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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION No. 314.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of July, 1881, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd September, 1881.
By His Excellency's Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, for the month of JULY, 1881. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit).
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
WIND.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
CLOUD.
HYGROMETER.
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE,
Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
IN
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
Ex- GRASS. VACUO. POSED.
DIUR-
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
6
8
1234∞∞∞
Friday,
2 Saturday,
Sunday,
29.90
9 A.M.3 P.M.
84.0
29.82 29.75 86.0 29.69 86.0 84.0
29.72
29.85 85.0
Min. Max. Noon.
Temp, at
DIURNAL
Range, Bulb|
EXPOSED.
DRY BULB
MIN.
IN
IN SOIL,
6
SHADE.
WET BULB
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY. COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 9 A.M.
13 P.M.
75.0
92.0 90.0
135 100
77.0
17.0
29.0
77.0
94.0
93.0
137
102
78.0
17.0 24.0
89.0
75.0 92.0
90.0
130
100
76.0
17.0
24.0
74.0
Monday,
29.96 29.91 85.0
89.0
75.0 89.0
88.0
120 94 74.0 14.0
20.0
73.0
80.0
84.0
87.0
74.0
80.0
84.0
75.0 87.0 86.0 89.0
89.0
85.0
79.0 69
76 75.5
75.6
W.
W.
79.0
69
76
75.5
75.6
W.
W.
0.29
81.0
85.0
76
81
77.8
82.5
W.
S.
0.83
81.0 85.0
80
81
78.4 82.5
S.
S.
0.40
5 Tuesday,
29.91
29.85
86.0
90.0
76.0
92.0
90.0
125
98
75.0
16.0
23.0
90.0
86.0
74.0
80.0
83.0
72
69
76.1 78.6
W.
S.
0.18
Wednesday,
29.86
29.81
85.0
88.0
75.0
89.0
88.0
116
92
74.0
14.0 18.0
73.0
88.0
85.0
81.0 83.0
80
77-
78.4 79.8 E.
8.
0.07
Thursday,
29.92
29.88
88.0
92.0
76.0
94.0
93.0
136
102
75.0
18.0
27.0
74.0 89.0
91.0
83.0
86.0
73
78
79.2
82.9
E.
0.03
3
Friday,
29.94
29.90
$6.0
90.0 75.0
90.0
89.0
*185
96
78.0
15.0
18.0
76.0 86.0
90.0
81.0
85.0
76
77
77.8
81.9
E.
0.02
3
4
9
Saturday,
29.90
29.78
87.0
86.0 27.0 94.0
137
93.0
102
78.0
17.0
24.0
75.0
80.0
88.0
88.0
81.0
65
76
74.9 77.8
E.
0.08
4
10
Sunday,
29.85
29.83
82.0
84.0
74.0
86.0 85.0
113
88
77.0 12.0
11.0
75.0
81.0
84.0 77.0
82.0
80
90
74.3 80.7
E.
1,50
10
10
11
Monday,..
29.90
29.88
81.0
83.0
72.0
83.0
82.0
106
85
75.0
11.0-10.0
73.0 80.0
83.0
77.0
80.0
85
85
75.0
78.0
E.
2.45
9
12 Tuesday,.
29.92
29.89
83.0
83.0 72.0
84.0
82.0
105
85
74.0
12.0
11.0
73.0
82.0
78.0
82.0
80.0
80 90
75.3 78.7
E.
2.96
10
13
Wednesday,
29.88
29.81
81.0
72.0 86.0
83.0
85.0
112
90
74.0
14.0
16.0
73.0
80.0
83.0 78.0
80.0
90
85
76.6
78.0
E.
1.90
9
14 Thursday,.
29.80
29.74
83.0
88.0 73.0
90.0
88.0
128
100
75.0
17.0
25.0
74.0 83.0
88.0 79.0
89.0
80
77
76.9
79.8
W.
15
Friday,
29.70
29.69
85,0
88.0
72.0
91.0
89.0
133
100
75.0
19.0
25.0
72.0
85.0
88.0
80.0
76
83.0
77
78.7 79.8
S.E.
16
Saturday,
29.77
29.75 84.0
87.0
75.0 82.0
80.0
105
85
77.0
7.0
8.0
75.0
84.0
87.0 81.0
82.0
85
77
79.0 78.8
E.
0.14
17
Sunday,
29.85
29.81
85,0
87.0
75.0 88.0
86.0 115
95
76.0
13.0 19.0
75.0 84.0
86.0
80.0
83.0
80
85
77.4
81.1
E.
0.20
18
Monday,
29.85
29.82
82.0 84.0
73.0 84.0 83.0 110
90
75.0
11.0 15.0
82.0
74.0
84.0 80.0
81.0
90
85
78.7
79.0 S.
0.75
9
19
Tuesday,
29.87
29.84
84,0
87.Q
75.0
90.0
88.0
120
95
76.0
15.0
19.0
75.0 83.0
87.0
80.0 84.0
85
85
78.0
82.1
W.
S.
0.10
20
Wednesday,
29.82 29.80
82.0
85.0 74.0
89.0
87.0
128 99
75.0
15.0
24.0 74.0
81.0
85.0
78.0 82.0 85
85
76.0
80.0
S.
S.
0.04
21
Thursday,
29.79
29.76 81.0
81.0
73.0
82.0
81.0
104
84
74.0
09.0
10.0
73.0
80.0
81.0
77.0 79.0 85
90
75.0
77.7 E.
E.
0.81
8
10
22
Friday,
20.77
29.74
81.0
79.0
71.0 81.0
78.0
100
82
72.0
10.0 10.0
71.0
78.0
81.0
70.0 79.0
89
90 74.6
77.7
E.
E.
3.85
10
23
Saturday,
20.81
29.79
80.0 82.0 -72.0
82.0
79.0
101
83 78.0 10.0
-10.0
72.0
82.0
79.0
76.0
80.0 85 90
78.9
78.7
W.
E.
2.35
24 Sunday,..
29.87
29.83
83.0
86.0
72.0 87.0
86.0
109
89
73.0
15.0
16.0'
71.0
83.0
86.0
79.0
83.0
80
85
76.3
81.1
E.
W.
0.53
25
Monday,
29.87
29.83
.86.0 83,0
71.0 85.0
84.0
105
86
74.0
14.0
8.0
82,0
70.0
86.0
80.0
89.0
90
85
78.7
81.1
E.
E.
0.90
26 Tuesday, ·
29.88
29.85
84.0
88.0
74.0 90.0
89.0
127
99
75.0
16.0
.24.0
73.0
84.0
88.0 81.0
89.0
85
77
79,0
79.8 E.
W.
0.08
5
27
Wednesday,
29.87
29.84
85.0
86.0
75.0
91.0
89.0
130
100
76.0
16.0
24.0
74.0
85.0
80.0
86.0
81.0 76
76
78.7
77.8 W.
W.
28
Thursday,
29.86
29.85 83.0
74.0
87.0
89.0
87.0 122 95
77.0
15.0
18.0
75.0 83.0
86.0
79.0 81.0
80
76
76.3 77.8 W.
S.
8
29 Friday,
29.75
29.74
85.0 88.0
75.0 88.0
87.0
120
92
78.0
13.0
14.0
74.0
84.0
88.0 80.0
83.0
80
77
77.4 79.8 S.
S.
30
Saturday,
29.78
29.76
85.0
88.0
75.0
89.0
88.0
116
90
74.0
14.0
16.0
73.0
86.0
88.0
81.0
83.0
76
77
78.7
79.8
W.
W.
0.50
3
31 Sunday,
29.75 29.74
84.0
87.0
73.0
84.0
83.0
118
92
75.0
11.0 17.0
74.0 80.0
87.0
76.0
84.0
80
85
73.9 82.1
W.
W.
0.55
9
Mean.
29.84 29.80
83.8
86.1
73.9 87.9 86.4 119
93
76.3
17.7
14.0
73.5
83.4
86.0
79.3
82.0
80
81
76.6 79.5
21.45
Summary
of July,
1880:- Mean Shade Temp.,.......
.85.0
Total Rainfall,
11.45 inches. Rain fell on 18 days.
1879:-
.84.4
18.19
21
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1878:-
.85.3
6.52
14
-37
19
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77
1877 :-
83.0
17.72
29
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21.38
24
1376:-
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27
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1875:-
84.2
18.99
21
PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
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17
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