350
1880.
DAY AND
DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 28TH
APRIL, 1880.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
BAIN FALL.
In inches during previou: Síhours,
inches during
BAKOMETER.
Attd.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
STONE CUTTERS ÍSLAND,
THERMOMETER.
WISDS 0 TO W.
Direc
30.15 68.0
Max.
Min.
Day
tion.
67.0 | 620 || NE
30.15|71.0 72.0|62.0|79.5| 69,0| E
72.008.0 S
Saturday,
→
20.31] 66.0
6·1.0 | 59.0
b.c.
17th
Nocn 30.28 70.0 70.0 | 62.0 | 68,5 | 61.0
April.
3
30.23 71.0
:ž ;
Sunday,
9
30.25 71.0
18th
April.
Noon
30.22 71.5 73.0 | 64.0 | 70.0 69.5
3
30.17 73.5
Monday,
19th
April.
9
30.18 | 69,5
Noon
3
Tuesday, 9
20th
April.
Wednesday, 21st
April.
9
30.02 67.5
3
68.0 64.5
67.0 65.5
30.12 68.0
Noon 30.09 69.0 70.5 65.0 67.5 | 66.0
3 30.02 69.0
67.5 66.0
66.0 64.0
Noon 30.01 68.0 69.0 63.0 65.5 62.5
29.94 69.0
68.0 64.0
30.15 70.0 73.0 | 66.5 68.5 | 65.0
30.12 70.0
: : རྟྲྀ : :
b.c.
69.0 62.5
b.c.
30.12 72.0
69.5
64.0
b.c.
30.10 72.0
70.5 48.0 | 12.
b.c.
30.40 71.0 73.0 | 63.0|70.0|67.0|83|
72.0 70.0
b.c.
30.0673.0
73.0 69.0 ESE
67.5 64.0
...
Thursday, 22nd
April.
9 30.06 68.5
: : སྐྱེ :
True wind cannot be registered.
c.m.
30.04 71.0
70.0 07.0 | E
3
c.m.
30.05 71.2 74.066.0 | 70.0 66.0] 5
c.m.
30.03 71.0
69.0 | 67.0 | E
C.T.
30.00 71.0
68.0, 84.0 E
D
c.p.
30.00 71.0 70.0
65.069.0 88.6|
0.г.
29.96 71.0
68.067.0A
o.c.q.
29.90 69.0
65.0 C1.0 NW
ته
29.90 69.0 69.0 | 62.0 65.0 63.0 | NW
4
b.c.
29.85 71.0
70.0|67.0 NW
£
67.0 58.0
b.c.
29.90 70.0
69.0 65.0 N
3
b.e.
Noon
30.03 71.5 72.0 61.5 71.0 61.0
3
29.97 73.0
:
སྐྱེ :
:
b.c.
29.90 72.0 72.0 63.0 72.5| 66.0 S
2
72.562.5
b.c.
29.90 74.0
71.09.01 SW
b.c.
Friday,
23rd
April.
9
30.08 69.5
68.5 60.0
b.c.
29.93 71.0
***
69,666,0|| Calın
ย
Noon
30.0874.0 74.5 62.5 73.0 61.0
b.c.
29.93 74.0 75.0 | 62,074,069.0 S
2 b.
3
30.01 | 76.0
75.0 65.0
...
b.c.
29.93 75.0
**
|780|710] SW
1880.
VICTORIA PEAK.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
65.0 60.0 NNE
Noon 30.18 69.0 69.0 59.0 66.0 60.0 NE
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In fuches during
previvas 24 hours. !
BAROMETER.
C.
C.
0.00
Attä.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
HEIGHT 1,828 URNE,
War.
i
WINDS
Ù TO 12.
Direct-
dow.
Saturday,
9 30.18 68.0
28.44 57.0
NE
..
17th
April.
3 30.13 68.5
67.0 62.0 E
Sunday, 18th April.
9 30.13 70.0
67.0 63.0 NNE
Noon
3
30.12 70.0 70.0 61.0 67,063 0 | NNE! 30.07 69.5
67.0 62.0 NNE
Monday,
19th
April.
9
30.05 69.0
64.0 63.0 NE
Noon 30.05 69.0 69.061.0 66.0 62.0 NE
3
3 30.03 63.0 .... ... 66.0 64.0 NE
00 00 00
29 30 ∞
b.c.
3 b.c.
3
28.2459.0
NNW
A
28.38 62.01
C2
E
b.c.
0.00
28.37 | 462.0j 62.0158.
62.0161.9
b.c
28.40 64.0
3 1.U.
28.30 €0.0
o.m.
0.00
0.m.
28.43 62.0 6:1.0 55.0 | 62.0) lexo! e 28.46 | 65.0:
66,0
***
60.0
28.28160.0 60.0 | 58.0 60.0
Tuesday,
20th
April.
9. 29.33 69.0
65.0 65.0 NNE Noon 29.97 69.0 69.0 | 61.0 | 65.0 65.0 NNE
3 29.93 68.0
65.0 65.0 NNE
2
...
c.p.
28.25 60.0
600
4
2 c.r.
2 г.
0.31
28.25 610161.0] 58.00! G501 B 28.23 $1.0
R
E.
0.59
3
e.f.
Wednesday, 9
21st
April.
Thursday, 22nd
April.
29.90 69.0
65,063.0 NNW Noon 20.90 69.0 68.0 60.0 | 67.0 61.0 N
1 C.Y.
1 C.V.
28.1761.0
0.76
3
29.85 70.0
69.0 65.0 N
1
b.c.
28.1556.0 66.0|54.0 | 56,0 | 96,0| NW 28.10159.0
o.f.
59.0
NW
9
29.93 70.0
69.0 61.0 NNE Noon 29.90 69.0 74.0|59.0 70.0 65.0 N
3 29.89 70.0
2
b.c.
28.2161.0
60.0 38 T
71.0 61.0 SE
1 b.c.v.
1
0.00
28.20|62.0 62.0 | 55.0|62.0 | 300 | NW
b.c.
28.18 64.0
Friday,
23rd
9 29.98 71.0
70.0 63.0 NE Noon 29.98 72.0 76.060.0 76.0|70.0 SE
b.c.
28.3005,0
...
b.
0.00
410] 610 | SW
| 610 610 28.26 69.0 60.0 50.0 48.0 64.0|| 16
b.c.
April.
3 29.93 72.0
70.0 70.0 SE
2
b.c.
28.2069.0
68.0 | 65,0 | SE
STATE OF WEATHER :—b. bine sky ; c. glvuds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; f. foggy : -g, gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; sa, mely thang); o overcast ; på is often shared 4. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, objects at a distance musually v dide); **, ovu idew).
NOTE:-A bar (-) under any letter angments ita signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and contiming rain, &,0.. Se.
Figures to
denote the Force,
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze
Moderate Brecze Frosh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale
Ilustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or Firat-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufletent to give steerage way.........
With which the above Ship with all afl (1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
Water..
"
15 to 6
Royals, &c.
(Ta which she could just carry in chese,anie Reefs and 21h, ke.
Single Bets and T. G. Sals
full and by
Triple Roets, fen. ... Close Bouds and Course
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and roofed. Fevral
Lake of the Wind per Hour in buites,
denne pie
of thy Wi
0 to 2
3 - 19
11 - 25
16 - 20
21 - 25
26 30
3: Thi
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