1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINPALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Atid.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-İ
tion.
737
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Vu!,ali[priyall; uj
previous 24 hours, -
Saturday, 19th
August.
9
29.69 81.0
Noon 29.72 $1.5 85.0
79.0 76.0
o.c.p.
29.69 82.0
78.0 78.0 SW
4 O.r.
77.0 79.5 77.0
c.c.r.
3 29.69 82.0
80.5 76.0
O.C.
29.69 82.0 87.0 75.0.80.0 80.0 SW
29.69 83.0
1
о.г.
2.24
81.0 80.0 SW
4
g.p.
Sunday, 9
29.81 83.0!
82.0 78.0
c.b.
29.75 85.0
83.0 82.0. W
2
0.г.
20th Noon 29.50 81.0 85.0
77.0.78.0 75.0)
O.C.r.
August.
3
29.76 81.5
80.0 76.0
0.0.
29.79 82.0 85.0 76.0 77.0 77.0 W
29.76 83.0!
4 0.r.
0.83
80.0 80.0 SW
3
0.1.
Monday, 21st
August. 3
9
29.79: 82.5
81.0 77.5
Noon
29.78 85.0 85.0
i
29.74 $3.0
!
Tuesday, 9 | 29.77 82.0
78.0 84.0 78.5
82.5 77.5
80.0 77.0
22nd
August.
Noon
3
29.75 $2.0 85.5
77.0 80.5 76.5
29.74 82.0
Wednesday, 9
29.87 80.0
80.0 76.0
78.5 75.0
23rd
August.
Noon 29.87 80.0 82.5
76.0 78.0 75.0
3
29.86 79.5
78.0174.0
Truc wind cannot be registered.
C.0.
29.76 $3.0
81.0 80.0 SW
3
0.r.
c.b.
29.76 84.0 82.0
76.0 82.0 80.0 W
0.0.
29.74 83.0
jo.c.q.r.
29.75 82.0
81.0 80.0 SW
78.0 77.0 SW
co co
3 h.c.p. 0.14
3 b.c.m.
4 o.q.r.
C.
O.C.
29.75 82.0 83.0 75.0 80.0 79.0! SW
29.74 83.0!
3
80.0 79.0 SW
3
b.c.p. 1.83 b.c.p.
0.0.1.
29.84 81.0
76.0 76.0 S
4 o.r.
0.c.r.
29.84 80.0 81.0 75.0 76.0 70.0
S
3
0.1.
0.68
o.c.r.
29.84 81.0
78.0 0770; S
حت
3
0.r.
Thursday, 9
29.98 80.0
79.075.5
C.
29.92 82.0
81.0 80.0 SW
1 b.c.
24th
August.
Noon 29.98 85.0 84.0 76.0 84.0 75,0
c.b.
29.93 84.0 83.5
75.0 83.5 81.0 SW
2.
b.c.
0.35
:
3
29.96 84.0
$4.0 76.0
c.b.
29.93 85.0
83.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.
:
Friday,
25th
August.
9
30.03 82.0
81.0 77.0
b.c.
29.97 84.0
83.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Noon
3
30.0286.0 86.5 78.0 80.0 77.0
b.c.
29.97 85.0 85.0 77.0 84.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
:
29.98 87.0
86.5 78.5
b.c.
29.06: 86.0
85.0 84.0 W
1
g.l.t.
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 To 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
ļu inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday, 9 29 63 83.0
80.0 77.5 SW
o.p.q.
27.96 72.0
72.0 72.0 S
7
o.f.r.q.
19th Noon 29.64 82.0 85.0 72.0 77.0 75.0 SW August. 3 29.63 82.0
6
o.q.r.
1.75
79.0 77.0 SW
0.m.
27.98 72.0 74.0 69.0 72.0 72.0 S
27.98 72.0
7
o.r.q.
8.10
72.0 72.0 s
6
o.f.q.
Sunday, 20th
August,
9
29.72 82.5
Noon 29.73 82.5 81.0.75.0
3 29.70 82.5
:78.0 77.5 SW
3
c.p.q.
28.10 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
75.0 75.0 WSW
3
c.p.q. 1.02
!
78.0 77.0 SW
3.c.p.
28.06 73.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 73.0 | SW
28.05; 72.0¡
ආ පෘ
5
o.f.
в
o.f.r.
2.10
!
72.0 72.0 S
6
o.f.
Monday,
21st
August.
9
29.71 82.5
77.0 77.0: SW
1 o.c.p.
28.1175.0
74.0 74.0 | S
5
o.f.
Noon 29.72 83.0 81.0 75.0 80.0 78.0, SW
3 29.69 $3.0
79.0 78.0 SW
2 o.c.b. 0.40
2 o.m.
28.0973.0 75.0 71.0 -73.0 73.0 | S
28.05 72.0
5 o.f.
0.95
72.0 72.0S
4
o.f.
Tuesday,
22nd
August.
29.70 32.0
9
Noon
29.70 82.0 81.0 75.0 77.0 77.0 SW
3 29.69 81.0
77.0 76.0 SSW
77.0 77.0 SW
30.q.r.
28.05 71.0
71.0 71.0s
6 o.f.r.
3 0.c.p. 1.07
3
0.6.p.
28.05 72.0 74.0 71.0 72.0 72.0: SW
28.03 72.0
72.0 72.0 SW
6 o.f.
4 o.f.
2.10
Wednesday, 9 29.78 81.0
23rd Noon
August. 3
Thursday,
24th
August.
77.0 76.0 SW
2
o.c.p.
28.14 47.0
29.30 81.0 79.0, 75.0 73.0 75.0 Calm
29.80 81.0
76.0 76.0 Calm | 0
0
0.c.p. 1.14
o.c.p.
73.0 72.0 SW
28.15 71.0.72.0 | 67.0 70.0 69.0 S
28.13 69.0
69.0 69.0 SSW
5 o.f.
5
5 o.c.d.
o.c.r. 0.87
9
29.89 80.0
80.0 77.5 SW 1 0.c.b.
28.28 70.0
Noon 29.89 $3.0 83.0 74.0 83.0 79.0 SW
3 29.88 83.0
80.0 77.0 SW
.2 o.c.b. 0.01
1 o.c.b.
Friday,
9 29.9381.0
80.0 76.0 Calm
0 o.c.b.
25th
Noon 29.93 83.0 81.0 76.0 84.0 80.0 SW August. 3 29.91 85.0
85.5 80.5 SW
Ι b.c.
1 ib.c.
0.00
28.32 74.0
28.32 76.0 76.0
28.28 75.0
70.0 69.0 SSW 3
28.28 72.0 72.0 60.0 72.0 71.0 SW
28.25 72.0
72.0: 71.0 SW
73.0 73.0 SW
70.075.0 74.0 SW
74.0 73.0 SW
b.c.
2 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.41
I b.c.
3 b.c. 0.05
3 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER: -5 blue sky; e, clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; A. hail; I. lightning; . misty (hazy); o. overcast 3. passing howers; squally; . rain; s. snow; thunder; 7. ugly (chreitening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew),
NOTE:-A bar (--) un ler any letter augments its siguiention,--thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
-
Figures so
lenote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Win.
0
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breezo.. Strong Broeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gate.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-War or Pirst-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.. With which the above Ship with all sail
set an I clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
# 1 to 2 knots.
5 to 6 Rosals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. C. 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 re-fed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
0 to
2
3
70
Above 80
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind,
2