THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
55
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12,
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Saturday,
15th
January.
9
3
30.14 63.0
Noon 30.41 66.0 67.0 58.0 65.0|58.0
30.86 67.5
61.056.0
b.c.
30.30 64.0
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
62.0 60.0 Calm
b.c.
66.5 57.5
b.c.
:
30.30 66.0 67.0 57.0 67.5 63.0 E
30.26 68.0
69.5 62.5 E
NO Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Sunday, 16th
January.
9
30.36 63.0
61.5 57.0
b.c.
30.26 64.0
63.0 59.0 E
Noon
30.32 65.0 67.0 58.0 64.0 56.0
b.c.
|
3
30.26 65.0
63.0 57.0
b.c.
30.24 66.0 71.0 60.0 67.0 62.0 E
30.19 67.0
:
69.0 63.0 E
20 00 00
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Monday,
17th
January.
9 30.28 62.0
60.0 57.0
Noon
3
30.26 65.0 67.0 58.0 63.0 58.0
30.19, 66.0
64.0 59.0
Tuesday, 18th
January.
9
30.30 | 64.0 !
62.0 58.0
Noon
3
30.28, 66.5 68.0 | 58.0 | 65,0 | 58.0
30.24 68.5
67.5 57.5
:
Wednesday, 9
30.36 64.0
62.5 51.0
19th Noon 30.35 68.0 69.057.0 66.0 54.0
January. 3 30.29 68.0
66.0 53.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.18 04.0
...
...
:
62.0 60.0 Calm
b.
b.c.
30.18 67.0 69.0 57.0 69.0 65.0 W
1 b.
0.00
b.c.
30.12 69.0
69.5 65.0 E
3 b.
b.c.
30.14 64.0
63.0 61.0 N
b.c.
30.14 68.0 71.057.0 72.0 66.0 N
b.c.
30.14 71.0
79.0 71.0 N
21 00 00
b.
3
b.
0.00
3 b.
:
b.c.
30.21 66.0
...
65.0 59.0 E
b.c.
30.21 69.0 79.0 60.0 72.0 64.0 E
b.c.
30.20 69.0
71.0 64.0 E
2 20 30
b.
3
b.
0.00
b.
Thursday, 9
20th Noon
January. 3
30.35 63.0
60.0 53.0
b.c.
30.21 64.0
62.0. 56.0 | E
2
30.33 | 65.0 67.0 56,0|63.0 53.0
30.27 66.0
b.c.
63.0 53.0
b.c.
30.21 65,076,0 | 55,0 67.0 59.0 | E
30.18 67.0
67.5 59.0 E
∞ co N
b.
3
b.
0.00
3
b.
Friday,
21st
January.
9
Noon
30.34 61.0
60.0 56.0
b.
30.19 64.0
61.0 58.0 E
1
b.
30.32 | 66,0 68,0 55.0 65.0 57.0
b.
30.19 68.0 70.0 55.0 71.0 64.0 W
1
b.
0.00
3 30.27 68.0
67.0 57.0
b.
30.19 69.0
68.5 63.0 SW
1
b.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER, }
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.:
THERMOMETER,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches di
s during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
15th
January.
Sunday,
9
30.24 | 61.0
60.0 56.0 N
3 b.c.m.
28.54 53.0
53.051.0 E
4 b.m.
Noon | 30.24 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 55.0 62.0 57.0 | NE
3 30.20 62.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
62.0 57.0 NE
3b.c.m
23.54 58.0, 59.0 51.0 58.0 57.0 | E
28.48 59.0
4
b.c.m.
0.00
59.0 55.0 | E
5
b.c.m.
9 30.20 62.0
61.0 57.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.46 53.0
53.0 50.0 E
6
o.c.m.
16th
January.
Noon 30.17 62.0 64.0 55.0 64.0; 58.0 | NE
3 30.12 62.5
b.c.
0.00
60.0 55.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
28.42 57.0 59.051.0
28.35 57.0
57.0 52.0 E
6
b.m. 0.00
:
57.0 54.0 E
6
b.m.
:
Monday, 9
30.1062.0
60.0 57.0 NE
17th
January.
Tuesday,
18th
January.
Noon 30.10 | 63.0 63.0 | 55,0 | 62.0 | 58,0 | NE
NO
2
b.c.m.
28.43 59.0
2
b.c.m. 0.00
3
30.04 | 63.0
62.5 58.0 NE
1
b.c.m.
28.38 60.0 03.056.0
28.33 64.0
58.054.0 ENE
60.0 57.0 ENE
64.0 63.0 ENE
1
b.c.m.
1
b.c.m. 0.00
1
b.c.m.
9
Noon
3
30.10 | 63.0
62.0 57.0 N
2
b.c.q.
28.42 56.0
30.08 | 64.0 | 70.0 54.0 | 70.0 60.0 | N
30.08 65.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
56.0 55.0 N
28.41 60.0 63.0 53.0 60.0.56.0 N
4
b.m.
...
b.m. 0.00
70.0 60.0 N
1
b.c.m.
28.39 60.0:
60.0 57.0 NNW
3 b.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.15 62.0
65.0 55.0 N
2
b.m.
***
28.50 00.0
19th
January.
Thursday,
20th
January.
Friday,
21st
January.
Noon 30.15 63.0|72.0 | 55,063.0 53.0 NE
3 30.13 | 63.0
63.0 54.5 NE
2
b.in. 0.00
1
b.c.
:
...
59.0 50.0 ENE
28.48 61.0 64.0 53.0 61.0 50.0 ENE
28.45 63.0
63.0 56.0 ENE
4
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
2
b.c.m.
9 30.14 62.0
59.0 52.0 NE
3
b.in.
28.46 57.0
56.0 52.0 E
4
b.c.m.
Noon 30.14 62.5 67.0: 54.0 61.0 52.0 NE
3 30.12 63.0
58.0 53.0 NE
4 b.m. 0.00
3
b.m.
28.43 59.0 59.0 51.0 59.0 52.0 E
28.40 61.0
5
b.c.m. 0.00
:
GL.0 56.0 E
4
b.c.m.
...
9 30.16 62.0
62.0 | 52.0 N
Noon. 30.1463.0|66.0 52.0° 63.0|52.0 | NE 2
3 30.10 63.0
65.0 55.0 Calm 0 b.m.
3
b.m.
28.48 60.0
b.m. 0.00
59.0 53.0 ESE
28.45 63.0 63.0|53,0|63.0|57.0] ESE 28.44 65.0
65.0 61.0 ESE 1
2
b.m.
2
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; F. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); 20. 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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
12
Calm Light Air
Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeza Moderate Breeze Fresh Breezo.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
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
water.
3 to 4
}
5 to 6 Royals, &e.
*
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by...
Triple Reets, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
2
0
70
11
above SU
12