1881.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
839
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Saturday,
27th
9 29.77 88.0
Noon
29.78 91.0 92,0 | 81.090.0 | 81.5
August.
3
29.75 90.0
Sunday, 28th
August.
9
29.87 88.0
Noon
3
29.87 89.0 93.0
29.82 90.5
:; །: :
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
inches dy
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
87.5 80.0
b.c.
29.64 88.0
86.5 82.0 NW
b.c.
b.c.
29.64 91.0 91.0 | 81.0 90.0 | 84.0 | NW
b.c.
0.00
89.0 83.0
b.c.
29.64 90:0
:
:
89.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
88.0 81.5
b.c.
29,72 80.0
86.0 83.0 NW
1
b.c.
82.0 89.0 82.0
b.c.
90.5 82.5
b.c.
29.69 92.0
::
29.72 90.0 91.0 80.0 89.5 85.0 NW
1 b.c.
0.00
91.5 85.0 W
2 b.c.
Monday, 9
29th
August.
29.90 86.0
84.5 75.0
A
Noon
3
29.91 87.5 92.0 81.0 86.0 76.0
29.88 87.0
85.0 76.0
Tuesday,. 9
30th
August.
29.93 84.5
83.0 | 79.0
31st
August.
Thursday,
1st
Noop
3
Wednesday, 9 29.93 82.0
83.5 79.0
79.5 76.5
29.93 82.0 87.0 78.0 80.078.0
29.88 81.0
79.0 75.5
Noon 29.93 88.0 89.0 79.0 85.0 77.5
3 29.90 85.0
...
: སྐྱེ ; །: ༄ :
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.74 87.0
86.0 83.0 N
...
b.c.
29.76 88.0 92.0 81.0 87.5 80.0 ESE
b.c.
29.75 88.0
90.0 85.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
29.78 86.0
84.0 81.0 E
2
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.77 86.5 92.0 82.0 86,0 | 82,0| E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.76 87.0
88.0|84.0 | E
3
b.c.
o.c.p.
29.77 83.0
81.5 80.0 E
1
o.p.
o.c.r.t.l.
29.78 83.0 90.0183.5
81.5 80.0 NW
3
o.r.l.t. 0.25
o.c.p.
29.75 83.0
80.079.0 | Calm
0
g.p.
***
September.
9
Noon
3
29.92 82.0
80.0 77.0
29.94 82.0 84.075.0 80.0 77.0 29.9282.5
o.c.r.t.l.
29.77 83.0
80.0 79.0 NW
2
...
o.r.q.l.t.
...
O.C.
80.5 77.0
0.0.
:
29.79 83.0 91.0 72.0 80.0 79.0 SW
29.78 83.0
2
0.1. 4.56
L
80.5 79.0 Calm
0
g.m.
Friday,
2nd
September.
30.01 81.5 9
Noon
80.0 78.0
b.c.
29.83 82.0
81.0 77.0 NE
1
b.c.
30.01 84.0 84.0 75.0 83.0 79.0
b.c.
29.85 84.0 85,0 74.0 84.5 | 79.0 | N
1
b.c.
0.00
3 29.98 86.0
85.0 78.0
b.c.
29.85 86.0
87.0 81.0 | SW
1
b.c.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
0. TO 12.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
Max.
Min.
Saturday,
27th
August.
Sunday,
28th
August.
9 29.61 84.0
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
4 84.0 80.0 SW
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
b.c.
28.01
78.0
78.0 76.0 W
b.m.
Noon 29.61 86.0 92.0 80.0 86.0 81.5 SW
3 29.60 87.5
88.0 83.5 SW
30 31
5
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
28.02 79.0 79.0 75.0 79.0 76,0, WNW
27.99 79.0
79.0 78.0 SW
LO LO
5
5
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
9
29.70 86.0
:
83.0 78.0 SW
3 b.c.
28.10 79.0
79.0 77.0 NW
4
b.c.m.
***
3
Noon 29.72 86.5 94.0 80.0 88.0 82.0 SW
29.70 89.5
3
b.c.
0.00
89.0 82.5 SW
3
b.c.
***
...
28.10 80.0 80.0 74.0 80.0 77.0 NW 28.08 82.0
81.0 78.0 WNW
4
b.c.m. 0.00
4
b.c.m.
Monday,
29th
9
29.72 83.0
85.5 78.5 N
Noon 29.74 84.0 92.5 79.0 84.0 77.0 E
1
b.c.
28.14 78.0
4
b.c.v. 0.00
August.
Tuesday,
30th
August.
Wednesday,
31st
August.
Thursday,
1st
3
29.73 84.0
85.0.79.5 Calm
0
b.c.v.
28.14 80.0 80.0
28.11 80.0
77.0 76.0 NNE
74.0 79.0 76.0 | SSW
....79.0 76.0 | E
3
b.c.
***
4
2
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
9
29.75 84.0
82.0 76.0 ENE
3
b.c.
28.1578.0
....
77.0 76.0 SE
Noon 29.77 84.0 86.0 78.0 83.0 80.0 ESE
3
b.c.
0.00
3
29.75 84.0
85.0 80.0 SE
4
b.c.
28.14 80.0
28.17 79.0 79.0 75.0|78.0 77.0 | ESE
79.0 78.0 ESE
2 2 2
b.c.
--
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
...
9
Noon
3
29.75 83.0
79.0 78.0 N
2
0.г.
28.14 79.0
74.0 73.0 S
4
O.C.
***
29.7682.0 86.5 76.0 79.0 | 78.0 SW
3
0.1.
0.45
28.12 73.0 73.0
29.76 81.0
77.0 77.0 SE
2
o.m.
28.10 74.0
71.0|73.0 72.0 SSW
74.0 73.0 SSW
5
o.r.t.
1,60
5
o.c.m.
9
29.75 81.5
September.
80.0 77.0 SE
Noon 29.78 82.0 87.5 72.5 77.5 76.5 SW
3 29.75.81.0
77.0 76.0N
5
O.T.
28.10 | 74.0
***
5 o.r.
4.99
74.0 73.0 SSW
28.15 74.0 74.0 71.0 74.0 74.0 SSW
6
o.r.t.
5
o,r.
4.85
1
o.c.p.
28.12 73.0
73.0 72.0 W
2
0.m.
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I
Friday,
2nd
9
Noon
29.83 80.5
81.0 78.0 Calm
29.85 82.0 83.0 74.0 82.5 76.5 N
September.
3
29.84 83.0
84.5 77.5 SE
O 2 2
0
b.c.v.
b.c.v.
0.81
b.c.v.
28.22 73.0!
73.0 71.0N
28.23 75.0 76.0 70.0 | 75.0|73.0 NE
28.21 76.0
3
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.20
76.0 75.0 S
2
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6, blue sky; c. clouds (detached);, d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers 9. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a: 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 denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
11
12
Illustrations of the power of the Wind-as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Calm
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 sall Fet and clean full would go in smooth
water.....
5 to 6
I to 2 knots. 3 to 4
Royals, &c..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Pole
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3- 10
11
16
16
20
25
30
36
44
52
above 80