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¡ 1881.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD APRIL, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
Saturday,
9th
April.
9
30.10 66.0
...
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
:
64.5 63.0
Noon 30.09 68.0 68.0 61.0 66.0 64.0
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
o.c.p.
C.C.
3
30.02 68.0
66.5 64,5
o.c.r.
:
Sunday,
9
30.01 70.0
68.5 67.0
O.C.
29.87 71.0
RAINFALL.
In inchs during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
29.97 68.0
...
: :
Direc-
tion.
65.5 65.0 E
29.97 69.0 67.0 63.0 67.0 66.0 E
29.92 70.0
: ཝཾ
...
67.5 67.0 E
70.0 69.0 E
WINDS
Ò TO 12.
සසය Force.
b.c.p. 0.12
0.г.
g.m.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours, i
***
10th
Noon
29.99 70.0 70.0 65.0 68.5 67.0
o.c. p.
April.
3
29.93, 69.5
68.0 67.0
o.c.p.
29.86 72.0 71.0 65.0 71.0 70.0 E
29.83 72.0
70.0 70.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.m.
o.p. 0.00
o.r.
:
Monday,
9
29.95 75.5
75.0 72.0
...
11th
April.
Noon
29.94 76.0 76.0 67.0 75,0|73.0
3
29.87 76.5
75.0 73.0
...
Tuesday,
9
29.97 77.0
76.0 73.0
...
12th
April.
Noon
3
29.91 78.0
: ;
29.93 79.0 79.0 74.0 77.0 74.0
76.0 73.5
Wednesday, 13th
April.
Thursday,
14th
9
30.07 75.0
73.0 68.0
Noon 30.09 76.0 78.0 69.0 74.5 67.0
3
30.06 77.0
1.
75.0 69.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.q.r,
29.8076.0
75.0 74.0 S
4 o.r.l.t.
[o.c.q.r.
o.c.q.
29.79 77.0 76.0 68.0 | 75.0 74.0 SW
29.7877.0
4
0.1. 7.92
76.0 75.0 SW
4
o.r.
o.c.m.
29.81 78.0
76.0 75.0 S
4
g.m.
...
O.C.
29.80 79.0 78.0
72.0 77.5 75.0 S
4
g.m.
0.28
0.0.
29.80 79.0
...
77.0 75.0 S
4
g.m.
b.c.
29.89 77.0
75.0 72.0 N
2
b.c.
***
b.c.
29.92 77.0 78.0
69.0 77.0 73.0 N
2
b.c.
0.01
b.c.
29.92 79.0
83.0 77.0 N
2
b.c.
9
30.16 69.0
67.0 60.5
Noon 30.17 65.0 73.0 61.0 63.0 | 60.0
29.98 71.0
68.0 64.0 NE
4
b.c.
c.q.
...
jo.c.q.r.
29.98 67.0 82,5
61.0 64.0 62.0 E
4
o.r.t.l. 0.73
April.
3
30.12 63.0
61,059,0
o.c.q.r.
29.97 64.0
61.5 60.0 E
4
o.r.t.l.
-
Friday,
15th
April.
9
30.13 65.0
64.0 62.5
30.07 67.0
Noon 30.12 66.0 66.0 58.0 65.0 63.0
3
o.c.q.
O.C.
29.96 68.0
66.0 65.0 E
3
b.c.m.
...
...
66.0 64.0
0.c.
29.94 72.0
29.96 69.0 68.5 58.0 68.5 67.0 E 71.0 69.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.63
3.
b.c.m.
***
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.91 68.0
63.0 63.0 NE
r.
28.23 59.0 ...
59.0 59.0 SE
4 o.f.p.s.
9th
April.
Noon 29.92 69.0 68.5 60.0 63.5 63.0 NE 64.0 64.0 NE 3 29.85 69.0
f.r.
0.67
f.d.
28.22 60.0 60.0 56.0 60.0 60.0 SE
28.1861.0
Sunday,
9 29.84 70.0
67.0 66.0 N
10th
April.
Noon 29.85 70.0 68.0 62.0 67.0 67.0 N
3
29.79 71.0
66.0 66.0 NE
∞ ∞ ∞
3
o.m.
3
o.d.
*...
0.60
28.20 60.0
3
o.p.
28.19 65.0 66.0 61.0 65.0 65.0 SE
28.12 65.0
:༄:|: ༄ ;
4
61.0 61.0 SE
4
o.p.c. 0.35
o.f.d.
...
60.0 60.0 SE
2 o.f.
---
3
o.f.p.s. 0.10
65.0 65.0S
3
o.f.d.
Monday,
11th
April.
9
29.75 73.5
75.0 73.0 SE Noon 29.75 74.5 76.0 64.0 75.0 73.0 SSE
74.5 72.5 S 3 29.71 74.5
7
o.r.
28.12 68.0
67.0
67.0S
7
o.m.p. 1.13
7 o.m.
28.10 68.0 68.0 64.0 68.0
28.07 68.0
Tuesday, 12th
April.
Wednesday,
13th
April.
Thursday,
14th
9
Noon
3
29.80 75.5
76.0 73.0 S
7
b.c.
28.15 68.0
29.7976.0 78.0 71.0 75.0 73.0 S
6
O.C.
0.14
29.7676.0
75.0 73.0 S
5
O.C.
28.14 69.0 69.0
28.09 69.0
:|3; །: ༄
68.0 S
68.0
68.0 S
එ - ප
6 o.f.q.r.
7
6
o.f.q.r. 9.45
o.f.q.
68.0
68.0 S
6
o.f.q.
67.0 68.5
68.5 S
5
o.f.q. 0.30
69.0 69.0 S
5
o.f.
...
9
73.0 68.0 N 29.88 74.0 Noon 29.92 75.5 77.0 68.0 75.5 69.0 N
74.0 67.0 NE 3 29.90 74.0
3
b.c.
28.25 65.0
65.0 64.0 NE
:
...
2 O.C. 0.05
4 O.C.
28.28 67.0 67.0 | 64,0 66.0 65.0 NNW
28.23 68.0
67.0 65.0 N
2 00 00
b.c.
---
3
3
b.c. 0.12
b.c.
...
...
:
9
29.99 70.0
66.0 66.0 NE
8
o.p.h.
28.2658.0
58.0 56.0 E
6
o.m.
Noon 30.00 69.0 77.0|60.0|62.0 | 61.0 NE
8
ᎾᏊ.
0.62
April.
3
29.96 69.0
63.0 62.5 NE
8
r.t.l.
28.21 57.0 57.0 55.0 57.057.0 E
28.20 57.0
7
o.c.r.q. 0.35
57.0 57.0 E
7
o.r.q.
Friday,
15th
9
63.0 62.5 NE 29.95 68.0 Noon 29.95 68.0 77.0 55.0 63.5 63.0 NE
6 o.m.
28.26 58.0
+
April.
3
29.90 69.0
...
64.0 63.0 NE
o.m.
6 o.m. 0.88
3
58.0 58.0 E 28.25 60.0 60.0 | 55.0 | 60.0 60.0 SE 59.0 59.0 SE 28.20 59.0
5
o.f.
4 o.f. 0.60
4
0.0.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ƒ. foggy; g. gloomy; 2. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; . 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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
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 Breeze. Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze..
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 set and clean full would go in smooth
water....
1 to 2 knots. 3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals,
13
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 bear close-recfed 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
BERA
above 80
12