THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH AUGUST. 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
687
1882.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Saturday,
9
i
29.68
85.0
| 84.0 69.0
Ó TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Altd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL..
In inches during
previous 1 hours.
b.c.
29.6385.0
:
84.0 80.0N
3
b.c.
5th
Noon
:
29.68 86.0 88.0 72.0 85.0 70.0
b.c.
29.6386.0 86.5 77.0 86,0 | 81,0 | N
3
b.c.
0.00
August.
3
29.63 86.5
86.0 71.0
b.c.
29.64 | 86.0
86,0 | 82.0 E
3
b.c.
Sunday,
6th
9
29.77 85.0
84.0 75,0
b.c.
29.73 83.0
81.0 79.0 E
b.c.
Noon
29.76 86.5 87.5
77.0 85.5 76.0
b.c.
!
August.
3
29.73 87.0
85.5 75.0
b.e.
29.73 86.0 93.0 76.0 85,0. 82.0 . SW
29.7388.0
2
b.c.
0.00
89.5 86.0 SE
3
b.c.
Monday,
7th
August.
Tuesday,
9
29.76 84.0
83.0 77.0
*..
Noon
29.75 86.0.87.5 79.5 85.0 76.5
3
29.74 85.0
83.5 76.0
9
29.88 83.5
8th
Noon
29.86 85.0 86.0
82.0 74.0
78.0·84.0 73.0
August. 3
29.80 87.0
186.01
75.0
Wednesday, 9
29.78 85.0
83.0
76.5
9th
August.
Noon
3
29.74 87.0 88.0 78.0 86.0 77.0
29.69 89.0
$9.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.79 85.0
83.5 82.0 | E
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.79 86.0 91.0 79.0 84.0 82.0 | E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.77 86.0
85.0 83.0 SE
4
b.c.
29.82 83.0:
84.0 80.0 E
2
b.c.
c.b.
29.83 86.0 86.5
78.0 84.0 810 E
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.77 86.0
[87.0,83.0 S
b.c.
b.c.
29.74 86.0
b.c.
29.74 87.0 87.5
78.0 86.0 84.0
83.0 82.0 Calm
NW
0b.c.
1 b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.68 89.0
87.0 85.0 SW
2 b.c.
Thursday, 9
10th
August,
29.64 | 80.0
78.5, 75.0
0.0.1.
29.62! 83.0
:
Noon
3
29.63 78.0 84.0 76.0 76.0 74.5 29.60 81.0
O.C.P.
29.62 81.0 89.0
77.0 77.0 N 75,0,77.0 77.0 | SE
2 0.1.
2 o.r.
1.34
79.5 76.0
o.c.b.
29.61 82.0
81.0 79.0 SE
3
b.c..
Friday,
11th
August.
9 29.72 81.0
79.0 76.5
0.0.1.
29.69 $3.0
81.0 80.0 ENE
3
0.1.
Noon
29.70 80.0 83.0 76.0 78.075.0
0.0.r.
29.70 83.0 82.075.0 | 78.5 ||
3 29.68 83.0
82.0 77.0
v.c.r.
29.67 85.0
78.0 ENE
84.0 83.0 ENE 3
3
0.1.
1.79
b.c.p.
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
O TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
Previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
WEATHER. I
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 21 hours.
Saturday,
5th
August.
9 29.60 82.0
83.0 73.0 N
1 b.c.
Noon 29.61 84.0 85.0 77.0 85.0 75.0 N
3 29.60 83.0
Sunday, 9 29.69 83.0
1
b.c.
0.00
83.0 73.0 Calm!
0
b.c.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
28.00 77.0
O TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
tion.
75.0 70.0 N
28.0078.0 78.0 73.0|77,0|75,0| N 27.98|77.0¦
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
i 76.0 71.0 ENE
b.c.
6th
August.
Monday,
83.0 76.0 SW Noon 29.68 84.0 85.0 76.0 85.0 77.0 SW
3 29.68 85.0
83.0 76.0 NE
1
b.
28.08 76.0
75.0 73.0; WNW
2
b.c.
1 b.c.
0.00
28.08 79.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 76.0 N
3
b.c.m. 0.00
1
b.
28.06 79.0
78.0 74.0 | N
b.c.m.j
9
29.76 83.0
Noon 29.76 83.0 86.0
80.0 77.0 NE
3
b.e.
28.13 74.0
74.0 74.0E
+
o.p.c.
3
29.74 83.0
7th
77.0 81.5 75.0 NE
75.0| August.
81.075.0 NE
Tuesday, 9 29.78 82.0
81,0|75,0| NE 8th Noon 29.78 83.0 83.0 77.0 82.5 75,0 Calm August. 3 29.74 81.0
85.0 76.0 SW
Wednesday, 9 29.70 83.0
3 b.e. 0.00
3 b.e.
28.14 76.0 76.0 73.0 : 76.0.75,0 | E
28.11 77.0:
4
b.c.m. 0.00
76.0 74.0E
4 b.c.
1 b.c.
28.16 73.0
72.0 70.0 E
5 o.m.
0 b.c.
0.00
28.15 77.0 77.0|72.0
2
h.c.
28,1078.0
76.0 73,0¦ E 77.0 74.0
N
4
3 b.c.
b.c. 0.00
9th
August.
Thursday, 10th
August.
Friday,
3
Noon 29.68 85.0 87.0
29.60 86.0
82.0 76.0 NE
77.0.87.0 80.0 Calmı
85.0 77.0 SW
I
c.b.
28.10 77.0
76.0 74.0 N
1 o.m.
0
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
28.08, 79.0 79.0|72.0 | 78,0 ₫ 75.0 NE 28.00 78.0
77.074.0 W
3 b.c.
0.00
4
b.c.
9
29.55 83.0
77.0 75.0 Calm
0
o.c.d.
27.94 71,0
71.0 71.0 N
5
0.c.r.
Noon 29.56 82.5 87.0 76.0 75.075.0 Calm
0.1.
0.06
3
29.57 83.0
77.0 75.0 Calm
0 c.b.
27.94 71.0 71.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 S
27.92 71.0
1
0.0.1. 1.40
71.0 71.0 SE
o.c.m.
9
29.64 82.0
77.0, 77.0 NE
5
0.0.
28.04 72.0
72.0 72.0 E
4
o.f.r. |
11th
August.
Noon 29.64 81.0 81.0 77.0 77.0 75.0 N
3 29.63 82.5|
1
I
81.0 78.0 NE
3 0,0,1'.
4 O.C.r. 2.40
4 O.C.T.
STATE OF WEATHER: -6 blue sky : c. clouds (detached); 4. drizzling rain; 7. foggy; s. gloomy; ž, hail; 7. lightning; #. misty (hazy); o, overcast 1. passing howers; g.squally ; 7. rain; s, snow; 4,7hunder; ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); je, wet (few),
NOTE:—A bar (→) under any letter augments its signification,-thus f. very foggy: r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
=
10.0.r. 0.09
28.02 71.0 71.0 69.0
71.0 28.00 74.0
71.0 70.0 E
74.0 74.0E
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind,
of the Wind.
0
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
0
3 - 10
1
Calm Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Brenze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Sale.. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
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..
In which she could just carry in chase,
full and by
יי
"
15 to 6
Royals, &e..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
| Triple Reefs, dan.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and re-fed Foresnil Under Storm Staysail
T1 t...
11 - 15
16
20
RO
above 80
12