THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
753
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
24 hours.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9
29.99 82.5
81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.94
85.0
83.0 82.0 Calm
b.c.
26th August.
Noon 29.98 88.0 89.0 78.5 87.0 78.5
3 29.93 89.0
b.c.
89.0 78.0
b.c.
29.94 87.0 86.0 78.0 85.0 84.0 | SW
29.90 89.0
b.c.
0.00
87.5 85.0 SW
b.c.
Sunday,
27th
August.
9
29.97 85.5
85.0 78.0
b.c.
29.91 86.0
83.0 82.0 SW
...
...
---
Noon
29.95 88.0 90.0 79.5 88.0 79.0
b.c.
29.92 87.0 88.0 79.0 86.0 84.0 W
3
29.90 89.0
89.0 79.0
b.c.
29.87 89.0
87.5 85.0 W
1 2 2
b.c.
Monday,
28th
9
29.98 86.0
85.0 77.0
..
Noon 29.97 88.0 91.0 80.0 87.0 78.0
August,
3 29.92 88.0
87.0 79.0
Tuesday, 9
29th
Wednesday, 9
30th
29.98 85.5
Noon 29.99 88.0 90.0 August. 3 29.93 89.0
29.96 85.0
Noon 29.95 87.0 89.0
August. 3 29.90 89.0
84.5 78.0
80.0 87.5 79.0
88.0 79.5
84.0 77.5
79.0 86.0 77.5
88.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.94 86.0
84.0 83.0 SW
2
2
b.c.
29.95 87.0 88.0
80.0 86.0 84.0 SW
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
...
2 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
29.89 88.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
84.0 83.0 SW
83.0 82.0 SW
2 b.c.
:
***
b.c.
29.94 86.0 89.0
80.0 85.0 83.0 SW
b.c.
29.90 88.0
86.0 84.0 SW
G a c
2 b.c.
...
3
b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
b.c.
29.92 85.0
82.5 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
...
...
:
b.c.
b.c.
29.92 86.0 87.0 79.0 84.0 83.0 SW
29.88 86.0
:©
2
b.c.
0.00
86.0 84.0 SW
2
b.c.
Thursday,
9
29.9683.0
81.5 76.0
b.c.
29.92.85.0
83.0 81.0 NW
1
b.c.
...
...
31st
Noon 29.96 86.0 88.0
78.0 85.0 76.0
b.c.
August.
3 29.92 85,0
84.0 76.0
b.c.
...
29.92 86.0 87.0 78.0 85.0 | 82.0 | SE
29.88 87.0
2
b.c.
0.00
87.0 84.0 SE
3
b.c.
Friday,
9 29.98 83.0
82.0 76.5
b.c.
29.93 86.0
84.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.
...
1st Noon 29.98 84.5 86.0 77.0 83.0 75.0 September. 3 29.93 83.5
b.c.
29.93 86,088.0|77.0 | 86.5 82.0 E
82.0 76.0
b.c.
29.89 87.0
::
4
b.c.
0.22
86.5 82.5 E
4
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc- tion.
Saturday, 9 29.89 83,0
26th Noon 29.90 85.0 85.0
August. 3 29.8586.0
83.0 79.0 SW
b.c.
76.0 84.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
86.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
Sunday, 9 29.88 83.0
27th
Noon
August.
Monday,
28th Noon
August. 3
3
29.88 85.0 86.0
29.86 | 87.0
85.0 80.5 SW
77.0 86.0 80.0 SW
87.0 83.0 SW
1 b.c.
1 b.c.
1
b.c.
9
29.90 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
***
:
29.90 86.0 87.0 79.0 86.0 82.0 SW
29.84 87.0
86.0 82.0 SW
Tuesday, 9 29.89 84.0
84.0 80.0 SW
29th
August. 3
Noon 29.90 86.0 87,0
77.0 87.0 81.0 SW
29.85 86.0
85.0 80.0 SW
21 2
11 2
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
Wednesday, 9
29.87 83.5
83.0 79.0 Calm
¡
30th Noon 29.85 86.0 87.0 77.0 85.0 80.0 Calm August. 3 29.82 86.0
85.0 80.0 SW
OO 0
0 b.c.
0
b.c.
1
b.c.
Thursday, B1st
August.
9
29.88, 83.0
82,0|79,0| Calm
0
b.c.
Noon
3
29.88 83,0 87.0
29.84 83.0
76.0 82.0 79.0 Calm
0
b.c.
-Force.
FEFEFEF F F F F F F WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
Iu inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.!
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
28.30 76.0 |
75.0 74.0 SW
b.c.
0.00
444
28.28 77.0 78.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 SW
28.25 78.0
76.0 75.0 SW
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
4
0.00
...
***
28.26 76.0
75.0 74.0 SW
28.25 78.0 79.0 73.0 | 76,0|75,0| SW
28.25 80.0
78.0 76.0 SW
3 b.c.v.
...
2 b.v.
0.00
3 b.v.
...
:
...
...
...
28.31 77.0
76.075.0 S
28.29 80.0 80.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 SSW
28.27 80.0
79.0 78.0 SSW
3
b.v.
2 b.v. 0.00
2
b.v.
28.27 75.0
74.0 74.0 SSW
4
b.c.m.
...
***
0.00
28.27 77.077.0 73.0 76.075,0| SSW
28.25 75.0
75.0 75.0 S
4
b.c.m. 0.00
5
o.f.
...
***
0.00
28.27 75.0
74.0 73.0 S
28.25 76.0 77.0 | 73.0|75.0 74.0 S
28.20 75.0
74.0 74.0 | S
2 o.c.m.
...
3
4
b.c. 0.00
b.c.m.
28.2775.0
0.00
85.0 80.0 E
1
b.c.
74.0 73.0 S
28.27 77.0 77.0 73.0 76,0 75.0 S
28.2578.0
...
Friday,
9
29.88 82.0
80.0 77.0 NE
5 c.b.p.
-
1st
September.
Noon 29.88 83.0 86.0 75.0 81.0 76.0 NE
3 29.84 83.0
6
b.c.p., 0.06
81.5 77.5 NE
6
b.c.p.
77.0 73.0 ESE
28.27 73.0
73.0 72.0 E
28.24 75.0 77.0 73.0 | 75,0 74.0 E
28.21 74.0
74.0 73.0 E
2 2 2
b.v.
•
b.v.
0.00
b.v.
5
o.c.m.
6 o.c.m. 0.30
6
o.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; . hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing howers; .squally. rain; s. snow; thunder; a. 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.
=
Fizures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
0
Just sucient to give steerage way..
set and clean full would go in smooth water.
Calm Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Brecze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate ale.. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
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 Topeall and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 - 10
11
15
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, &c..
16 20
"
21 25
26
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
61
70
D....