1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST DECEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
69.0 67.0 N
917
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inchen during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday,
9 30.16 68.0
17th Noon 30.12 72.0 73.0, 64.0 70.5 | 62.5
November. 3 30.07 73.0
67.0 60.5
c.b.
30.10 70.0
b.c.
b.c.
72.0 63.0
b.c.
30.10 73.0 77.0 64.0 77.0 73.0 | E
30.05 76.0
2
b.c.
0.00
79.0 76.0 N
b.c.
:
...
***
4
Sunday,
18th
Noon
November. 3
30.19 67.5
65,0 59.0
c.b.
30.12 69.0
68.0, 65.0 NE
2
4
30.13 71.0 72.5
30.07 72,5
64.0 70.060.0
b.c.
30.12 73.0 75,074.0
75.0 71.0 NE
...
71.0, 61.0
b.c.
30.05 75.0
78.0 74.0 NE
3
∞ ∞ 3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Monday, 9
19th Noon
November. 3
30.12 69.0
66.5 60.5
30.08 72.0 72.0
63.0 71.5 65.0
30.02 1.74.0
73.0 70.0
Tuesday, 9
20th Noon
November.
30.07 68.5
67.0 61.0
30.05 72.0 73.0 65.0 70.5 64.5
29.98 71.0
Wednesday. 9 30.07 71.0
69.0 65.0
21st Noon 30.04 72.5 72.5 68.0 71.0 67.0
November. 3 29.99 73:0
70.0 65.0
...
}
71.0 67.5
True wind cannot be registered.
C.
30.05 68.0
68.0 65.0 N
3
b.c.
c.b.
30.05 72.0 80.0 67.0 76.0 71.0 | N
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.01 75.0
80.0 75.0 N
2
b.c.
:..
0.c.
30.01 70.0
68.0 66.0 N
o.c.'
¡O.C.
30.02 72.081.0 65.0 71.5 70.0 | N
29.98 72.0
ገ
71.5 70.0 N
4 4 4
b.c.
3
3
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
O.C.
0.c.
0.0.
30.01 72.0
51.5 70.0 E
30.01 75.0 76.0 67,0 75.5 74.0 E
30.00 74.0
3
b.c.m.
·
3
b.c.m. 0.00
72.5 72.0 E
2
b.c.m.
:
Thursday, 9
22nd
November.
30.07 67.5
29.98 70.0
66.0 63.0
Noon | 30.03|67.0 71.0 64.0 65.062.5
3
o.c.r.
30.02 68.0
65.5 65.0 N
4
---
g.p.
|
O.C.
65.0 63.0
O.C.
30.02 69.0 75.0 63.0 66.0 65.0 NE
29.98 69.0
3
o.r.
0.25
67.0 66.0 NE
3 o.p.
Friday, 9
23rd
November.
3 30.01 67.0
30.10 64.0
Noon 30.07 67.0 60.0 60.0 64,062.0 65.0 62.5
61.0 59.5
o.c.r.
30.04 65.0
O.C.
30.01 68.0 67.0
62.5 62.0 NE
60.0 68.0 66.0 NE
3 o.r.
2
o.m.
1.20
O.c.r.
30.00 68.0
66.0 65.0 NE
2
o.m.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
DAY AND DATE.
13
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
1 inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMЕТЕР.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc.
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
17th
November.
9.
30.05 72,5
67.0 62.0 N
C.
28.38 59.0
58.0 56.0 ENE
:
Noon 30.03 72.5 70.0 64.0 68.5 62.5 NE
3 30.00 | 73.0 :
3
c.b.
0.00
70.0 63.0 NE
3
0.0.
28.3562.0 62.0 56.0 62.0 59.0 ENE
28.32 62.0
5
o.m.
0.00
60.0 59.0 NE
4
o.m.
30.07 71.5
30.00 73.0
Sunday,
18th Noon 30.04 72.0 75.0 61.0 75.0 67.0 N
November. 3
67.0 62.0 N
c.b.m.
28.40 59.0
59.0 57.0 NE
4
b.m.
:
2
b.c. 0.00
74.5 65.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.36 63.0 63.0 56.0 63.0 60.0 NE
28.32 66.0
4
b.m. 0.00
65.0 61.0 NE
3
b.m.
Monday,
9
30.00 71.0
68.0 62.5 N
4
O.C.
28.34 59.0
19th
November.
Tuesday, 9 29.95 71.5
20th Noon
November. 3
Noon 29.98 71.5 76.5 62.0 74.0 65.0 N
3 29.93 73.0
3
b.c.
0.00
28.33 63.0 64.0
74.0 65.0 N
3
C.
28.28 63.0
59.0 57.0 NNE
58.063.0 60.0 NNE
63.0 60.0 NNE
5
b.c.m.
5 b.m. 0.00
4
b.m.
:
68.0 63.0 N
29.92 72.5 76.0 63.0 71.0 66.0 N
29.89, 72.5
71.0 66.0 N
6
O.C,
28.32 62.0
61.0 59.0 NE
5 O.C.
0.00
28.30.62.0 62.0 58.0 62.0 61.0 NE
10 10
5
o.m.
5 o.m. 0.00
5 O.C,
28.24 62.0
61.0 59.0 NE
5 o.m.
Wednesday, 9 29.94 72.5
21st Noon 29.93 72.5 72.0 65.0 69.5 67.0 NNE,
November. 3 29.91 73.0
69.0 65.5 NNE
5 0.0.
28.32 61.0
61.0 61.0 E
5 0.0,
5
¡
70.0 67.0 NNE
0.00 0.0.
5 0.0.
28.30 62.0 62.0 60.0 62.0 62.0 E
28.24 62.0
5
O.C.
0.00
62.0 62.0 E
5
0.0.
Thursday, 22nd
November.
9
29.94 72.0
65.5 62.5 N
50.c.
28.29 | 59.0
59.0 59.0 ENE
4
o.c.d.
Noon 29.92 72.0 70.0 63.0 66.0 65.0 N
3 29.92 72.0
5
c.d. 0.00
66.0 65,0 | N
5
0.0.
28.26 60.0 60.0 38.0 60.0 60.0 NE
28.22 60.0
4
o.c.d. 0.26
60.0 60.0 NE
4
o.c.d.
9
Friday,
23rd Noon 29,99 70.0 67.0.59.0
November. 3 29.93 70.0
30.00 $70.0
60.0 60.0 N
5 r.
63.0, 62.0 N
64.0 63.0 NNE
5
5
¡ c.m.
0.66
r.
...
28.30 56.0
56.0 56.0 NNE
28.28 58.0 58.0 56.0 58.0 58.0 NNE
28.22 | 58.0
5 58.0 58.0 ENE
4
O.c.r.
4
o.c.d.
1,78
o.f.r.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ƒ. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4 squally, 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 L. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
=
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze Fresh 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.
Just sufficient to give steerage way,
With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots.
water....
set and clean full would go in smooth
3 to 4 (5 to 6
Royals, &c..
"
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
3
10
11 15
16 20
21
25
26 30
36
45 52
60 69
10
70 80
above 80
12,