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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH AUGUST, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max,
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.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24
Saturday,
22nd
July.
9
Noon
3
29.77 85.0
84.0 72.0
b.c.
:
29.74 $7.0
85.5 84.0 Calm
0
b.c.p.
29.73 $9.0
Sunday,
9
29.81 85.5
23rd
Noon 29.80 89.0 92.0 82.0 88.5 77.0-
July.
3
29.76 87.0
:: |: ༄ :
29.77 88.0 90.0 81.0 88.0 79.5
b.c.
89.0 80.0
b.c.
29.75 89.0 89.0 80.0 86.5 85.0 W
29.73 90.0
1
b.c.
0.00
88.0 85.0 W
2
b.c.
81.0 78.5
b.c.
29.78 88.0
86.0 84.0 Calm
c.b.
86.0 78.5
c.b.
29.78 90.0 89.5 81.0 89.0 85.0 N
29.75 88.0
87.0 85.0 ENE
O 2 ♡
0
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
***
Monday,
24th
July.
9
29.78 85.0
84.0 79.0
Noon
3
29.77 85.0 89.0 80.0, 83.0 79.0
29.74 83.0
81.0 77.0
TAN
Tuesday,
25th
July.
29.75 85.0:- 9
83.0 78.5
Noon
29.74 85.0 86.0 80.0 83.0 79.0
i
3
29.72 83.0
82.0 78.0
Wednesday,
29.83 86.0 9
85,079.0
...
26th
Noon 29.83 87.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 79.0
July.
3
29.79 83.0
81.0 78.5
True wind cannot be registered.
c.b.
o.c.p.
O.C.
c.b.p.
:
29.75 87.0
29.76 89.0 91.0 81.0 88.0 85.0 E
85.0 83.0 | E
29.74 86.0
29.72 86.9
...
:
83.0 82.0 E
oo oo os
3
3
b.c.p.
b.c.p. 0.06
3
⠀
o.p.l.t.
83.5 83.0 E
4
b.c.p.
o.c.q.p.
29.72 86.0 88.0 79.0 84.0 83. E
4
g.p.
0.78
c.b.p.
29.71 85.0
80.0 80.0 SE
4
o.r.q.
---
c.b.p.
:
29.79 86.0
84.5 83.0 E
4
g.p.
***
c.b.
29.79 86.0 86.0
78,0 86.0 83.0 E
4
b.c.p. 1.56
c.b.
29.78 86.0
84.0 83.0 E
4
g.p.
Thursday,
27th
July.
9
29.82 85.0
83.5 79.0
c.b.p.
29.78 86.0
85.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.p.
Noon
29.82 86.5 87.0 79.0 85.0 79.0
c.b.p.
29.79 88.0 90.0
79.0 88.0 87.0 E
3
b.c.
0,58
3
29.78 88.0
87.0 79.5
b.c.
29.76 89.0
89.5 88.0 E
3
b.c.
...
Friday.
28th
July.
9
29.78 87.0
86.0 78.5
b.c.
29.74 89.0
86.0 84.0 E
Noon
29.77 88.0 89.0 80.0 87.0 78.5
b.c.
29.75 89.0 91.0
80.0 87.0 86.0 E
3
29.72 89.0
89.0 80.0
b.c.
29.72 91.0
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
91.0 88.0 W
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
20 20 2
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
DAY AND ᎠᎪᎢᎬ .
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 22nd
July.
Sunday,
23rd
July.
Monday,
24th
July.
9
29.70 85.0 !
85.0 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.09 77.0
76.0 75.0 S
b.c.m.
:
i
...
Noon 29.71 86.5 87.0 80.0 86.5 81.0 SW
3 29.68 86.5
86.5 79.5 SW
1
c.b. 0.00
28.09 78.0 78.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 S
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.v.
28.07 76.0
75.0 75.0S
b.v.
***
9
29.73 86.0
86.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.13 77.0
:
...
76.0 76.0 SSE
2
o.m.
Noon 29.73 86.0 87.0 80.0 85.0 79.5 N
1
b.c.
0.00
3
29.70 85.0
83.0 78.0 N
1
b.c.
28.13 80.0 80.0 74.0 78.0 77.0 ENE
28.08 77.0
3
b.v.
0.00
75.0 74.0 E
4
b.v.
A:..
9
Noon
29.71 85.0
3
82.0 79.0 NE
29.69 85.0 85.0 77.0 83.0 80.0 NE
29.68 84.0
4
...
b.c.p.
29.09 75.0
75.0 75.0E
5
o.f.
A
4 b.c.b. 0.09
¡
81.0 80.0 NE
4
o.c.p.
29.07 76.0 77.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 E
29.04 75.0
5
jo.c.p.s. 0.25
75.0 75.0E
5
o.f.
Tuesday,
25th
July.
9
29.68 84.5
81.0 78.0 E
Noon
29.68 84.0 84.0 78.0 81.5 79.0 SE
3
29.65 84.0
82.0 79.0 SE
co co 30
3
q.c.p.
28.05 75.0
75.0 75.0 ESE
5
o.f.
3
q.c.p.
q.c.p.
0.52
...
28.05 75.0 76.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 SE
28.03: 75.0
6
75.0 75.0 SE
6
o.p.c.
o.m.
1..20
Wednesday,
29.77 84.0 9
84.0 80.0 ESE
3
...
q.c.p.
28.10 76.0
...
75.0 75.0 SE
26th
July.
Thursday,
27th
July.
3
Noon 29.76 84.5 84.0 77.0 84.0 80.0 SE
29.72 84.5
3
c.p.
0.72
80.0 78.0 SE
3
c.p.
28.13 77.0 77.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 SE
28.09 74.0
74.0 74.0 SE
සප එ
6
o.c.m.
o.m.
1.43
6
0.m.
***
9
29.73 85.0
85.0 81.0 NE
2
b.c.m.
3
Noon 29.74 85.0 85.0 77.0 81.0 79.5 NE
29.72 85.0
2 o.c.p. 0.36
85.0 80.0 NE
2
b.c.m.
28.13: 77.0
28.15 77.0 77.073.0
28.11 78.0
...
76.0 75.0 ESE
77.0 76.0 E
77.0 76.0 E
3 o.c.m.
2
b.c. 0.41
2
b.c.
Friday,
28th
July.
9
29.70 $5.0
84.0 80.0 NE
2
b.c.m.
28.09 77.0
...
Noou 29.71 86.0 88.0 80.0 86.0 82.0 NE
3 29.65 86.0
2
b.c.m. 0.00
88.0 81.0 SE
2
b.c.m.
76.0 75.0E
29.10 80.0 80.0 73.0 79.0 76.0 E 77.0 76.0 S 29.05 78.0
4
b.c.m.
4
b.c.m. 0.00
2
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing Showers; 9.8qually; c. rain; s. snow; thanker; «, 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'
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air Light Brenze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Galo 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 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth
water.
5 to 6
3 to 4 Royals, &c..
Double Recfs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full sud 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.
0 to 2
3 - 10
11
15
16 20
21 25
26
30
TATE
above 80