THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH JUNE, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
555
1882.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Altd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc
tion.
Saturday, 3rd
June.
9 29.81 82.0 Noon 29.81 84.0 83.0
81.0
77.0
b.c.
:
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
U TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
77.0 82.0 77.0
b.c.
3 29.77 85.0
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.7784.0
29.77 86.0 87.5 77.0 85.0 84.0 E
29.76 87.0
82.0 81.0 E
1
b.c.
89.5 86.0 E
¡b.c.
1 b.c.
0.00
:
Sunday,
4th
9
29.83 84.0
82.5 77.5
b.c.
29.78 $5.0
83.0 82.0 E
2 b.c.
Noon
29.84 86.5 87.0 77.0 84.0 77.5
b.c.
29.78 86.0 84.0.78.0
89.5 78.0 E
June.
3
29.8085.0
83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.75 84.5
88.0 77.0 E
N N
Monday,
9
29.86 82.5
81.0 78.5
5th
Noon
29.84 84.0 86.0
79.0 83.0 79.0
June.
B
29.80 86.0
Tuesday, 6th
June.
9
29.87 84.0
Noon 29.87 86.0 87.0
3
29.82 87.0
85.0 80.0
82.5 79.0
80.084.0 79.5
85.0 79.5
Wednesday, 9
29.85 84.5
7th
June.
Noon 29.87 84.0 87.0
82.5 79.0
80.0 82.0 79.0
3 29.81 80.0
79.0 77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
O.C.г.
29.81 86.0
83.0 83.0 E
b.c.
b.c.
29.81 86.0 90.0 79.0 83.5 83.0 E
29.78 86.0
84.5 83.0 E
~ 2 2
2 b.c. 0.00
2b.c.
b.c.p. b.c.p. b.c.p.
0.21
C.
29.81 85.0
83.0 82.0 E
2 b.c.p.
!
b.e.
29.82 $6.0 85.5 79.0 84,5 83.0 SE
b.c.
29.79 86.0
85.0 84.0 SE
N N
2 b.c.p. 0.16
2
b.c.
0.C.
29.79 85.0
82.5 82.0 SE
ลง
2
g.p.
1
O.c.r.
O.C.
29.82 83.0 86.0 77.0 73.5 78.0 | SW 29.7883.0
3
o.q.r. 0.07
80.0 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
Thursday, 9
29.89 86.0
85.0 79.5
b.c.
29.82 86.0
84.0 83.0 E
1 b.c.
8th
June.
Noon
29.88 87.0 88.0
78.0 87.0 80.5
b.c.
29.83 87.0 87.0 77.0 86.5 84.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.69
I
3
29.84 87.0
86.0 80.0
b.c.
29.81 88.0
87.585.0 SW
2
b.c.
Friday, 9th
June.
9
29.90 86.0
85.0 79.0
b.e.
29.83 86.0
85.0 84.0 SW
1 b.c.
Noon 29.89 87.0 89.0 80.0 86.5 80.0
b.c.
3
29.86 89.0:
88.0
80.5
b.c.
29.82 88.0
29.84 | 88.0; 89.0 | 80.0|86.5 85.0 SW
87.0 85.0 SW
2 b.c.
2 b.c.
! 0.00
1882.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
O TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
81.5 78.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Ju inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL-
A tu].July soqou! ul
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
3rd
June.
9 29.73 81.0
Noon
3
29.73 82.0 86.0:76.0 85.0 81.0 E
29.72, 83.0
85.0 81.0 SE
W N
2
b.c.
b.c.
*28.16 | 75.0
74.0 73.0 S
0.00 28.13 77.0 77.0.70.0 76.0 75,0 S
o.m.
b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
28.10 76,0
75.0 74.0 SSE
b.c.
Sunday, 9
29.75 82.0
84.0 79.0 NE
2
b.c.
28.14 75.0
74.0 74.0 SE
2
b.c.
4th
June.
Noon
29.75 82.0 86.0
77.080.0 78.0 NE
2
b.c.
0.00
3
29.73 82.0
50.0 78.0 NE
2
b.c.m.
28.15 77.0 78.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 ESE
28.11 74.0
74.0 72.0 ESE
3
b.c. 0.00
4 b.c.
Monday,
9
29.77 82.0
80.5 79.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
...
5th
June.
Noon
29.78 82.0 83.0, 78.0 79.0 79.0 E 3 29.73 83.0
3
r.
0.00
81.0 79.0 E
3
c.b.m.
28.16 74.0
74.0 74.0 E
28.14 75.0 76.0 72.0: 75.0 75.0 ESE
28.0971.0
74.0 74.0 SE
4
o.f.
4 0.c.
0.14
20
5
o.m.
i 9
3
Noon
3
| 29.74 82.0
Tuesday,
29.79 82.0
80.0 79.0 SE 6th Noon 29.80 82.5 83.0 77.0 81.0 | 80.0 . S June,
29.74 84.0
83.0 80.0 SE
Wednesday, 9 29.76 82.0
80.0 79.0S 7th
June.
1
c.r.
28.17 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5
o.f.
:
1 c.m. 0.19
e.b.m.
28.16 74.0.75.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 S
28.12 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5
o.c.m.
0.12
5
o.c.m.
2
io.c.b.
28.15 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5
o.f.
29.77 83.0 84.0 77.0 83.0.79.0 S
3
b.c.p. | 0.09
79.0 77.0 SW
1
0.0.
28.13 74.0 75.0 71.0 74.0 74.0 S
28.12 74.0
5 o.f.r. 0.05
73.0 73.0 S
4
o.f.d.
Thursday,
8th
June.
9 29.80 83.0
83.080.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.20 75.0
75.0 74.0 S
3 0.c.m.
Noon 29.80 84.0 85.0
3 29.79 86.0
i
1
Friday,
9
9th
29.81 81.0 Noon 29.81 86.0 86.0
June.
3 29.78 $7.0
75.0 85.0 80.0 S 87.0 82.0 S
84.0 81.0 SW 76.0 86.0 82.0 Sw
| 86.081.0 SW +2 b.e.
2
b.c. 0.00
1 b.c.
28.1976.0 76.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 S
28.15 : 77.0
76.0 75.0 N
3
3
0.c.m. 0.00
0.c.m.
1
c.b.m.
28.20 76.0
73.0 75.0 S
3
o.f.
28.20 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 75.0S
| 28.16 77.0
STATE OF WEATHER:-. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 7. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers 7. squally. rain; s. snow; thunder: . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (-) under any letter angments 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-conditioncil Maa-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
2 b.c. 0.00
5
0.I. 0.00
75.0 | 75,0 · E
5 o.c.m.
falm
Light Air Light Brocze., Gentle Brecze - Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze... Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale
Whol Sale Storm Hurricane,
Just suficient to give steran way
With which the shave Ship with all sail
ser and ebn full would go in smooth 3 to 1
water......
to 2 knots.
Royals, &a..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-recfed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
O to
23032
70
above 80
12