THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
791
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
9 29.97 82.0 16th Noon 29.96 84.0 86.0
80.0 76.5
c.b.m.
78.0 82.5 77.0
c.b.m.
September. 3
Sunday, 9
17th Noon September. 3 29.90 83.0
29.91 83.5
82.0 77.0
c.b.m.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
29.93 84.0
Direc-
tion.
82.5 81.0, E
29.93 86.0 87.0.77.0 83.0 82.0 E
29.91 86.0
83.0 82.0 E
...
3 b.c.p.
co co co
3
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
3
b.c.p. b.c.p.
0.00
...
29.96 82.0
81.0 76.5
b.c.
29.92 85.0
...
29,95 83.5 85.0 79.0 82.5 77.5
81.5 77.0
b.c.
82.5 81.0 Calm
29.93 86.0 88.0 79.0 87.0 85.0 E
O
b.c.
I b.c.
0.00
o.c.b.
29.89 86.0
84.0 82.0 E
1
g.p.
29.97, 82.5
Monday,
9
18th Noon 29.94 82.5 85.0 77.0 81.5 78.0 September. 3 29.89 86.0
80.5 76.5
...
Tuesday, 9
19th
September.
Ge
3
29.89 88.0
Wednesday, 9
29.96 85.0
Noon 29.94 88.0 89.0
85.0 79.0
84.0 79.0
80.0 87.5 80.0
87.5 78.5
29.97 86.0
85.0 79.0 20th Noon 29.97 88.0 90.0 81.0 88.0 79.5 September. 3 29.93 89.0
:
...
...
88.5 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.r.
o.c.b.
29.93 83.0
78.0 78.0 NW
2
0.г.
29.93 86.0 87.5 76.0 85.0 83.0 Sw
3
b.c.
0.72
o.c.b.
29.88 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
***
b.c.
29.93 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 89.0
:ཕ;
29.93 87.0 87.0 81.0 86.0 84.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
:
88.0 84.0 SW
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 86.0
84.0 82.0 SW
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 88.088,080,0 86.0 84.0 NW
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.91 89.0
87.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
:
Thursday, 9
29.98 83.5
21st Noon 29.96 88.0 90.0 79.5 87.0 79.0 September. 3 29.91 87.0
82.0 78.0
c.b.m.
29.9386.0
83.0 82.0 E
1 b.c.p.
...
b.c.
29.93 89.0 89.0
79.0 87.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.88 89.0
89.0 86.0 E
3
b.c.
***
Friday, 22nd
September.
9
29.97 85,0
84.0 76.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
85.0 82.0 S
1
b.c.
Noon 29.96 88.0 89.0 80.0 87.0 77.5
3 29.91 88.0
b.c.
29.93 88.0 90.0
87.0 77.0
b.c.
29.90 89.0
80.0 89.0 85.0 E
i88.0 85.0 E
2 2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER,
Max,
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours."
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.90 83.0
78.0 76.0 NE
5 p.c.b.
28.24 74.0
74.0 74.0 E
4
o.f.
16th Noon 29.90 83.0 83.077.0 80.0 77.0 NE September. 3 29.85 84.0
82.0 78.0 NE
c.b. 0.55
o.c.b.
Sunday, 9 29.88 83.5
80.0 77.0 Calm : 0
o.c.b. 17th Noon 29.89 84.0 85.0 77.0 82.0 77.0 Calm 0 o.c.b. 0.00 September, 3
29.84 84.0
81.0 79.0 Calm 0 b.c.m.
3
*28.25 76.0 76.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 E
28.20 74.0
4
o.m.
0.00
74.0 73.0 ESE
5
o.m.
28.25 74.0
74.0 73.0 SE
3
o.f.
28.26 76.0 77.0
28.22 74.0
72.0 75.0 74.0 SE
3
o.m.
0.00
74.0 73.0 S
4
o.c.m.
Monday,
9 29.90 83.5
82.0 78.0 Calm
0 c.b.r.
28.27 71.0
18th
September.
3
Noon 29.88 83.5 86.0
29.84 86.0
Tuesday, 9 29.89 85.0
77.0 85.5 81.5 SW
2
c.b.
0.06
84.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
71.0 71.0 S 28.25 74.0 76.0 71.0 74.0 74.0! S 28.20 75.0
5
o.c.r.
...
5 o.f. 0.70
84.0
80.0. SW
2
b.c.
28.25 75.0
74.0 74.0
74.0 74.0S
S
5
o.f.
4
o.f.
•
19th Noon 29.88 86.5 87.0 79.0 87.0 81,5 SW September. 3 29.82 87.5
87.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
I b.c.
28.24 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 ssw
28.19: 76.0
5
0.1. 0.00
75.0 74.0 SSW
5
b.c.
:
F
Wednesday, 9 29.89 85.0
84.0 79.0 SW
...
20th Noon 29.89 87.0 87.0 79.0 87.0 80.0 SW September. 3 29.85 87.5
85.0 80.0 SW
~ ~ ~
2 b.c.
28.2777.0
76.0 75.0 SW
4
o.m.
2
b.c.
2 o.b.c.
0.00 28.27 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 W
28.23 77.0
5 o.m. 0.00
:
76.0 76.0 SW
3
o.m.
:
Thursday,
21st September.
Friday, 22nd
9
29.90 84.5
83.0 80.0 Calm Noon 29.89, 85.0 87.0 78.0 83.0 78.0 NE
3 29.83 85.0
84.0 80.0 E
0
b.c.
28.28 77.0
76.0 75.0 ESE
2
b.c.m.
...
2
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
28.26 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 ESE
28.20 78.0
2
b.c.m. 0.12
77.0 76.0 E
3
b.c.m.
9 29.90 85.5:
84.0 77.0 N
Noon 29.88 85.5 87.0 79.0 84.0 78.0 NE
:
September.
3 29.85 85.5
83.0 | 77.0 NE
~ 2 2
2
b.c.
28.27|77.0 ||
b.c.
b.c.
76.0 75.0 N
0.00 28.24 79.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 76.0 NE
28.22 79.0
78.0 76.0 E
4 0.m.
!
4 b.c. 0.00
1 b.v.
1
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; . hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); . overcast p. passing howers; squally. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; 4. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w, wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (—) under any letter auginents 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
Light Air
Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze - Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale
Whole Gale Storm
Hurricnue,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all suit f 1 to 2 knots.
set and cleau full would go in smooth water....
3 to 4 15106
Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &e..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Close Reefs and Conrses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Ioar in Miles.
Figure to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
3 - 10
11
15
16
20
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70
Rbove 80
12