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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE: 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 378.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of August, 1882, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1882.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1882. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit).
FREDERICK STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
WIND.
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
IN
MAX
DIUR-
SUN, MIN. NAL
BULB
ON
RANGE,
Ex- GRASS. IN VACUO. POSED.
SHADE.
Friday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
3 Thursday,
5 Saturday,
29.47
29.57
6 Sunday,
Monday,.
8 Tuesday,
9
Wednesday,
10
Thursday,.
29.52
11 Friday,
29.60
29.58
80.0
80.0
12 Saturday,.
29.69
29.69
80.0
9 A.M. 3 F.M.
29.44 29.42 89.0 89.0 80.0 29.44 29.40 82.0 80.0 72.0 29.41 29.40 83.0 84.0 72.0 29.48 84.0 85.0 75.0 89.0 29.57 84.0 86.0 76.0 29.63 29.65 84.0 89.0 75.0
29.73 29.71 85,0 88.0 71.0
70.0 89.0
88.0
29.72
29.75 84.0
91.0 73.0
88.0
29.70 29.68 85.0 81.0
82.0 70.0
29.50 79.0 81.0 78.0
79.0 70.0
83.0
84.0
Temp. at:
9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB
WET BULB
MIN.
IN SOIL,
6
IN
SHADE.
IN
SHADE,
HUMIDITY.
COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
CLOUD.
0-10.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
91.0 89.0
133
82.0
80.0
92
84
85.0
84.0
98 !
88
87.0
104
90
95 81.0 11.0
74.0 10.0
10.0 74.0 13.0 14.0 75.0 14.0 15.0
14.0
88.0 89.0
80.0
80.0
72.0 81.0 73.0 82.0
82.0 81.0 78.0 77.0
73
85
83.0
79.0
80.0
❘85
71.0
83.0
84.0 75.0
80.0
64
90.0
88.0
105
92
76.0
14.0 16.0 72.0
86.0
87.0
78.0
80.0
49
92.0
90.0
133
98 78.0
17.0 20.0 73.0 84.0
88.0
80.0
81.0
80
89.0
91,0
130
87.0
89.0
97
132
94
76.0
20.0 21.0
72.0
85.0
88.0
78.0 80.0 68
72.0
19.0
22.0 70,0
84.0
88.0
75.0
80.0
60
65
100
133
76.0
18.0
24.0 72.0
85.0
88.0
77.0
82.0
64
73
100
85
72,0
12.0
13.0
69,0
78.0 80.0
75.0
77.0
84
92
80
68.0
9.0
12.0
67.0 79.0
80.0
76.0
77.0
85
83.0 71.0
108 86 72.0
13.0
14.0 69.0
80.0
75.0
83.0
80.0
75
13 Sunday,.
29.79
29.75
87.0
84.0
88.0 71.0
87.0
120
93
75.0
17.0 18.0
70.0
84.0
87.0
79.0
82.0
76
14
Monday,..
29.77
29.70 81.0
89.0
72.0
88.0
87.0
124
96
75.0 17.0 21.0
70.0
81.0
89.0
78.0
80.0
85
15 Tuesday,
29,70
29.64 79.0
16
Wednesday,
29.65 29.62
17 Thursday,
29.60
29.58
18
Friday,
29.60
29.59
19 Saturday,
20 Sunday,
29.70
21
Monday,
29.70
22 Tuesday.
29.66
23 Wednesday,
29.75
29.67
29.68
29.64 78.0
29.82
90.0 74.0
86.0
90.0 74.0
87.0
84.0
88.0 75.0
84.0
73.0
86.0
82.0 29.61 29.60 80.0 72.0
84.0
70.0
81.0
83.0
89.0
128
77.0
97
16.0 20.0
72.0
79.0
85.0
77.0
79.0
90
88.0
133
100
78.0
16.0
22.0
72.0
84.0 87.0
78.0
81.0
68
90.0
92.0
85.0 84.0
83.0
84.0
81.0
82.0
135 102 77.0 17.0
25.0
73.0 85.0
88.0 79.0
78.0
72
100 88 74.0 12.0 14.0
73.0
81.0
86.0 78.0
77.0
85
99
73.0
89
12.0
16.0
72.0
79.0
80.0 77.0
72.0
90
96
84
70.0
12.0
14.0
70.0 81.0
81.0
79.0
79.0
90
24 Thursday,
29.90 29.87
25
Friday,
29.92
26 Saturday,
29.88
27
Sunday,
29.87
81.0 83.0
81.0
80.0
79.0
80.0 83.0 29.87 81.0 84.0 29.84 86.0
83.0 29.80 85.0 89.0
84.0
85.0 70.0
110
90
71.0
15.0
19.0
69.0
80.0
84.0
77.0
81.0
85
81.0
28
Monday,.
29.89
29.87 86.0 89.0
29 Tuesday,.
29.87
30
Wednesday,
29.87
31
Thursday,
29.87
29.82
85.0 29.84 29.83 84.0 87.0 74.0 83.0 88.0 73.0
87.0
70.0
70.0 80.0
85.0- 70.0
86.0
87.0 71.0
88.0
73.0 89.0
75.0 90.0
92.0
91.0
72.0 92.0
88.0
90.0
75.0
80.0
103
84
72.0
11.0
12.0
68.0
77.0
79.0
75.0
76.0
89
78.0
100 82
68.0
10.0
14.0
66.0
79.0
80.0
76.0
77.0
85
84.0
105 86
70.0 15.0
16.0
68.0 79.0 83.0
76.0
77.0
B5
115
94
72.0
16.0
22.0
69.0
82.0
86.0
78.0
78.0
80
133
106
74.0 16.0
32.0
71.0
84.0
86.0
79.0
78.0
76
143 110
76.0
17.0 34.0
73.0
85.0
89.0
80.0
77.0
64
147 103
76.0
20.0
27.0 70.0
87.0
89.0
79.0
65
81.0
142
102
76.0 15.0
26.0
73.0
84.0
88.0
77.0
80.0
08
87.0
89.0
135
94
76.0
15.0
18.0
73.0
84.0
87.0
77.0
81.0
68
92.0 89.0
144
104
78.0
19.0 26.0 74.0
84.0 89.0
80.0
78.0
72
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78.2
76.0
77.0 78.0
76.0 W.
S.
1.33
75.0 E.
W.
1.60
W.
W.
69.7 77.4 W.
E.
64.6
75.5
E.
E.
77.4
76.5
W.
W.
73.4
74.9 E.
E.
69.1
74.9 E.
E.
71.8
78.2
E.
W.
0.84
72.9
75.0
W.
E.
2.68
10
73.9
75.0
E.
E.
2.29
71.6
78.0
E.
0.32
75.2
78.8
E.
76.0
74.3
W.
75.6
75.1
E.
W.
0.17
74,2
77.1
W.
W.
75.1
71.6
E.
0.05
76.0
71.2
E.
2.10
75.6
66.5
W.
W.
1.03
10
77.7
77.7 W.
E.
2.25
75.0
79.0
W.
W.
2.00
73.6
73.9
S.
W.
0.33
73.9
75.0
W.
W.
1.28
72
73.9
73.0 W.
W.
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75.3
72.8 E.
E.
5
75.3
72.8
W.
W.
71.8
74.3
W.
W.
65
73.9
76.0
W.
W.
73
72.4 77.1
W.
W.
73
72.4
77.1
W.
W.
1
74.2
74.3 W.
W.
0.17
5
Mean.
29.69
29.66
82.6
85.3
72.5 87.3
85.7
118
93
74.2 14.7 19.0 71.1
82.3
85.2
77.3
79.1 76
72
73.9 75.2
18.44
Summary of August, 1881:-Mean Shade Temp.,..
.84.4
Total Rainfall,.
1880:-
.84.6
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