1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH APRIL, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
BAROMETER.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
9 30.11 71.0 Noon 30.12 73.0 73.0 64.0 72.0 69.0
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc: tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
THERMOMETER.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
71.5 71.0 E
309
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday, 16th
April.
70.0 68.0
29.93 71.0
b.c.
C.
3
30.07 75.0
74.0 71.5
C.
29.93 74.0 75.0 65.0 75.0 73.0 E 29.93 75.0
b.c.
0.00
77.5 75.0 E
b.c.
...
...
Sunday,
17th
April.
9
30.12 72.0
71.0 70.0
C.
29.94 74.0
73.5 73.0 E
Noon
30.11 74.0 76.0 69.0 73.0 71.0
b.c.
29.94 76.077.5 69.0 77.5 76.0 ENE
3
30.06 78.5
78.0 74.5
b.c.
29.94 77.0
78.0 77.0 ENE
2 2 2
c.m.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Monday,
9
30.08 77.0
...
77.0 | 73.5
18th
April.
Noon 30.08 79.0 81.0 72.0 79.0 74.0
3
30.02 79.5
79.0 74.5
Tuesday, 19th
April.
9
30.09 80.0.
Noon
3
79,0 75.0 30.07 81.0 82.0 75.0 80.0 75.0 30.04 81.0
---
Wednesday, 9
20th Noon April.
3
Thursday, 9
21st
30.12 78.5
...
80.0 76.0
...
77.0 74.0
80.1182.0 83.075.0 81.5 76.5
30.05 84.0 ..5
83.0.77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.91 78.0
75.0 74.0 E
2 b.c.m.
...
b.c.
b.c.
29.91 79.0 79.572.0 78.5 75.0 SE 29.90 81.0
3
b.c.m: 0.00
80.0 77.0 SE
3
b.c.m.
...
b.c.
29.94 80.0
78.5 76.0 SE
...
b.c.
29.94 82.0 82.0
b.c.
29.91 81.0
b.c.
29.96 80.0
74.0 81.0 78.0 S
79.0 77.0 S
78.5 77.0 Calm
30 do ad
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
3
b.c.
29.97 82.0 82.0
74.0 81.5 78.0 S
b.c:
29.93 83.0
30.15 80.0
78.0 74.0
b.c.m.
29.99 81.0
82.0 79.0 S
80.0 77.0 S
Noon
30.14 82.0 85.0 74.0 81.0 75.0
b.c.m.
29.99 83.0 83.0
73.0 81.5 78.0 SW
April.
3
30.10 82.0
81.0 75.0
b.c.m.
29.96 84.0
83.0 79.0 SW
0 2 2
2 221
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
+4
Friday,
9 30.21 68.5
67.5 65.0
o.c.q.
30.03 73.0
69.0 68.0 E
4
o.m.
22nd
Noon 30.21 70.0 79.0 66.0 68.566.5
o.c.q.
30.03 73.0 83.0 66.5 71.0 69.0 B
4
g.m.
0.00.
April.
3
30.17 70.0
68.5 65.5
o.c.q.
30.03 73.0
70.0 68.0 E
4
g.m.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.İ
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In Inches during
Saturday,
16th
April.
...
...
9 29.91 70.0
67.0 67.0 NE Noon 29.93 71.0 71.562.0 70.5 68.5 NE
3 29.92 72.0
71.5 69.0 NE
--
f.m.
28.30 | 61.0
61.0 61.0 SSE
o.c.
o.f.
0.00
b.c.
28.30 69.0 69.0 60.0 68.0 67.0 SSE
28.31 70.0
O.C.
0.00
69.0 68.01 SSE
0.C.
Sunday,
17th
April.
9 29.93 72.0
69.0 69.0 N
1
f.
28.30 68.0
Noon
29.94 73.01 78.0 67.0 73.0 72.0 N
1
f.
0.63
3
29.90 74.5
73.0 73.5 N
1 f.
68.0 68.0 SE
28.29 70.0 70.0 65.0 69.0 69.0 SSE
28.25 70.0
69.0 69.0 S
4
o.f.
4
0.0.
0.00
444
4 O.C.
Monday, 18th
April.
9
29.90 74.5
73.0 73.0 SE
Noon 29.91 75.5 77.0
70.0|76.0 74.0 SE
3
29.84 77.0
76.0 74.0 SE
20 00 30
o.m.
28.26 68.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
28.25 69.0 69.0
28.20 69,0
68.0 67.0 SSW
67.0 69.0 68.0 SSW
69.0 69.0 S
4 o.f.
4 o.f.
0.00
4 O.C.
Tuesday,
19th
144
April.
9 29.91 76.0
76.0 75.0 Calm Noon 29.91 77.0 80.0 71.5 80.0 76.0 S
3 29.88 79.0
4.
0
o.f.
28.27 70.0
70.0 70.0 S
5 o.f.
*
3
b.c.
0.00
78.574.0 |S
3
b.c.m.
...
28.24 70.0 70.0 68.0 70.0 70.0 S
28.20 70.0
70.0 70.0 S
5
o.f.
0.00
4
o.f.
Wednesday,
20th
April.
---
29.90 81.0
9 29.93 77.5
76.0 75.0 SE Noon 29.94 79.5 82.0 72.0 82.0 77.5 SSE
3
1
f.
...
3
b.c.
0.00
81.0 77.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.31 71.0
71.0 71.0 S 28.30 72.0 72.0 69.0 71.0 71.0 S 28.29 72.0
72.0 71.0 S
3
o.f.
4 o.p.c. 0.00
3 o.p.c.
Thursday,
9 29.96 78.0
77.0 75.5 SSW
1
0.C.
...
21st
April.
Noon 29.98 80.0 83.0
72.0 81.0 77.5 SSW
3
b.c.
0.00
3
29.94 80.0
80.0 77.0 SSW
3
b.c.
+
28.34 71.0
71.0 70.0 SSW 28.33 72.0 72.0 69.0 71.0 71.0 SSW 28.30 71.0
71.0 70.0 S
3
o.f.
3 o.p.c.
0.00
3 o.p.c.
Friday, 22nd
9
30.01 73.5
Noon
66.5 66.0 ENE 30.04 73.5 81.0 65.0 67.0 66.5 | NE
8
0.г.
28.34 63.0-
63.0 63.0 E
...
April.
3
30.01 73.5
66.5 66.0 NE
..
o.m. 0.16 28.33 63.0 63,0 62.0 63.0 63.0 E
7 o.m.
63.0 63.0 E
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally. rain; s. snow; . thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. 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.
28.30 63.0
: ;
10 10 10
5 o.f.
5
..
o.f.
0.00
5 o.f.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air
2
Light Breeze..
3
Gentle Breeze
5
Fresh Breeze.
6
Strong Breeze
Moderate Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots..
sot and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
15 to G
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c..
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forefail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ...
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3
10
10
11
12