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1881.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,;
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Aitd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Saturday, 23rd
9
29.86 83.0 Noon 29.87 82.0 84.0
81.0 77.5
o.c.q.r.
29.75 84.0
...
77.0 80.0 77.0
o.c.q.
July.
3
29.86 85.0
84.0 79.5
b.c.
29.76 82.5 83.575.0 80.5 79.0 | Calm 29.76 84.5
%%%
888
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
89.5 86.0 Calm
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
o.r.
o.r.
1.95
85.5 83.0 SW
1
g.m.
:
Sunday,
24th
9
29.91 84.5
83.0 79.5
O.C.
29.78 86.0
84.0 83.0 SE
2
g.p.
Neon
29.92 85.0 86.0.79.0 84.0 80.0
O.C.
29.78 86.0 87.0 75.0 85.0 84.0 E
1
b.c.m. 0.10
July.
3
29.90 86.0
85.0 | 81.0
0.0.
29.77 87.0
86.0 83.0 S
2
b.c.m.
Monday, 25th
9
29.93-83.0
81.0 79.0
Noon
29.92 85.0 87.0 79.0 84.0 80.0
July.
| 3
29.90 85.0
| 84.0 80.5
Tuesday,
9
29.94 85.0
83.5 80.0
26th
July.
Noon
29.93 86.0 88.0 80.0 85.0 80.0
3
AA
29.90 -88.0
87.0 80.0
Wednesday.
9
29.94 86.5
85.5 80.0
27th
July.
Noon 29.92 89.0 89.0
80.0 87.5 80.5
#
29.87 90.0
89.0 80.5
True wind cannot be registered.
29.79 85.0
83.0 82.0E
1
b.c.p.
O.C.
0.c.r.
29.79 86.0
::
29.79 84.5 82.5 77.0 86.5 84.5 Calm
0
b.c.p. 0.64.
84.5 83.0 E
1
g.m.
o.c.p.
b.c.
29.80 86.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 86.5 88.5 78.5 86.0 84.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.01
b.c.
29.76 88.0
89.0 86.01 SW
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 85.0
85.0 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 88.0 89.076,0 87.0 83.0 SW
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.75 90.0
...
90.586.0 SW
1
b.c.
Thursday.
28th
July.
9
29.90 86.0
83.5 79.5
b.c.
29.76 86.0
83.0 81.5S
1
b.c.
...
Noon
29.89 86.0 90.0
80.0 84.0 80.0
b.c.
3
29.83 87.0
86.0 81.0
b.c.
29.78 86.0 91.0 79.0 85.0 83.5 S 29.72 87.0
:;
1
b.c. 0.00
85.5 84.0S
2
b.c.
:
Friday.
29th
9
29.33 86.0
184.0 80.5
c.m.
29.71 86.0
...
Noon 29.82 85.0 89.0 80.0 83.0 80.0
o.c.r.
July,
3
29.77 85.0
82.0 79.0
29.67 86.0
84.0 83.0 S 29.71 85.087.0 76.5 79.0 78.0 NW
82.0 82.0 Calm
1 b.c.m ...
2
o.p.
0.61
0
b.c.p.
0.0.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.!
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMEter.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry,
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday,
9
29.70 $2.0
81.0 79.0 SW
28.05 73.0
72.0 72.0S
6
o.p.
!
23rd
July.
Noon, 29.71 | 81,583.5-74.0 77.5 77.5 SW
0.1.
1.48
B 29.70 82.0
80.0 79.0 SW
2
28.07 74.0 74.0 70.0 74.0 74.0 S 28.07 76.0
75.0 75.0 SSW
10 to 10
o.c.r.
6
o.c.d.
2.15
5
O.C.
o.p.
Sunday.
24th
July.
Monday,
9
29.74 2.0
78.0 77.0 S
4
b.c.p.
28.13 76.0
75.0 75.0 S
5
o.f.
3
Noon | 29.75-82.0 84.0 76.0 81.0 79.5 SE
84.0 80.0 S 2971 84.0
1
b.c.p., 0.07
3
b.c.p.
28.13 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S 28.11 76.0
4
0.C. 0.35
75.0 75.0 S
4
O.C.
9
29.75 82.5
81.0 80.0 SE
25th
July.
Noon | 29.76; 84.0′; 85.5 72.0 · 81.0 80.0 S
ล ล
2
o.p.
28.15 75.0
75.0 75.08
4
0.c.
o.p. 0.17
20.74 82.5
79.0 78.0 N
1
o.p.
28.15 75.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 S 28.11 75.0
3
o.c.r. 0.85
74.0 74.0 S
3
o.c.m.
Tuesday,
29.76 84.0
85.0 83.0 E
1
b.c.
28.16 78.0
...
77.0176.0 S
1 b.c.
K
26th
July.
Wednesday.
27th
July,
Thursday,
28th
July.
Friday, 29th
Noon
29.76 85.0 87.5 79.0 87.0 83.5 SE
3 29.75 85.0
2
b.c.
0.26
28.16 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 S
1
b.c. 0.07
86.0 82.0 SE
tv
b.c.
28.14 78.0
77.0 76.0 SSW
2
b.c.
...
9
20.77.86.0
86.0 82.5 SE
2
b.c.
28.16 78.0
77.076.0 W
...
B
Noon - 29.76 85.5 - 89.0, 80.0 87.5 83.0 SSE
87.0 82.0 SE 29.71 87.0
2
b.c. 0.00
28.15 80.0 80.0 74.0 79.0 78.0 W
2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
I
b.c.
28.11 81.0
80.0 79.0 S
1
b.c.
9
29.72 82.0 ·
80.0 80.0 SW
i
o.c.p.
28.14 77.0
...
Noon 29.72 88.0 88.5 76.0: 80.0 80.0 SW
29.66 85.0 :
1
o.c.p. 0.85
28.12 78.0 78.0
76.075.0 SSW 73.0 77.0 76.0 WNW
3 b.c.v.
1 b.c.v. 0.00
81.0 80.0 SW
2
o.c.p.
28.08 77.0
76.0 76.0 SW
4
O.C.
9
29.65 84.0
83.0 80.5 SW
4
o.p.
28.05 77.0
76.0 76.0 SW
4
o.f.
July.
Noon 29.66 85.0 86.0 81.0 84.0 81.0 SW
3 29.63 83.0
5
o.p.
0.00
80.0 78.5 NE
1
o.p.
28.03 76.0 76.0 73.0 76.0 76.0 SSW 76.0 76.0 SSW 28.01 77.0
4
o.p.s. 0.16
3
O.C.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5. blue say; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy: h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; . thun ler; ugly (threatening appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (--) under any letter auginents its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Pirures to
denote the Porca! of the Wind.
Description of Wind,
0
Calm
1
2
3
ני
ぶ
11
12
Ilustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air Light BreeZA+ - Gentle Brneze Moderate Breaze ! Fresh Bronze.
Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale
Whole Gale Storm
flurricane,
Just suciout 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,
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
fuil and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
to
11
above 80
12