THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
271
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
Saturday, 2nd April.
9 30.08 72.0
Noon 30.05 72.0 73.0
70.5 69.0
c.m.
3
30.02 71.0
:;
:བྲྀ;
67.0 71.0 70.0
o.c.r.t.
69.0 66.0
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER. İ
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
72.0 71.0 Calm
29.93 73.0 29.92 74.0 75.0 67.0 73.0 73.0 NW 29.92 73.0
68.0 68.0 NW
...
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours. !
In inches during
b.c.m.
r.q.l.t. 0.71 r.q.l.t.
Sunday,
9
30.13 70.0
69.0 67.0
0.c.
29.99 72.0
...
...
70.5 70.0 E
3rd
Noon
April.
3
30.05 72.0
:8:
3 g.m.l.t.
30.10 71.0 72.0 66.0 69.5 67,5
O.C.
29.99 72.0 73.0 65.0 70.0 70.0 N
1
g.p. 2.05
70.5 68.5
0.0.
...
...
29.96 74.0
...
73.0 72.0 E
3
o.r.
Monday,
9
30.15 76.0
...
75.0 71.5
4th
Noon
April.
3
30.07 78.0
...
Tucsday,
5th
April.
9
30.16 72.0
Noon
3
30.15 | 70.0
Wednesday,
9
30.29 65.0
6th
April.
Noon
3
Thursday, 9
30.25 69.0
7th
Noon
30.12 77.0 77.0 67.0 76.0 72.0
76.5 72.0
70.0 69.0
30.20 70.0 76.0 64.0 65.5 64.0
67.0 64.0
63.5 57.5
30.28 71.0 71.0 61.5 69.5 63.0 30.24 71.0
70.0 62.0
67.0 63.0
30.2171.0 72.0 64.0 69.5 63.0
: ༴ །:
::;
སྐྱེ :
ིི:
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.m.
29.99 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.m.
o.c.m.
29.97 77.0 76.0 68.0 76.0 74.0 SE
3
b.c.m. 0.05
o.c.m.
29.97 78.0
76.0 74.0 SE
...
...
3
b.c.m.
o.c.m.
30.00 74.0
-
o.c.r.t.
0.0.
..
69.0 69.0 NW 30.05 71.076.0 63.0 65.0 65.0 NW 30.02 72.0
3
:;
o.p.
3
o.r.q.l.t 0.95
66.5 65.0 E
3
g.m.
C.
30.11 67.0
65.0 61.0 N
b.c.
30.1171.0 73.0 61.0 73.0 67.0 E
b.c.
30.11 72.0
70.5 65.0 E
2 2 4
b.c.
***
b.c.
0.05
3
b.c.
---
C.
ཅཊྛཾ
30.09 70.0
b.c.
April.
3
30.13 70,5
69.0 62.5
C.
30.05 71.0
Friday,
8th
9
30.13 66,0
64.0161.0
...
Noon 30.12 67.0 71.0 62.0 65.0 63.0
April.
3
30.06 66.0
64.0 63.0
...
o.c.r.
o.c.r.'
0.c.
***
29.96 68.0
30.00
68.0
:: |::
69.0 66.0 E
2
b.c.
+
30.09 71.0 75.0 64.0 70.0 65.0 E
70.0 66.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
64.0 64.0 E
65.0
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion,
73.0 72.0 SW
Noon 29.91 | 73.0 76.0 65.0 73.0 72.0 S
29.85 72.0
V
66.0 66.0 SW
69.0 68.0 N
~ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
O.C.
O.C.
r.t.l.
30.00 69.0 71.0 62,066,0 65.0 E 65.0 E
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
2 2 2
o.r.
3
0.1.
0.64
3
0.m.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
65.0 65.0 S
tion.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday, 2nd
April.
9 29.90 72.0
28.2666.0
o.f.
0.09
3
28.22 63.0 63.0 61.0 63,0 63,0 SW
28.18 62.0
62,0 61.0 SW
o.f.r.t. 0.95
o.f.r.t.
Sunday,
3rd
April.
9
29.94 70.0
...
Noon
29.95 71.0 74.5 65,069,0 | 68.0 N
3
29.91 | 71.0
...
...
68.0 67.0 N
1 2 2
0.m.
28.29 65.0
65.0 64.0 SE
5
o.f.r.
***
0.m.p. 0.63 o.m.p.
28.31 65.0 65.0 60.0 65.0 65.0 S 28.25 66.0
66.065,0 S
4
o.f.p.s. 0.96
5 o.f.d.
Monday,
4th
April.
Tuesday,
9
29.95 72.0
71.0 70.5 NE Noon 29.96 73.0 74.5 67.0 74.0 73.5 SE
1
o.m.
...
28.31 66.0
...
3
29.91 75.0
75.073.0 SE
3
3 o.m. 0.13
o.m.
...
66.0 66.0 SE 28.25 67.0 67.0 64.0 67.0 67.0 SSE 28.28 66.0
66.0 66.0 SSE
6 o.f.
...
6 o.f. 0.13
5 o.f.
...
9 29.98 73.0
71.0 70.5 NE
1
f.
...
...
5th
April.
Noon 30.13 73.0 76.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 E
3 30.07 71.5
3
r.t.l.
0.41
28.32 66.0
66.0 66.0 WNW 28.33 61.0 61.0 59.0 61.0 61.0 WNW
5 o.f.r. 1.10
บา
5
o.f.r.
65.0 62.0 N
1.
***
28.30 61.0
Wednesday, 9
6th
Noon
April.
30.09 68.0
66.0 60.0 NNW 2
b.c.
28.42 58.0
30.07 69.0 70.0 63.0 67.0 60.0 NNE 2 C.
3 30.06 69.0
:
66.5 61.0 NE
2 C.
نن
:g ;
...
0.09
61.0 61.0 NW
57.0 56.0 NE 28.40 60.0 61.0 55.0 60.0 58.0 ENE 28.38 61.0
3
o.f.
61.0 59.0 E
4 b.c.
4 b.c.
5 b.c.
0.00
Thursday,
7th
April.
9 30.09, 69.0
...
67.0 63.0 NE
Noon
3
30.05 68.0 70.0 62.0 67.0 63.0 NE 30.00 | 70.0
67.0 63.0 NE
10 10 10
5 b.c.
28.35 59.0
59.0 59.0 E
4 o.c.m.
6
b.c.
0.00
5
o.c,
28.35 63.0 63.0 57.0 62.0 60.0 E 28.38 64.0
63.0 61.0 E
4
4
o.m. 0.00
o.m.
Friday,.
8th
April,
3
•
29.90 68.0
29.94 68.5
61.0 61.0 NNE 4 Noon 29.95 68.5 67.0 58.0 62.0 62.0 NE 6 r.
63.0 63.0 ENE 5 r.
r.
...
0.85
28.38 58.0
58,0 58.0 E 28.30 58.058.0 56.0 58.0 58.0 E 28.21 58.0
58.0 58.0 E
4
o.f.r.
4 o.f.r.
4 o.f.
0.80
STATE OF WEATHER:. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; r. 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.
=
Figures to
denote the Force Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
0
Calm
1
Light Air
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
2
Light Breeze.
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Broase Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gele
10
11
Whole Gale Storm
12
Hurrane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth
water..
(5 to 6
3 to 4 Royals, &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. . Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just hear close-roofed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
10
ធ=គទឹកកកផនដ៏
11
above 80
12