1883.
DAY AND DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH NOVEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Zupany savou! r[
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETEer.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12,
Wet.
Direc
tion.
77.5 74.0 NE
869
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
27th
October.
30.30 77.0
9
Noon
30.27 80.5 80.5 72.0 79.5 69.0
3 30.20 81.0
76.0 | 66,5
b.c.
30.16 79.0
b.
b.c.
***
80.070,0
b.c.
*** ***
30.15 81.0 84.0 77.0 84.5 80.5 NE
29.10 84.0
91.0 85.0 E
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Sunday, .9 30.22 77.0
***
176.0 66.0
b.c.
30.08 79.0
78.0 75.0 N
3
b.
28th
October.
Noon
3
80,19 80.0 81.0
30.13 81.0
69.0 79.5 69.0
b.c.
30.07 | 82.0 | 90.0
78.0 85.0 81.0 NE
2
b.
0.00
80.5 71.5
b.c.
30.02 85.0
84.0 81.0 NW 2 b.
F:..
Monday, 9
30.19 78.0
77.0 70.0
29th Noon 30.16 80.0 81.5
74.0 79.0 70.0
October.
3 30.09 80,0
Tuesday,
30th
October.
9
30.15 78.5
79.0 71.0
77,0 69.5
Noon 30.14 81.5 81.5
74.0 81.0 71.0
30.10 82.0
81,0 73.0
Wednesday, 9
30.20 75.0
71.0 60.0
31st
October.
Thursday,
1st
November.
Noon 30.17 75.0 80.0 70.0 72.5 60.0
3 30.14 75,0
9
73.0 61.0
30.19 70.0
68,0 55.0
Noon 30.17 74.0 74.0 65.0 72.0 | 59.5
3 30.1375,0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.05 80.0 ...
78.5 76.5 E
b.c.
***
30.04 82.0 88.0 74.0 82.0 78.0 E
b.c.
29.97 83.0
400
81.5 78.5 E
~ a co
2 b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
b.c.
30.01 80.0
c.b.
...
C.
30.00 82.0
***
78.5 76.0 NE 30.02 83.0 84.0 74.0 84.0 81.0 NE
82.0 80.0 E
4
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
***
...
3 3 3
30.04 74.0
73.0 67.0 N
30.04 75.0 84.5 71.0 75.5 70.0 N
30.04 75.0
74.0 69.0 N
5 4 4
b.c.
::
4
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
e.
30.04 71.0
69.5 64.5 N
3
b.c.
+
b.c.
30.04 74.0 73.0
71.0 76.0 71.0 N
3
b.c.
0,00
***
73.5 61.0
b.c.
30.03 77.0
78.0 72.0 SE
3
b.c.
...
Friday, 2nd
November.
9 30,22 74.0
72.0 65.0
b.c.
30.08: 72.0
72.0 71.0 E
3
b.c.
***
Noon 30.19 77.0 76.0 69.0 76.0 65.0
3 30.14 78.0
b.c.
30.06 75.0 85.0
83.5 85.0 78.0 ESE
2
b.
0.00
77.0 65.0
b.c.
30.03 79.0
86.0 77.0 SE
3
b.
...
1883.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETI
Attä.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Saturday,
27th
October.
9 30.10 77.0
Noon
3
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
77.5 70.0 N
30.10 77.0 78.0 70.0 77.0 68.0 NE
30.05 78.0
Sunday, 9 30.04 77.5
∞ ∞ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
THERMOMETER,
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours.
b.m.
28.45 69.0
68.0 65.0 NNE
o.m.
b.c. 0.00
77.0 70.0 E
b.c,
28.43 71.0 71.0 64.0 | 70,067.0 | ENE
28.38 70.0
b.m.
0.00
68.0 66.0 ENE
b.m.
28th
October.
Noon
وم
3
80,072,0 N 30.02 79.0 85.0 71.0 85.0 73.0 N
30.00 78.5
80.0 71.0 E
3
b.m.
28.40 70.0
69.0 66.0 ENE
4
o.m.
1 b.m.
0.00
2 b.c,
28.30 75.0
28.37 72.0 72.0 65.0 71.0 | 67.0 | ENE ¦
74.0 70.0 ENE
4
b.m. 0.00
3
b.m.
...
Monday,
9 30.00 78.5
75.0 70.0 NNE
4 b.c.
28.40 70.0
70.0 69.0 E
6
b.c.
29th
October.
Tuesday, 30th
October.
3
Noon 29.99 78.0 85.5
29.92 79.0
73.0 76.0 70.0 NNE
4
b.c.
0.00
28.37 72.0 73.0 | 66.0|72.0 69.0 | E
5
b.c.
0,00
75.0 70,5 NE
4
b.c.
28.31 | 72.0
72.0 69.0 E
4
b.c.
***
:
---
9 29.95 78.5
Noon
3
77.0 72.0 N
5
b.c.m.
28.31 | 70.0
29.95 79.0 79.0 73.0 79.0 72.0 NE 29.94 79.0
77.0 72.0 ENE
4 c.m. 0.00
4
c.m.
69.0 67.0 NNE
28.33 -73.0 73.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 | NNE
28.30 72.0
72.0 70.0 NNE
5
b.c.
:
:
5
b.c.
0.00
4 b.c.
...
Wednesday, .9
29.9675.0
70.0 60.5 N
6
Q.C.
28.31 63,0
62.056.0 || NNE
5
0.m.
:
31st
October.
Thursday,
3 29.94 75.0
Noon 29.95 70.0 78.0 69.0 74.0 62.0 NNW
72.0 62.0: NNW
6
Q.c.m. 0.00
9.c.m.
:;
:
28.30 66.0 66.0 60.0 65.0 62.0 NNE
28.30 64.0
63.061.0 NNE
5
10
b.c.
0.00
5
b.c.
9 29.99 73.0
69.0 58.0 N
5
O.C.
28.33 59.0
59.0 57.0 NE
4 b.c.
1st
November.
Noon 29.99 73.0 74.0 63.0 70.0 | 60.0 | NNE
3 29.97 73.0!
5
70.0 60.0 NE
5
c.b.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
28.32 64.0 65.0 57.0 64.0 60.0 NE
28.28 64.0
64.0 61.0 NE
4
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Friday,
2nd
9
30.0274.5
November,
71.0 65.0 NE Noon 30,00 74.5 72.0 67.0 72.0 65.0 NNE
3 29.9675,0
72.5 65.0 NE
5 b.c.
5 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
28.35 63.0
63.0 61.0 ENE
28.34 65.0 66.0 60.0 65.0 62.0 ENE
28.3264.0
64.0 61.0 E
4
b.c.
**
4 b.c.
0.00
4
b.c.
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, 9. aqually, r. rain; s. snow; t.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; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
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 Royals, &c...
13
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-roofed Main Topsail and rocfed Foresail Under Storm Stayaail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3- 10
11 - 15
16
above 80
20