610
1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JULY, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
84.5 82.5 WNW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 21 hours.
Saturday,
2nd
9 29.78 86.5 Noon 29.77 87.0 92.0
85.0 80.0
b.c.
29.68 86.0
b.c.
80.0 85.0 80.0
O.C.
July.
3
29.75 87.0
85.0 80.0
...
0.0.
29.6887.0 89.0 78.0 86.0 84.0 WNW
86.0 84.0 SW 29.66 88.0
b.c.p.
0.41
3
b.c.p.
...
Sunday,
3rd
9
29.95 86.0
85.0 80.5
O.C.
:
29.81 87.0
85.5 84.0 SE
3
b.c.p.
...
Noon
29.95 83.5 87.0 79.5 82.0 78.0
July.
3
29.93 | 84.0
:༄;
29.82 86.0 86.0
78.0 84.0 84.0 NW
1
g.
1.49
0.C.
83,079,0
b.c.p.
29.82 87.0
88.0 85.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Monday,
9
30.02 85.0
85.0 80.0
4th
Noon
30.01 88.0 90.0 80.0 87.0 80.0
July.
3
29.98 88.0
87.0 81.0
Tuesday,
9
29.97 87.0
86.0 81.0
...
5th
Noon
29.96 88.0 90.0 81.0 86.0 81.0
July.
3
29.93 89.0
87.0 81.0
Wednesday,
6th
9
29.92 86.5
Noon
29.91 89.0 92.0
July.
3
29.87 90.0
::
85.0 80.0 81.0 87.0 81.0
89.0 82.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.86 87.0
85.0 84.0 SE
b.c.p.
29.86 89.0 91.0
80.0 86.5 84.0 SE
b.c.p.
29.85 89.0
90.0 87.0 SE
12 2
b.c.
b.c.p. 0.09
b.c.p.
b.c.p.
29.82 87.0
86.0 83.0 S
2
b.c.
b.c.p.
29.83 89.0 90.0
80.0 86.0 84.0 S
2
b.c.p. 0.18
b.c.p.
29.81 90.0
89.0 86.0 S
2
b.c.
b.c.p.
29.78 88.0
...
86.5 84.0 Calm
0
...
b.c.p.
29.78 88.0 90.0 80.0 87.0 85.0 SW
b.c.p.
29.76 90.0
89.0 85.0 SW
...
...
Thursday,
9
29.96 88.0
7th
Noon
29.96 88.0 92.0 81.0 86.5 81.0
July.
3
29.93 90.5
:༄: །:
86.0 81.0
b.c.
29.83 90.0
88.0 85.0 E
b.c.
29.83 91.0 90.0
80.0 90.0 86.0 ESE
89.0 81.0
b.c.
29.82 91.0
93.5 89.0 ESE
O 2 2
1 2 2
b.c.p.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Friday,
8th
July.
9
30.00 86.0
84.0 80.0
b.c.p.
29.8589.0
3 86.0 84.0 ENE
b.c.p.
...
...
Noon 30.00 88.0 92.0 82.0 86.0 80.5
b.c.p.
3
29.97 88.0
86.0 80.0
b.c.
29.85 87.0
...
...
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
◊ TO 12,
29.87 89.0 89.5 81.0 88.0 85.0 E 85.0 83.0 E
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
4
b.c.p. 0.05.
4
b.c.p.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Saturday,
2nd
July.
9
29.61 85.0
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
83.0 79.5 WSW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
o.c.p.
Noon 29.61 85.0 94.0 78.0 83.0 80.0 SW
o.c.p.
0.83
3
29.59 85.0
83.0 80.5 SW
...
o.c.r.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
28.00177.0
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
77.0 76.0 W
28.00 77.0 77.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 WSW
27.95 77.0
Direc-
6 b.c.
6
b.c.
0.36
77.0 77.0 SW
7
o.p.c.
:.
...
:
Sunday,
3rd
July.
Monday,
4th
July.
Tuesday,
5th
July.
Wednesday,
6th
July.
Thursday,
7th
July.
Friday,
8th
July.
9
29.78 85.0
83.0 80.0 SW
4
b.c.p.
28.15 | 76.0
76.0 75.0 S
6
0.c.
...
...
...
Noon 29.78 84.0 85.0
77.0 84.0 80.0 SW
4
b.c.p. 1.09
28.1776.0 76.0 74.0 76.0 75.0 S
4
0.c.
0.84
3
29.78 86.0
86.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.p.
28.16 75.0
75.0 74.0 S
3o.c.p.s.
...
9
29.83 85.0
85.0 81.0 SSE
3
b.c.p.
28.25 76.0
76,0 75.0 S
3 O.C.
...
...
Noon 29.83 86.0 88.0
81.0 86.0 82.0 SE
4
b.c.p. 0.09
3 29.81 86.0
85.5 81.0 S
4
b.c.p.
28.23 77.0 77.0 74.0 77.0 76.0 S 75.0 75.0 S 28.19 76.0
4
o.c.p.s. 0.14
4
0.0.
:.
9
29.80 85.0
84.0 80.0 S
...
Noon 29.81 86.0 87.5
3 29.79 86.0
3
29.72 87.0
:;:;
80.0 85.5 81.0 SW
87.0 80.0 SW
en as on
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
A
0.13
3 b.c.
76.0 75.0 S 28.19 77.0 28.18 77.0 77.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 S
77.0 76.0 SSW 28.15 78.0
3
an on 2
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.13
b.c.
...
:
86.081.0 SE 29.75 86.0 9 Noon 29.76 86.0 88.0 81.0 86.0 80.0 SW
3
b.c.
28.14 77.0
76.0 75.0 S
2
b.c.
...
...
...
3
b.c. 0.11
88.0 81.0 SW
3
b.c.
:ཊྚ :
28.12 78.0 78.5 75.0 77.0 76.0 S
28.10 78.0
3
b.c.
0.12
78.0 77.0 S
3
b.c.
***
3
29.80 87.0
29.80 86.0
83.0 82.5 E 9 Noon 29.81 87.0 90.0 80.090.0 83.0 E
89.0 83.0 SE
2
b.c.
28.19 80.0
79.0 78.0 S
1
O.C.
...
...
3 b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
9
29.83 85.0
85.0 81.0 NE
7
b.c.p.
28.22 77.0
28.19 80.0 80.0 75.0 80.0 79.0 SSW 79.0 78.0 SSE 28.16 79.0
77.0 76.0 E
2 b.c. 0.00
4
b.c.
5 b.c.p.s.
...
Noon
3
29.84 86.5 91.0 80.0 86.5 80.5 E
29.81 86.0
7
b.c.p. 0.10 28.21 78.0 78.0 75.0 77.0 77.0 E
6
b.c. 0.30
82.0 80.0 ENE
7
b.c.p.
28.18 76.0
76.0 75.0 E
6 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5. bine sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers, 4. 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
5
Strong Breeze
Bare Poles ..
Light Air
Light Breeze..
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
9
Strong Gale
10
11
Whole Gale Storm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots..
water....
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &o.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reafs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
set and clean full would go in smooth
3 to
4
tr
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
0
1
2
70
80
above 80