THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
341
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
11th
March.
3
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
...
59,5 56,0
9 30.29 61.5
Noon 30.27 67.0 67.5 56.5 66.0 59.0
30.20 67.5
67.059.0
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion,
b.c.
:
30.15 64.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
61.5 61.0 Calm
b.
b.c.
b.c.
30.20 66.0 66.556.0 65.5 65.0 W
30.15 69.0
I
b.c.
0.00
:
70.0 69.0 W
1
b.
Sunday, 12th
March.
9
30.37 66.0
65.0 55.0
b.c.
30.24 67.0
66.0 65.0 N
3
b.
...
....
Noon
30.36 67.5 68.0 60.0 67.0 58.0
b.c.
30.26 68.0 70.0 | 60.0|68.0 67.0 E
3
b.
0.00
3
30.30 68.5
67.057.0
b.c.
30.24 71.0
71.5 71.0 S
2 b.
***
Monday,
9
30.42 61,5
59.5 54.0
13th March.
Tuesday,
14th
March.
Noon
30.39 64.0 68.0 57.0 62.0 54.5
3
30.32 64.0
62.556.0
9
30.36 61.0
...
| 59.0 51.0
Noon
30.33 64.0 63.0 55.0 62.0 53.0
3 30.21 65.0
Wednesday, 9 30.31 65.0
63.0|55.0
63.0 58.0
15th
March.
Thursday, 9
16th
March.
Noon 30.28 70.0 63.0 58.0 68.0 59.0
3
30.22 69.0
67.0 60.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.29 63.0
61.5 57.0 E
b.c.
30.30 63.0 72.5 56.0 62.0 57.0 E
b.c.
30.24 64.0
63.5 59.0 E
21 302 30
b.
b.
0.00
b.
b.c.
80.2% 63.0
62.0 58.0 E
b.c.
30.24 64.0, 61.0-55.5
64.0 60.0 | E
b.c.
30.19 65.0 !
65.0 65.0 E
00 00 199
b.
3
b.
0.00
3
b.
b.c.
30.17.63.0
600 59.0 E
1 b.c.
!
b.c.
$0.17 63.0 69.0 68,0 €2,0 (0.0 Calm
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.16, 67.0
60,0 : 62.5 : B
2
b.c.
30.31 67.0
65.057.0
b.c.
30.1869.0 !
600) (6.0! E
Noon
3
30.29 69.0 70.0 61.0 68.0 | 57.0
30.23 69.0
b.c.
68.0 57.0
b.c.
30.17 70.0 72.5 71.0 72.5 71.0 E
30.17 71.0
72.0 70.0 E
39 05 10
2
b.c.
3
b.
0.00
B
b.
Friday, 17th
March.
9 30.27 69.0
Noon
67.0 57.5
b.c.
30.16.69.0
68.5 67.0 E
2
b.c.
30.23 72.0 72,561.0 70.061.0
b.c.
30.16 71.0 73.0.58.0
71.3 70.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
3 30.16 72.0
70.0 60.5
b.c.
30.11 73.0
73.0 73.0. E
2
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT, 170 FEET,
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER. ·
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet,
0 TO 12.
Dirce-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 30.10 62.0
63.0 58.0 N
b.m.
28.43 57.0
55.0 55.0 ENE
1 b.c.m.
11th
March.
Sunday,
12th
March.
Noon 30.10 63.0 64.0 55.0 65.059.0 NE
b.m.
0.00
3
30.07 64.0
70.0 64.0 SW
1
b.m.
28.43 59.0 60.051.0 58.0 50.0 NW 28.38 610
2
:
61.0 58.0 NW
2
b.e.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
...
9
30.13 63.5
64.0 60.0 N
4
b.m.
28.48 57.0
57.0 33.0 N
4
b.c.m.
Noon
3 30.17 64.0
:
30,15 64.0 68.0 55.0 67.0 63.0 N
65.0 62.0N
3
b.m.
0.00
28.52 61.0 62.0 55.0 61.0 57.0 D
1
b.c.m. 0.00
2
b.m.
28.43 63.0
63.0 58.0 NW
2
b.c.m.
Monday,
13th
March.
9 30.20 62.0
57.0 53.0 NE
6
b.m.
28.54 55.0
55.0 52.0 10
5 o.m.
...
Noon
3
30.25 63.5 69.0
55.0 59.0 53.0 NE
5
b.m. 0.00
!
30.17 61.0
60,055.0 NE
4
b.m.
28.5254.0 56.051.054.0 53.0 E
28.46 56.0
5
o.ra. 0.00:
50.0.510 : E
3
b.c.m..
:
Tuesday,
14th
March.
9
Noon
3
30.17-61.0
56.5 50.0 NE
5
b.m.
28.47 56.0
...
!
:
30.16 61.5 60.0 54.060.0 50.0 NE 30.12 62.5
60.0 54.0 NE
5 b.m. 0.00 28.48 57.0 58.0
3 b.m.
28.43 | 38.0
53.0 47.0. E
47.0:57.0 48.0 ENE
5
b.c.m.
5
b.c.m. 0.00
18.0 31.0 E
i
4
b.c.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.14 63.5
15th
March.
63.0 56.0 N
! Noon 30.12 64.0 69.0 56.0 68.0.60.0 Calm
1 b.m.
་་་
28.43 60.0
60.0 | 56.0 | 82
}
b.c.m.
0 b.m. 0.00
3
30.06 64.0
---
67.0 61.0 Calm
0 b.c.m.
28.45 61.0 64.0 55.0 63.9 59.0 N
28.4062.0
3
b.e.m. 0.00
62.0 60.0 N
3
b.c.m.
Thursday,
16th
March.
9
Noon
3
30.13 61.0
30.12 65.0 69.0
30.07: 67.0
64.0 57.0 NEE
60.0 65.0 57.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
***
4
b.c.m. 0.00
65.0 58.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
28.45 59.0 28.46 62.0 64.0.510620:57.0 E
28.10 62.0
62.9 52.0 E
59.0 55.0 E
6
b.c.m.
į
6
b.c.m. 0.00
6
b.c.m.
Friday,
9 30.03 65.0
66.0 55.0 N
3
b.c.m.
17th
Noon
March.
3
30.05 64.0 71.0 61.0 70.0 58.0 N
30.00 66.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
66.0 59.0, N
2
b.c.m.
28.41 63.0
(63.0 60.0|SE
28.42 65.0 65.0 57.0 65.0 61.0 SE
28.35 60.0
4
b.c.m
4
64.063.0 SE
b.c.m. 0.00 h.c.mp
STATE OF WEATHER:-5 blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; . foggy; g. gloomy; . hall; 7. Fghtning; a. misty chazy; o. overcast; p. pussing showers 9. squally; 2. rain; s, sabw; thunlar; ugly (threatening apearance of weather; e. visibility, coblasts at a distance unusually visible); e. wet (dew).
NOTE:~A bur (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; ", heavy and continuing rain, sc., &c.
Figures to
denote the Burco
Description of Wind.
of the Winl.
--
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Slip.
Calm
Light Air Light Braze. Gentle Br 73 Modrazs Breaze Fresh Breeze..... Strony Breeze Molorate Gale.. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale. Whole Gale Storm FLarricane,
Just su vient to give steeraye way..
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full woull go in smooth 3 to 4
water..
15 to 6
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase. Sirle Rests and T. G. SALES
full and by
Double Reefs and Jil, &c. Triple Reefs, &e.
Clove Reefs an 1 Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and refed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ...
Pate of the Wind
ber four in Miles,
Tieure to
of the Win.
da note the Porcel
0 to 2
- 10
13
21
30
#5
44
GADA?
52
49
KO
above 80