536
1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3rd JUNE, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc.
tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
82.0 82.0 SW
∞ Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.78 84.0
82.5 78.0
b.c.m.
29.76 84.0
b.c.p.
20th
May.
Noon 29.76 86.5 87,080.0 85.5 79.0
b.c.m.
3
29.70 86.5
85.0 79.0
b.c.m.
+
29.76 86.0 86.0 80.0 84.0 82.0 SW 3
29.70.86.0
85.0 82.0 SW
b.c.
0.03
4
b.c.p.
Sunday,
9
29.77: 82.0
80.0 76.0
b.c.
29.73 82.0
80.5 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.
21st
Noon
29.79 81.0 88.0 75.0 78.5 75,0
C.
29.75 81.0 85.0
73.0 79.0 79.0 Calm
0
o.r.l.t. 0.54
May.
3
29.74 80.0
78.0 74.0
C.
29.72 81.0
80.0 79.0 Calm
0
g.m..
Monday,
22nd
iy.
9
29.90
78,5
76.5 71.0
Noon 29.91 78.0 80.0 71.5 76.0 72.0
3
29.87 77.0
75.0 72.0
Tuesday,
9 | 30.00 77.0
23rd
May.
Noon
3
30.01 | 79.5 79.0
29.9978.0
75.5 71.0
69.5 | 78.0 | 70.0
:
Wednesday,
9
29.97 76.5
76.0 68.0
75.0 73.0
24th
May.
Noon 29.96 78.0 79.0
72.5 77.0 74.0
3
29.9278.0
77.0 74.0
True wind cannot be registered.
c.q.
29.83 80.0
78.0 75.0 E
3
b.c.
•
C.q.
29.84 80.0 85.0
72.0 78.5 77.0 E
3
g.m. 0.05
c.q.
29.84 80.0
77.0 76.0 E
3
g.m.
c.m.
29.93 79.0
78.0 77.0 E
3
b.c.m.
c.m.
29.93 80.0 80.0 70.0 80.5 79.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.24
c.m.
29.93 80.0¦
79.5 79.0 E
3
b.c.
c.m.
29.91 78.0
76.0 75.0 E
3
0.1.
!
c.m.
29.91 80.0 82.0 74.0 80.0 79.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.00
c.m.
29.87 80.0
78.0 78.0 E
3
g.m.
Thursday, 9
29.90 82.5
81.5 78.0
C.
29.83: 83.0
82.5 81.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
25th
Noon 29.89 83.5 84.5 75.0 83.0 79.5
C.
29.8484.0 83.0
75.0 82.5 82.0 SW
2
b.c.m. 0.24
May.
3
29.87 84.0
$3.0 78.5
C.
29.84 84.0
83.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
Friday,
26th
May.
9
29.8781.5
80.0 78.0
o.c.r.
29.82 82.0
80.0 80.0 SW
2
0.1.
Noon 29.86 83.5 85.0 78.5 82.5 79.0
C.
29.82 84.0 83.0 77.0 82.0 82.01 SW
1
2
b.c.p. 0.85
3
29.84 82.0
81.0 78.0
o.c.r.
29.82 82.0
80.0 80.0 Calm
0
o.r.l.t.
...
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.!
tion.
83.0 80.0 SW
3
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
༄ ཁ་ ༥་་
In inches during ;
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Tn inches during
previous 24 homes.
Saturday,
20th
May.
9
29.71 83.0
28.10
74.0
74.0 74.0. S
5
o.f.
3
3 Noon 29.70 84.0 85.0 78.0 84.0 80.0 SW
29.63 85.0...
c.b.m.
0.00
83.0 79.0 SW
3 c.b.m.
...
Sunday,
9 29.71 80.0
78.0 75.0 SW
1
[c.m.
28.09 72.0
28.06 74.0 75.0 71.0 74.0 74.0 S
28.04 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
71.0 70.0 N
6
o.f.
0.00
6
o.f.
21st
Noon 29.71 80.0 85.0 70.0 77.0 75,0 Calm
May.
3
29.6880.0
75.575.0 Calm
0
0 c.m.
c.m.
0.73
28.09 72.0 72.0 69.0 71.0 71.0|S
28.04, 71.0
70.0 70.0 NNE
2 2 23
o.c.m.
O.C.
1.40
O.C.
Monday,
9 29.80 78.5
22nd
May.
73.0 72.0 NE
Noen 29.82 78.0 78.0 71.0 75.0 72.0 NE
+
! (til.
28.16 68.0
67.0.67.0 E
6
6
c..
0.05
28.1768.0 70.0 66.0 68.0 68.0 E
0.c.m.
o.c.m.
0.20
3
29.80
78.0
74.0 72.0 NE
7
c.r.
28.13 | 68.0
68.0 68.0 | E
o.f.
Tuesday,
9 29.90 | 78.0
74.0 72.0 ₫ NE
5
0.C.
28.24 67.0
67.0, 66.0. E
6
0.c.m.
23rd
May.
Wednesday,! 9
Noon 29.91 78.075.0 65.0 73.0 70.0 NE
5
| 0.c.
0.08
28.25|71.0 73.0 64.0 70.0 : 70,0| E
6
0.c.m. 0.25
1
3
29.90 77.0
75.0 69.5 NE
5 0.0.
28.2468.0
68.0.67.0
E
6 0.c.m.
29.88 78.0
74.0 73.0 N
1
o.d.
28.25 69.0
69.0 69.0 ESE
4
o.f.d.
24th
May.
Thursday,
25th
May.
Friday,
26th
Noon
3
29.8378.0 75.0 70.0 74.0 74.0 N
29.83 78.0
2
o.d. : 0.57
28.24 71.0 71.0 64.0 71.0 | 70.0 SE
4 0.0.
0.28
74.0 73.0 N
1
0.m.
28.22 71.0
71.0 71.0 E
4
O.C.
9
29.81 81.0
81.0 79.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
28.18 73.0
73.0 73.0 S
5
o.f.
Noon 29.80 81.0 82.0 70.0 81.0 79.0 SW
1
c.b. 0.37
28.20 73.0 73.0 70.0 73.0 73.0 S
5
o.f.
0.43
3
29.78 82.0
9
...
80.0 77.0 SW
29.78 80.0
77.0 77.0 SW
Noon 29.78 80.0 82.0 75,079.5, 78.0 | SW
2 c.b.
28.19 73.0
73.0 73.0 SSW
5
o.f.
:
! 1 c.r.
1 O.C. 0.14
May,
3
29.77 81.0
77.0|77.0 SW
1
10.C.
28.18: 74.0
74.0 74.0 SSW
28.1574.0 74.0|71.0 74.0|74.0 | SSW 5 0.0.
28.14 72.0
72.0 72.0 WSW
5
o.c.r.
1.64
1
0.0.
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind,
Description of Wind.
0
STATE OF WEATHER;—5. bine sky; r. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; #. gloomy; h. hall; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers: 9. squally; rain; s. snow; tirander; 2. nugly (threatening) appearance of weather; 2. 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 coutinuing rain, &c., &c.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Mau-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
12
Calm Light Air
Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze. Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.. Strong Ga
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.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysafl
Bare Poles
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
12
above 80