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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MARCH, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 78.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of January, 1881, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th March, 1881.
By His Excellency's Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1881.
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit).
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
DIUR-
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
BULB
IN
VACUO.
Ex- GRASS. IN
POSED.
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
30.35
1
Saturday,
2 Sunday,
3 Monday.
30,30
30.26
30.30
30.25
4 Tuesday,
30.25 30.20
5 Wednesday,
30.17
30.13
6 Thursday,
30.22
30.20
7 Friday,
30.25 30.23
55.0
30.30 57.0
56.0 58.0 62.0 50.0 61.0 51.0
63.0
60.0 68.0 51.0
64.0
59.0 46.0
60.0 45.0
9 A.M.3 P.M. Min.
62.0 49.0 63.0 50.0
Max.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB |
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
RAIN IN
INCHES
MIN.
IN BOIL,
6
DRY BULB WET BULB IN
SHADE.
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY.
COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
CLOUD.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
A.M.3 P.M.
62.0 61.0
63.0
64.0
63.0 62.0
102 63
50.0 13.0
13.0
51.0
56.0
62.0 50.0
85
56.0
103
68
99
74
48.0
51.0 13.0
20.0
14.0
50.0
55.0
63.0 47.0
56.0
56
23.0 52.0
57.0
62.0 54.0
55.0
81
65.0 63.0
69.0
65.0 64.0
107
75 52.0
68.0
101
74
8 Saturday,
30.25
30.17
55.0
61.0 45.0
61.0
60.0 59.0
60.0
100
103
104 70
23.0
14.0
21.0
53.0 18.0 70 48.0 19.0 22.0 72 46.0 15.0
47.0
60.0
54.0
54.0
58.0
50.0
58.0
63.0 55.0 68.0 55.0 63.0 50.0
58.0
71
61.0 81
64
55.0 57
59
54.0
48.0
26.0
59.0 44.0
51.0
47
16.0
23.0
49.0
54.0 61.0
46,0
50.0 55
47
9 | Sunday,
30.27
30.19
62.0
64.0 54.0
69.0 68.0
102
74
53.0 15.0
21.0
54.0
61.0 64.0
49.0
56.0 44
59
10 Monday,
30.25
30.24 59.0
63.0
47.0
65.0 64,0
104
74
48.0 18.0
26.0
50.0
58.0
63.0
49.0
53.0 53
51
11 Tuesday,
30.37
30.33
61.0
59.0
51.0
62.0 61.0
103
74
52.0 11.0
12
Wednesday,
30.35
30.32
57.0
49.0
61.0
63.0
62.0
108
74
13
Thursday,.
30.33
30.31
58.0
61.0
50.0
63.0 61.0
109
74 52.0
14 Friday,
30.37
30.34
61.0 64.0
52.0
65.0 64.0
99 65
53.0
13.0
15 Saturday,.
30.35
30.30
61.0 63,0
53.0
67.0
65.0
98
71
54.0
14.0
17.0
16 Sunday,
30.27
30.22 63.0 66.0
55.0
67.0
66.0
102
70
54.0
12.0
16.0
17
Monday,.
30.20
30.17
61.0
65,0
52.0
66.0
65.0
110
74 54.0
14.0
20.0 55.0
18 Tuesday,
30.22 30.19 62.0
67.0
53.0
66.0
67.0
110
78
54.0 14.0
19
Wednesday,.
30.28
30.24
64.0
69.0
51.0
70.0 69.0
120
84
50.0 19.0
22.0 53.0
51.0
26.0
14.0
48.0
57.0
53.0
13.0 22.0 60,0
12.0 53.0
61.0
55.0
55.0 63.0 60,0 65.0 55.0 67.0
61.0
69.0 51.0
63.0
58.0 61.0 49.0
53.0
53
56.0 61.0 48.0
53.0
56
61.0 51.0
53.0
65
64.0 53.0
58.0
62
63.0 55.0
54.0
67
66.0 58.0
60.0
72
58.0
71
20❘ Thursday,
30.25
30.20
61.0
66.0
50,0
67.0 66,0
122
82
51.0 17.0
21
Friday,
30.24
30.22 60.0
68.0
.49.0
68.0 67.0
122
78
50.0 19.0
22 | Saturday,
30.27
63,0 30.23
66.0
51.0
64.0
63.0
122
23
Sunday,
30.27 30.25
61.0
66.0.
*50.0
67.0
66.0
101
74
24
Monday,
30.27
30.24
63.0
70,0
51.0
72.0 71.0
114
25 Tuesday,.
30.27
30.23 63.0
70.0
52.0
72.0
71.0
26 Wednesday,
30.27
30.22 62.0
65.0
53.0
66.0 65.0
115 83
116 79
52.0
78
53.0
84 52.0
53.0
52.0 13.0
13.0
24.0 55.0 34,0 53.0
60.0
53.0
81.0
28.0 52.0 26.0 53.0
57.0
58.0
77
59.0 44
66.0 51.0
58.0
54
17.0
21.0 54.0
68.0
59.0
63.0
66.0
61.0
54.0
60.0
71
66.0 55.0
58.0
59
56.0
58.0
72
21.0 32.0
54.0
63.0
70.0 55.0
62.0
59
20.0
30.0
55.0
62.0
70.0 55.0
64.0
62
27.0
54.0
62.0
55.0
65,0
60.0
62
27 Thursday,.
30.24
62.0 30.20
67.0
52.0
68.0
67.0
104 73
53.0
16.0
20.0 54.0
61.0
67.0
54.0
60.0
62
28 Friday,
30.22
30.18
63.0
66.0
51.0
71.0
70.0
110
53.0
84
20.0
31.0 54.0
66.0
63.0
55.0
59.0
59
29 Saturday,
30.23
30.15
65.0
68.0
53.0
70.0
69.0
114
80
54.0
17.0
26.0
55.0
65.0
53.0
68.0
60.0
45
31
30 Sunday,
Monday,
30.22
30.18
62.0 68.0
50.0
69.0
68.0
113
82 52.0 19.0
30.20
30.14 64.0
67,0
53.0
68.0
67.0
110
78 54.0
15.0
30.0 54.0
24.0
62.0
57.0
68.0
60.0
72
55.0 64.0
67.0
57.0
61.0
63
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44.4
50.8
W.
N.E.
7
39.3 50.1
N.E.
N.E.
6
51.2
49.0
E.N.E.
N.E.
50.6
53.8
N.E.
N.E.
52.3
55.5
N.E.
N.E.
42.8
48.2
N.E.
N.E.
34.2
43.9
N.E.
N.E.
38.2
40.4
N.E.
N.E.
38.6
49.4
N.N.E.
N.W.
40.9
44.5
N.E.
N.E.
40.9
46.0
N.
N.E.
40.5 46.0
E.N.E.
N.E.
45.5
46.0
46.8 53.0
49.8 46.4
E.N.E.
E.
N.E.
53.8
55.1
N.E.
50.6
E.
52.3
53.5 50.8
N.W.
40.8 51.2
E.
60
51.5
43.1
E.
60
49.5
53.7
E.
HANNANHAD
E.
N.E.
N.E.
N.E.
60
48.2
51.5 E.
60
51.7
51.5
E.
61
48.2
55.8
N.E.
1
69
49.0
59.4
E.N.E.
1
49.0
55.9
E.
E.
1
64
54.4
47.9
E.
64
48.2
53.3
W.
W.
60
43.2
53.7
W.
60
52.7
53.7
W.
E.
GO 51.2
54.8
E.
1
Mean.
30.26 30.22
60.5
64.9 50.6
66.2
65.1 108
75
51.4
15.6
25.3 52.9
59.8
64.9
52.6
61
57.3
60
46.3 51.0
:
Summary of January, 1880:--Mean Shade Temp.,..
.60.5
Total Rainfall,
2.72 inches.
Rain fell on 10 days.
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