THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
851
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
Saturday,
9
30.03 83.0
3rd
September, 3
Noon 30.04 85.5 86.0 76.0 83.0 78.0
30.01 85.5
BAROMETER.
Attd.
:: Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS Ο ΤΟ 12.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
81.0 77.0
b.c.
29.88 84.0
:
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
82.5 79.0 E
b.c.
b.c.
83.5 77.5
b.c.
29.88 84.0 90.0 75.0 83.5 80.0 E 29.86 84.0
3
b.c.
0.00
87.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.
:
Sunday,
4th
9
30.03 84.0
82.0 78.0
b.c.
29.86 84.0
83.0 81.0 E
1
b.c.
Noon
30.01 86.0 87.0 79.0 84.0 79.0
b.c.
29.89 86.0 90.0
75,086.0 83.0 E
g.m.
0.00
September.
3
29.95 86.0
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.82 86.0
89.0 84.0 E
1
b.c.
***
9
30.02 84.0
Monday,
5th Noon 30.01 86.5 88.0 80.0 85.0 80.0 September. 3 29.97 87.0
82.5 78.5
85.0 80.0
...
Tuesday, 9
6th
September, 3
29.98 84.0 Noon 29.95 86.0 88.0 79.0 85.0 78.0
29.89 88.0
82.0 79.0
88.0 78.0
...
Wednesday, 9
7th Noon
September. 3
29.81 86.0 29.77 89.0 90.0
29.65 90.0
85.0.81.0
80.0 | 88.0 82.0
Thursday, 9
8th
29.68 85.0
89.0 82.5
82.5 77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.p.
29.8382.0
81.0 81.0 E
2
g.m.
b.c.p.
29.89 86.0 90.0 78.0 89.0 82.0 E
4
g.m.
0.15
b.c.p.
29.84 88.0
88.0 84.0 E
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.84 86.0
84.0 82.0 E
b.c.
b.c.
29.84 87.0 90.0
77.5 87.0 82.0 E
b.c.
0.05
b.c.
29.78 88.0
88.5 83.0 W
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.68 86.0
86.0 82.0 NW
b.c.
29.67 89.0 90.0 79.0 88.0 84.0 NW
b.c.
29.58 92.0!
91.5 85.0 NW
2 2 4
2 b.c.
g.m. 0,00
3
b.c.
o.c.q.
29.56 86.0
84.0 79.0 N
3
b.c.
...
Noon
29.6885.0 91.5
82.0 83.0 77.0
o.c.q.
29.56 86.0 92.0
81.0:82.5 79.0 NW
4
b.c.q.
0.00
September. 3
29.67 82.0
80.0 75.5
o.c.r.q.
29.56 82.0
780. 75.0 NW
3
o.r.
Friday, 9 29.87 81.0
78.0 76.0
o.c.p.
29.73 82.0
79.0 78.0 Calm
0
o.r.
9th
September.
Noon 29.91 84.0 85.0 76,082,079.0
o.c.p.
29.78 82.0 92.0 75.5 80.5 79.0 Calm
0
g.m.
2.04
3 29.90 85.0
83.0 80.0
o.c.p.
29.78 84.0
83.0 80.0 E
2
...
g.m.
***
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
| Direc-
Force..
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
tion.
Saturday,
9 29.86 81.0
80.0 77.0 N
2
b.c.
28.25 77.0
76.0 75.0 E
b.c.
3rd
29.85 82.0
Noon 29.88 82.0 87.0 76.0 82.0 78.5 NE September. 3.
3
...
81.0 77.0 E
3
b.c.v.
b.c.v.0.00 28.25 77.0 77.0 70.0 76.0 75,0 E
28.22 77.0
4
b.c.
0.00
76.075.0 E
4
b.c.
Sunday,
4th
September.
9
Noon
3
29.84 | 82.5
81.0 78.0 NE 29.85 83.0 83.0 78.0 81.0 79.0 NE 29.73 83.0
2
b.c.
28.25 76.0
76.0 75.0 E
2
o.p.c.
+
4
o.c.m. 0.00
81.0 79.0 NE
6
o.c.m.
28.23 76.0 76.0 72.0 76.0 74.0 E
28.17 75.0
4
b.c.
0.00
75.0 74.0 E
5
b.c.
Monday, 9 29.85 83.0
83.0 81,0 ESE 5th
Noon 29.85 84.0 85.0 78.5 84.0 81.0 ESE September. 3 29.83 84.0
83.0 81.0 E
3
...
b.c.p.
28.21 74.0
74.0 73.0 ESE
5 o.c.p.s.
---
4 b.c.p.
0.30
5
b.c.
:
28.22 76.0 76.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 SE 28.18 76.0
4 o.m. 0.53
་་་
76.0 75.0 SE
4 b.c.p.s.
Tuesday, 9
6th Noon
September. 3
29.81 83.0
29.80 84.0 87.0
29.72 86.5
82.0 78.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.20 77.0
76.0 75.0 E
4 b.c.m.
79.0 87.0 81.0 E
1
b.c.
0.03
87.0 80.0 SW
3
b.c.
...
28.1777.0 77.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 NNE 28.13 79.0
1
78.0 76.0 S
2
b.c.m. 0,20
b.c.m.
Wednesday, 9 29.66 86.0
7th Noon 29.60 87.0 91.0 September. 3 29.58 88,0
86.0 81.0 W
78.5 90.0 82.0 W
4
b.c.
28.04 77.0
:
76.0 75.0 NW
o.m.
4
b.c.
0.00
91.0 86.0 NW
3
b.c.
27.98 79.079.0 74.0 78.0 77.0 NW 27.94 81.0
o.m. 0.00
80.0 79.0 WNW 5 b.c.m.
Thursday,
8th
September.
Friday,
9 29.51 84.0
82.077.0 WNW
...
Noon 29.52 84.0 92.0 81.0 81.0 76.5 NW
3 29.52 81.0
80.0 76.0 WNW
4 O.C.
4 O.C.
4 o.r.
27.93 76.0
0.04
9
9th
29.65 81.0
77.0 77.0 Calm Noon 29.75 83.0 92.0 75.0 79.0 78.5 | S September. 3 29.74 84.0
...
...
0 r.
4
82.0 80.5 SE
O.C. 3.06
5 0.0.
75.0 74.0 NW
27.90 75.0 75.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 NW
27.85 72.0
72.0 72.0 NW
28.09 72.0
72.0 72.0 S
28.1175.0.75.0 71.0 74.0 74.0 S 28.1175.0
74.0 74.0S
5 o.m.
5 0.m. 0.00
:
4 O.C.r.
6 o.c.r.
6 o.c.m. 1.85
6 o.f.d.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 7. squally r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. 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 Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
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
water...
3 to 4 15 to 6
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 Poles.....
1
Kate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force, of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
ོ ཡམྦུ ྂ= ུ ཿཀྑËཌུ
52
53 60
9
61 69
70-80
above 80
12