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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH DECEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Atta.!
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Tu inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Tuesday, 9
18th Noon
December. 3
30.28 65.0
...
Monday, 9
17th Noon
December. 3
30.25 64.0
...
30.22 65.0 65.0 58.0 65.0 57.0 30.16 66.0
66.0 59.0
62.0 57.5
30.25 66.066.0 60.0 63.0 58.0 30.20, 66.0
Wednesday, 9 30.23 65.0
19th Noon 30.20 65.5 64.0 59.0 63.5 58.0 December. 3 30.15 66.0
Saturday,
9
15th
December.
30.25 61.0 Noon 30.21 61.0 63,0 51.0 58.0 | 50.0.
3 30.17 61.5
56.0 | 48.0
b.m.
b.m.
59.5 51.0
b.m.
Sunday, 9 30.23 62.0
16th Noon
December. 3
60.0 54.5
b.m.
30.22 63.062.0 55.0 62.5 55.0 30.16 63.0
b.m.
:
62,0! 56.0
b.m.
62.0 57.0
b.m.
30.18 60.0
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
39.0.56.0 NE
!
30.18 63.0 73.0 52.0 63.0 58.0 SE 30.18 67.0
68.0 64.0 SE
යසස Force.
0.00
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
:
30.17 61.0
62.0 59.0 E
3
30.17 64.0 70.0
56.0 66.5 61.0 E
3
b.
0.00
30.17 68.0
67.0 62.0
3
b.
63.5 59:0
62.0 57.5
i
::
65.0 58.5
True wind cannot be registered.
30.18 66.0!
65.0 62.0 ESE
3
b.
b.c.m.
30.18 69.0 69.0
58.0 69.0 63.0 ESE
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.m.
30.15 70.0
69.0 65.0 ESE
3
b.c.
c.b.
30.20 66.0
| 65.0 62.0 E
4 b.c.
b.c.
30.21 66.0 71.0
60.0 69.0 65.0 E
4
b.c.
0,00
b.c.
30.19 69.0
71.5 67.5 E
3
b.c.
o.c.b.
30.16 65.0
64.0 62.0 E
3
o.c.b.
30.16 67.0 71.0
61.0 70.0 66.0 E
b.c.
30.14 70,0
70.0 68.0 E
සසස
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Thursday, 9
20th Noon
December. 3
30.26 66.0
65.0 60.0
b.c.m.
30.20 67.0
66.0 64.0 E
2 b.c.
|
30.24 69.0 68.0 59.5 68.5 60.0 30.20 70.0
b.m.
30.22 70.0 74.0
59.0 71.0 69.0 Calm
0 b.
0.00
69.0 61.0
b.m.
30.19 75.0
74.5 73.0 SW
2 b.
Friday,
21st
December.
9
30.40 63.5
61.556.0
b.c.
30.33.64.0
62.0 60.0 N
2 b.c.
***
Noon 30.37 65.0 68.0 59.0 62.5 56.5
0.c.
30.34 66.0 75.0
58.0 65.0 64.0 NE
3
b.c,
0.00
3 30.33 65.5
32.0 ||
62.0, 56.0
b.c.
30.31 67.0
71.0 67.0 NE
2
b.c.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
THERMOMETER.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
56.0 50.0 N
-Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
--..
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 9 30.14 62.5
15th
Noon
December. 3
30.14 62.5 67.0 50.0 57.0 49.0N 30.12 63.0
58.0 50.0 N
9
30.16 63.0
59.0 34.5 NE
b.m
28.4153.0
52.0 46.0 E
4 b.m.
b.m.
0.00
28.43 54.0 55.0 17.0 53.0 49.0 E
4
b.m.
0.00
b.m.
28.37 53.0
52.0 50.0 E
3
b.m.
Sunday,
16th Noon 30.13 63.5 60.0 55.0 60.0 55.0 NE December. 3 30.1364.0
10 10
5
b.m.
28.43 53.0
53.0
52.0.51.0 E
4
o.m.
5
b.m. 0.00
28.42 55.0 56.0 49.0 54.0 53.0 E
4
b.m.
0.00
:
į
60.0 56.0 NE
4 bm.
28.40 57.0
56.0 55.0 E
3
b.m.
"!
Monday, 9 30.14 64.0
17th Noon 30.11 64.0 63.0 December. 3 30.08 64.5
62.0 57.0 N
3
b.m.
28.49 56.0
55.0 | 52.0 | E
4
b.m.
Tuesday, 9 30.18,65.5
18th Noon 30.15 66.0 63.0 December. 3 30.13 66.0
57.0 62.5 57.5 N
62.5 59.0 N
62.0 57.0 NE 57.0 62.0
57.5 NE .62.5 59.0 NE
3
b.c.m. 0.00
3
ثبات
c.b.m.
28.44 58.0 58.052.0 57.0 55.0 E
28.38 57.0
56.0 55.0 E
5
b.m. 0.00
5
b.m.
6 c.b.
28.46 56.0.
---
:
6 b.c. 0.00
5
b.c.
55.0 53.0 E
28.42 55.0 56.052.0 55.0 54.0 E
28.40, 57.0
57.0 55.0 E
0 0 10
6
o.m.
0.Jn.
0.00
5
o.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.1166.0
19th Noon. 30.10 65.5 62.0 December. 3 30.08 66.0
61.5 59.0 NE 60.0 62.0 59.0 NE
6
c.b.
28.44 54.0
54.0 53.0 E
6
o.m.
6
b.c.
0.00
62.0 59.0 NE
b.c.
28.40, 56.0 57.0 53.0 56.0 55.0 E
28.16 57.0
5
b.m.
0.00
:
57.0 55.0 E
4
b.n.
:
Thursday,
20th
December.
9
80.15 65.5
05.0 62.5 N
2 c.b.m.
28.50 59.0
59.0 | 56.0 | NNE ¦ 3
b.m.
Noon
30.1466.0 67.0 59.0 65.0 61.0 NE
2
b.m. 0.00
28.48 61.0 65.0 55.0 63.0 59.0 NNE
4
b.m. 0.00
!
3
i
30.13, 66.5
65.0 61.0 E
1
b.m.
28.46 64.0
63.0 61.0 E
2
b.m.
Friday,
9 30.28 65.5
60.0 56.5 NE
5
0.0.
21st Noon 30.27 65.5 65.0 60.0 61.0, 57.5 NE December. 3 30.25 65.5
5
O.C. 0.00
61.0 57.0 NE
3 10.0.
28.60 53.0
53.0 51.0 | ENE
28.57 53.0 54.0 30.0 53,0 31.0 | E
5 c.m. 0.00 28.58 54.0
54.0 52.0 ENE 3 b.m.
5 c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5 blue sky: clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; 2. hait; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast. passing showers; q.squally, r. rain; s. snow; .thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a listance 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., &e.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind,
Illustrations of the power of the Win las regards a well-conditioned Mau-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
0
Calm
Light Air
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
Light Breeze..
Gentle Breezo
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze..
Strong Brecze Moderata Gale. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Storia
Hurricane, N.
With which the above Ship with all suff 1 to 2 knots..
ses and clean full would go in smooth
water.
3 to 4 15 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 Maiu Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Fore of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
310
11 15
16
20
10
70 80
11
12
above RO