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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST APRIL, 1880.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1880.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
WINDA
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In itches during
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WIRDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Altd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-1
tion.
Saturday,
10th
9
30.05 80.0)
79.0 73.01
c.in.
29.93 80.0
78.0 77.0 SE
Noon 20.04 82.0 84.0 76.0|$1.5|76,0
b.c.m.
April.
8
29.99 | 82.5
$1,577.0
b.c.m.
29.93 81.0 80.074.080,078.0 | SE
29.90 | 82.0
90.0 178.0 | S
90 to 19. Force. į
WEATHER.
g.m.
2
b.c.
b.c.
Sunday,
11th
9
30.11 74.0
71.569.0
c.10.
92.9776.0
Noon
30.11 73.5 74.0167,0 71.0 69.0
c.m.
74.0 73.0 NW
29.9776.0 81.0 70.0 73.0 72.0 | NW
2
g.m.
1
o.r.
0.0%
April.
3
30.08 | 70.0
68.0 65.0
c.m.
29.97 73.0
70.0 69.0 E
4
o.p.
Monday,
12th
April.
9
30.17 | 66.5
€1.5 | 62.5
...
Noon
30.1767.0 72.0 63.0 65.0 62.0
3
30.11 | 67.5
***
Tuesday,
13th
April.
9
30.23 01.0
65.0 62.0
62.5 60.0
Noon 30.23 66.0 67.0 61.0 64.0 61.5
3
30.20 | 67.0
1
65.0 62.0
Wednesday,
14th
April.
9
30.22 65.0
Noon
3
63.5 60.0
30.20 67.0 65.0 | 61,5 | 64.5 62.0
30.1567.0
65.5 63.0
True wind cannot be registered.
c.q.p.
30.02 70.0
...
66.0 65.0 E
4
O.T.
c.q.
30.02 70.0 73.0 | G4.0 | 66.0 65.0 | E
g.m.
0.69
c.q.
30.01 | 69.0
67.0 65.0 E
4
o.r.
c.q.p.
30.06 67.0
c.m.
...
30.06 67.0 | 67.0 | 62.0 65.0 64.0 E
c.m.
30.08 | 67.0
:「::
63.0 63.0 E
4
o.r.
4
g.m.
0.30
:
65.0 64.0 N
3
g.m.
c.a.p.
30.08 66.0
65.0 63.0 E
4
g.m.
...
c.q.p.
30.06 67.0 65.5 C2.0 65.0 64.0 E
4
O.T.
0.11
c.q.p.
30.04 08 0
67.0 65.0 E
4
bc.m.
Thursday,
15th
9
30.20 70.0
60.0 66.5
C.
30.02 70.0
|| 70.5 69.0 E
3
g.
Noon
30.1873,073.0 65.5 72.0 | 68.0
C.
April.
3
30.15 73.0
73.0 | 69.5
C.
:
30.0272.0.73.0 | 64,0|71.5 70.5 | NW 30.02 73.0
1
g.m.
0.0%
72.5 72.0 NW
2
g.m.
Friday,
16th
9
30.31 69.0
67.5 63.0
c.m.
30.1470.0
68.0 66.0 N
4
g.m.
Noon
30.31 69.0 73,0 | 65,0 | 68,0 | 64.0
c.m.
30.14 70.0 73.0 66.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | N
3
g.m.
0.00
April.
3
30.29 69.0
08.063.0
b.c.m.
30.15 71.0
71.5: 68.5 N
3
b.c.
1880.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Aitd.
MAX.
Min.
Saturday,
10th
9
29.05|77.0|
Dry.
Wet.
Dirce-
tion.
77.0 74.0 STV
Force.
WEATHER.
during previous 24 hours,
RAIN FALL.
In Inches du
BAROMETER.
Max.
Miu.
b.c.m.!
23.2270.0
2 | Dry.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
Direc
tion.
RAIN FALL
In Incheoning
semogar enojabid
70.0 70.0 S
o.f.
Noon
April.
3
29.91 78.0 80.0 71.0 70.0|74.0|| SW
29.8878.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
28.22 70.6 70.0: 68.0 70.0 70.0 S
+
o.f.
0.00
77.0:74.0 STY
3
b.c.m.
28.18 | 69.0
69.0 69.0 S
3
o.f.
Sunday,
11th
April.
9
30.60 76.0
€9.0 68.0' N
1
o..
28.28 | 69.0
69.0 €8.018
2
o.f.
Noon
30.0274.0 | 81,066.0
38.0 07.0 N
3
0.m.
0.00
3
29.99 75.0
68.0 68.0 NE
3
c.m.
28.25 61.0 61.058.0 61.0 61.6 E
28.20 61.0
4
o.f.p.
0.10
61.9 61.0|B
4
o.f.
Monday,
12th
April.
Tuesday,
13th
April.
9
30.01 67.0
63.0 61.0 KE
1
0.r.
28.28 58.0
28.0 58.0 E
5
o.f.d.
Noon
30.01 67.0 70.0
60.0 | 64.0 62.0 NE
+
o.d.
0.13
3
30.02 67.0
64.0 62.0 NE
4
c.m.
28.29 57.0 57.0 50.0 157.057.0
28.29 57.0
E
5
o.f.
0.56
:
57.0|57.0 | E
4
o.f.
9 | 30.04 65.0
Noon 30.04 65.0 65.0
3
30.00 | 05.0
62.0 62.0 NE 57.0163.060.0; NE
62.0 60.0 NE
5
r.
28.30 56.0
..
56.0156.0 E
5
o.f.r.
c.m. 0.35
28 801 56.0 : 56,0 | 54.0 | 56,056.0! E
o.f.
0.45
4
c.m.
28.28 56.0
50.06.0 E
1.
jo.f.
Wednesday, 14th
April.
9
Noon
3
30.10 65.0
30.09 66.0 66.0
62.0 : 61.01 NE
58.062.0 | 61,0] NE
5
c.m.
28.30 53.0
55.0 55.0 B
6 jo.f.r.q.
5
r.u.
0.30
28.2856.0 | 56.0 54.0 | 56.0|56,0| E
6
c.f.q.
0.23
30.01 67.0
62.0610] NE
4
r.11.
28.25 57.0
57.0 57.0 E
5
o.f.d.
......
Thursday, 9
30.05 69.0
15th
Noon
30.05 70.0 70.0
|| 66.0 66.0|| N 80.0! 70,065,0 | N
3
m.
28.32 | 60.0
60.0 60.0F
4
o.f.
2
II.
0.03
28.34 03.063.051.0 63.063.0 E
2
o.f.
0.10
April.
3
30.01 69.0
69.0|68,0| SW
1
o.d.
28.31.64.0
Friday,
16th
9
30.16) 69.0
65.063.0 NNW
2
V.
Noon
30.1869.0 70.0
62.065.0 | 63.0 | N
2
0.15 c.m.
April.
3
30.1568.0
€7,066,0 | N
t 0.m.
28.41 59.0 28.41 60.0 60,058.0
28.42 61.0
64.0 64.0 NE
59.059.0 NE
60.0 | 60.0 | NNE 61.0 60.0 N
2
o.f.
3
o.c.d.
3 o.c.d.
0.00
O.C.
STATE OF WEATHER:-). blue sky; c. clouis (detached) ; d. drizzóng rain; f. foggy; it. gloomy; &, bail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showeri 7. squally; r. rain; s. snow; f. thunder; a, mely (threatening) appearance of weather; e, visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); 7, wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (-) ender any letter anguents its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to note the Force
of the Wind.
0
Description of Wind.
Caim
Illustrations of the poster of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Men-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denoe the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3
Light Air Light Breeze, Gentle Bree%3 Moderate Breeze
Fresh Brec zet. - Streng Breeze Helernte Gule- Fresh Gale. Strong Gule Whole Gale
Sterin..... Turrieze,
Just sufficient to give se vorage way,
With which the above Skip with all sail (1 to 2 knota.
Fat and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
WALCT..
13
5 to 6
Royals,
&e..
Single Roofs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, doc. Closa Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Bible Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsall and reefed Foresail Maler Storm Sysad
Bare Poler
SURTHE
61
10
70 - 20
11
Above SO
12