1881.
DAY AND DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND OCTOBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
947
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12,
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
2
~ Force.
h.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
previous 24 hours.
Iu inches during
Saturday,
8th
October.
9 30.04 81.0 Noon 30.02 82.5 83.5
79.0 75.0
b.c.
76.5 81.0 75.0
b.c.
3 29.96 83.0
81.075.0
b.c.
...
29.95 85.0
29.96 83.0 85.0 76.0 83.5 79.0 E 29.9181.0
80.0 78.0 E
85.0 80.0 E
...
Sunday,
9th
October,
9
30.03 81.5
79.075.5
b.c.
29.95 83.0
81.0 79.0 E
Noon
30.00 83.0 83.5 75.5 80.0 76.0
b.c.
3 29.96 82.0
80.0 76.5
b.c.
29.96 84.0 87.0 76.0 83.5 80.0 ESE 29.92 85.0
86.0 80.5 ESE
CU DO 10
2 b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
:
Monday, 10th
October.
9
30.06 81.0
29.99 82.5
80.0: 76.5 Noon | 30.05 82.5 83.575.5 80.5 76.5
3
81.5 77.0
30.06 83.0
Tuesday, 9
11th
Noon
30.02 83.5 83.5 78.0 81.5 77.0 October. 3 29.96 83.0
81.5 77.0
82.0 76.5
Wednesday, 9
12th
October,
Noon
29.99 83.0
29.98 84.0 84.0
81.0 76.5
77.0 83.0 77.0
3
29.93 | 84.5
83.5 77.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.99 84.0
82.5 79.0 E
2 b.c.m.
b.c.
29.99 $5.0 86.0 77.0 84.0 80.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.96 86.0
87.5 84.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.97 84.0
82.0 80.0 E
b.c.
29.98 86.0: 87.0 78.0 85.0 81.0 E
b.c.
29.94 87.0
88.0 83.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 82.0
80.0 78.0 Calm
b.c.
29.92 87.0 88.0 76.0 84.0 80.0 W
b.c.
29.90 85.0
85.0 81.0 W
3
O 2 M
0
b.c.
...
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Thursday,
9
29.90 | 84.5
83.0 78.5
b.c.
29.9485.0
83.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
13th
October.
Noon 29.87 85.0 85.0
78.0 83.5 78.5
b.c.
29.94 86.0 86.0
77.0 85.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
0.00
3
29.81 85.0
84.078.0
b.c.
29.80 88.0
86.0 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
Friday.
14th
October.
9
29.60 80.0
77.5 76.5
o.c.q.r.
29.57 82.0
78.0 76.0 N
6
o.r.
Noon 29.39 80.0 87.5 76.0 77.5 75.0
3 29.06 $0.0
78.0 70.5
o.c.q.r. {o.c.q.r.i
29.29 83.0 88.0
75.0 79.0 76.0 N
7
o.r.
4.89
29.29 82.0
79.0 76.0 N
8
o.r.q.
1881.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
tion.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
lu inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Atid.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.91 79.0
77.5 74.0 NE
4 b.c.
28.30 72.0
71.0 70.0 ESE
3 b.c.m.
8th
October.
Noon 29.93 79.5 80.5 76.0 80.0 75.5 NE
3 29.87 80.0
3
b.c.
0.00
80.075.0 E
3
b.c.
28.29 74.0 74.0 70.0 73.0 72.0 ESE 28.27 75.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
74.0 73.0 ESE
3
b.c.m.
Sunday,
9 29.93 80.5
81.0 77.0 SE
2
b.c.
28.29 75.0
74.0 73.0 NNE
3
b.c.
9th
October.
Monday,
10th
October.
Noon 29.93 81.0 84.0 74.5 80.5 76.5 E
1
b.c.v. 0.00
3
29.88 81.0
80.0 76.0 NE
ลง
2
b.c.v.
28.27 76.0 76.0 70.0 75.0 74.0 NE
28.24 75.0
3
b.c.
0.00
74.0 72.0 NE
3
b.c.
9
29.94 81.0
79.0 76.5 NE
4
b.c.
28.32 72.0!
72.0 72.0E
4
O.C.
...
Noon
29.94 81.0 84.5 77.0 79.5 77.0 NE 3 | 29.92 80.5
5
b.c. 0.00
79.0 76.0 NE
5
b.c.
28.31 73.0 73.0 28.27 74.0
71.0 72.0 72.0 E
74.0 73.0 E
4
o.p.c. 0.00
4
b.c.m.
Tuesday,
11th
October.
29.91 81.0
9
Noon 29.94 82.0 82.0 77.5 81.5 78.0 ENE 2 b.c. 0.00
3 29.90 82.0
81.0 77.5 Calm
0
b.c.
28.33 75.0
74.0 73.0 ESE
28.30 75.0 75.0
70.0 74.0 73.0 ESE
82.0 78.0 E
2 b.c.
28.26 77.0
76.0 74.0 ESE
♡ 2 1
3
o.m.
b.c.m. 0.00 b.c.m.
:
Wednesday, 9
12th
October.
29.89 81.5 Noen 29.89 82.5 85.5
82.0 78.0 Calm 75.0 83.5 77.5 SW
0 b.c.
28.30 | 77.0
---
3
29.85 84.0
$6.0 79.0 SW
4 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.v.
76.0 70.0 ESE 2 28.26 76.0 76.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 ESE
28.22 77.0
77.0 75.0 ESE
o.c.m.
2 o.c.m 0.00
2
b.c.
Thursday,
13th
October.
Friday,
14th
October.
9
29.82 | 82.5
Noon
29.80 83.0 87.0
85.0 80.0 SW 76.5 83.078.0 E
1 b.c.
1
28.20 77.0
76.0750 NNW
2
b.c.m.
b.c. 0.00
!
3
29.74 82.5
82.0 78.5 N
1 b.c.
28.16 77.0 77.0 72.0 77.0 76.0 N
28.12, 79.0
1
h.c.m. 0.00
78.0 76.0 N
4 b.c.m.
9
10 г.
...
--
...
12
3
28.90 80.0
77.5 77.5 NNE
r.
12 r.
0.25
27.7670.0
70.0 70.0 N 27.50 72.0 72.0 69.0 72.0 71.0 N 27.30 72.0
72.0 72.0 N
9
o.r.q.
11 o.r.q. 1.10
7 o.f.d.
29.40 79.0
76.0 75.0 N Noon 29.04 80.0 89.0 74.0 78.0 77.0 N
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers; .squally. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; . 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 WinJ.
Calm
11
17
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze. Strong Bracze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
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.
11
15 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which should just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Fore=ail Under Storm Staysai!
Bare Poles ......
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3
10
$ | ! ༑ |
61
69
70-80
above 80