THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JANUARY, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 26.
information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of December, 1881, is published for general
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th January, 1882.
By His Excellency's Command,
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
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TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1881. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit).
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
MAX
DIUR-
SUN,
SUN,
BULB
MIN.
NAL
ON
RANGE,
BULL
IN
VACUO.
Ex- GRASS. IN
POSED.
SHADE,
Temp. at
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
Noon.
5
1 Thursday,
Friday,
3 Saturday,
Sunday,
Monday,.
30.20
30.15
71.0
30.29 30.25
71.0
73.0
30.30
30.21
72.0
75.0
6 Tuesday,..
30.37
30.30
69.0
76.0
7
Wednesday,
30.35
30.28
68.0 75.0
8 Thursday,·
30.29
30.20 68.0
9 Friday,
30.25
30.18
69.0
10 Saturday,
30.24
11
Sunday,
30.20
30.15
12 Monday,
30.20
30.13.
70,0
13 Tuesday,
30.22
30.15
14 Wednesday,
30.20
30.13
15 Thursday,
16 Friday,
17 Saturday,
30.25 30.18
30.10 30.22 30.17
30.05
18 Sunday,..
30.25
19 Monday,.
30.25
30.20
20 Tuesday,
30.22
21
Wednesday,
30.06
30.01
22 Thursday,
30.00
29.95
23 Friday,
30.05 30.00
57.0
9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max. 30.20 30.15 73.0 76.0 64.0 78.0 77.0 111 86 68.0 14.0 18.0 62.0 72.0 70.0 69.0
30.15 30.10 74.0 77.0 65.0 78.0 76.0 121 92 69.0 13.0 23.0 64.0 74.0 77.0 70.0
74.0 64.0 74.0 72.0 100 78 66.0 10.0 12.0 63.0 70.0 74.0 63.0 75.0 73.0 100 77 65.0 12.0 12.0 62.0 70.0 73.0 63.0 77.0 76.0 112 86 65.0 14.0 21.0 61.0 71.0 75.0 64.0 77.0 76.0 120 88 65.0 13.0 23.0 61.0 68.0 75.0 71.0 60.0 70.0 96 78 €3.0 11.0 15.0 59.0 67.0 75.0 73.0 60.0 74.0 73.0 110 86 74.0 61.0 71.0 70.0 100 80 30.16 69.0 75.0 61.0 73.0 72.0 122 92
70.0 74.0 61.0 75.0 74.0 125 94 74.0 62.0 75.0 74.0 125 94 68.0 69.0 60.0 71.0 70.0 90 78 64.0 64.0 56.0 05.0 64.0 86 68
69.0 64.0 56.0 65.0 64.0 88 70
62,0 60,0 55.0 03.0 62.0 66
57.0 55.0 49.0 GLO 60.0 92 72
30.20 54.0 59.0 60.0 45.0 58.0 90 70
54.0 80
30.16 57.0 59.0 63,0 65.0 65.0 66.0 €5.0 66.0
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
DRY BULB
WET BULB
MIN.
IN
IN SOIL,
G
INCHES
DEEP.
SHADE.
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY.
COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 г.M.9.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DERING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
Hours.
CLOUD.
0-10.
9 A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.
70.0
84
71
71.0
79
66.7
67.1
71
65.7
E.
W.
6
66.8
E.
E.
0.03
68.0 70.0
88
79
66.5 67.1
E.
E.
0.27
68.0
70.0
88
84
66.5
67.8
E.
E.
0.16
67.0
70.0 78
64.0
74
66.4
E.
E.
0.08
63.0
70.0 73
74
59.1
66.4
N.E.
W.
63.0
71.0
78
79
59.8
68.1
E.N.E.
E.
24 Saturday,
80.13
25 Sunday,
30.08
30.09
30.03
26 Monday,.
27 Tuesday,
30.12
30.17
28
Wednesday,
30.10
29 Thursday,
30.15
30
Friday,
30.20
100
31
Saturday,
30.25
Mean.
Summary of December, 1880:—Mean Shade Temp.,.
40.0 67.0 65.0 102 78 48.0 21.0 30.0 45.0 63.0 53.0 67.0 66.0 94 78 55,0 14.0 23.0 51.0 65.0
67.0 65.0 88 72 56,0 10.0 16.0 53.0 05.0 69.0 61.0 51.0. 03.0 61.0 115 80 55.0 12.0 25.0 51.0 58.0 61.0 53.0 62.0 03.0 53.0 65.0 64.0 117 82 57.0 12.0 25.0 54.0 61.0 63.0 56.0 30.05 64.0 67.0 01.0 71.0 69.0 118 84 55.0 10.0 29.0 52.0 64,0 67.0 58.0
30.12 62.0 08.0 56.0 71.0 69.0 128 90 60.0 15.0 30.0 54.0 61.0 67.0 57.0 62.0 30.05 63.0 69.0 54.0 66.0 65.0 104 78 56.0 12.0 22.0 53.0 62.0 69.0 58.0 30.05 61.0 60.0 53.0 65.0 03.0 90 70 55.0 12.0 15.0 53.0 50.0 59.0 54.0 54.0 30.12 57.0 60.0 49.0 60.0 59.0 72 52.0 11.0 20.0 49.0 56.0 60,0 51.0 55.0 30.18 58.0 00.0 48.0 62.0 60.0 100 75 53.0 14.0 22.0 50.0 56.0 60.0 30.19 30.13 64.7 67.3 56.0 68.5 67.1 105 79 58.5 12.4 21.2 54.9 63.8
63.2 Total Rainfall,. .1.27 inches. Rain fell on 4 days.
63.0 10.0 17.0 64.0 12.0 28.0 64.0 14.0 30.0 64.0 13.0 30.0 59.0 69.0 74.0 65.0 62.0 11.0 16.0 58.0 67.0 68.0 63.0 58.0 9.0 10.0 56.0 63.0 64.0 58.0 9.0 12.0 56.0 68.0 €4.0
58.0 8.0 8.0 55.0 61.0 60.0 54.0 12.0 18.0 51.0 56.0 55.0 53.0 52.0 81 53.0 15.0 17.0 50.0 53.0 59.0 50.0 52.0 80
58.0 44.0 58.0 57.0 110 45.0 14.0 35.0 43.0 53.0 58.0 47,0) 52.0 64 45.0 59.0 58.0 108 80 46.0 14.0 34.0 44.0 50.0 58.0 48.0 53.0 56 65.0 57.0 60.0 67 66.0 63.0 63.0
66.0 63.0 62,0 88
62.0 14.0 24.0 58.0 67.0
73.0
63.0
67.0 78
70
59.8
62.6
N.E.
W.
0.07
59.0 67.0 74.0 59.0 68.0 75.0 59.0 69.0 74.0
64.0
68.0 83
70
61.6 03.0
N.E.
E.
0.03
03.0
70.0 73
74
59.1
66.4
N.E.
E.
65,0
69.0
78
74
61.9
05.3
N.E.
W.
68.0 78
70
61.9
63.6
N.E.
N.E.
63.0 78
73
59.8
59.1
N.E.
N.E.
...
60.0
60.0 82
77
57.5
56.7 N.E.
N.E.
0.11
66.0
61.0 73
82
59.1
58.5
N.E.
N.E.
0.02
58.0 57.0 82
82
55.4 54.4
N.E.
N.E.
0.02
81
50.2
49.1
N.E.
N.E.
0.10
10
61
47.0
45.8
N.
N.
0.05
60
41.0
46.6
N.
N.E.
71
40.5
48.5
N.
N.E.
73 51.9
55.9
N.E.
N.E.
88
83
61.4
60.6
N.
N.E.
0.04
78
61.4
58.8
N.E.
N.E.
0.12
58.0
71
82
48.5 55.4
N.
N.E.
0.02
59.0
72
77
51.7
55.6
N.E.
N.E.
61.0 67
68
53.0 56.2 E.
W.
77
73
53.5
58.0
N.E.
W.
62.0
77
64
54.6
50.5 N.E.
N.E.
71
71
49.5
49.5
N.E.
N.
70
71 46.3
51.0 55.0
70
71
46.3
50.6 N. 50.6 N.E.
NE.
N.
6
2
67.1
59.7 62.4
76
74
56.2
58.5
1.12
29
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