GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 148.
information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of March, 1881, is published for general
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd April, 1881.
By His Excellency's Command,
FREDERICK
STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
:
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD APRIL, 1881.
289
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, Hongkong, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1881.
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit ).
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF-REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE.
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULB
IN
SUN,
BCLB
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
Ex- GRASS. IN VACUO. POSED.
SHADE.
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
3 P.M.
2
9
1 Tuesday,
Wednesday,
3 Thursday,.
4 Friday,
5 Saturday, 6 Sunday,
7 Monday,..
8 Tuesday,
Wednesday,
30.04
30.01
30.15
30.12
30.18 30.15
30.22 30.17
30.10 30.06 66.0
9 A.M. Temp. at
9.A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon. 30.10 30.05 64.0 65.0 56.0 65.0 64.0 30.06 30.03 66.0 67.0 56.0 67.0 66.0 68.0 71.0 69.0 63.0 70.0
55.0
63.0 64.0 62.0 61.0
61.0 63.0 56.0 62.0 61.0 64.0 63.0 55.0 63.0 62.0
30.20 30.16 62.0
60.0 51.0 63.0 61.0 30.16 30.12 64.0 66.0 56.0 67.0 66.0 68.0 59.0 70.0
RANGE, BULB
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB
WET BULB
MIN.
IN SOIL,
6
IN
SHADE.
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY. COMPLETE SATURATION =100,
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
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.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
88
67
89
69
95
73
89
68.0
98
10 Thursday,.
30.09
30.04
67.0 67.0 58.0 67.0
66.0
• 86
11 Friday,
30.10
30.06 58.0 60.0 53,0 60.0
58.0
89 64
12 Saturday,.
30.13
50.0 57.0
55.0
86 61
13 Sunday,
46,0 53,0
75
14 Monday,
15 Tuesday,
16 Wednesday,.
68283882288888
17 Thursday,
18 Friday,
19 Saturday,
20 Sunday,
21
Monday,.
22 Tuesday,. Wednesday,
23
24 Thursday,.
25 Friday,
26 Saturday,
27 Sunday,
28
Monday,.
29
Tuesday,
30
Wednesday,
31
Thursday,
58.0 9.0 9.0 60.0 63.0 64.0 60.0 61.0 82 82 57.0 11.0 12.0 59.0 66.0 67.0 64.0 64.0 88 62.0 8.0 11.0 64.0 67.0 69.0 66.0 66.0 94
65 57.0 7.0 8.0 58.0 62.0 64.0 99 64 55.0 6:0 9.0 56.0 60.0 63.0 89 66 57.0 8.0 9.0 56.0 64.0 63.0 86. 53.0 12.0 15.0 55.0 59.0 62.0 96 70 58.0 11.0 12.0 57.0 64.0 66.0 70 58.0 11.0 12.0 60.0 66.0 68.0 61.0 9.0 7.0 62.0 67.0 54.0 7.0 10.0
30.09 58.0 60.0 51.0 7.0 10.0
30.18 30.16 540. 52.0 52.0 56 48.0 7.0 8.0
30.30 30.26 50.0 52.0 40.0 58.0 51.0 73 55 43.0 13.0 12.0 44.0 49.0 30.34 30.26 50.0 48.0 44.0 51,0 50.0 71 54 45.0 7.0 9.0 46.0. 50.0 30.35 30.30 52.0 53.0 42.0 58.0 57.0 76 43.0 16.0 19.0 45.0 51.0 30.34 30.31 59.0 61.0 52.0 62.0 61.0 77 63 53.0 10.0 10.0 50.0 59.0 61.0
30.32 30.28 60.0 63.0 53.0 69.0 61.0 79 67 55.0 10.0 12.0 53.0 60.0 63.0
30.24 30.15 65.0 68.0 55.0 72.0 71.0 107 84 56.0 17.0 28.0 54.0 65.0 71.0
30.25 30.21 66.0 68.0 57.0 70.0 €9.0 113 86 58.0 13.0 28.0 59.0 65.0 68.0 30.25 30.22 61.0 63.0 50.0 67.0 65.0 113 80 53.0 17.0 27.0 54.0 60.0 63.0 53.0 59.0 62 30.26 30.23 65.0 68.0 55.0 69.0 68.0 113 80 55.0 14.0 25.0 56.0 64.0 68.0 58.0 63.0 67 30.25 30.21 61.0 63,0 54.0 64.0 62.0 105 70 55.0 10.0 15.0 50.0 60.0 63.0 55.0 60.0 71 30.36 30.31 60.0 64.0 55.0 65.0 64.0 108 74 53.0 10.0 21.0 54.0 59.0 64,0 55.0 59.0 76 30.33 30.28 64.0 67.0 -51.0 71.0 70.0 118 84 56.0 20.0 28.0 54.0 63.0 67.0 56.0 62.0 63 30.37 30.32 65.0 68.0 53.0 70.0 69.0 121 85 55.0 17.0 30.0 54.0 60.0 08.0 55.0 63.0 71 30.36 30.31 66.0 70.0 55.0 71.0 70.0 121 81 56.0 16.0 25.0 57.0 66.0 70.0 54.0 65.0
30.30 30.25 65.0 71.0 55.0 72.0 71.0 121 78 55.0 17.0 23.0 56.0 65.0 71.0 57.0 66.0 59
30.23 30.19 67.0 72.0 56.0 74.0 73.0 118 86 57.0 18.0 29 0 58.0 67.0 72.0 59.0 66.0 60 30.21 30.17 68.0 73.0 59.0 74.0 73.0 113 84 60.0 15.0 24.0 61.0 68.0 73.0 62.0 67.0 68 30.19 30.16 69.0 74.0 54.0 70,0 69.0 116 72 62.0 16.0 10.0 63.0 68.0 74.0 63.0 68.0 73
57.5 58.5 $.
E.
9
83
62.4 61,6 E.
E.
0.41
10
83
65.2 63.7 E.
E.
0.17
9
10
59.0
61.0 82
82
56.4 58.5 E.
E.
0.18
10
58.0
60.0 88
82
56.2 57.5 E.
E.
0.02.
10
59.0
56.0 59.0 82 62.0
60.0 72
82
54.8 57.5 NE.
E.
0.03
9
82
53.3 56.4 E.
E.
0.02
10
63.0 88
83
60,3 60.6 E.
E.
9
64.0
65.Q 88
83
62.4 62.6 E.
E.
10
67.0
65.0
65.0 88
88
63.4 63.4 N.E.
N.E.
9
55.0 57.0
60.0
55.0
57.0 87
82
53.2 54.4
N.W.
N.W.
0.20
52.0 57.0
60.0
54.0
58.0 81-
88
51.2
56.2
N.E.
N.E.
0.33
49.0 53.0
52.0
48.0 50.0 69
86
43.0
48.0
N.E.
N.
0.04
52.0
45.0 49.0 73
80
40.7 45.9
N.
N.
0.36
47.0
46.0 43.0 74
73
41.8 38.5
N.E.
N.
0.02
53.0
48.0 50.0 80
80
44.9 47.0
E.N.E.
N.E.
55,0 58.0 - 76
82
51.4 55.4
N.E.
N.E.
8
73 61.0 01.0 78
57.0 59.0 82 60.0 64.0
77
54.4 55.6
E.
E.
10
65
55.9 58.7
N.E.
N.E.
3
64
57.7 55.5
N.W.
N.W.
77
46.8 55.6
N.W.
N.W.
3
73
82
73
73
45
73
73
70
70
Mean.
30.22 30.18 62.1 64.2 53.3 65.2 64.0
97 0771
Summary of March,
1880:-Mean Shade Temp.,.
68.2
Total Rainfall,.
54.8 11.9 16.3 55.3 61.4 64.2 57.0 0.25 inches. Rain fell on 3 days.
60.3 75
**RERRA8RRE
53.0 59.1 N.E.
N.E.
50.6 57.5
N.N.E.
N.E.
0.04
72 51.4 54.8 50.1 58.0 50.6 59.1
N.N.E.
N.E.
0.28
E.
E.
N.E.
N.E.
44.3 61.1 N.E.
N.E.
50.4 62.2 E.
E.
69 52.6 61.5 E.
E.
5
57.3 62.6 E.
E.
59.1 63.6 E.
E.
7
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