THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
871
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
10th
September. 3
30.01 84.0
Sunday, 11th September.
9
30.06 | 83.5
Noon
3
30.01 85.0
9 30.03 84.0 Noon 30.04 84.0 85.0 79.0 82.5 78.0
:: |: :
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Max.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
82.0 79.0
b.c.p.
...
82.5 78.0
b.c.p. b.c.p.
ས
29.86 86.0
29.89 85.0 92,079.0 85.5 82.0 NE 29.86 86.0
88.0 84.0 NE
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
83.0 81.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
::
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
2 b.c.m.
...
82.076.0
b.c.
29.89 84.0
83.0 79.0 NE
30.04 85.0 86.078.0 83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.90 85.0 92.0
78.0 85.5 79.0 E
83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.86 86.0
85.5 81.0 E
~ ∞ ∞
2
b.c.
3
b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
Monday, 12th September.
9
30.02 83.0
81.0 76.0
Noon
3
30.00 86.0 85.0 76.0 83.5 77.0
29.96 86.0
83.5 77.0
...
Tuesday, 9
29.96 84.5
...
13th
September. 3
Noon 29.95 87.0 87.0
29.90 86.0
82.0 78.0 77.5 85.0 77.5
Wednesday, 9 29.97 85.0
84.0 77.0
84.0 78.0
14th
September. 3
Noon 29.97 88.0 89.0
79.0 87.0 80.0
29.93 89.0
Thursday, 9 30.01 86.5
...
88.0 80.0
85.0 81.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.85 84.0
82.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.85 85.0 92.0 75.5 85.5 83.0 E
b.c.
29.82 86.0
86.0 84.0 E
3
∞ NO
b.c.
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 86.0
85.0 83.0 E
b.c.
29.81 86.0 90.5
77.085.0 83.5 E
2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.80 87.0
b.c.
29.82 85.0
| 85.084.0E
83.0 80.0 NW
1 b.c.
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.83 86.0 90.578,5
85.0 81.5 W
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.80 87.0
86.0 82.0 NW
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.85 86.0
85.0 82.0 NW
1
b.c.
15th
September.
Noon 30.00 87,5 90.0 80.0 85.5 80.0
b.c.
29.87 88.0 91.5
80.0 88.0 82.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
3
29.97 87.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.86 89.0
88.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
:
Friday,
16th
September.
9
Noon
30.09 85.0
83.0 80.0
b.c.
29.92 86.0
84.0 82.0 W
1
b.c.
...
...
3
30.08 88.0 91.0 81.0 87.5 80.0 30.03 89.0
b.c.
29.93 87.0 91.5
80.0 87.0 83.0 SW
88.0 80.0
b.c.
29.89 85.0
2 N
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Saturday, 10th
September.
9 29.86 83.0 Noon
3
...
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
81.5 78.5 NE
b.c.
29.87 84.0 92.0 75.0 82.0 77.5 NE 29.85 83.0
81.0 77.0 NE
b.c.
b.c.
Sunday,
9 29.88 82.01
81.0 76.5 NE
5
b.c.
Force.|
༞༞༞༞ WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In in
BAROMETER.
Pre 9 hour
Attd.
28.20 74.0
74.0 74.0 SSE
0.07
28.24 76.0 76.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 E
28.21 76.0
75.0 74.0 E
87.5 82.5 SW
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 To 12.
Direc-
tion.
:
σ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
o.m.
b.c.
0.30
b.c.
28.25 75.0
74.0 74.0 E
11th
Noon
September.
3
29.88 83.0 92.0 78.0 82.5 76.5 NE 29.86 83.0
4
b.c.
0.00
81.0 76.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.24 75.0 75.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 E 28.2176.0
75.0 74.0 E
10 10 10
5
b.c.
5
b.c.
0.00
5
b.c.
...
...
Monday, 12th
September.
9
...
co
29.81 84.0
29.86 83.0
80.5 76.5 NE "Noon 29.84 83.0 82.5 75.0 81.5 76.5 NE 81.0 77.0 NE
2
b.c.
28.23 76.0
75.0 74.0 SE
2
b.c.
...
3
b.c.
2
b.c.
0.00 28.20 77.0 77.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 E
28.16 76.0
4
b.c.
0.00
76.0 74.0 E
4
b.c.
:
:
Tuesday,
13th
September.
9
29.81 83.0
82.0 77.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.15 76.0
***
75.0 73.0 NE
4
b.c.
Noon
3
29.80 83.0 83.0 77.0 82.5 77.0 ENE 29.75 83.0
4
b.c.
0.00
82.0 78.5 NE
4
b.c.
Wednesday, 9
14th
September.
Thursday,
15th
September.
...
29.80 82.0
80.0 76.0 SW Noon 29.81 86.0 89.0 78.0 88.5 82.5 SW
3 29.78 88.0
88.0 80.0 SW.
9 29.83 85.0
85.0 81.0 SW Noon 29.84 85.0 90.0 80.0 85.0 78.5 SSW
3 29.82 85.0
84.0 80.0 SW
3 b.c.
28.20 75.0
28.18 77.0 77.0 74.0 76.0 75.0 NE 28.12 78.0
77.0 74.0 E
74.0 74.0 NW
4
b.c.
0.00
4 b.c.
...
3 b.c. 0.00
4 b.c.
:
28.19 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 75.0 NW 28.15 78.0
78.0 76.0 WNW
~ co c
2
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
1 b.c.
28.24 78.0
77.0 76.0 WNW
2
b.c.
...
1
2 b.c. 0.00
b.c.d.
28.24 77.0 77.0 74.0 77.0 75.0 S 28.20 78.0
77.076.0 SSW
3
b.c.
0.00
4
b.c.
...
9
29.90 85.0
29.85 88.0
Friday,
16th Noon 29.90 86.0 88.0 80.5 87.0 81.0 SW September. 3
...
85.5 80.5 SW
1
b.c.
28.2877.0
¡
3
b.c. 0.00
86.5 80.0 SW
4
b.c.
76.0 75.0S 28.30 76.0 76.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 S 28.24 77.0
77.0 75.0 SSW 4 b.c.
2 b.c.
4
b.c.
0.00
...
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; . rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. 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.
Calm
-
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
12
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gala.. Strong Gale
Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail f 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water..
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ....
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles,
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
to 2
53
SUR TER
61-69
70-80
above 80
23820AR8YNTEN
19