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1882.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD DECEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
9
30.12 72.0
Saturday,
9th
Noon 30.08 76.0 76.066,075,064.0 December. 3 30.01 73.0
70,062,0
b.c.
b.c.
71,064,5
b.c.
...
30.0774.0
30.07 78.0 80.0|65,0| 77,0 | 73.0 | E
30.00 | 77.0
75.0 72.0 E
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
73.0 69.0 NE
Force.
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
...
...
10th
December, 3
Sunday, 9 30.09 70.0
Noon 30.05 72,0 76.0 65.0 70.5 63.0
68.5 60.5
b.c.
30.04 72.0
71.0 68.0 E
3
b.c.
...
b.c.
...
29.98 73.0
72.0 | 63,5
b.
**
30.04 75.0 77,0 65,0 77.0 73.0 N
29.98 79.0
3
b.c.
ུg「ཉྫུ།WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
: "Estoy 1% enojasid.,
***
0.00
0.00
77.0 74.08
3
b.
: : :
Monday, 9
11th Noon
December. 3
30.04 71.0
69.0 63.0
..
30.08 66.0
Wednesday, 9
13th Noon
December. 3
30.21 56.0
30.02 74.0 73.0 66.0 73.0 60.0
29.9776.0
Tuesday, 9 30.14 65.0
12th Noon 30,12 66.0 70.0
December. 3
75,0 60,0
63.0 56,0
61,0 65.0 57.0
65.0 55.0
54,0 49,0
...
:
30.17 60.0 66,0
51,0 58.0 51,0
30.12 | 61.0
59.0 52.0
True wind cannot be registered.
c.b.
30.00 73.0
72.0 69.0 NE
1
b.c.
...
...
o.c.b.
o.c.b.
...
30.00 76.0 77.0 66.0 78.0 73.0 NE
29.96 78.0
1
b.c.
0.00
78.0 75.0 NE
2
b.c.
0.0.
30.09 68.0
65,0 63.0 N
4
b.c.
...
**
b.c.
b.c.
:
· 30.09 | 70.0|82.0 63.069.0 65.0 N
30.06 71.0
3
b.c.
0.00
69.0 65.0 N
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.12 59.0
...
55.0 53.0 N
4
b.c.
b.c.
30.12 62.0 71.0 | 52,0 | 66,0 | 61,0 | N
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
...
30,08 | 66,0
64,0 | 62.0 | SE
3
b.c.
...
Thursday,
9 30.14 61.0
59.0 53.0
b.
30.10 63.0
:
:
***
62.0 58.0 E
14th
December.
Noon❘ 30.12 64.0 63,5 55,0 63.0 56.0
b.c.
3 30.06 66.5
65.5 58.0
b.c.
30,10 66.0|71,0 | 55,0 | 66.0 62.0 | E
30.05 69,0
3
70.0|65,0| SE
∞ ∞ ∞
3 b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
***
Friday,
15th
December.
9
30.13 67.0
66.0 60.0
c.b.
30.05 67.0
68.0 65.0 NE
2
b.c.
...
***
***
Noon
3
...
30.12 70.0 70.0 61.0 69.0 61.5
30.06 70.0
c.b.
69.0 62.0
b.c.
30,04 74.0
30.05 71.0 70.0 | 62.0 | 69.0 66.0|| E|
74.0 70.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Saturday,
9 30.00 72.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
74.0 64.0 N
9th
Noon 29.98 71.5 75.0 65.0 70.0 65.0 NE December. 3 29.93 72.0
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
65.0 62.0 N
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
b.m.
28.35 65.0
4 o.m.
b.m.
0.00
69.0 65.0 ENE
b.m.
28.34 69.0 70.0 60,0 68.0 67,0 ENE
28.26 65.0
4
64.0 62.0 E
4
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
...
:
Sunday,
9 29.97 71,5
67.0 60.0 NNE
5
b.m.
28.33 63,0
3
9
29.93 71,5
10th
December,
Monday,
11th Noon 29.92 72.0 77.0 65.0 72.0 62.5 N
December. 3 29.88 72.0
Noon 29.95 71.5 69.0 65,0 68,0 62.0 N
29.89 71.5
4
b.m.
0.00
69.0 63.0 E
4 b.m,
28,31 66.0 66.0
28.35 69.0
62.0 61.0 E
59.0 65,0 62.0 | E
6
b.c.m.
...
b.c.m. 0.00
***
...
68,0 64,0 E
1
b.c.m.
***
69.0 63.0 N
...
71.0 65.0 N
1 2 1
O.C.
28.30 62.0
0.c.
0.00
...
O.C.
62.0 60.0 NNE 28.31 67.0 67.0 60.0 67.0 | 63,0 | ́NNE
28.27 66.0
65.0 | 62.0 | NNE
4
o.m.
5
5
0.m, 0.00
b.c.m.
...
Tuesday, 9 30.00 70.5
63.0 57.0 NNW
12th Noon 30.00 70.0 73.0 60.0 66.5 58.0 NNW 6 December. 3 29.99 70.0
65,0 57,0N
6
C.
28.35 56.0
56.056.0 NNE
---
***
C.
0.00
6
C.
***
28,30 66.0 66.0 56.0 65.0 60.0 NNE
28.32 62.0
61,0 | 61,0 | NNE
10 10 10
5
b.m.
...
5
b.m. 0.00
Wednesday, 9 30.07 66.0
56.0 50.0 N 13th Noon 30.06 66.0 67.0 50.0 56.0 50.0 N
December. 3 30.0466.0
56.0 52.0 N
6
b.
28.38 49.0
48.0 48.0 E
***
***
5 b.
0.00
4
C.
28.33 51.0 52.0 45.0 50.0 49.0 ENE
28.30 50.0
50.0 49.0 | E
10 10 2
5 b.c.m.
5 b.m.
5
b.m. 0.00
b.m.
Thursday, 9 30.05 66.0
14th Noon
December. 3
Friday,
15th
December.
59.0 54.0 N
4 b.
28.34 53.0
53.0 | 52.0 | ENE
4
b.m.
...
30.03 68,0 60.0 54.0 60.0 55.0 NNE 29.97 66.0
62.0 56.0 NNE
10 10
5
C.
0.00
5 C.
...
:
28.33 56,057.0 | 51,055.0 | 54.0 ENE
28.33 57.0
56.0 55.0 E
4
b.m. 0.00
3
b.m.
...
..
29.96 67.0
9 30.01 67.0
65.0 60.0 NNE 5 C. Noon 29.99 67.0 67.0 58.0 65.0 60.0 NE 5 C.
3
66.0 62.0 NE 4 C.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 7. squally; . rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. 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.
0.00
: ;
28.35 58.0
57.0 55.0 ENE 28.34 : 61.0 | 62.0 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 57.0 | E
28.30 59.0
58,055.0 | E
4 b.m.
400
4 b.m. 0.00
5 b.m.
Figures to ce
lenote the For
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
◊
Calm
1
Light Air
2
Light Breeze...
3
Gentle Breeze
5
Stroug Breeze
12
Moderate Brecze
Fresh Breeze..
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
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 sail 1 to 2 knots..
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 - 10
11
15
water.
16 20
15
to 6
Royals, &c..
21 25
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c.
26 30
31
37 44
Close Reefs and Courses
45 52
53
60
69
70
80
above 80
12
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles