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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH OCTOBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1883.
DAY AND
DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Min.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
during
previous 24 hours.
In inches du
Saturday,
9
30.09 79.5
78.0 70.0
b.c.
29.96 81.0
80.0 77.0 Calm
0
b.c.
6th
October.
3
Noon 30.06 81.5 81,5 75.0 80.5 70.0
30.01 82.0
b.c.
81.0 71.0
b.c.
29.90 $5,0
29.95 83.0 84.5 74.5 84.0 78.0 SW 85.0 79.5 SW
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
...
Sunday,
7th
October.
9
30.10. 79.0
77.5 72.0
b.c.
29.97 81.0
...
79.0 77.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Noon
30.07 81.0 82.0, 74.0 80.0 72.5
b.c.
29.96 85.0 86.0
73.0 83.0 79.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
3
30.03 82.0
82.0 73.0
b.c.
29.90 85.0
84.0 81.0 SW 2 ba
Monday,
8th
October.
9
30.14 80.0
79.0 72.0
30.08 82.0
Noon 30.12 82.0 83.0 75.0 81.0 73.0
3
81.0 73.0
9th
October.
Tuesday, 9
Noon
3
30.22 80.0
79.0 71.0
...
...
30.20 81.0 83.0 74.0 80.0 72.0
30.15 81.0
80.0 71.0
***
Wednesday,
10th
October.
Thursday, 11th
October.
9
30.24 80.0
79.0 69.5
Noon 30.20 81.5 81.0 75.0 80.5 70.0
3
30.17 81.0
80.0 70.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.01 | 82.0
b.c.
30.01 84.0 84.5
80.0 78.0 Calm
74.0 84.0 80.0 SW
0
b.c.
29.98 84.0
83.0 80.0 SE
b.c.
30.08 81.0
79.5 77.0 E
b.c.
30.08 82.0 86.0 74.0 81.5 78.0 E
b.c.
30.03 83.0
83.0 79.0 E
O2 2
∞ ∞ ∞
b.c.
2
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
2
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
:D
才
b.c.
30.10 81.0
80.0 76.0 E
b.c.
30.09 82.0 83.5
74.0 82.5 78.0 E
b.c.
30.05 83.0
83.0 78.0 E
∞ ∞ ∞
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
:
:.
9
30.25 79.5
78.0 65.5
b.c.
30.11 81.0
80.0 76.0 E
3
b.
Noon
30.22 81.0 82.0 | 75.0 | 80.0 68.0
b.c.
30.10 82.0 83.5 75.0 83.0 77.5 E
4
b.c. 0.00
3
30.16 81.0
80.068.0
b.c.
30.05 82.0
82.5 78.0 E
4
b.c.
...
...
Friday,
12th
October.
9
30.26 79.0
77.5 71.0
b.c.
30.12 80.0
79.5 75.0 E
3
b.c.
...
Noon 30.23 79.5 81.0 74.5 78.0 69.5
b.c.
30.12 82.0 83.5 74.0 81.5 76.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
...
3
30.19 80.0
78.0 68.5
b.c.
30.08 82.0
81.0 74.0 E
4
b.c.
...
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR,
THERMOMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,828 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
6th
October.
Sunday,
7th
October.
9
29.92 79.0
77.0 72.0 NE
...
3
Noon 29.91 79.0 82.0 76.0 82.0 73.0 E
29.87 81.0
NN Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
2
b.c.m.
28.28 71.0
71.0 69.0 E
2
b.c.m. 0.00
83.0 73.0 SE
b.c.m.
28.28 72.0 73.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 E
28.24 72.0
72.0 70.0 E
~~Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
3
b.c.
2
b.m.
0.00
b.m.
:
***
9
29.93 79.0
78.0 73.0 SE
1
b.c.m.
28.30 70.0
69.0 68.0 S
---
Noon 29.91 80.0 84.0 75.0 83.0 74.0 SW
3 29.88 81.0
2
c.b.m. 0.00
82.0.74.0 SW
2
bc.m.
F:
28.27 71.0 72.0 68.0 71.0 69.0 S
28.23 71.0.
71.0 69.0 S
2 2 3
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
:
Monday,
8th
October.
9
29.96 80.0 Noon 29.96 81.0
3 29.93 82.0
79.0 74.0 NE
1
b.c.m.
28.33 71.0
71.0 70.0 S
2
b.m.
82.0 74.0 NE
1
b.c.m. 0.00
81.0 73.5 SE
1
b.c.m.
:
28.30 71.0 72.0 68.0 71.0 70.0 S 70.0 68.0 S 28.28 70.0
3
b.c.m.
0.00
3
b.m.
!
Tuesday,
9th
October.
9
30.03 | 80.0
77.0 72.0 NE
Noon 30.03 80.0 83.0 75.0 77.0 71.0, NE
3 29.99 80.5
77.0 72.0 NE
3
28.38 68.0
...
3
!
...
68.0 66.0 E b.c.m. b.c.m. 0.0028.36 71.0 72.0 67.0 71.0 69.0 E 69.0 67.0 E 28.32 69.0 2 b.c.m.
4
o.m.
***
...
4 b.m. 0.00
4
b.m.
!
Wednesday,
10th
October.
Thursday,
11th
October.
30.02 79.5
9 30.07 79.0
77.0 68.5 NË
Noon 30.05 79.0 78.0 75.0 77.0 70.0 NE
3
77.0 68.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.m.
***
9
30.06 79.0
30.01 80.0
:;
... 77.0 68.5 NE
Noon 30.04 79.0 79.0 76.0 77.0 70.0 NE
3.
77.0 68.0 E
4
10 10 et
5
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
b.m.
0.00
28.40 70.0
28.35 73.0 74.0
70.0 68.0 E
4
o.m.
...
68.0 72.0 70.0 | E
4
b.c.m. 0.00
28.30 72.0
72.0 69.0 E
3
b.c.m.
***
28.38 71.0
70.0 69.0 E
5
o.m.
...
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
28.35 71.0 72.0
28.30 71.0
66,0 70.0 69.0 E
5
b.c.m. 0.00
71.0 70.0 E
4
b.c.m.
...
...
...
***
Friday,
12th
October.
9
30.07 | 79.5
77.0 70.5 NE
3
b.c.m..
...
30.02 79.0
Noon 30.08 79.5 75.0 68.0 77.0 70.0 NE
3
3
b.c.m. 0.00
75.5 68.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
69.0 67.0 E 28.40 70.0 28.38 71.0 72.0 67.0 | 70.0 68.0 E 69.0 67.0 E 28.34 70.0
4
b.m.
4.
b.c.m. 0.00 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; q. squally, r. rain; s. snow; f.thunder; . 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; x, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
tenote the Foros
of the Windl.
5
12
...
Description of Wind.
Salm
Light Air
Light Breeze..
Gentle Brusze
Modorale Breeze Frean Breeze..
Strong Broze
larage Fake. Fre als
Strong le
Vaola Jale Stor.n
¡[arricaue,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
1 to 2 knots.
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals,
Just suficient to give steerage way. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth
water...........
Single Reefs and T. G. Saila In which she could just carry in chase, Double Keefs and Jib, &c.
fuli and Dy
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forssail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3
11
above 80