1100 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
1881.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
9
30.15 71.0
| 30.27 70.0 Saturday,
10th Noon 30.23 72.0 72.0 65.0 70.0 64.5
December. 3
68.0 63.0
b.c.
b.c.
70.0 65.0
b.c.
:
Sunday,
11th
December.
9
30.18 70.0
68.565.0
b.c.
30.03 72.0
30.06 72.0
tion.
70.5 67,0 E
30.0673.0 74.066.0 73.0 68.0 E
30.03 75.0
74.5 69.0 E
70.0 68.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
3
00 00 00
b.c.
3
3
:
Neon
30.15 73.0 73.0 66.0 71.0 66.0
b.c.
30.03 76.0|77,0 73.0 71.0 69.5 E
3
30.09 73.0
71.5 67.0
b.c.
30.02 78.0
72.0 70.0 E
2 2 2
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
:
Monday,
12th
December.
9
30.18 71.0
69.5 66.0
Noon
3
30.17 74.0 73.0 66.5 72.0 67.5
30.10 74.0
73.0 68.0
Tuesday,
13th
December. 3
9
30.20 | 68.0
Noon
30.17 70.074,0
30.12 70,0
Wednesday,
9
14th
Noon
December. B
30.18 64.5
30.17 65.0 69.0
66.0 61.0
63,569.0 62.0
63.062.0
63.0 60.5
60.063.0 61.0
30,12 66.0
64.0 61.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.03 73.0
71.0 69,0 E
2 b.c.
b.c.
30.03 76.0 79.0 66.0 76.5 73.0 W
1
b.c.
30.02 79.0
79.0 76.0 SW
1
خرف
b.
0.00
b.
:
c.
30.05 70.0
68.0 65.0 N
A
C.
30.05 72.0 78.5 64.0 71.0 68.0 N
co co
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
c.d.
30.02 | 72.0
69.0 67.0 N
2
:
g.
30.04 66.0
63.0 62.0 N
4
g.m.
30.03 G6.0 71.0 60.0 64.0 63.0 N
4
g.m. 0.14
o.c.p.
30.01
66.0
64.0 63.0 N
4
g.m.
Thursday,
15th
December.
9
30.23 65.5
64.0 61.0
C.
30.08: 67.0
67.0
64.0 63.0N
2
g.b.
Noon
30.20 67.0 66.0 61.0 65.062.0
O.C.
3
30.17 66.0
64.0 61.5
0.c.
30.08 68.0 66.0 61.0 66.0 64.0 NE
30.07 67.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
65.0 64.0 NE
3
g.m.
Friday,
16th
December.
9
30.29 63.0
61.5 59.0
c.m.
30.12 64.0
61.5 61.0 N
3
g.m.
Noon
30.29 62.0 65.0, 59.0 60.0 | 57.0
0.0.
30.12 64.0 66.0 59.0 61.0 60.0N
3
30.25 62.0
60.0 57.0
0.0.
30.12 | 64.0
60.5 60.0 N
co co
3
g.m.
0.02
3
o.p.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.;
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
+ad
T
RAINFALL.
inches during
vious 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK,
THERMOMETER,
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
Ú TO 12.
Attd.!
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 10th
December.
Sunday,
11th
December.
Monday, 12th
December.
Tuesday,
13th
December.
9
30.05 69.0
68.5 62.0 NE
b.c.
28.38 61.0!
60.0 60.0 E
b.m.
Noon 30.04 70.0 69.0 65.5 69.0 64.0 | NE
3
30.00 70.0
68.0 63.5 NE
b.c.
0.00
5
b.c.
28.35 63.0 63.0 58.0 63.0 61.0 E
28.30 63.0
b.c.
0.00
63.0 60.0 E
b.c.
9
30.02 70.5
69.0 65.5 NE
5
b.c.
28.37 63.0
63.0 61.0 E
4
b.c.
:
Noon
3
30.01 70.5 70.0 66.0 69.5 65.0 ENE
5
b.c.
0.00
29.96 70.5
69.0 65.5 NE
4
!b.c.
28.35 66.0 66.0 60.0 66.0 64.0 E
28.33 70.0
69.0 65.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
1 b.c.
...
9
30.02 70.5
69.0 66.0 NE
་
5
b.c.
28.39 65.0
Noon 30.01 71.0 72.0
66.0 72.0 68.0 E
3
b.c.
0:00
3
29.96 71.5
70.5 67.0 E
2
b.c.
65.0 64.0 NE
28.3569.0 69.0 61.0 68.0 66.0 NE
28.31 69.0
68.0 67.0 NNE
4
b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
1 b.c.
9 | 30.02 70.0
65.5 61.5 N
6
O.C.
28.36 59.0¡
58.0 57.0 NNE
10
5
b.c.
:
30,00 60.5
Noon 30.01 70.0 73.5 63.0 68.0 62.5 N
3
ст
5
O.C. 0.00
65.0 63.0 NE
6
o.m.
28.32 60.0 60.0 57.0 60.0 58.0 NNE 58.058.0 ENE 28.28 58.0
4 b.c.
0.00
10
5
o.m.
...
Wednesday, 9
Noon 14th
3 December.
Thursday,
15th
December.
30.01 69.0
61.5 61.0 N
6
o.d.
28.33 56.0
56.0 56.0 NE
30.00 68,0 68.5 60.062.5 61.5 N
29.97 67.5
4
o.m.
0.10
:
62.5 61.0N
4
o.m.
28.33 57.0 57.0 54.0 57.056.0 NE
28.28 56.0
56.0 56.0 NNE
10 10 10
5
-o.f.
5
o.f.
0.12
5
o.f.
9 30.06 68.0
64.0 62.5 NE
o.m.
28.3556.0
56.0 56.0 E
5
o.f.
Noon 30.06 67.5 66.0 60.5 65.0 62.0 NE
3 30.00 68.0
6
0.C. 0.00
64.0 62.5 NE
6
0.0.
28.30 57.0 57.0 54.0 57.056.0 | E
56.0 56.0 E 28.30 56.0
5
o.f. 0.00
5
o.f.
Friday,
30.11 67.0 9
60.058.5 N
Noon 30.11 66.0 65.5 58.5 60.5 58.0 N 16th
December. 3 30.10 65.5
58.0 57.0 N
o.m.
28.43 55.0
5
0.m.
0.00
6
o.m.
55.0 55.0 NE
28.4154.0 54.0 52.0 54.0 54.0 NNE
28.37 52.0
52.0 52.0 NE
5
o.f.
5 o.f.d. 0.15
5
o.f.
STATE OF WEATHER:—¿, blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g, gloomy; h, hail; 7. lightning; m, misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; b, squally r. rain; s. snow; thunder; . ngly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); . 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.
0
Calm
Light Air
2
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 Milos.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
Bare Poles ...
Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Molerate Breezo Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
9
Strong Gale
Whole Gale Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just suflicient to give steerage way.. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth 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 recfed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
3 10
à to 6
1 to 2 knots. 3 to 4
Royals,
11
15
16 20
21
25
26
30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. . Close Reefs and Courses
31
37
52
69
80
above 80
12