1881-2.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WINDS
i
0 TO 12.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during i
previous 24hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
57.0 56.0, N
17
Force.
WEATHER.
previous 24 hours.
RAINFALL
In inches during
Saturday,
9
30.42 57.0
55.5 50.0
31st Noon
December.
30.39 60.01 60.0
54.0 | 58.0 | 51.0
b.c.
3
30.32 63.0
61.0 51.5
b.c.
30.27 59.0 30.27 61.0 63.0 58.0 64.0, 62.0 | N 30.22 64.0
70.0 68.0 N
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
!
Sunday, 1st
January. 3
9
30.42 57.0
| 55.0 49.5
b.r.
30.26 59.0
58.0 57.0 N
2
b.
!
Noon
30.39 610 61,553.0 59.6 52.0|
ib.c.
30.30.61.0
59.552.0
b.e.
30.26 62.0 71.5 58.0 3.0 62.0. N 30.21 66.0
0.09
68.0 67.0 Calm
Monday, 2nd
January.
9
30.37 60.0
58.0, 53.5
Noon
30.32 63.0 62,056.0
61.5 56.0
3
30.23 63.0
62.0 55.0
Tuesday, 9
3rd Noon
January. 3
30.29 62.0
59,054.0
30.27 66.0 65.0 57.0 64,057.5
30.23 67.0
65.0 58.5
We Inesday,
4th
January.
9
30.31 64.0
62.0 59.0
Noon
3
30.28 66.5 66,0:59,5
65.0 60.0
30.24 67.0
65.0 61.0
True wind cannot be registered.
c.
30.22 62.0
59.0 58.0 N
b.c.
b.c.
30.21 64.0 70.0
56.065,063.0 Calm
0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.15 65.0
68.0 65.0N
b.c.
b.c.
30.14 $2.0
60,0 58.0 N
b.c.
!
b.c.
30.14 66.0 70.056.0
86.0 61.0 N
b.
0.00
b.c.
30.13 69.0
69.0 65.0, N
I
b.
b.c.
30.16 65.0
64.0 63.0 Calm
!
b.c.
30.18 67.0 67.0 64.0 65.0 63.5 SSE
b.c.
30.12 65.0 ·
64.0 63.0 E
0 10 10
b.c.
5
b.c.
0.00
5
b.c.
Thursday, 9
30.28 65.0
63.5-60.5
30.13.66.0
65.0 64.0 E
5th
January.
Friday.
6th
Noon
3
30.24 70.0 69.0
61.0, 68.0 : 63.0
30.19 70.5
69.0 63.0
le.
30.13 69.0 72.0, 58.0 71.5| 65,0¦ Calm 30.10|69.0
NO
2
b.c.
ن
o.d.
0.00
72.0 69.0 E
2 o.d.
9
30.16 66.0:
64.5 62.0
!e.
30.03: 68.0
67.0 65.0 E
3
b.c.m.
Noon 30.14 67.0 70.0 62.5 65,563,0
c.d.
30.03 69.0 72.0 58.0 66,5, 66.0 | E
3
o.d.
0.13
!
January.
3
30.09 67.0
65.0 63.0
C.
29.99 69.0
66.5 66.0 E
3
b.c.n.
1881-2.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Altd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
tion.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inche during
previous 21 hours.
BAROMETER,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Altd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Dirce-
tion.
Forec.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 31st
December.
9 30.27 61.0 Noon
3
55.5 51.5 N
5
0.c.
28.52 47.0
46.0 45.0 ENE
3
b.m.
!
30.24|61.5: 61,5 52.5 61.5 545 N 30.18 62.5
b.c.
0.00
64.0 55.0 N
b.c.
28.51 53.0 53,0 16,0 53.0 52.0 N 28.46 53.0
3
b.m.
0.00
53.0 52.0
N
3
b.n.
Sunday,
1st
January.
Monday,
2nd
January.
9 30.27 60.0 Noon
3
56.0 50.0 N 30.25 60.0 65.5 51.5 57.0 51.0 NE 30.19 61.0
5
b.c.
28.51 50.0
50.0 48.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
5 b.m. 0.00
57.5 52.0 NE
10
5
h.m.
54.0 '
28.51 52.0 52.0 46.0 52.0 50.0 NE
i 28.45:54.0
4
| b.e.m.! 0.00
510 E
I
b.c.m.|
9
30.31.61.0
i
158.0 53.5 NE
5
0.0.
-28.50 50.0
49.0 48.0 E
3
0.m.
Noon! 30.19
61.5 60.0:56.0
3 30.10 61.5
59.5 54.5 NE
1
b.c.
0.00
60,0 54,5 NE
b.c.
28.41 53.0 54,049.0 53.0.51.0 E 28.39-55.0
4
b.c.m.! 0.00
54.0 53.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
Tuesday, 9 30.14 62.0
62.0 57.0 S
N
b.c.
28.46 58.0
57.0 56.0 NNE
56.0
3 b..
3rd
Noon 30.13 62.5.68.0 56.0 68.0 61,5 ESE January. 3 30.13 63.5
I b.c.m. 0.00
62.5 58.5 NE
2
b.c.m.
28.4260.0 60.051.059.0 56,0; ENE 28.40 60.0
30.m.
0.00
60.057.0 E
2 o.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.14 64.0
62.5 60.0 NE
2
b.e.
28.45' 58.0
4th
January.
Thursday,
Noom 30.1464
69.0 58.0 61.5 59.0 NE
0.0.m. 0.00
3
30.11 62.5 62.5
61.0.59.0 NE
5
0.c01.
:
58.0 56.0 E 28.46 57.0 57.0 510 57,055.0 E 28.40 56.0
56.0 55.0 E
3
b.c.m.
5
b.c.m. 0.00
5
b.c.m.
9
30.11 64.0
62.0 62.0, 59.0 N
6
30.04-65.0
5th Noon 30.10 65.0 67.0 60.0 65.0 61.0 NE January. 3
5
b.e.
b.c.
28.38 | 55.0 ||
55.0 54.0 E
b.m.
0.00
5.0 | 61
65.0 61.0 NE
b.c.m.
28.3760.0 60.0 51.0 60.0 | 58.0 E 28.35 60.0
t b.c.m.
0.00
00.0 58.0 E
4 b.c.m.
Friday,
6th
January.
9 30.01 65.0! Noon; 30.00 65.0 66.0, 60,5
3 29.97 65.0
62.0.61.5 NE
G
Q..
62.5
2.5 62.0 NE
61.5 610 NE
5
5
0.1. 0.06
6.m.
28.31 57.0
57.0 57.0 E 28.27 58.0 59.0; 56,0:58.0 58.0 | E 28.24-56.0
6
o.f.
5o.f.d.
0.15
| 56.0 | 56,0 || 10
5 Lo.f.d.
Figures to
denote the Force)
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calin
1
STATE OF WEATHER:-. Wine sky; c. clonds (detached); 4. drizzling rain; f. foggy; s. gloomy; 4. hail; 7. lightning; m, misty (buzy); 6. overcast; p. passing showers. squally, rain; s. snow; thunder; &, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; o, 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.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
*
Light Air Light Breuze. Gentle Bree1. Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.
Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
"
10
JI
Whole Gale Storm
12
Iturricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
ser and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
waler.
Loto 6
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Roofs and Jib, &c.
Singh Reefs and T. G. Sails fall and by
Triple Roots, &e..
Close Reefs and Coursesa
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Fotoil Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles...
Rate of the Wind!
1: Pos 10
Per Hour in Miles.
deasre the Pernet
of the Wind.
0 to 2
3
10
J1
15
16
20
21 - 25
2
30
31
36
37
14
45
53
ERA
61
69
TO
70-80
11
above 80
12