THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH AUGUST, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
713
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
30th
9
29.81 86.0
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
85.0 81.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER..
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
b.c.
Noon 29.80 87.0 88.0
80.0 86.0 79.5
July.
3
29.77 84.5
82.0 79.0
PRO
b.c.
o.c.r.b.
29.68 87.0
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion,
85.5 84.0 Calm
29.69 88.087.0 76.0 87.0 84.0 Calm 29.67 86.0
82.0 82.0 E
b.c.
b.c.
...
o.p.
NForce.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.34
Sunday,
9
29.85 81.5
79.0 76.5
o.c.p.
...
...
31st
Noon
29.85 82.0 88.5 77.5 80.0 77.0
o.c.p.
July.
3
29.82 85.0
:
84.0 80.0
b.c.
...
:
29.71 82.0
29.72 84.0 88.0 75.0 82.0, 81.0 Calm 29.70 87.0
88.0 85.0 NW
78.5 77.0 Calm
0
o.r.
...
0
b.c.p.
2.35
1
b.c.
Monday,
9
29.90 87.0
A
85.0 80.0
1st
August.
Noon
29.90 87.0 89.0 80.0 86.0 81.0
3
29.88 89.0
88.0 81.0
2nd. August.
Wednesday, 9
Tuesday, 9
Noon
3 29.90 89.0
29.93 85.5 29.94 87.0 91.0
...
84.0 80.0 80.0 85.5 81.0
29.93 84.5
3rd
August.
Noon 29.92 84.0 89.0
88.0 80.0
82.5 79.0
79.082.0 78.0
3 29.87 88.0
86.5 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.76 86.0
84.0 82.0 E
1
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.7688.0 89.0
78.0 86.0 84.0 | SW
1
b.c.p. 0.07
b.c.
29.76 89.0
89.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
b.c.p.
29.80 87.0
...
86.0 84.0 Calm
0
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.80 87.0 90.0
b.c.
29.78 89.0
b.c.
29.81 86.0
: : :
79.0 86.0 83.5 W
1
b.c.p. 0.17
88.5 83.5 SW
2
b.c.
83.0 81.0 NW
1
b.c.p.
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.81 84.0 89.0 78.0 87.5 81.5 SE 29.78 88.0
1
b.c.p. 0.31
88.0 84.0 SE
1
b.c.
Thursday,
4th August.
9
29.95 87.0
85.5 79.5
b.c.p.
29.80 86.0
82.0 82.0 SW
1
...
o.p.
Noon
29.95 84,5 89.0 80.0 82.0 78.5
o.c.r.
3
29.93 83.0
81.0 79.0
o.c.r.
29.82 86.0 90.0 78.0 81.0 80.0 W 29.8284.0
2
o.r.
0.31
81.0 80.0 Calm
0
...
b.c.p.
Friday.
5th
August.
9 29.99 81.0
80.0 77.0
o.c.p.
29.85 82.0
79.5 79.0 Calm
0
o.r.
...
Noon
3
29.98 82.0 84.0 78.0 81.0 78.0
C.
29.95 83.0
81.5 77.5
C.
29.84 83.0
...
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
29.86 82.0 80.5 75.5 81.0 80.0 Calm
82.0 80.0 Calm
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
b.c.p. 2.80
0
b.c.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
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.
Saturday, 30th
9 29.64 84.0
...
83.0 81.0 SSW
Noon 29.64 85.0 86.0 79.0 84.0 82.0 E
July.
ين
3
29.62 83.0
76.0 76.0 ESE
1 2
1 o.p.
o.p.
r
28.05 76.0
0.09
::
Sunday,
31st
July.
Monday,
1st
August.
Tuesday, 9
9 29.65 82.0
Noon
3
79.0 78.5 NNW 1 29.68 82.5 85.0 76.0 79.0 78.5 N 29.66 85.0
80.0179.0 SW
o.r.
1
b.c.p.
1
b.c.
:
28.0476.0
...
28.05 77.0 77.0 75.0 76.0 76.0 S
28.01 76.0
28.07 73.0
0.99 28.05 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 SW
76.0 75.0 SW
76.0 76.0 S
3 b.c.p.s.
2
...
75.0 75.0 SSW
b.c.
o.c.t.
0.08
72.0 72.0 N
3
o.c.r.
...
3
o.p.s.
0.30
3
o.m.
on op op
9
29.72 81.0
84.5 81.0 S Noon 29.74 86.0 88.0 78.0 88.0 83.0 SW
3 29.72 87.0
87.0 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.13 76.0
2
b.c. 0.05
2 b.c.
76.0 75.0S 28.15 77.0 78.0 74,0 77.0 76.0 S 28.11 76.0
3o.c.p.s.
...
3
o.m. 0.08
76.0 75.0 SSW
3 o.c.m.
29.76 84.5
84.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.15 75.0
75.0 74.0 S
1
...
o.c.p.s.
2nd
August.
Wednesday,! 9
Noon 29.77 86.0 89.5 77.5 87.5 82.0 SW
3 29.73 88.5
87.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.p. 0.08
F
3
b.c.
28.17 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 SSW 28.13 78.0
2
jo.c.p.s. 0.34
77.0 75.0 S
3 O.C.
29.75 84.5
3rd
August.
Thursday, 4th
August.
Friday,
5th
Noon
3
85.0 81.0, SW 29.76 84.0 90.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 W 29.72 86.0
1 b.c.p.
28.14 75.0
86.0 81.0 W
2
o.p.h. 0.25 b.c.p..
75.0 74.0 S 28.13 76.0 76.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 S 28.10 77.0
4
O.C.
---
4
o.c.d. 0.30
77.0 76.0 S
4
b.c.
...
9
29.78 85.0
81.0 80.0 SW
1
o.r.
28.16 77.0
Noon 29.78 85.5 87.0 78.0 84.0 80.5 SW
4
o.p.
0.27
!
3
29.77 84.0
81.5 79.5 SW
5
o.p.t.
28.14 75.0 75.0 28.13 7570
76.0 76.0 S 73.0 75.0|75.0 SSW
4
o.c.r.
5
o.c.p.s. 0.60.
74.0 74.0 SSW
5 O.C.
9
August.
29.82 83.0
78.0 77.0 W Noon 29.82 82.5 85.0 76.0 78.0 77.5 E
3 29.80 83.0
80.0 78.0 E
0.1.
...
1 0.г.
1 o.r.
1.35
28.19 73.0
73.0 72.0 SSW 28.19 73.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 SW 28.15 74.0
73.0 72.0 S
o.c.r.
...
2 0.c.r. 2.46
2 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 7. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unnsnally visible); o. 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.
0
»
Calm
Light Air
11
12
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned 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
Light Breeze..
Gentle Breeze..
Moderate Breaze 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 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water...
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
3 10
11 15
16 20
31
5 to 6 Royals, &c.
21
26
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
31
36
37
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
45
53
61
70
80
above 80
12
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forcsail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles