1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
9 29.82 84.5
83.0 79.5
o.c.m.
16th
Noon 29.83 83.0 89.5 79.5 81.0 79.0
o.c.m.
July,
3
29.82 85.0
83.0
80.0
o.c.m.
Sunday,
9
29.92 85.0
83.5
80.5
o.c.r.
---
17th
Noon
29.91 85.0 89.0 79.5 83.0 | 79.0
b.c.p.
July.
3
29.86 84.0
82.0
78.0
...
b.c.p.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.,
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
::「:: Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
681
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In Inches during
29.69 86.0
84.5 84.0 NW
1
o.r.l.t.
29.72 86.0 88.0 79.0 82.0 81.0 Calm 29.72 86.0
0
85.5 84.0 N
1
b.c.l.t. 0:83 b.c.p.
29.77 86.0
84.5 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.78 86.0 86.0 78.0 82.0 81.0 E 29.74 86.0
1
o.r.l.t. 0.12
84.0 82.0 E
1
b.c.
...
Monday,
9
29.91 84.0
82.5 79.0
...
18th
Noon
29.89 84.0 85.0 79.5 82.0 78.5
July.
3
29.87 87.5
86.0 80.0
Tuesday, 19th
9
29.9284.0
82.0 79.0
Noon
July.*
3
29:92 86.0 89.0 79.5 84.5 80.0 29.88 86.0
...
Wednesday, 9
29.88 83.0
84.0 78.0
81.5 78.5
...
20th
Noon
29.87 86.0 89.0 80.0 84.0 79.0
July.
3
29.83 87.5
86.0 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.r.
29.79 86.0
82.0 81.0 SW
2
o.p.
b.c.
29.79 85.0 90.5 78.0 84.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
0.08
b.c.
29.76 88.0
88.5 83.5 SW
1 b.c.
...
b.c.
29.79 84.5
83.5 82.5 Calm
b.c.
29.79 87.0 88.0
78.0 87.0 85.0 Calm
b.c.
29.79 86.0
82.5 81.5 SW
OON
0 b.c.
0
b.c.
0.11
2
***
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.76 84.0
446
b.c.
81.5 80.0 SW
29.76 86.0 91.0 78.0 84.0 82.0 E
b.c.
29.73 87.0
...
86.5 84.0 E
12 2
b.c.p.
b.c.
0.01
b.c.
Thursday,
9
29.84 81.0
21st
Noon
29.82 80.0 84.0
79.0 77.5 77.0 78.0 75.0
o.c.r.
29.72 82.0
81.0 80.0 Calm
0
o.r.
o.c.r.
29.72 81.0 77.5
July.
3
29.77 82.0
**
80.0 77.0
o.c.r.
29.69 81.0
74.0 79.5 79.0 Calm
79.5 79.0 Calm
0
O.T.
2.58
0 o.r.
...
...
---
Friday, 22nd
9
29.81 81.0
79.0 76.0
...
O.C.r.
Noon 29.81 80.0 82.0 76.0 78.0|75.0
o.c.r.
29.69 82.0
29.70 81.0 82.0
...
July.
3
29.80 81.0
79.0 75.0
O.C.r.
...
***
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
29.69 82.0
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
78.5 78.5 S 75,5|78.5 78.0 E
78.5 78.0 S
1
о.г.
1
o.r.
2.73
2
o.r.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc
tion.
Saturday, 16th
July.
9 29.66 84.0 Noon
84.0 81.0 SW
1
29.6883.0 88.0 79.0 79.0 78.5 SW
1 3
29.68 84.0
...
81.0 81.0 SW
TD Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
b.c.
28.06 75.0
of Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
75.0 75.0 SW
2
b.c.p. 0.40
o.r.
:
28.08 75.0 75,0
28.04 74.0
73.0 75.0 75.0 SW
Sunday, 9
29.74 84.0
83.0 81.0 NE
17th
Noon 29.76 84.0 85.0 78.0 81.0 79.0 N
July.
3
29.72 84.0
:
82.0 80.0 NE
2 2 2
3
b.c.
b.c.p. 0.37 b.c.p.
*.. 28.15 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
75.0 75.0 SE
28.13 75.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 SE 28.09 78.0
∞∞ Force.
WEATHER.
s during RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches d
O.C.
...
O.C.
0.30
0.0.
2 2
o.c.r.
...
0.c.m
0.65
---
77.0 76.0 SE
1
O.C.
Monday, 18th
9
29.73 83.0
...
79.0 78.0 S
4
o.c.p.
...
28.14 73.0
...
Noon 29.73 83.5 85.0 78.0 83.0 80.5 E
1
O.C.
0.13
July.
3
29.70 85.0
84.0 82.0 SW
3
O.C.
73.0 72.0 SW 28.16 76.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 74.0 SW 28.13 76.0
76.0 75.0 SW
3
...
0.0.
...
1 O.C.
0.37
2 o.c.m.
:
Tuesday, 19th
July.
9
Noon
3
29.74 83.0
...
81.0 80.5 E
1
o.p.
...
28.14 76.0
..
29.74 84.5 86.0 77.0 83.5 80.5 E 29.7385.0
1
b.c.p. | 0.55
82.5 79.5 SW
3
b.c.p.
...
76.075.0 W 28.16 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 S 28.0975.0
74.0 73.0 S
2
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.08
4
...
o.c.p.s.
...
Wednesday, 9 29.70 82.5
20th
July.
80.5 79.5 NE Noon 29.70 83.0 87.5 78.5 84.5 81.0 E
3 29.67 84.0
1
A
o.p.
28.11❘ 75.0
...
2
b.c.
0.06
84.0 81.0 SE
2
b.c.
...
75.0 74.0 E 28.09 77.0 77.0 71.0 77.0 75.0 ESE 28.05 75.0
3
O.C.
4 b.c.
0.12
...
75.0 74.0 SE
4
b.c.
Thursday,
9
29.69 83.0
79.5 78.0 S
2
0.r.
...
21st July.
Friday,
22nd
3
...
Noon 29.67 81.5 87.0 76.5 79.5 76.5 SW
29.61 81.0
76.0 76.0 SW
9 29.65 80.0
76.0 76.0 S Noon 29.65 80.0 81.5 74.0 76.0 76.0 | SSW
4
o.r.
4 o.r.
0.74
---
28.06 75.0
74.0 74.0 SW 28.05 75.0 75.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 SW 28.00 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
4
o.c.r.
...
2 o.c.d.
2.60
4 o.c.d.
...
3 o.r.
...
-
July.
3
29.6380.0
76.8 76.0 SW
2 o.r.
2 o.r.
3.20
...
...
28.00 72.0
71.0 71.0 SSW 28.02 71.0 71.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 S 27.97 71.0
71.0 71.0 S
4
o.c.r.
5 o.c.r.
4 o.c.r.
3.10
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; 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
denate the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
12
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 f! set and clean full would go in smooth-
water.
to 2 knots.
3 to 4
5 to 6 Royals. &c..
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-reefed Main Topsail and recfed Foresail Under Storm Staysail Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force!
of the Wind.
0 to
3
10
11 15
61
70
16
CONSBERA
"=28388388:8
52
60
69
Above 80