THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JULY, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
577
1881.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc.
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
Saturday,
25th
June.
9 30.01 : 88.0 Noon 30.02 88.0 91.0
86.0 80.0
b.c.
29.88 89.0
88.0 85.0 E
1
b.c.
81.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.
3
29.97 90.0
88.0 81.0
b.c.
29.88 90.0 90.0 80.0 89.0 84.0 E 29.8690.0
2
b.c.
0.00
90.5 87.0 E
2
b.c.
Sunday,
9 30.02 88.5
86.5 80.0
b.c.
29.87 89.0
87.5 85.0 E
3
b.c.
26th
June.
Noon 30.01 89.0 92.0
81.0 87.0 80.0
b.c.
29.89 90.0 93.0
80.0.87.5 85.0 E
3
b.c.
0.16
3
30.00 90.0
88.0 80.0
b.c.
29.90 89.0
88.0 85.0 E
3
b.c.
Monday,
27th
June.
9
30.03 83.0
81.0 79.0
Noon
30.02 83.0 90.0
80.0 81.0 79.0
3
30.00 83.0
81.0 78.5
Tuesday, 9
30.02 84.0
..
82.0 79.0
28th Noon
June.
3
30.01 86.0 87.0 79.5 84.5 80.5
29.98.87.0
85.5 80.0
Wednesday, 9
29.97 85.0
$3.0
79.5
29th
June.
Noon
29.97 85.0 87.0 80.0 83.5 80.0
تت
3
29.94 86.0
85.0 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.r.
29.91 86.0
82.5 82.0 E
3
o.r.l.t.
...
|o.c.r.l.t.
29.91 86.0 90.0 79.0 82.0:82.0 E
3
o.r.l.t. 0.49
o.c.r.l.t.
29.90 85.0
82.0 82.0 E
3
o.r.l.t.
c.t.
29.90 85.0
81.5 81.0 E
2
b.c.p.l.t.
c.p.
29.90 86.0 85.0
78.0 95.0 84.0 E
2
b.c.p. 1.02
b.c.
29.88 $7.0
86.5 85.0 E
2
b.c.p.
b.c.p.
29.85 86.0
84.5, 83.0 E
2
b.c.p.
b.c.p.
29.85 80.0 86.579,086.0 | 84.0 E
2
b.c.p. 0.11
b.c.p.
29.84 87.0
87.0 85.0 E
2
b.c.
Thursday, 30th
June.
9
29.8886.0
84.0 80.0
b.c.p.
29.77 86.0
85.0 83.0 E
1
b.c.
Noon 29.90 88.0 88.0 80.0 86.0 80.0
b.c.
3
29.8688.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.75 89.0
:;
29.79 89.089.0 79.0 89.0 85.5 E
3 b.c.
0.02
93.0 88.0 E
3
b.c.
:
Friday, 1st
9
29.85 87.0
86.5 79.0
b.c.
29.73: 87.0:
86.0 84.0 N
1
b.c.
་་
Noon
29.8490.0 93.0 81.0 89.0 81.0
b.c.
29.73 89.0 93.0 78.0 87.0 84.0 NW
3
b.c.
0.00
July.
3
29.78 90.0
89.5
81.0
b.c.
29.70 90.0
89.0 85.0 NW
3
b.c.
1881.
BAROMETER.!
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12,
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
O TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
9 29.84 86.5
87.0 82.0 Calm
25th
June.
Noon 29.85 88.0 89.5 80.5 87.0 81.5 E
3 29.87 88.0
89.0 84.0 E
~~ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0
b.c.v.
28.24 80.0
79.0 77.0 S
2 b.c.
2
b.c.v.
0.00
b.c.v.
28.24 79.0 79.0: 75.0 78.0 77.0 S
28.20 79.0
b.c.
0.00
78.0 77.0 S
4
b.c.
Sunday,
9
29.85 87.0
86.5 81.0 E
5
b.c.p.
28.23 78.0
77.0 76.0 E
4
0.c.
26th.
June.
Monday,
3
Noon 29.86 86.5 91.0 82.5 87.5 82.0 E
29.86 87.0
5
b.c.p.
0.06
88.5 81.5 E
5
b.c.p.
28.23 80.0
28.24 79.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 77.0 ESE
79.0 76.0 ESE
5 b.c.
0.36
5 b.c.
9
29.86 83.0
27th
June.
Tuesday, 28th
June.
Noon
29.86 83.5 90.5 76.5 81.0 79.0 E
ེ ;
80.5 70.0 NE
6
r.t.l.
28.22 76.0
76.0 76.0E
5 0.c.r.
7
r.t.l.
0.55
28.21 74.0 74.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 ESE
6
o.c.r.t. 0.07
3
29.85 83.0
|
79.0 77.5 E
2
r.t.l.
28.19 74.0
74.0 74.0 SE
6 o.c.r.t.
...
9 29.85 $4.0
81.0 79.5 S Noon 29.85 85.0 86.0 71.0 84.0 81.0 SE
3 29.83 85.0
83.0 81.0 SE
4
b.c.p.
28.23 75.0
...
4
b.c.p. 1.05
4
b.c.p.
28.2476.0 76.9 28.20, 76.0
76.0 75.0 SSE
75.0 75.0 SE 73.0|76.0 75.0 SSE
5 o.c.p.s.
4 0.c. 1.08
4 b.c.
Wednesday, 9 29.81 85.0
85.0 81.0 ENE
10
5
b.c.p.
28.18 78.0:
29th
June.
Thursday, 30th
June.
3
Noon 29.80 85.5 85.5
29.77 85.0
81.0 84.0 80.5 NE
6
b.c.p.
77.0 76.0 ESE
0.15 28.18 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 76.0 ESE
4
o.c.in.
4 o.c.r. 0.45
84.0 80.0 NE
7
b.c.
28.14 78.0
9
29.7284.0
84.0 79.5 NE
7
b.c.
28.11 | 77.0
Noon
29.71 85.0 89.0
81.0 84.0 78.0 NE
6 b.c.
0.02
3
29.70 85.0
84.0 79.0 NE
5
b.c.
...
77.0 76.0 E
76.0 76.0 E
28.13 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 76.0 E 28.08 79.0
78.0 76.5 E
4
0.c.m.
4 o.c.p.s. 4 b.c.
5
0.12
b.c.
Friday,
9
29.66 85.0
88.5 81.0 N
2
b.c.
1st
Noon
July.
29.67 87.0 93.0 80.0 92.5 82.5 N 3 29.65 188.0
2
88.0 80.0 NW
b.c.h. 0.00
5 b.c.h.
28.07 78.0
77,075.0 | NNW
28.07 80.0 80.0 74.0 79.0 77.0 NW 3 b.c. 0.00 28.02 80.0
79.0 | 77.0 | NW 3 b.c.
3 b.v.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5. blue sky; c. clonds (detached); d. drizzling rain: f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; . misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; squally r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a. 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.
Figures to
denote the Force'
of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air Light Breezo. Gentle Breese Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale...
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioued Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles,
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
2
3
10
11
16
"S
(5 to 6
21
Royals, &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots.
set and clean fall would go in smooth 3 to 4
waler
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-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foressil Under Storm Staysail
Bare Pules
80
above 80