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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MAY, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Saturday,
9 30.01 75.0
22nd
공형 Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc.
tion.
73.0 70.0
Noon 30.00 77.0 79.0 69.0 75.0 70.0
b.c.m.
b.c.
April.
3 29.93 76.0
75.0 69.0
b.c.
29.95 | 75.0
29.97 77.0 83.0 69.0 76.5 75.0E
29.92 77.0
74.0 73.0 | E
2
b.c.
2
b.c.
77.5 76.0 E
2
b.c.
~~~Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.00
F÷
Sunday,
9 30.01 75.0
74,069.0
b.c.
29.96 77.0
D
...
74.0 73.0 E
23rd
April.
Noon 29.99 76.0 77.0 70.0 74,0 69.0
b.c.
29.97 78.0 78.0 70.0 74.5 73.5 E
3
29.94 76.0
75.0 68,5
b.c.
29.98 77.0
...
Monday,
24th
April.
9
30.01 73.0
Noon
3
29.91 73.0
Tuesday, 25th
April.
9
30.01 73.0
71.5 69.0
29.99 73.0 76.0 70.0 71.569.0
***
71.5 70.0
71.5 70.0
Noon 29.96 75.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 71.0
3 29.91 75.0
:༄:།:
74.0 71.5
...
Wednesday, 9
30.00 75.0
73.5 72.5
26th
Noon 29.98 79.0 78.0 70.0 77.0 74.0
April.
3
29.91 80.0
79.0 73.0
True wind cannot be registered.
O.C.
:
O.C.
29.95 75.0
29.96 76.0 79.0 69.0 74.5 74.0 E
29.91 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
74.0 73.0 E
73.0 73.0 E
2 2 2
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
O.T.
b.c.m. 0.00
o.m.
-
o.c.m.
29.94 75.0
73.0 73.0 E
...
b.c.m.
29.95 78.0 76.5 68.0 75.5 75.0 E
b.c.m.
29.91 79.0
76.5 76.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.m.
29.96 79.0
75.0 74.0 E
b.c.m.
29.96 82.0 79.0 73.0 79.5 79.0 E
b.c.
29.92 82.0
80.0 78.0 E
N N N
2
2
Thursday,
9
29.96 79.5
79.075.0
b.c.
29.92 82.0
80.0 79.0 SW
27th
Noon 29,95 82.5 84.0 75.0 82.0 77.0
b.c.
29.9282.082,078.0 81.0 78.0 SW
April.
Friday,
28th
April.
3
29.90 84.0
83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.88 83.0
9
29.93, 81,5
80.0 77.0
o.c.m.
***
Noon 29.92 83.0 85.0 78.0 82.0 78.0
b.c.m.
3
29.88 85.0
84.0 77.0
b.c.m.
29.89 83.0
...
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
29.88 81,0 29.89 82.0 80.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 SW 81.5 78.0 SW
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
81.5 79.0 SW
2
b.c.m.) 0.00
b.c.
...
79.0 77.0 SW
1
0.m.
...
1
o.m.
0.13
2
b.c.m.
N N N
2
2
2
o.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.m.
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
g.m.
...
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
65.0 65.0 E
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
22nd
April.
9 29.92 73.5
72.0 68.0 NE
b.c.
28.28 65.0
o.f.
3
Noon 29.92 73.5 77.0 70.0 73.0 70.0 NNE
29.85 74.0
2
72.0 70.0 NE
1
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.v.
28.25 69.0 70.0 65.068.0 67.0 E
28.20 70.0
b.c.m. 0,00
69.0 68.0 E
4
b.c.
...
Sunday,
23rd
April.
Monday,
24th
April.
9
29.8974.0
72.0 68.5 NE
3
b.c.
28.27 66.0
66.0 65.0 E
4
o.m.
...
3
Noon 29.91 74.0 74.0 70.0 73.0 69.0 NE
29.86 73.5
3
b.c.
0.00
28.25 69.0 69.0
63.0 68.0 67.0 E
5
o.m.
0.00
72.0 68.0 NE
2 b.c.
28.20 68.0
67.0 66.0 E
4
o.m.
440
9
29.8974,0
70.0 69.0 NE
Noon
3
29.89 74.0 74.065,070.0 69.0 NE
29.85 74.0
***
70,0 69.0 NE
2 2 2
c.m.
28.25 67.0
c.d. 0.00
28.24 66.0 67.0
67.0 66.0 SE
63.0 66.0 66.0 ESE
4
c.m.
28.1866.0
---
Tuesday, 25th
April.
Wednesday,
26th
April.
9 29.91 74.0
:
***
70.0 70.0 N
Noon 29.89 74.0 71.0 69.0 70.5 70.0 NE 70.0 70.0 NE 3 29.84 74.5
3
d.
28.28 68.0
5
...
66.0 66.0 ESE
5
...
68.0 68.0 SSW
+ 10
o.p.8.
o.f.
0.00
LO
o.f.
***
2 d.
0.00
1
c.m.
28.25 69.0 69.0 65.0 69.0 68.0 SE
28.20 70.0
69.0 69.0 SE
1O 1O 1O
5
o.f.
5
o.f.
0.16
5
o.f.
:.
9
...
29.8475.5
:..
73.0 73.0 N 29,90 74.0 Noon 29.89 75.075,0 70.0 75.0 73.0 Calm
75.0 73.0 NE 3
1
c.m.b.
28.29 71.0
0
c.m.b. 0.00
1
f.b.
Thursday,
9 29.85 77.0
80.0 77.0 SW
2 b.c.
28.25 71.0
70.0 69.0 SE 28.26 74.0 75.0 | 68.0 74.0 70.0 SE
72.0 70.0 S 28.20 73.0
70.0 70.0 SSW
4
o.f.
3 o.c.m. 0.00
2 o.m.
...
5
o.f.
...
27th
Noon 29.85 79.5 83.0 72.0 83.0 77.0 SW
2 b.c.
0.00
April.
3
29.82 81.0
81.0 77.0 SW
2 b.c.
28.21 72.0 73,0 68.0 71.0 71.0 SSW 70.0 70.0 SSW 28.1870.0
10 10
5
o.f.
0.00
5
o.f.
Friday,
28th
9
29.83 79.0
April.
81.0 77.0 SW Noon 29.83 81.0 84.0 75.0 83.0 77.0 SW 82.0 78.0 SW 3 29.80 81.0
1
c.m.b.
28.2473.0
...
c.m.b.
1 c.m.b. 0.00
1
73.0 73.0S
28.20 73.0 74.0 70.0 73.0 73.0 S
28.16 73.0
...
73.0 73.0 S
மமம்
5
o.f.d.
5
o.f. 0.30
5 o.f.
...
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally. rain; s. snow; thunder; . 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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air
2
Light Breeze..
Gentle Breeze
5
9
12
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
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..
3 10
11
15
16 20
N
(5 to 6
25
Royals, &c.
26 30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. ... Close Reefs and Courses
36
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Recfs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles .............
9
69
10
11
above 80
12