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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH AUGUST, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
727
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
-ཡ-
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
U TO 12.
Saturday,
6th
9
30.01 79.0 Noon 29.97 83.0 84.0
77.0 75.0
o.c.r.
75.0 81.0 76.5
b.c.
August.
3
29.94 85.0
83.0 78.0
b.c.
29.86 81.0
Direc-
tion.
77.0 77.0 E
29.84 83.0 84.0 73.0 82.0 78.0 SW 29.82 85.0
...
86.5 83.0 SW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
~ 21
0.r.
b.c.
0.55
b.c.
Sunday,
7th
August.
9
29.98 85.0
84.0 79.0
b.c.
29.84 86.0
85.0 83.0 E
...
Noon
29.00 86.5 89.079,086.0 | 80.0
b.c.
29.85 87.0 91.0 78.0 87.0 $3.0 E
3
29.97 88.0
86.5 79.5
b.c.
29.8588.0
8$.0 85.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Monday,
8th
9
30.05 88.0
86.0 79.0
Noon
August.
3
30.00 88.0
:;
30.05 88.0 89.080.0 85.5 79.0
86.0 79.5
Tuesday,
9
30.0481:5
79.5 77.0
...
9th
August.
Noon 30.03 82.0 87.0 78.0 80.5 77.0
3 30.01 79.0
Wednesday, 9 30.02 81.0
77.0 75.0
10th
August.
Thursday, 9
79.0 76.5 Noon 30.03 81.0 82.0 74.5 79.5 76.5
3 29.99 80.0
78.0 75.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.89 86.5
| 85.5 88.0 E
3
!b.c.
b.c.
29.91 88.0 90.079.0
83.5 84.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.89 88.0
9.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.
o.c.d.
29.89 83.0
30.5 800 Calm
=
b.c.p.
o.c.r.
29.90 84.0 88.0 77.0 80.0 79.0 S
0.c.r.
29.89 82.0
8.6 77.0 NE
20 20
0.г.
0.35
b.c.p.
C.
3
29.87 83.0
315 30.0 E
I
b.c.
o.c.r.
29.89 83.0 88.0
73.0 78.) 77.0 E
}
0.1.
0.19
O.C.
29.89 83.0
79) 78.0 Calm
0 o.r.
...
29.97 81.5
80.5 76.0
b.c.
29.83 81.0
11th
Noon 29.96 84.0 84.0 85.0 83.0 76.0
b.c.
29.83 84.0 88.0
795 78.0 E
73.0 845 80.0 Calm
1
b.c.
0 b.t.
0.35
August.
3
29.92 85.0
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.81 86.0
8.0 83.0 W
1
b.c.
Friday.
12th
9
29.90 84.5
83.0 78.0
b.c.
29.78 83.0
8.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
...
Noon
29.88 88.0 88.0 78.086.5 80.0
b.c.
August.
3
29.84 88.0
87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.74❘ 87.0
29.78 86.0 86.0 76.04.5 82.0 W 6.5 83.0 SE
1
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER, :
Atta...
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PRK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
Attd.
THERMONTER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
tion.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
6th
August.
Sunday,
9 29.83 80.0 Noon 29.80 81.0 81.0
74.0 74.0 S
O.T.
28.20 72.0
72.0 71.0 S
2 b.c.r.
73.0 78.0|77.5 NE
1
b.c.
2.14
3 29.80 83.0
:
83.0 79.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.1974.0 74.0 | 70 | 74.0 72.0 W
28.17 77.0
2
b.c.
1.06
76.0 75.0 S
2
b.c.
7th
August.
9 29.81 83.0 Noon
29.83 84.0 86.0
3 29.82 85.0
84.0 80.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.20 76.0
75.0 74.0 SE
3.
b.c.
:ཛྫ :
80.0 86.0 81.0 SE
2
b.c.
0.00
86.5 81.0 SE
2
b.c.
28.21 77.0 77.0
28.1878.0
776,075.0 S
3
b.c.
0.00
77.0 76.0 SE
4
b.c.
Monday, 9 29.85 85.0
83.0 79.5 SE
2 b.c.
28.25 78.0
77.0 75.0 ESE
4
b.c.
...
8th
August.
Tuesday,
9th
August.
3
Noon 29.85 85.0.87.5 80.5 86.5 81.0 ESE
29.83 85.0
84.0 80.0 NE
9 29.86 82.5
Noon
3
4
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
28.26 79.0 79.00
28.22 | 79.0
78.5 75.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
78.0 76.0 ESE
1
b.c.
i
80.578.5 ESE 29.86 83.0 88.5 76.5 78.0 77.0 S 29.84 82.0
77.0 77.0 NE
3 0.1.
4 0.1.
3
0.1.
28.24 74.0
74.0 74.0 E
4
o.c.d.
0.92
28.22 71.0 71.00
28.20 72.0
710 70.0 SE
5
0.c.r.
0.45
72.0 71.0 SE
+
O.C.F.
Wednesday, 10tb
August.
9
29.85 82.0
Noon 29.86 85.0 81.5
80.5 73.0 N
o.r.
28.21 73.0
73.0 72.0 S
3
0.0.
73.0|76,075.0 SE
0.1.
2.83
3
29.8380,0
76.0 75.0 SW
0.1.
28.20 73.0 73.00 73.0 73.0 S
28.1872.0
72.0 71.0 SW
4
O.C.T.
3 o.c.d.
1.84
Thursday,
9 29.80 82.0
82.0 71.0 E
b.c.
28.19 74.0
11th
August.
Friday,
Noon 29.80 83.0 84.5 75.0 84.0 80.0 E
b.c.
3
29.74 84.0
:
85.0 80.0 S
2
b.c.
28.13 77.0
74.0 73.0 SW 0.25 28.18 75.075.0.0 75.0 74.0 ESE
76.0 75.0 S
1 b.c.v.
...
I b.c.v.
0.45
1
b.c.v.
9 29.72 83.0
85.0 80.5 Calm
0
b.c.
28.12 76.0
75.0 74.0 WNW
2
b.c.v.
12th
August.
Noon 29.72 85.0 87.0 73.0 8.50 80.5 SW : 4 b.c.
3 29.68 85.5
0.07
86.0 81.0 SW ! 3 b.c.
28.1177.07773.0 | 76.075.0 SSW
b.c.v. 28.07 78.0
77.075.0 SSW 3 b.c.v.
1
0.00
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . light; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; . rain; s. snow; t. thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; . visibility, (objects at a distancesually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification,-thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and duing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force: Description of Wind,
of the Wind.
Calm
I
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditio:
Mau-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Ifour in Miles.
Figures to denote the, Force! of the Wind.
11
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 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
5 to 6
Royals, &c..
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sai full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses..
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Fo Under Storm Stayenil
Bare Poles
0 to 2
37
45
53 - 60
61-69
70 - 80
Яbove 80