670
1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH AUGUST, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
! 86.5 78.5
Ú TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.1
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atid.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours,
Saturday, 29th
July.
9
29.77 88.0
Noon 29.76 88.0 90.0 81.0 87.0 78.5
b.c.
29.74
89.0
82.0 82.0 NE
2 b.c.
b.c.
3
29.71 89.0
$8.0 78.5
b.c.
29.74 89.092.0 81.0 87.0 185.0 ESE 87.0 85.0 ESE 29.71 89.0
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
...
Sunday,
9
29.70 87.5
86.5 80.0
b.c.m.
29.68 87.0
86.0 84.0E
30th
Noon
29.68 90.0 92.0 81.0 90.0 82.0
b.c.
29.68 88.0 92.0 86.0 87.0 85.0 W
July.
3
29.62 91.0
91.0 83.0
b.c.m.
29.64 91.0
:
90.0 88.0 W
1 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Monday,
9
29.61 | 89.0 |
! 89.0 79.0
31st
July.
Noon
29.5893.0 94.0 85.0 93.0 | 81.0
3
29.53 94.0
94.0 82.5
Tuesday,
1st
9
29.55 90.5!
90.0 82.5
Noon
August. 3
Wednesday,
2nd
August.
Thursday,
3rd
August.
29.53 91.5 95.0 85.0 91.5 82.0
29.50 90.0
89.0 81.6
9
29.55 82.0
80.5 77.0
Noon 29.55 $3.0 88.0, 79.0 81.0. 77.0
3
29.53 81.0
79.0 76.0
Truc wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.59 90.0 |
88.0 84.0 NW
b.c.
29.59 92.0 93.0 84.0 91.0 87.0 NW
b.c.
29.50 94.0
92.0 88.5 NW
co co co
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
3b.c.
*
0.00
b.c.
29.51 21.0
88.0 85.0 NW
3 b.c.
:
c.m.
29.51 92.0 94.0
85:0 90.0 87.0 W
3
b.c.
0.00
c.m.
29.50 90.0
87.0 85.0 W
3
b.c.
C.
29.52 85.0
81.0 80.0 E
b.c.p.
o.c.p.
29.55 83.0 94.0 82.0 80.0 79.0 SW
4
o.r.
1.74
0.c.r.
29.53 83.0
79.0 78.0 SW
3
o.r.
9
29.51 84.0
$2.5 70.0
c.m.
29.50 85.0:
83.0 82.0 NW
2
b.c.
!
Noon
29.52 85.0 86.0 78.0 85.0 80.0
O.C.
29.50 86.0 90.0
77.0 85.5 83.0 NW
2
b.c.
1.08
3
29.49 86.0
85.579.0
0.0.
29.50 87.0
86.0 83.0 NW
2
b.c.
Friday,
4th
August.
9
29.57: 84.5
$4.0 76.0
c.b.
29.54 85.0
84.0 81,0 NW
2
b.c.
...
Noon 29.59 86.5 87.0 79.0 86.0 73.5
b.c.
29.54 86.0 87.0 80.0 86.0 81.0 | NW
3
b.c.
0.00
3
29.56 87.0
87.0 77.0
c.b.
29.54 87.0
86.0 82.0 NW
3
b.c.
:
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER..
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.;
Saturday,
29th
July.
9
29.66 85.0
:
84.0 78.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
3
Noon 29.69 85.0 89.0 81.0 84.079,0 NE
29.64 86.0
84.0 80.0 E
•
Sunday,
30th
July.
9
29.63 86.0
85.5 80.0 SW
1
b.c.m.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
홍콩 Atta.
Max.
Min.
평형: Dry.
Wet.
3
Noon 29.62 87.0 89.0 80.0 89.0 84.0 SW
29.55 88.5
3
b.c.
0.00
88.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c.
28.09 76.0
b.c.m. 0.00 28.07 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 77.0 E
b.c.m.
28.0479.0
28.04 77.0
28.00 79.0 80.0 75.0 78.0 77.0! W
27.97 81.0
Monday,
9
29.53 87.0
87.5 80.0 W
4
b.c.m.
27.95 79.0
31st
July.
Noon
3
29.5288.0 90.0 82.0 89.0 84.0 W
29.47 89.5
1
b.c.m. 0.00
27.94 $1.0.81.077.0 80.077.0 | WNW
Direc.
tion.
76.0 75.0 ENE
4
b.c.m.
4
b.c.m. 0.00
78.0 76.0 E
4
b.c.m.
!
77.0 76.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
80.0 78.0 W
4
o.c.m.
78.0 75.0 W
5
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
90.0 84.0 W
4
o.c.m.
27.90 84.0
83.0 80.0 W
54
b.c.m.
Tuesday,
1st
9
29.4887.0
86.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
27.88 | 79.0
78.0 77.0 WNW
Noon 29.48 88.0 91.0 82.0 87.082,5 SW
3
b.c.m. 0.00
August.
Wednesday,
2nd
August.
Thursday,
3rd
August.
3
29.46 $7.5
85.0 82.0 SW
2
e.b.m.
27.89 80.0 81.0 77.0 79.0 78.0 W 27.86 78.0
474
5
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
0.00
78.0 77.0 SW
5 o.c.m.
1
9
29.49 84.0
79.0 77.0 S
1
o.c.p.
27.87 73.0
73.0 73.0S
3
o.p.s.
...
3
...
Noon 29.49 83.0 78.0 77.0 77.0 70.0 SW
29.46 81.0
5
C.I'. 1.00
9
77.5, 75.0 SW
29.44 83.0
80.078,0| SW
Noon 29.44 83.0 83.0 73.0 82.5 80.0 | SW
3 29.44 83.0
81.0 80.0 SW
5
c.r.
27.83172.0
:;
27.85 73.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 73.0 S
5
o.f.d. 1.60
72.0 72.0 S
6
o.c.q.
...
1
0.0.
27.84 75.0
74.0 74.0 WNW
4 o.m.
...
1 O.C.
2 o.c.m.
1.15
27.85 77.0 77.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 WNW
76.0 75.0 NW 27.84 | 77.0
4
o.m. 2.10
3 o.m.
Friday,
9 29.50 82.0
$2.075.0 N
1
b.c.
27.9076.0
4th
August.
Noon 29.50 84.0 86.0 76.0 86.0 74.0 N
3 29.50 $6.0
$6.0 76.0 Calm 0 b.c.
1
b.c. 0.06
73.0 72.0 N 27.90 77.0|77,0|72.0 | 73.0 70.0 N
73.0 70.0 NNW 27.90 77.0
4
b.c.
5 b.c. 0.00
5 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5 blue sky : c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; q.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 augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
=
Figures Lo
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
ប
Calm
1
Light Air
2
Light Breeze.
3
Gentle Breeze.
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
Bare Poles
Moderate Breaze
Fresh Breeze..
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
0
Whole Gale
Storm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knols.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 waler.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jih, &e.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recfed Foresail Under Storm Stayshil
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
10
11
15
16
20
11
15 10 6
Royals, &e.
زاد
Single Reel's and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
31
37
45
21
༣ ཎྜ ཀླ ཁུ དུ རུ །
30
60
69
70 - 80 above 80
12