THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND APRIL, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
437
1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
Saturday,
8th
9
April.
3
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Altd.
30.16 69.5
THERMOMEТЕК.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
68.5; 66.5
Noon 30.13 73.5 73.0 | 65.0 | 72.0 67.5
30.06 74.5
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
73.0 68.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
30.07 70.0
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
69.0 69.0 E
30.03 73.0 76.0 64.0 76.0 73.0 Calm
30.01 75.0
77.0 74.5 | Calm
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
ON
2
o.d.
b.c.
0.00
0 b.c.
Sunday,
9 30.08 73.0
71.5 69.5
b.c.
30.00 76.0
9th
Noon
30.05 75.5 75.0
69.574.0 71.0
b.c.
30.00 78.0 79.0
76.0 74.0 SE
69.0 79.0 77.0 SE
2
b.c.m.
2 b.c. 0.00
April.
3
29.99 76.0
75.0 71.5
b.e.
30.00 79.0
80.0 78.0 SE
A
→
b.c.
Monday,
10th
April.
9
30.02 74.0
73.0: 71.0
Noon
30.03 76.0 77.5 69.5 75.0 71.5
3
29.97 77.0
76.0 71.0
Tuesday,
11th
April.
9
29.94 77.0
75.0 72.0
Noon
29.92 80.0 80.0 71.0 79.0 72.5
3 29.84 80.0
79.0 73.0
Wednesday, 9
29.9277.0
75.0: 72.5
12th
April.
Noon 29.92 79.0 80.0 72.0 77.0 74.0
3 29.88 78.0
76.0 73.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.98 : 78,0
75.5 75.0 | E
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.98 79.0 82.5
71.0 77.075.0 E
2 b.c.
0.00
b.e.
29.92 82.0:
83.0 80.0 Calm
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 79.0
77.5 76.0 E
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 81.0 83.5 72.0 81.0 78.08
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.84 82.0:
82.5 80.0S
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 79.0
79.0 77.0 E
b.c.
0.0.
29.88 81.0 82.5 72.0 81.0 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.87 80.0
78.078.0 E
1
g.
Thursday,
13th
April.
9
30.00 73.0!
71.0 67.0
b.e.
29.94 | 75.0
73.5 72.0 N
2
g.m.
Noon
30.02 74.0 79.0 69.0 72.0 67.0
C.
3
29.99 | 74.0
72.0 68.0
C.
29.97 76.0 81.0|69.0 29.97 77.0
75.5 73.0 N
2
انتانا
b.c.
1.40
!
72.5 71.0 E
2
b.c.
Friday,
9
30.12 68.5
67.0 60.0
b.c.
14th
Noon
April.
3
30.11 72.0 74.0: 64.0 70.0 63.0
30.06 70.5
b.c.
30.04 70.0
30.04: 73,0. 76.0
68.0 66.0 N
2
b.c.
64.0 | 75,0 ⋅ 70,0 | N
2
b.c.
0.00
69.0 63.0
b.c.
30.04 72.0
68.5 67.0 E
2
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
68,5 66,5 N
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Atid.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 30.03 68.0
b.c.m.
28.40 | 63.0
63.0 63.0 SE
4
o.f.
:
Sth
April.
3
Noon 30.03 69.0 74.0 64.0 74.068.0 Calm
29.96 71.0
0
0.c.m. 0.00
71.0 67.0 NE
1
b.c.m.
28.3966.0 66.0 58.0 66,065,0| SE 28.36 69.0
o.m.
0.00
68.0 67.0 NNE
b.c.
Sunday,
9
29.96 71,0
70.0 68.0 N
2
g.c.
28.38 69.0
68.0 67.0 SE
4
o.f.
9th
April.
Noon
29.92 72.0 75.0 67.0 72.0 70.0 N
c.g.b. 0.00
3
29.90 72.5
72.0 70.0 N
c.g.b.
28.34 72.0 72.0 64.0 71.0 69.0 SE
28.27 | 72.0
71.0 69.0 SE
1
|o.p.c.
0.00
3
o.c.m.
Monday.
10th
April.
9)
29.92 72.0
72.0 72.0 Calm
0
f.
28.30 70.0
***
Noon
3
29.90 74.5 77.0:70.0 76.0 73.0 Calm
29.85 75.0
0
f.
0.00
69.0 68.0 | SE
28.28 68.0 69.0|65.0:68.068.0 SE
2 0.0.
3 0.C. 0.00
¡
76.0 74.0 Calm
0
c.b.g.
28.24 72.0
Tuesday,
11th
April.
Wednesday, 9
9
29.8575.0
Noon 29.82 76.0 79.5
3
29.75 75,5
76.0 73.0 Calm
70,079.0 75.0 SE
75.0 73.0 SE
U
le.g.b.
28.28 70.0
1
b.c.m. 0.00
7104
69.0 68.0 S
28.26 71.0 72.0 | 66.01 70,069.0¦S
69.0 S
3
b.c.
3
**
0.C.
3
b.c.
0.00
2
c.m.b.
28.15 69.0
69.0 - 68.0 S
F
b.c.
29.82: 75.0
73.0 72.0 NE
c.m.b.
28.21 70.0
70.0 70.0. S
2
0.c.
12th
April.
Noon
29.8275.0 79.0 70.0 75.0 72.0 Calm
0 o.m. 0.00
3
29.80 76.0
Thursday,
13th
April.
Friday,
14th
9
29.90 74.5
3
29.90 | 74.0
74.0 72.0 Calm
... 70.0 66.0 N Noon 29.92 74.5 78.0 65.0 70.0 65.0 N
69.0 | 66.0 NE
0
o.c.p.
28.20 72.0 72.0 | 67,0172.0 70.0 S
28.17 | 71.0
2 0.0.
0.00
71.0 | 70.0 S
2
O.C.
4 C.1.
3
28.26|64.0
c.r.
0.86
C.T.
64.0 64.0 | E
28.28 66.0 66.0 60.0 66.0 65.0 E
28.24 64.0
64.0 63.0 E
3
0.m.
3 b.c.m.
1.70
t
b.c.m.
9
30.02 71.0
66,0 | 60,0 | N
Noon 30.06 71.569.0: 63,0 | 67.5 61.0 N
t
April.
3 29.99 71.0
66.0 62,0 N
c.m.b.
c.b. 0.00
3 b.c.
28.31 60.0
60.0 59.0 | NNE
28.33 62.0 62.0 58.0 61.0 60.0 | NNE
28.28 60.0
60.0 58.0 E
3
b.c.
+ b.c. 0.00
1 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER :-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; z. 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; . heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force. of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
12
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail f1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
5 10 6 Royals, &c.
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,
◊ to
2
0
3 10
1
11
15
$2
20
3
21
20
26 30
31
36
C
37
44
15
52
53
60
6169
10
70-80
11
above 80
12