THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST OCTOBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
897
1881.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Saturday,
17th
September.
9
30.07 84.5
82.5 79.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
BAINFALL
In Inches during
hours.
ΟΠΟΙΑΘΙΤ
b.c.
29.91 86.0
84.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
***
Noon 30.05 86.5 90.0
80.0 85.0 80.0
b.c.
3 30.01 | 88.5
87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.91 88.0 90.5 80.0 86.5 83.0 SW
29.86 89.0
1
b.c.m. 0.00
87.5 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
30.07 86.0
Sunday, 9
18th Noon 30.07 83.0 89.0 80.0 80.0 76.0 September. 3 30.01 83.5
84.0 79.0
...
o.c.p.
29.92 86.0
---
o.c.p.
29.92 85.0 87.0
83.0 80.0 S
79.0 80.0 78.0 NW
2
b.c.p.
2
0.г.
0.55
81.0 77.0
o.c.p.
29.88 85.0
84.0 82.0 Calm
0 b.c.
9
Monday,
30.0682.5
80.0 77.5
19th
Noon 30.04 85.0 85.0 76.0 83.0 78.0 September. 3 30.01 85.0
...
...
83.0 78.0
30.06 84.0
Tuesday, 9
20th Noon 30.05 85.0 85.0 78.0 83.0 79.0 September. 3 30.01 85.5
82.0 78.5
84.0 79.0
:
...
Wednesday, 9 30.11 84.0
82.5 78.0
21st Noon 30.10 87.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 79.0 September. 3 30.04 87.0
85.0 78.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.90 84.0
...
81.5 79.0 NE
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.90 86.0 86.0 76.0 86.0 82.0 | E
29.87 87.0
b.c.
29.89 85.0
88.5 84.0 E
84.0 82.0 E
13 2
b.c.
b.c.
29.89 86.0 89.0 78.0 87.0 84.0 E
b.c.
29.86 87.0
90.0 85.0 E
* 30 m2
b.c.
29.93 86,0
83.5 81.0 Calm
b.c.
29.95 86.0 90.078.0
87.0 82.0 E
b.c.
29.90 | 86.0
90.0 84.0 E
O 1 ♡
b.c. 0.46
b.c.
2 b.c.
...
b.c. 0.06
3 b.c.
0 b.c.
:
b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
Thursday, 9
22nd Noon
September. 3
Friday,
23rd
September.
30.12 84.0
...
82.0 78.0
30.10 85.5 87.0 77.0 83.5 78.5
30.06 82.0
b.c.p.
29.96 84.0
83.5 81.0 E
2 o.m.
:ཝེ;
b.c.p.
80.0 76.5
b.c.p.
-
29.96 86.0 91.0 77.0 86.5 82.5 E
29.91 | 82.0
2
b.c.
1.20
79.0 78.0 N
3
0.г.
9 30.05 83,5
81.0 76.0
b.c.
Noon 30.03 86.0 86.0 79.0 84.5 77.5
b.c.
29.89 85.0
29.89 87.0 91.0
83.5 79.0 NE
I
b.c.
77.087.0 81.5 Calm
0
b.c.
0.20
3 29.97 86.5
85.0 78.5
b.c.
29.84 86.5
85.0 80.5 N
1
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.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.|
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.91 85.0
84.0 80.0 Calm
b.c.
28.28
76.0
75,0 75.0 SSW
2 b.c.
17th Noon 29.90 86.0 89.0 78.5 84.0 79.5 SW
September. 3 29.84 88.0
85.0 79.0 SW
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
:
28.26 77.0|77.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 S
28.21 77.0
3
76.0175.0 S
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
+
Sunday,
18th
September.
9
29.92 85.0
83.0 78.0 S
4
b.c.
*
...
Noon
3
29.92 85.0 -86.0 79.0 82.5 78.0 W
4 o.d. 0.11
29.86 84.0
82.0 78.5 Calm
0 b.c.d.
...
28.28 75.0
75.0 74.0 S
28.26 75.0 75.0 71.0 75.0 74.0 S
28.23 75.0
5
b.c.p.s.
5
o.c.r.
0.38
75.0 73.0 SSW
3
b.c.
...
Monday,
19th
September.
9
29.89 83.0
...
82.0 77.0 NE
Noon 29.88 83.5 86.5 78.0 81.5 77.5 NE
3 29.87 84.0
81.5 77.5 NE
***
0 10 10
3
b.c.
28.26 75.0
...
5
b.c.
0.24
5
b.c.
75.0 74.0 ESE
28.25 76.0 76.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 ESE
28.22 77.0
76.0 75.0 E
3
o.p.c.
-
4 b.c. 0.90
4
b.c.
Tuesday, 9
20th
29.89 83.0
Noon 29.89 84.0 83.5 September. 3
82.0 78.5 NE
79.0 82.5 79.5 NE
29.87 84.0
82.5 78.0 NE
4 10 10
b.c.
...
28.28 75.0
5
b.c.
0.05
5
b.c.
75.0 74.0 ESE 28.26 76.0 76.0 | 72.0 76.075,0 E
28.23 77.0
76.0 75.0 ESE
4 b.c.m.
***
4
4 b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
Wednesday, 9 29.92 83.0
21st Noon 29.93 84.0 85.5
September. 3 29.88 84.0
82.0 79.0 NE
3
b.c.v.
28.31 74.0
74.0 73.0 SE
...
79.0 83.5 78.5 NE
5
85.0 79.0 NE
4
b.c.v. 0.00
b.c.v.
28.32 76.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 74.0 ESE
28.27 78.0
N 2
2 b.c.m.
***
78.0 76.0E
2
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
***
Thursday,
22nd
September.
9
29.93 83.0
82.5 78.0 NE
5 b.c.
28.31 75.0
3
Noon 29.93 83.5 86.0 75.0 83.0 78.0 NE
29.90 84.0
5
b.c. 1.40
83.0 78.0 NE
3
b.c.
...
75.0 74.0 E
28.30 76.0 76.0 72.0 75,075.0 E
28.26 74.0
5
b.c.m.
..
4
b.c.m. 1.40
74.0 74.0 | N
3 b.c.m.
9
Friday,
29.88 82,5
81.0 77.0N
23rd Noon 29.87 84.0 87.0 78.0 84.5 78.0 ENE
September. 3 29.85 84.0
83.0 79.0 NE
4 b.c.
28.26 | 75.0
---
4 b.c.
4 b.c.
0.07
74.0 74.0 N
28.25 79.0 79.0 72.0 78.0 76.0 NNE
28.20 78.0
77.0 76.0 | NNE
3
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
1
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally r. rain; s. snow; .thunder; w. 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
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
J2
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 sail (1 to 2 knots..
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water..
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 l'oles
15 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
ORIONAK SACRA
0 to 2
3 10
11
15
16
20
21
25
above 80
12