
3 o.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; ƒ. foggy; 9. gloomy: h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p passing showers 4. squally, r. ratn; s. snow; t.thunder &. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
"NOTË. —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 Forge of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air
2
Light Breeze.
3
Gentle Breeze
*
Fresh Breeze.
12
Moderate Breeze
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
=
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- 10
11
15
2
set and clean full would go in smooth water..
3 to 4 15 to 6
Royals, &c.
16
20
M
21
""
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
Just sufficient to give steerage way,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Beefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
above 80
12