1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JANUARY, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
WINDS
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
64.0 62.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
65.0 64.0 NW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
7th
January.
Sunday, 9
8th Noon
January. 3
9
30.22 66.0
0.0.
30.06 68.0
g.m,
Noon 30.21. 66.0 67.0 61.0 63,5 59,5
3 30.19 63.0
b.c.
30.07 66.0 67.0 63.0 64.0 62.0 NW
3
b.c.
0.06
61,055.0
b.c.
30.07 65.0
65.5 62.0 NW
4
b.c.
...
...
30.39 | 53.0
30.3555.556,047,0 54.0 45.0
50.0 42.5
b.c.
30.21 58.0
52.0 47.0 N i
4
b.
b.e.
30.23 59.0 66.0 48.0 58.0 52.0 N
4
b.
0.00
:
30.3157.0
55.0 14.5
b.c.
30.23.62.0
66.0 57.0 N
3
b.
Monday,
9
30.38 51.0
49.0 | 41.0
9th
January.
Noon
3
30.35 57,056.0 45.0 54.0 45,0
30.34 58.0
56.5 48.0
Tuesday, 9
30.43 57.0
10th
January. 3
Noon 30.39 60.0 59.0
55.5 45.0
51,0 58.5 47.0
30.34 61.5
59.5 48.5
9
30.47 57.0
Wednesday,
11th Noon 30.43 58.0 60.0 50.0 56.0 50.0 January. 3 30.36 58.0
55.0 50.0
56.0 50.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.25 | 55.0
52.0 48.0 NE
2
b.
b.c.
b.c.
...
30.25 58.0 64.0 46.0 57.0 51.0 S 30.2260.0
2
b.
0.00
61.0 53.0 S
2
b.
***
b.c.
:
30.28 58.0
56.0 49.0N
4
b.
:
b.c.
30.28 60.0 66.0 52.0 67,0 58.0 N
2 b.
0.00
b.c.
30.24 63.0
66.0 57.0 ESE
ap
3
b.
b.c.
30.31 58.0
56.5 53.0 NE
2 b.c.
::
b.c.
30.31 59.0 71,551,058.0 53.0 ESE
3. b.c.. 0.00
b.c.
30.27 | 63.0
65.0 50.0 Calm
0
b.
Thursday, 12th
January.
Friday,
13th
January.
30.2863.0
9 30.36 57.0 Noon | 30.33 62.0 61.0 50.0 60.0 49.5
3
55.0 49.0
b.c.
30.2658.0
56.0 52.0 N
1
b.
...
...
b.c.
30.22 62.0 67.0 50.0 68.0 61.0 N
0.00.
!
61.5 52.0
b.c.
30.18 66.0
68.0 66.0 W
1
b.
...
9
30.35, 58.0
56.0 51.5
b.c.
30.24 60.0
55.0 51.5 NE
b.
3
Noon 30.3162.0 62.0 52.0 60.0 52.0 |
30.30 | 62.0
b.c.
30.2361.0 67.5 50.5 67.0 60.5 NE
0.00.
60.0
52.0
b.c.
30.23 60.0
...
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
чаон
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Ú TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours, i
BAROMETER,
68.0 66.0N
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
2.
b.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry,
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
7th
January.
Sunday,
8th
January.
Monday,
9th
January.
9 30.01 65.5
63.5 60.0 NNW
b.c.
28.37 | 56,0
56.0 56,0 NNW
Noon 30.05 66.0 67.5 60.5 66.0 60.0 N
5
b.c.
0.12
3
30.04 66.0
65.5 58.5 N
5
b.c.
28.35 54.0 54.0 53.0 54.0 54.0 NNW 28.36 57.0
57.0 57.0 N
10 10 10
5
5 o.f.
b.c.
0.30
5
b.c..
A
9
30.22- 57.0!
51.5 45.0 N
8 b.c.
28.50:50.0
49.0 46.0 N
Noon
3
30.20 58.0 67.5 47.0 57.5 48.5 N
7
30.18, 59.0
59.0
59.0 48.5 N
...
b.c.
7 b.c.
0.00
28.46 48.0 49.0 40.0 48.0 44.0N
28.45 50.0
50,0 46,0 | N
10 10 10
b.m.
...
b.m.
0.00
b.m.
:
9
30.21 56.0
53.0 45.0 NNW Noon | 30.22 57.0 59.0 45.0 54.0 45.0 NE
3 30.20 57.5
4 b.c.
28.52 49.0
49.0 47.0 N
4 b.c.
0.00
54.0 46.0 NE
3
وات
b.c.
28.48 47.0 48.0 41.0 46.0 | 43.0 | ESE
28.45 51.0
51.0 48.0 N
co co co
3 b.m.
3 b.m.
0.00
3
b.m.
:
F:..
Tuesday,
6
30.26: 57.0
10th Noon 30.25 57.5 58.5 50.5 57.5 46.5 NNE January. 3 30.21 58,5
57.0 46.0 N
4 b.c.
28.52 49.0
49.0 46.0 NE
4
b.m.
A
58.0 48.0 NNE
4 b.c.
4
0.00
b.c.
28.50 52.0 53.0 45.0 51.0 48.0 E 28.4653.0
5
b.m.
0.00
53.0 49.0 E
4
b.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.21 58.0
11th
January.
55.0 49.5 ENE Noon 30.30 58.059.0 50.0 54.5 49.5 NE
3 30.22 58.5
55.0 48.0 ENE
6
b.c.
28.55 44.0
44.0 43.0 E
5
b.m.
6 b.c.
5 b.c.
0.00
28.50 49.0 49.0 43.0 48.0 47.0 E 28.48 53.0
4
b.m. 0.00-
52.0 50.0 N
3 b.m...
Thursday, 9
12th
January.
Friday,
13th
January. 3 30.16 59.5
30.22.58.5
3
60.0 52.0 N Noon 30.19 59,0 66,5 49,5 66.0 54.5 N
30.15 60.0
1 b.c.
28.50 49.0
48.0 45.0 N
5
b.c.m.
63.0 55.0 SE
NIN
2 b.c.
0.00
28.48 54.0 55.0 45,0 54.0 53.0 N
2
b.m.
0.00
2 b.c.
28.46 56.0
55.0 54.0 E
2
b.c.m.
9
...
30.18 59.0
58.0 52.0 NE Noon 30.18 59.0 67.5 53.5 58.0 52.0 NE
5
b.c.
28.49 52.0!
44
5
b.c. 0.00
59.5 51.0 NE
4
b.c.
51.0 50.0 E
28.47 54.0 55.0 47.0 53.0 52.0 E
28.47 53.0
53.0 48.0 E
4
b.m.
4
b.c.m. 0.00
4 b.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 5. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; a. ugly (threatening) &ppearance of weather; a. 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.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
0
Calm
Just Fufficient to give steerage way
12
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze... Strong Broeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale. Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water...
(510 6
Royals,
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
70
above 80
35