THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH AUGUST, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
719
1882.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc- tion.
Saturday, 12th
August.
9
29.79 81.0|
Noon 29,78 83.5 83.0 76.0 82.0 77.0
---
*
80.0 76.5
o.c.p.
c.b.m.
3
29.78 83.0
82.0 77.0
c.b.m.
29.74 83.0
29.76 85.0 85.5 77.0 85.0 83.0 E
29.76 85.0
81.0 80.0 E
4
b.c.p.
82.0 82.0 E
3 b.c.p. 1.32
3 o.p.
∞ ∞ Force..
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
hours,
previous 24 h
Sunday, 13th
August.
9
29.87 84.5
82.0 78.0
b.c.m.
29.81 85.0
84.0 82.0 E
Noon
29.88 85.0 85.0
78.0 84.0 77.5
b.c.m.
29.83 86.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 83.0 E
3
29.86 85.0
84.5 77.0
e.b.m.
29.80.86.0
85.0 83.0 SE
00 00 00
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.20
3
Monday,
9
29.87 82.5
81.0 77.0
14th
August.
Noon
29.86 87.0 86.0
78.0 86.5 78.0
3
29.81 88.0
88.0, 78,5
Tuesday, 15th
Noon August. 3
9
29.80 85.5
85.0 79.0
...
29.78 87.0 88.0 80.0 86.0 80.0
29.72 87.0
86,5 79.0
29.73 | 85.0
Wednesday, 9
16th
Noon August. 3
84.5 77.0
29.72 88.0 89.0 79.0 87.0 77.0 29.64 87.5
87.0 80.0
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True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
29.81 85.0
82.5 81.0 Calm
b.c.m.
29.81 86.0 89.0
77.0 86.0 83.0 E
b.c.m.
29.76 88.0.
88.0 85.0 W
O N
b.c.
0 b.c.
1 b.c. 0.00
2 b.c.
b.c.
29.75 85.0
84.0 82.0 SW
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.75 87.0 88.0 79.0 86.5 84.0 SW
2
b.c.p. 0.00
!
b.c.
29.72 89.0
87.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
|
b.c.
29.69 85.0
83.0 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
+
b.c.
29.69 87.0, 87.0 79.0 86.0 83.0 SW
!
b.c.
29.66 87.0
:
:
85.0 80.0 SW
1 2
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
Thursday, 17th August.
9 | 29.70 85.0
Noon
84.0 77.0
b.c.
29.66 86.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
O
b.c.
...
3
29.70 86.0 89.0 80.0 85.0 78.0 29.67 88.0
88.0 79.0
b.c.
29.66 86.0 90.0 79.0 86.0 86.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.66 87.0
83.0 83.0 SW
2 b.c.
...
...
:
Friday,
9 29.69 83.5
18th
August.
81.5 77.5
Noon 29.68 83.0 87.0 78.0 82.0 76.5
3 29.64 85.0
c.b.p.
29.66 85.0
82.0 80.0 E
2
b.c.
o.c.b.
29.66 85.0 90.0 78.0 86.0 85.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
84.0 77.5
o.c.b.
29.64 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMEТЕВ,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
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,
9 29.79 84.0
Noon 29.79 84.0 85.0
3
29.72 86.0
9
29.72 83.5
9
29.63 84.5
9 29.71 82.0
12th Noon 29.72 83.0 81.0 August. 3 29.72 82.0
Sunday, 9 29.79 83.0
13th Noon 29.79 83.5 85.0 August. 3 29.81 83.0
Monday, 14th
August.
Tuesday,
83.0 79.0 SW 15th Noon 29.71 85.0 86.0 78.0 85.5 82.0 | SW August. 3 29.66 86.0
85.0 80.0 SW
Wednesday, 9 29.66 84.0
85.0 80.0 Calm 16th Noon 29.65 85,086.0 78.0 85.0 80.0 SW August. 3 29.60 85.0
83.0 79.5 SW
Thursday,
17th Noon 29.63 85,0 86.0 78.0 84.0 79.5 SW August. 3 29.62 85.0
80.0 77.0 NE
0.0.
28.08 72.0
72.0 72.0 E
5
o.f.
76.0 80.0 77.5 | NNE
5
o.c.p.
1.04
77.0 77.0 | ΝΕ
2
c.r.
28.08 73.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 73.0 E
28.07 | 73.0
73.0 72.0 E
o.c.m. 1.87
o.p.c.
82.0 79.0 NNE
3
c.b.m.
28.1676.0
75.0 74.0 ESE
4
o.c.m.
76.0 82.0 79.0 NE
3
c.b.m. 1.04
84.0 78.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.20 77.0 77.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 ESE
28.16 75.0
4 o.c.m.
0.46
73.0 71.0 S
5
o.m.
79.5 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.v.
28.20 75.0
74.0 73.0 S
2
b.c.
76.0 85.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.v.
0.00
85.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.1778.0 78.0 72.0 77.0 75.0 WSW
28.13 | 78.0
3
b.c.v. 0.00
77.075.0 WSW
2
b.c.v.
2
b.c.p.
28.11 75.0
74.0 74.0 SW
4
a.f.
-
2 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
28.09 77.0 78.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 | SW
28.06 75.0
4
o.f.
0.15
74.0 73.0 SW
10
5
O.C.
►
***
N NO
b.c.
28.06 75.0
2 b.c.
0.00
28.04 78.0 78.0
2
b.c.
27.99 76.0
74.0 73.0 W
71.0 77.0 75.0 W
75.0 75.0 S
3
b.c.
...
2 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
...
84,080.0 | Calm
0
b.c.
28.04 76.0
1
b.c. 0.00
85.5 80.0 SSE
1
b.c.
75.0 74.0 S
28.02 77.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 S
28.00, 78.0
1 o.c.m.
...
2
b.c. 0.00
77.0 76.0 S
4
b.c.
L
Friday,
18th
9
August.
29.62 83.0
80.0 77.0 SW Noon 29.63 84.0 86.0 76.0 83.0 78.0 SW
3 29.60 84.0
80.0 78.0 SW
2
---
c.b.p.
1
b.c. 0.01
1 o.c.b.
28.02 72.0!
72.0 72.0 S
28.00 74.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 72.0|S 27.98 75.0
5
o.f.
3
b.c.
0.13
74.0 73.0 S
4 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER: - blue sky: c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; & lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing how ers; g.squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; . 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; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind,
of the Wind.
Calm
3
4
5
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Mau-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air
Light Breeze-.
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.
Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale. Strong 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
water....
3 to 5 to 6 Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
O to
2 E
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
53
61
70
above 80
12