THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD SEPTEMBER. 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
779
1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max,
Saturday,
9
29.92 85.0;
**
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
84.0 75.0
9th Noon 29.88 88.0 88.0 80.0 87,079.0
September. 3 29.80 88.5
Ú TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
previous ring
In inches during
Ours.
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
Previous 24 hours.
b.c.
29.87 86.0!
84.0 82.0 Calm
0 b.c..
b.c.
87.5 79.5
b.c.
29.85 87.0 90.0 80.0 86.0 93.0 | W
29.79 89.0;
8670 85.0 W
2
b.c.
0.00-
1 b.c.
**
***
Sunday, 9 29.79 86.0
10th Noon
September. 3
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.76 86.0
214
29.7188.0
29.76 88.0 90.5 80.0 87.5 800.
97.5 79.0
b.c.
u.c.b.
84.0 82.0 NW
29.7689.0 89.079.0 87.0 85.0 NW
29.70 90.0
...
90,5 86.0 NW
10 30 00
3
b.c..
b.c.
3:00
2
b.c.
Monday,
11th
September.
9
29.7188.0
87.5 78.0
Noon
29.68 90.0 90.5 81.0 89.0 78.0
3 29.63 92.0
**
Tuesday.
to
29.75 87.0
92.0 80.0
86.0 75.0
12th
Noon 29.76 90.0 93.0 | 81.0 89.0 76.0
September. 3 29.72 90.0
Wednesday, 9 29.86 85.0
i
88.575,5
84.0 70.5
13th
Noon 29.86 87.0 91.0 | 80.0 86.5 71.54
September. 3 29.83 89.5
89.0 74.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.6987.0
86.0 83.0N
3- b.c.
b.c.
29.69 91.0 91.0 80.0 91.5 87.0 N
3
b.c.
0,00
b.c.
29.64 93.0.
94.0 88.0 N
3.
b.c.
:
***
b.c..
29.70 86.0
85.0 81.0 NW
4 b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.72 90.0 94.0 82.0 | 89.0 85.0 NW
29.7292.0
4
b.c. 0.00/
92.0 87.0 NW
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.83 86.0
:
84.0 81.0 N
4
b.
b.c.
29.83 89.0 93.0 80.0 88.0 84.0 S
1
b.c.
0.00.
b.c.
29.82 91.0
144
90.0 85.0 S
1
b.c.
Thursday. 9
14th
September:
29.96 86.0
86.0 76.0
b.c.
29.91 86.0
84.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Noon
3
29.96 87.0 90.0 79.0 85.5 76.5
29:92 87.0
b.c.
29.91 88.0 91.0
78.0 86.5 84.0 SE
85.5 76.0
b.c.
29.89 89.0
91.0 87.0 SE
co co
එප
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Friday.
15th
9
29.97 84.0/
82.5 75.5
b.c.
29.94 86.0
83.5 82.0 E
3
b.c.
Noon 29.96 85.0 88.0 79.5 84.0 76.5
b.c.
29.94 87.0 91.0
79.0 87.0 85.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
September.
Co
29.92 85.5
84.0
76.5
b.c.
29.91 | 87.0
87.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FRET,
DAY AND DATE
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry:
THERMOMETER,
Wet.
Saturday,
9. 29.82 83:5
Direc-
tion.
84.0 79.5 IFE
9th
Noon 29.80 85.0 85.0 80.0 85.0 80.0 NE
September. 3 29.73. 87.0
86.5 81.0 SW
WINDS
0 TO 12.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
~~Force.
b.c.m.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
28.23 75.0
28.18 78.0.78.0|72,0| 77.0 76.0 NE
8j
28.11 79.0
74.0 73.0 E
3.
b.c.m.
:
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
3
0.m.
0.00
78.0 77.0 NS.
3
o.m.
Sunday,
10th.
9 29.72 84.0
85.0 80.04 Calm
0
b.c.m.
28.11 75.0
75.0 74.0 WNW:
3
o.m.
September.
Noon 29.71 86.0 89.0 79.0 89.0 82.0 Calm.
3 29.64 | 86.0-
0
b.c.ru. 0.00- 28.09 78.0 80.072.0
77.0 75.0 NW
3
o.m..
0:00:
20.0 80.0 S
I
b.c.m.
28.07 79.0
78.0 76.0 S.
2
o.m.
Monday, 9.
11th. Noon
September. 3
29.62 85.0
87.0 79.0 N
2
b.
28.02 80.0
78.0 76.0 N
5
0.11.
29.61 87.0 91.0 80.0 91.0 81.0 NNW 29.5790,0
2
94.0 81.0 NNW 3
b.c.
b.c.
0:00
28.03 81.0 81.0 74.0 80.0 78.0 N
27.98 82.0
5
u.m. 0.00
81.0 78.0 NNW
5
bem.
9
Tuesday,
12th Noon 29.68 87.0 95.0.81.0
September. 3 29.68 88.0
29.67 85.5
36,076,0 NNW 3 b.c.
90.5 80.0 NNW + b.c. 91.0 79.0 KNW; 3 b.c.
Wednesday, 9 29.77 85.0
86.0 80.0 N 13th Noon 29.77 85.5 94.0 78.0 85.5 75.5 NE
September. 3 29.76 87.01
90.0 78.0 N
28.07 77.0
76.0 73.0 NNW
12
5
b.m.
0,00 28.09 80.0 83.0 73.0 79.075.0 NNW 5 b.m. 0.00%
28.05 82.0
80.0 76.0 NNW
5 b.m.
3. b.
2
28.17 | 76.0
b.
: 0.00
b.c.
28.18 80.0 81.0
28.15 80.0
75.0 74.0 N.
71.078.0 75.0 NNE
40.m.
3 b.m. 0.00.
79.0 74.0 E
2
b.m.
9
Thursday,
29:88 85.0
14th Noon 29.88 85.0 91.078.0
September: 3 29.84 84.0
83.5 78.0 N
2
b.c.
28.21 77.0
76.0 75.0 B
4
ban.
84.0 77.5 NE
82,577.0 NE
2 b.c. 0.00
3. b.c.
28.25 79.0 80.073.0
28.2780.0
78.0 76.0 E
b.c.m. 0.00 ·
79.0 76.0 E
3
b.c.m.
Friday,
9 29.90 84.5
80.5 | 75.5 | NE.
4 b.c.m.
28.25 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
10.m.
15th
Noon 29.88 84.5 84.0 78.0 | 82.0 | 77.0⋅ NE September. 3 29.85 85.0
4
e.b.m. 0.00
82.0 77.0 NE
+
b.c.ni.
28.2677.0 78.0 73.0 76.0.75.0 E 28.23 77.0
5
b.m. 0.00
76.0 74.0E
b.m.
p. passing howers;
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky a c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast 9.9qually; 7. rain; s. snow; thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; ». visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); . wer (dew),
NOTE :--A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification,--thus f. very foggy: r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figuras to
denote the Force' of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Cai
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
J}
12
Light Air Light Bronze. Gentle Breeze Moderato Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Modorate Gale.. Fresh Gale.... Strong Gale Whole Gale
: Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give sieorage way. With which the above Ship with ali sail set and clean full would go in smooth
water.
1 to 2 kuota.. 3 to 4 15 to 6
Royals, &c.
(In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Roofs and Jib, &c. Triple Reis, &e.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysafl
Bare Poles ...
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
Úto
10
11
70 -- 80 above Su