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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH 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,
Saturday,
1st
9
30.13 | 72.0
70.5 69.0
April.
3
Sunday,
2nd
9
Noon 30.12 76.0 76.0 66.5 74.5 70.5
30.06 | 74.0 |
30.1371.0
Noon, 30.11 73.5 76.0 68.0 72.0 69.0 |
C.
72.5 69.5
C.
69.5 68.0
April.
3
30.04 73.0
72.5 69.5
c.m.
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
:
Monday,
9
30.06 | 74.0
73.0 70.5
3rd
Noon
30.03 76.0 76.0
70.0 74.0 71.0
April.
3
29.95 78.0
Tuesday,
4th
April.
Wednesday, 9
9
29.96 77,5
77.0 73.0
76.0 73.0
Noon 29.97 79.5 79.0 71.0 78.0 74.0
3
29.96 80,0
79.0 75.0
5th
April.
3
63,0 61.0 30.17 65.0 Noon 30.18 65.0 70.0 61.0 63.0 60.0
30.16 64.0
...
***
62.0 59.0
True wind cannot be registered.
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ن من
C.
نن
C.
C.
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:
Thursday,
6th
9
30.23 61.0
59.0 56.0
C.
---
Noon 30.23 64.0 64.0 57.0 62.0 58.0
C.
30.15 66.0 64,056.0 65.0 63.0 N
April.
3
30.17 64.0
62.0 58.5
C.
30.15 68.0
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 houră.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
30.00 74.0
73.5 72.0 NE
1
b.c.
30.02 77.0 73.0 66.0 77.5 75.0! NE
29.99 77.0
1
b.c.
0.00
76.075.0 Calm
0
b.c.
:
30.01 74.0
71.5 70.0 E
!
29.97, 76.0 78.0 67,0 76.5 75.0 E
¡
29.97 77.0
76.0 75.0 E
E
C.
C.
bic.
29.90 | 79.0||
29.95 76.0
29.95 78.0 79.0 | 70.0 77.0 75.0 | E
29.87 78.0
80.0 78.0 E
76.5 75.0 S
29.90 80.0 82.0 70.0 78.0 77.0! S
29.91 80.5
75.0 74.0 E
b.c.
2
b.c.m.
3 b.c.
0.00
78.5 77.5 Calm
0
b.c.
30.03 69.0
64.0 63.0 N
30.04 70.0 83.0 62.0 64.5 64.0 N
30.04 67.0
63.0 62.0 N
30.1463.0
61.0 59.0 N
2 2 2
2 2 2
g.m.
o.m.
0.10
g.m.
:
b.c.
2 2 2
2 2 2
N MO
g.m.
b.e.m. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c. 0.00
64.0 63.0 N
b.c.
Friday,
7th
April.
9
30.22 66.0
64.5 61.0
b.c.
30.13 | 67.0
66.0 64.0 E
A
Noon
30.20 67.5 67.0 60.0 66.0 62.5
b.c.
3
30.13 69.0
67.5 63.5
b.c.
30.10 70,0
***
30.13 70.0 69.5 60.0 69.5 67.0 E 69.5 67.0 E
~ 2 2
2
b.c.
...
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
1882.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
ous 24 hours.
previous 24
BAROMETER,
Saturday,
1st
April.
9
Noon
3
29.96 71.0
70.0 69.0 Calm
c.g.f.
29.96 71.5 77.0 65.5 70.5 69.0 Calm
29.91 71.5
69.0 67.0 Calm
***
c.g.f. 0.00 c.g.f.*
28.30 | 67.0
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion,
67.0 66.0 S
28.33 70.0 70.0 64.0 69.0 67.0 S 67.0 66.0 S 28.27 67.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
442
o.f.
o.m.
o.m.
0.00
Sunday,
2nd
April.
9
29.97 72.0
Noon
29.97 71.0 71.0
N
65.0 70.0 68.0 N
68.0 68.0
2
f.
28.35 67.0
1
c.g.
0.00
28.33 08.0 69.0
66.0 65.0 ESE!
65.0167.0 67.0 ESE
3
o.f.
o.m.
0.00
3
29.92 72.0
72.0 70.0 Calm
0
c.b.g.
28.30 69.0
68.0 67.0 SE
4
o.m.
Monday,
3rd
April.
9
29.89 | 72.0 |
70.0 70.0 Calm
0
f.
28.26|66.0
66.0 66.0 S
3 o.f.
:
...
Noon
B
29.89 73.0 73.0 67.0 72.0 70.5 N
29.8274.0
1
c.b.g. 0.00
173.0 71.0. Calm
0
c.b.g.
28.24 67.0 68,0 | 65.0 | 67.0 66.0 || S 28.18 68.0
68.0 67,0 S
∞ # C
4
o.p.c. 0.00
3
O.C.
Tuesday,
4th April.
9 29.83 74.0
72.0 72.0 s
1
f.
28.1869.0
69.0 69.0 S
5 o.f.
Noon 29.82, 75.0 78.0 70.0 77.0 74.0 SW
3 29.83 78.0
1
c.b.g.
0.00
28.22 70.0 71.0 64.0 70.0 69.0│S
5
o.f.
0.00
177.0 74.5 SW
1
o.c.m.
28.25 71.0
71.0 71.0 S
5
o.f.
Wednesday, 9
5th
30.00 71.0
61.0 60.0: NNE
4
c.d.
28.3153.0
Noon
April.
30.00 70.0 78.0 70.0 61.0 60.0 NNE
3 30.00 69.0
4
c.d. 0.00
69.0 58.5 N
4
0.0.
28.33 57.0 58.055.0
28.28.56.0
E 57.0 56.0
57.057.0 E
55,055,0. NE
+ o.f.
4 o.f.
0.00
3
o.f.
Thursday,
6th April.
9
30.12 67.0
Noon 30.13 67.0 71.056.0
59.056.0 N
3
0.0.
60.0 57.0 NNE
B 0.c.
0.00
3
30.09;
67.0
60.0 57.5 NE
3
0.0.
Friday,
7th
9
30.11 66.0
62.0 60.0 NE
4
0.c.m.
Noon
April.
30.10 67.0 71.0 59.0 65.0 61.5 NE
3 30.04 69.0
4
o.c.m. 0.00
65.0 62.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
28.40 52.0
28.4154.0 55.0 28.36:54.0
28.4055.0 28.43 | 00.0:61.0
28.37 62.0 |
52.0 52.0 NE
52.054.0.53.0
3
o.f.
E
3
0.0.
0.13
54.0 53.0 E
4
0.C.
| 55.0 55.0 | E
4
0.0.
53.060.0 58.0 E
61.0 60.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5 blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; thunder; ugly threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); c, wet (dew),
NOTE:-A bar (-) under any letter auginents its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Forec of the Wiul.
Description of Wind.
0
Calin
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
12
Light Air Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze..... Strong Breeze Moderate Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale.
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, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails. In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. ... Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Baro Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
11
16
21
26
31
37
OCHORENSSERÀ
0 to 2
3 - 10
15
20
25
30
36
44
45 52
53
60
61 69
70 - 80
above 80