52
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1881.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
BCLB
IN
VACUO.
MAX.
SUN, MIN. BULB
Ex-
POSED.
DICR-
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS.
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
Min.
Max. Noon.
| Temp. at
No. 31.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of December, 1880, is published for general
information.
DAY OF Montu.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th January, 1881.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1880. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit).
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
WIND.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB WET BULB
MIN.
IN SOIL,
6
IN
SHADE.
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY. COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.]
QUARTER.
INCHIES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M.3 r.M.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
CLOUD.
0-10.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
1
Wednesday, 2 Thursday,
30.22
30.12
63.0
73.0
57.0
70.0
69.0
116
88
54.0
13.0
34.0
56.0
62.0 73.0 57.0
58.0
72
40
52.7 46.9
N.E.
N.E.
1
30.20
30.18
67.0
72.0
56.0 72.0
71.0
122
89
55.0
16.0
34.0
58.0
67.0
72.0
59.0
60
02.0
54
52.6
54.5
N.E.
E.
3 Friday,
30.22
30.17 70.0
73.0 61.0 74.0 73.0
123
89
62.0 13.0 17.0 63.0
69.0
73.0
62.0
65.0
64
62
56.5
€9.1
E.
E.
2
4 Saturday,
30.21
30.16
71.0
73.0
62.0
74.0
73.0
120
82
63.0 12.0 19.0 64.0
70.0
73.0
63.0
66.0
65
66
57.6
60.8 E.
5
Sunday,
30.26
30.20 69.0
72.0
#9.0 72.0
71.0
119
80
59.0 13.0 21.0 61.0
66.0
79.0
€0.0
66.0
68
55.1
61.5
E.
7
6 Monday,
30.27
30.23
67.0
67.0
59.0
67.0
66 0
98
74
62.0
8.0
12.0
61.0
66.0
07.0
60.0
60.0
G8
64
55.1
54.4
E.
9
7 Tuesday,
30.20
30.20
67.0 66.0
60.0
66.0
65.0
98
73
61.0
6.0
12.0
61.0
66.0
66.0 60.0
60.0
68
55.1
55.1 E.
N.E.
9
8
Wednesday,
30.27
30.25 59.0 59.0
50.0
61.0
60.0
90
70
53.0
11.0
17.0
55.0
57.0
59.0
53.0
52.0
75
61
49.3
45.8
N.
N.E.
0.40
9 Thursday,.
30.37
10. Friday,
30.35 30.32
11
Saturday,
30.35 30.33
30.32 55.0
61.0
57.0 44.0 60.0 62.0 510 63.0
47.0 59.0
69.0
58.0
110
70
48.0
12.0
22.0
50.0
55.0
59.0
50.0
45.0
48
53
35.4
42.0
N.
N.
1
62.0
61.0
117
72
42.0
18.0
43.0
30.0
57.0 61.0
49.0
54.0
57
62
41.6
47.9
N.N.E.
N.E.
1
62.0
116
72
53.0 12.0 19.0 54.0
60.0
62.0
53.0
56.0
~62
67
46.8
50.8
N.E.
N.E.
1
12
Sunday,
30.35
30.32
63.0
66.0 55.0
67.0 66.0
118
56.0 12.0
74
18.0
58.0
62.0 66.0
53.0
60.0
54
45.3
68
51.1
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
1
13
Monday,.
30.35
30.30
05.0
08.0 54.0
69.0 68.0 116
80
54.0
15.01
26.0
55.0
65.0
08.0
57.0
59
50.4
64
56.5
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
1
14
Tuesday,
30.25
30.17
69.0
78.0
59.0
75.0
73.0
122
82
58.0 16.0
24.0
58.0
73.0
69.0
63.0
68
70
58.3
62.6
E.
E.
6
15 Wednesday,
30.15
69.0 30.10
70,0 58.0
72.0
71.0 122
80
14.0
58.0
22.0 59.0
69.0
70.0
62.0 65.0
64
73
56.5
61.1
E.
E.
0.38
7
16
Thursday,.
30.15
30.10
63.0
63.0
57.0
63.0
62.0 101
72
6.0
55.0
17.0
57.0
62.0
63.0
59.0
60.0
82
82 56.4
57.5
E.
E.
0.42
10
10
17
Friday,
30.16
30.14
65.0
65.0
55.0
65.0 64.0
98
70
57.0 10.0
18.0
58.0
63.0
65.0
60.0 62.0
82
57.5
83
59.5
N.E.
N.E.
0.07
9
18
Saturday,
30.17
30.15 65.0
65.0
56.0
66.0 65.0
97 70
58.0
10.0
12.0
58.0
64.0
63.0
61.0
65.0
82
88
58.5
61.4
N.E.
N.E.
8
19: Sunday,
30.27
30.25
58.0
61.0
49.0
62.0
61.0
1:0
72
49.0
13.0
52.0
23.0
57.0
61.0
51.0
55.0
65
45.5
67
49.8
N.
N.
1
20 Monday,
30.30
30.20 54.0
65.0
45.0 67.0
65.0
1 9
79
47.0 22.0
32.0
59.0
58.0
05.0
48.0
60.0
69
73
43.0 | 55.9
N.
N.
21
Tuesday,
30.30
30.22
59.0
62.0
48.0
63.0
62.0
121
80
51.0
15.0 29.0
62.0
58.0
62 0
58.0
57.0
71
72
48.5 52.7
N.
N.
22
Wednesday,.
30.24
30.20 63.0
65.0 54.0 66.0
63.0
124
55.0
12.0 25.0
58.0
62.0
65.0
58.0
60.0
77
73
23 Thursday,
30.30
30.25
60.0 63.0
24
Friday,
30.39
30.28 53.0
25 Saturday,
30.33
30.32
26 Sunday,
30.37
30.25 59.0
61.0
52.0 60.0
45.0
56.0 54.0 53.0
59.0
56.0 48.0 59.0 58.0
48.0
58.0 100
54.0 8.0 11.0 55.0
59.0
54.0
63.0
61.0
71
88
100 64
48.0 9.0
16.0
50.0
52.0
55.0
48.0
50.0
74
43.9
70
54.6 55.9 49.5 69.3
45.2
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
N.
N.
N.
N.
114 63
49.0
11.0 14.0 $1.0
53.0
60.0
50.0
55.0 80
62.0
63.0
108
72
49.0
15.0
23.0
50.0
58.0
61.0
52.0
56.0
27
Monday,
30.41
30.27
61.0 64.0
51.0
65.0
64 0
108
72
53.0
14.0
19.0 54.0
60.0
64.0
54.0
58.0
66
28 Tuesday,..
30,35
30.29
50.0
55.0
41.0
57.0
55.0
103
70
43.0
16.0
27.0
43.0
49.0 55.0
44.0
59.0
67
29
Wednesday,
30.35
30.30
55.0
57.0
43.0 59.0
58.0
113
72
45.0
16.0 27.0
47.0
54.0 57.0
48.0
52.0
64
30
Thursday,.
30.33
30.28 59.0
62.0
49 0
63.0
64.0
114
74
50.0 15.0
24.0 510
59.0
53.0
31
Friday,
30.30
30.25
62.0
64.0
52.0
67.0
68.0
104
71
53.0 16.0
18.0
54.0
61.0
62.0
56.0 48.0
64.0
57.0
GG
Mean.
30.28 30.23
61.7
64.8
52.4
65.2
64.0 110
74
53.3
12.8 21.1
54.5
60.7
7 | 64,5
55.0
67
58.5
3 28 PGS S%
71
47.0
50.6 N.
N.
72
46.6
51.7 E.
E.
67
48.7
53.0
N.E.
N.E.
70
38.6 45.2
N.N.E.
N.N.E.
70
42.1 47.4 N.E.
N.E.
72
47.7 52.7
N.E.
N.E.
72
67
51.7
53.0
N.E.
N.E.
8
49.9
68
53.5
1.27
Summary of December, 1879:-Mean Shade Temp.,.
.66.8
Total Rainfall,
inches. Rain fell on
days.
1878:--
62.9
0.07
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1877:-
.65.7
2.14
12
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1876:-
61.6
3.30
6
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1875:-
60.5
2.46
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1874:-
66,5
0.31
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