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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25тп NOVEMBER, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 457.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of October, 1882, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th November, 1882.
By Command,
FREDERICK STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1882. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit).
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Mac,and Min, of the precious
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
SUN,
SUN,
BULB
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
24 hours, taken at Noon.
BULB
IN
Ex- GRASS. IN VACUO. POSED.
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
29.83
29.88
Min.
78.0 84.0 67.0
Temp. at Max. Noun.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M.
WIND.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB WET BULB
MIN.
IN SOIL,
IN
SHADE.
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY. COMPLETE SATURATION
-100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
ors 24
Hours.
CLOUD.
0-10.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
87.0
86.0
130 90
20.0
21.0
1 Sunday,
29.90
29.88
80.0
83.0 06.0
84.0 88.0
110
2
Monday,
29.97 20.93
80.0
85.0
71.0
87.0
86.0
125
90
3
Tuesday,..
29.92
29.87
80.0
85.0
71.0
87.0 85.0
133
96
4
Wednesday,
29.85
29.82
80.0
85.0
69.0
26.0
85.0
133
94
71.0 17.0
5
Thursday,
¡
29.80
29.78
81.0
85.0
70.0
89.0 86.0
135
96
73.0 19.0
23.0
6 Friday,
29.80
29.74
84.0
9 40 !
73.0
98.0
7 Saturday,
8 Sunday,
29.84 29.81
84.0
91.0 74.0 93.0
29.85
29.83
9
84.0 88.0 74.0
91.0 i
92.0
01.0
92.0
141: 100
76.0
20.0
24.0
144
101
77.0
19.0
130
96 76.0
18.0 20.0
Monday,..................**
29.85
29.84
83.0 88.0
73.0
92.0
89.9 140
102
77.0
19.0
10 Tuesday,
29.88
29.87
82.0
72.0 90.0
83.0
140
100/
75.0
18.0
11
Wednesday,
29.97
20.95
80.0
84.0
70.0
86.0
85.0
135
95
74.0
21.0
16.0
12
Thursday,..
30.03
30.00
79.0
83.0
69.0
85.0
82.0
02
132
71.0
16.0 21.0
13 Friday,
14 Saturday,.
30.03
30,00
79.0
81.0
68.0
84.0
81.0
131
91
70.0
16.0
15 Sunday,
30.00
30.003
80.0
€9.0
83.0
86.0
84.0 i
133
92
17.0
71.0
78.0 84.0
69.0
79.0 83.0
67.0
20.0
18.0
86 60.0 79.0 85.0
19.0 69.0
71.0 16.0 85.0 70.0
80.0
69.0
16.0 24.0
72.0
85.0
80.0
23.0 68.0 75.0
85.0
69.0 81.0
84.0 90.0 74.0
72,0 84.0 91.0 76.0
24.0 73.0 77.0
88.0
84.0
73.0
88.0 75.0
82.0
73.0
25.0 81.0 87.0 75.0
25.0 72.0 84.0 72.0
79.0
70.0
79.0 83.0
69.0
81.0
79.0
21.0 68.0 83.0
79.0
68.0
21.0
66.0
69.0 75.0
69
72.0 74.0
67
70.0
59
77.0
76.0
56
71.0
74.0
59
76.0
79.0
64
82.0
80.0
68
81.0
68
82.0
74.0 67
56
74.0
69.0
68.0
72.0
!
70.0
74.0
59
16 Monday,.
30.00
29.98
79.9
85.0
68.0 86.0
85.0
130
96
18.0
71.0
25.0
67.0 78.0
85.0
71.0
75.0
67
29.98
29.94 80.0
83.0
84.0
85.0
70.0
124
94
72.0
16.0
22.0
80.0
68.0
83.0
71.0
74.0
59
17 Tuesday,.
18 Wednesday,
29.95
29.90
79.0
82.0
84.0 70.0
82.0
133
94
72.0
14.0
22.0
68.0
79.0
$2.0
71.0
74.0 63
19: Thursday,
29.89
29.84
79.0 82.0
70.0 86.0
84.0
135
96 72.0
16.0 24.0
68,0 79.0
83.0
72.0
73.0
67
20 Friday,
29.90
29.88
79.0
82.0! 70.0 86.0
84,0
133
96 72.0
16.0
24.0
68.0 79.0
82.0
73.0
74.0
71
21 Saturday,
29.90
29.85
80.0
84.0 71.0 87.0
85.0
135
96 73.0
16.0
23.0 69.0 80.0
84.0
72.0
74.0
63
29.90
20.95
81.0 86.0
73.0
87.0
88.0
136
97
75.0
15.0
22.0
70,0
81.0
86.0
71.0
78.0
22 Sunday,
30.03
29.96
82.0 85.0
73.0
87.0) 86.0
131
96
76.0 14.0
20.0
71.0 81.0
85.0
74.0
75.0
23 Monday,
24 Tuesday.
30.05
30.00
81.0
85.0
71.0
87.0
88.0
135
74.0
98
17.0
70,0
24.0
80.0
85.0 73.0
77.0
25
Wednesday,
30.03
29.95
79.0 79.0
26 Thursday,
30.04
30.01 78.0
83.0
27
Friday,..
30.00
29.91
79.0 83.0
28
Saturday,
29.96
20.90
80.0
84.0
70.0
70.0 81.0
€9.0 85.0
69.0 85.0
86.0
79.0
100
84
71.0
11.0
13.0
68.0
78.0
78.0 70.0
71.0
16.0
29 | Sunday,
29.90 29.87 81.0
84.0
70.0 86.0
30
Menady,
31
Tuesday,
MEAN.
29.88 78.0
29.90 29.88 29.86 79.0
29.93 29.89 80.2
81.0
69.0
85.0
84.0
68.0
87.0
121 89 70.0
84.0
79.0
67.0
71.0 23.0
16.0
84.0 132 94 68.0 79.0
23.0
16.0
72.0
95
85.0 133 80.0
16.0
71.0 23.0 69.0
85.0 131 94 77.0 81.0
67.0
69.0 16.0 21.0
82.0 126 90 72.0 20.0
18.0
86.0 135 92
19.0
68,0
68.0
78.0
85.0
69.0
83.0
78.0
71.0
83.0
84,0 72.0
71
77.0
74.0
84.0
73.0
70.0
73.0 79.0
59
74.0
63
74.0
75.0
84.3 70.2 86.8
Summary of October, 1881:-Mean Shade Temp.,.
.78.7
85.2
Total Rainfall,
131
1880:-
.79.1
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"
""
35
""
""
1879:-
.80.5
".
""
>>
""
37
""
1878:-
.79.4
16.6 21.9
72.3
91
.10.32 inches. Rain fell on .15.83
4.19
.13.25
69.0
79.8
84.3
71.9
75.7
SCR88853887588858857888588857522
60
62.7 69.1
N
E
6
60
07.2 68.0
E
E
64
63.8
71.8
E
E
1
61
63.2
70.1
E
55
64.9
66.8
61
70.9
70.1
نان
67.4
72.1
62
70.7
76.4
65
72.4 74.9
69
70.3
76.5
77
70.9
78.8
W
57
67.2
67.4
1.03
60
62.1
68.0 E
60
60.4
65.9
E
60
03.8
68.0
E
58
66.1 68.5
E
60
64.9 68.0
E
04 65.5 68.6
E
1
57
67.2
66.3
E
64
68.9
68.6
E
57
66.5
67.4 E
E
56
04
64.2
72.8
E
63
58
69.3
68.5
NE
E
67
64
68.2
71.8
E
E
67
64.4
66.1
E
E
60
62.7
68.0 E
E
60
65.5
68.0
E
E
67
60
67.2
69.1
E
68
69.9
72.4
E
E
67
65.1
64
67.6
E
E
72
69.5
75.1 E
E
~~~~TOWINNA-
2
63
62
66.5
70.0
1.03
:
8 days.
12
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1.89
5
1877 :-
.76.4
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PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
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