1881.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH NOVEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
( TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
|Force."
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry,
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previons 24 hours,
In inches during
Saturday, 29th
October.
9 30.14 76.0 Noon: 30.13 79.0 82.0
74.063.0
b.c.
29.99 78.0
76.0 69.0 N
£
71.0 77.0 65.0
b.c.
3 30.11 79.5
77.5 65.5
b.c.
29.99 80.086.0 72.0 80.0 71.0 N 29.98, 82.0
b.
0.00
82.0 73.0N
3
b.
Sunday, 30th
October.
9
30.24 74.0
72.0 63.5
b.c.
30.09 76.0
74.0 68.0 N
3
b.
Noon
3
30.22 | 76.5 80.0 70.0 74.5 65,5
30.18: 76.0
b.c.
30.06 80.0 84.0
74.0 65.0
b.c.
30.05 80.0
: ོ :
69.0 79.0 70.0 N
3
b.
0.00
80.0.72.0 N
3 b.
Monday,
31st
October.
9 30.22 74.0
71.5 66.0
Noon 30.19 76,0 77,0 69.0 73.5 67.5
3 30.14 75.0
73.0 66.0
Tuesday, 9
1st Noon
November. 3
30.23 75.5
73.5 68.0
30.20 77.0 77.0
71.0 75.5 69.5
30.15, 77.0
75.0 70.0
ī
Wednesday, 9
2nd
Noon
November. 3
30.22 77.0
75.0 69.0
30.18 78.0 78.0 71.0 76.0 70.0
30.12 78.0
Thursday, 9
3rd Noon
November. 3
...
30.18 77.0
30.1679.0 79.0 71.0 77.0 70.0
30.10 79.5
:
76.0 | 70.0
75.0 70.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.07 76.0
74.0 70.0 E
co
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.07 77.0 84.0 69.0 76.0 71.0 E
4 b.c.
0,00
b.c.
30.03 79.0
79.0 72.0 E
4
b.c.
b.c.
30.07 77.0
76.0 71.0 E
3
b.
b.c.
30.07 79.0 79.5 70.0 79.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.04 81.0
81.0 76.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.07 78.0
76.0 72.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.05 80.0 81.0 72.0 79.0 74.0 E
***
b.c.
30.00 | 82.0
::
3
b.c.
0.00
80.0 76.0 E.
3
b.c.
***
b.c.
30.04! 78.0
76.0 73.0 E
2 b.c.
---
b.c.
77.0 69.0
b.c.
...
30.04 80.0 80.5 72.0 79.5 73.0 E
29.98 81.0
3
b.c.
0.00
:
81.0 75.0 E
3
b.c.
Friday,
4th
November.
9
30.19 77.5
75.5 70.5
b.c.
30,05 78.0
B
78.0 74.0 E
3
b.c.
..
Noon
3
...
30.18 78.0 | 79,0 | 72.0 76.0 | 70.0
30.14 | 78.0
b.c.
76.5 71.0
b.c.
4
1881.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
30.05 80.081.0 74.0 | 81.0 75.0 E
81.0 76.0 E
30.01 | 81.0
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
Barometer,
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
DAY AND DATE.
BAROMETER.
tion.
tion.
Saturday,
9 29.97 76.0
29th
October.
72.0 65.0 N Noon 29.98 77.5 85.5 70.0 82.5 69.5 N
3 29.97 79.0
6 b.c.
28.33 67.0
67.0 62.0 N
b.c.m.
4
b.c.
0.00
:
84.0 74.5 N
3
b.c.
28.33 71.0 72.0 63.0 71.0 64.0 NNE
28.30 71.0
4
b.c.m. 0.00
71.0 64.0 N
3
b.c.m.
Sunday, 9
30th
Noon
October. 3 30.07, 75.5
30.10 75.5
30.10 75.5 85.5
74.0 65.5 NNE
:
69.0 73.5 65,5 NE
73.0 64.5 ENE
10 10 10
5
b.c.
28.43 66.0
66.0 62.0 NE
3
b.c..
5
b.c. 0.00
5
b.c.
28.40 68.0 68.0 62.0 68.0 65.0 E
28.35 68.0
4
b.c.m. 0.08
68.0 63.0 E
5
b.c.m.
...
Monday, 9
31st
October.
30.06 75.0
Noon 30.05 74.5 74.5
3 30.0275.0
71.5 66.0 NE
69.0 72,5 67.0 NE
72.0 66.0 NE
10 + 2
5
b.c.
28.42 65.0
65.0 63.0 E
5
b.c.m.
...
4 b.c.
0.00
b.c.
...
28.38 67.0 67.0 62.0 67.0 64.0 E
28.34 66.0
4
b.c.m. 0.00
66.0 63.0 E
4
b.c.m.
---
Tuesday, 9 30.06 75.0
73.0 68.0 NE
10
5
b.c.
1st Noon 30.06 75.5 75.0 70.5 74.0 69.5 NE November, 3 30.03 76.0
Wednesday, 9 30.06 76.0
74.5 70.5 ENE
74.5 69,5 NE 2nd Noon 30.07 76.0 76.0 71.5 75.5 69.5 NE November. 3 30.01 76.0
75.0 71.0 NE
: ེ༷་
:ཙྪེ;
5
b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
28.41 67.0 28.40 69.0 69.0
28.36 69.0
67.064.0 E
4
b.c.m.
...
64.0|69.0 65.0|E
4
b.c.m. 0.00
69.0 | 66.0 | ESE
4
b.c.m.
...
3
4 b.c.
4 b.c.
b.c.
28.4169.0
69.067.0 | E
3
b.c.m.
0.00 28.40 71.0 71.0 65.0 71.0|69.0 | ESE
3
b.c.m. 0.00
28.35 70.0
70.0 67.0 ESE
2
b.c.m.
A
Thursday, 9 30.03 76.0
3rd Noon 30.03 76.5 76.0 71.0 75.0 69.0 NE
November. 3 29.96 76.0
75.0 68.5 E
75.0 71.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.38 69.0
69.0 66.0 ESE
3
b.c.m.
...
b.c.
0.00 28.37 71.071.0 64.0 70.0 68.0E
3. b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.
28.3171.0
70.0 68.0 E
3
h.c.m.
Friday,
9
4th
November.
30.03 75.5
75.0 71.0 ENE Noon 30.05 76,5 76.5 72.5 75.5 71.0 ENE
3 30.01 76.5
75.0 71.0 NNE 5
...
5
5
b.c.
28.3867.0
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
67.0 67.0 E
28.38 70.0 70.0 66.0 70.0 67.0 E
28.34 69.0
69.0 67.0 E
5
o.m.
5
5
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. Eghtning; . nisty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers. 9. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; . thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; . visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); e. 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
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze 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 water...
15 to в
3 to 4
Royals, &c..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by....
Double Keefs and Jib, &c. Triple Beefs, &c. .
Close Reefs and Courses
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 Fore
of the Wind,
0
RTRĂ
200
*88888
70 - 80
above 80
1003