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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST APRIL, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
March.
3
30,05 75,0
Saturday,
9 30.15 71.0
69,5 | 66.5
18th Noon 30.12 71.0 72.566.0 70.0|67,0
:ས:
b.c.
b.c.
74.5 70.5
b.c.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
30.07 74.0
Wet.
Direc-
tion,
72.0 72.0 E
30.07 75.0 79.0 67.075.0 74.0 E
30.02 | 76.0
75.5 75.0 E
...
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
b.c.
b.c.
2
b.c.m.
~~~Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.00
Sunday,
19th
March.
9
30.1071.5
...
69.0 68.0
b.c.m.
30.0175.0
73.0 73.0 Calm
0 b.c.m.
Noon
30.08 74.0 76.0 | 67,072,569.0
b.c.m.
3
30,02 | 77.5
77,071,0
b.c.m.
...
30.01 78.079,5 | 68,0 | 77.5 76.0 | SW
29.97 79.0
77.5 76.5 SW
1
b.c. 0.00
1 b.c.
TA
...
Monday,
20th
March.
9
30.03 74.0
72.0 69.5
Noon
3
30.04 77.0 79.0 68.0 76.0 | 72.0
29.97 77.0
:
76.5 71.5
Tuesday, 9
21st Noon
March.
3
30.06 72.5
•
71.0 69.0
30.0625.0 77.0 | 68.0 73.0 69.5
30.01 73.0
71.0 68.0
Wednesday, 9
30.25 63.0
61.0 56.0
22nd Noon
30.24 | 65.0 | 70.0|60,0 | 63,5 | 58.0
March.
3
30.19 | 66.0
64.0 59.5
True wind cannot be registered.
c.m.
29.9475.0
:
73.0 72.5 Calm
c.m.
...
29.96 77.0 77.5 68.0 76.0 75,0 S
c.m.
29.92 79.0
76.0 76.0 S
ON 2
b.c.m.
2 b.c.m. 0.00
g.m.
0.c.m.
29.96 76.0
i
c.m.
c.m.
29.94 77.0
C.
30.12 69.0
C.
C.
30.12 69.0
:༄:|: : །:
71.0 71.0 S
1
g.m.
29.99 76.0 78.0 69.0 74.0 72.0 Calm
78.5 75.0 Calm
0 b.c.
0.25
0 b.c.
62.5 60.0 NE
30.12 69.0 78.0 68.0 65.0 62.0 | NE
64.5 | 62.0 | E
---
Thursday,
23rd
March.
9
30.27 62.0
60.0 | 56,0
C.
30.15 65.0
61.5 60.0 ENE
Noon
30.27 63.0 64.0 58.5| 61,0 | 57.0
C.
30.15 65.0 66.0
58.0 62.0 60.0 ENE
3
30.19 64,0
62.0 57.0
C.
30.11 66.0
62.0 60.0 E
33 2 3
2 2 3
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
0,00
b.c.
Friday,
24th
March,
9
30.17 62.0
60.0 58.0
c.m.
30.05 | 64.0
Noon
30.15 63.0 64,059,0 | 61,5 | 59.0
c.m.
30.05 65.065,0 | 59,063.0 | 62.0 | E
3
30.09 64.0
62.0 59.0
c.m.
30.02 65.0
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.
b.c.m.
***
b.c.m. 0.04
b.c.m.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
61.0 60.0 E
63.5 62.0 E
2 2 2
Wet.
Direc-
tion,
Saturday,
18th
March,
Sunday, 19th
March,
Monday,
20th
March,
Tuesday, 21st
March.
9 29.99 68.5
***
68.0 65.0 N
c.m.
28.34 64.0
64.0 64.0 SE
4
o.c.m.
Noon 29.96|70,0|71,0|65,0| 70,0|67.0 | Calm
3 29.92 | 71.0
0
b.c.m. 0.00
71.0 67.0 N
1
...
m.ċ.
28.26 | 67.0
TIT
9
Noon
3
29.94 70,0
67,067.0 Calm
0
f.
28.3165.0
29.90 | 72.0 | 74,0 | 68,0 | 73.5 68.0 Calm
0
f.
0.00
29.88 73.5
74.0 68.0 Calm
0
f.
28.27 71.0
:༄།: ཤྲྰི:
28.33 67.0 67.0 | 63.0 | 67.0|67.0 | SE
3
o.c.m. 0.00
67.0 66.0 SE
4
o.c.m.
-
65.0 65.0 SE
4
o.f.
***
28.29 70.070,0 | 64.0 70.0 67,0 S
3
b.c.m. 0.00
70.0 68.0 SSW
3
b.c.m.
9
Noon
3
29.89 72.0
74.0 71.0. S
***
1 f.b.c.
...
•
29.88 73.0 75.0 | 67,0 | 74.0 71.0 SSW
1
f.b.c. 0.00
29.83 74.0
...
72.0 70.0 S
1
c.m.
28.22 66.0
66.0 66.0 S
28.18 67.0 67.0 64.0 67.0 67.0 SSW
28.15 66.0
66.0 66.0 SSW
4
o.f.
5 o.f. 0.00
5
o.f.
9
29.90, 73.0
68.0 68.0 N
1
c.f.p.
28.26 65.0
...
65.0 65.0 SSW
Noon 29.92 73.0 75,0 68.0 70.0 69.0 Calm
0
f.c.b. 0.04
3
29.8673.5
74.0 71.0 S
1
c.m.b.
28.21 67.0
: :
28.25 65,066.0 | 63.0 | 65.0 64.0 S
Wednesday, 9 30.09 69.0
61.0 57.0 N
6 c.m.
28.35 55,0
**
...
V
22nd
March,
Noon
3 | 30.07 67.0
30.07 67,0 75.0 60.0 62.0 58.0 NE
5
c.m.
0.00
61.0 58.0 NE
5
c.m.
28.34 56.0 56.0 53.0 55.0 54.0 ENE
28.33 55.0
55.0 54.0 ENE
66.0 65.0 S
55.0 54.0 NNE
5 o.m,
400
5
o.m. 0.00
o.m.
***
10 30 30
5
o.f.d.
o.c.m. 0.14
0,m.
Thursday,
23rd
March.
...
3
9 30.10 66.0
Noon 30.09 | 66.0 63,0 | 58,0 | 60,0 | 56.0 | NE
30.09 | 66.0
59.0 55.0 NE
5
c.m.
28.40 52.0
51.0 50.0 E
c.m.
0.00
60.0 55.0 NE
5
c.m.b.
E
:
28.40 52.0 53.0 50.0 | 52,0 51,0 E
28.34 53.0
10 10
10 10
:
5
o.m.
5
b.c.m. 0.00
53.0 52.0 E
4
b.c.m.
Friday,
24th
9
30.01 65.0
60.0 58.0 NE
Noon
March.
30.00 65.0 | 60.0 57.0 60.0 58.0 NE
3 29.96 65.0
60.0 59.0 NE 5
5 c.m.
4
c.m.
28.30 52.0
52.0 52.0 E
5
...
0.00
c.m.
28.2753.054.0 51.0 53.0 53.0 E
28.21 54.0
54.0 54.0 E
o.f.
5 o.f.
4 o.f.
0.00
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d, drizzling rain ; ƒ. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. 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.
Calm Light Air Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water.
5 to 6
Royals,
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. . Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail Bare Polen
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3- 10
11
15
16
20
GBTRA
above 80
12