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No. 158.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of May, 1880, is published for general
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1880.
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1880.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
BG feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon,
MAX.
SUN.
BULH
IN
MAX.
SUN,
KuLa
DIUR-
MIN.
ΝΑΙ
RANGE,
ON
Ex- GRASS. IN VACUO. POSED.
SHADE.
1
Saturday,
2 Sunday,
9 A.M.
30.06
3 P.M.
| Temp, at
Noon.
30.04
30.01 75.0 76.0 30.00 70.0 72.0
3
Monday,
30.05
30.00
4 Tuesday,
30.02
20.08
5 Wednesday,
30,00 29.94
6 Thursday, .***
29.97
7 Friday,
30.00
8 Saturday,
11
9 Sunday,
10 Monday,
Tuesday,
13 Thursday,
12 Wednesday,
30,00 29.95 80.0
74.0 75.0
76.0
76.0
78.0 80.0
82.0 29.06 72.0 74.0
30.02 30.00 75.0 79.0 30.04 30.01 80.0 86.0 30.00 29.94 83.0 88.0 20.95 29.90 83.9 87.0 29.97 29.93 84.0 89.0
81.0
29.95 80.0
94.0
92.0
14
Friday,
30.02 29.93 82.0 35.0
72.0
86.0
85.0
15 Saturday,..
30.02
85.0 29.97
90.0
74.0
92.0
91.0
16 Sunday,
30.00 29.94 85.0 88.0
73.0
91.0
89.0
17
Monday,
18
Tuesday,
19
Wednesday,
20 Thursday,.
21
Friday,
22 Saturday,
23 Sunday,
24 Monday.
29.98
25 Tuesday, ......
29.95
29.91 78.0
26
Wednesday,
29.9.5
27
Thursday,
29.03
70.0 29.88
28
Friday,
29.91
29.86
29
31
Saturday,
30 | Sunday,
Monday,
Summary of May,
29.88
29.84 82.0
29.85
29.80
88.0 87.0
144. 100.
9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. | Max. 65.0 77.0 76.0 130. 92. 68.0 12.0 24.0 G6.0 75.0 76.0 65.0
73.0 63.0 72.0 122. 35. 60.0 10.0 19.0 65.0 70.0 71.0 68.0 05.0 76.0 75.0 13. 86. 68.0 11.0 18.0 07.0 73.0 75.0 70.0 GG.0 77.0 75.0 127. 85. 69.0 11.0 16.0 67.0 75.0 76.0 72.0
68.0 79.0
81.0 136. 95. 71.0 13.0 24.0 70.0 77.0 80.0 74.0
85.0 72.0 83.0 144. 100. 74.0 13.0 26.0 72.0 81.0 82.0 76.0 79.0 76 68.0 78.0 74.0 136. 96. 71.0 10.0 25.0 70.0 72.0 74.0 70.0 72.0 89 66.0 80.0 79.0 142. 97. 69.0 14.0 28.0 68.0 74.0 79.0 70.0 74.0 79 80.0 70.0 86.0 144. 101. 72.0 16.0 29.0 70.0 80.0 86.0 73.0 80.0 67
72.0 89.0 87.0 152. 110. 74.0 17.0 36.0 71.0 83.0 88.0
89.0 88.0 75.0 150. 109. 76.0 14.0 33.0 72.0 84.0 88.0 78.0 75.0 90.0 89.0 153. 111. 77.0 15.0 34.0 75.0 84.0 80.0 78.0
77.0 155. 112. 78.0 17.0 34.0 77.0 80.0 92.0 78.0 86.0 58 142. 96. 74.0 14.0 22.0 71.0 81.0 85.0 70.0 147. 106. 78.0 18.0 28.0 76.0 86.0 90.0 78.0 143. 103. 75.0 18.0 28.0 73.0 86.0 88.0 78.0
29.95 29.90 $5.0 80.0 87.0
74.0 80.0 141. 98. 78.0 13.0 20.0 76.0 84.0 86.0 79.0
29.95 29.90 77.0 77.0 80.0 70.0 79.0 131. 92. 73.0 10.0 19.0 71.0 76.0 77.0 74.0 29.90 29.86 76.0 77.0 70.0 80.0 78.0 126. 86. 73.0 10.0 13.0 71.0 75.0 77.0 73.0 29.93 29.90 80.0 81.0 71.0 83.0
85.0 135. 92. 70.0 14.0 16.0 74.0 80.0 81.0 76.0
30.00 29.07 74.0 75.0 74.0
€6.0 72.0 136. 89. 68.0 8.0 21.0 67.0 73.0 74.0 70.0 30.00 29.06 74.0 74.0 65.0 75.0 73.0 136. 89. 68.0 10.0 21.0 70.01 73.0 74.0 71.0 30.20 29.95 72.0 74.0 64.0 74.0 73.0 130. 87. 70.0 10.0 17.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 70.0 29.93 77.0 79.0 68.0 82.0 80.0 131. 89. 71.0 14.0 18.0 73.0 78.0. 79.0 79.0 71.6 83.0 82,0 133. 91. 74.0 12.0 17.0 76.0 77.0 79.0 29.90 78.0 79.0 70.0 83.0 81.0 135. 92. 72.0 13.0 20.0 76.0 78.0 79.0 76.0 70.0 77.0 77.0 131. 90. 72.0 18.0 75.0 76.0 76.0
88.0 86.0 71.0 87.0 86.0 144. 87.0 71.0 68.0 87.0 144. 101. $3.0 89.0 73 0
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB |
EXPOSED.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION -100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
PAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 21
HOURS.
0-10.
INCA ES
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.|3 P.M.]
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
70.0 55
71
57.8
65.7
E.
69.0
88
88
€9.5
67.5 E.
73.0
84
89
67.8
71.6 E.
73.0 84
89
69.8
70.0 E.
75.0 84
75
71.9 71.6 E.
85
72.6
77.0 S.
89
68.5
70.5 E.
75
67.1
70.6 E.
72
68.2
76.1 E.
77.0 82.0 72
73
73.0
78.2 W.
81.0 72
69
74.0 76.5 S.
79.0 72
58
74.0
72.7 E.
73
71.6
82.3 E.
77.0
76
64
72.0
71.8
E.
81.0
64
62
72.8 75.4 W.
80.0 64
81.0
75.0 89
65
72.8
74.9 W.
76
76
75.7
77.8 S.W.
89
72.6
73.6 E.
75.0 89 89
71.6
73.6
E.
78.0
80
85
73.3
76.0
W.
72.0 84
89
67.8
70.5
W.
72.0 89
89
69.5 70.5
W.
71.0 89
89
68.5
69.5 E.
74.0 76.0 79
85
71.2
78.9 E.
75.0
77.0 89
90
73.6
75.6
E.
76.0
77.0
89
90
74.6
75.6
W.
7.0
74.0
74.0
89
89
72.6
72.6
E.
102. 75.0
16.0
27.0 76.0 83.0 85.0
78.0
81.0 76
80
74.7
78.4
E.
74.0
17.0
27.0 76.0 83.0 87.0
78.0
82.0
76
77
74.7
78.8
W.
dddddood ooonkaddad? Zaqata
8
0.65
10
0.45
9
0.95
0.05
1.16
0.35
1.70
10
2.20
10
0.22
0.90
9
0.35
10
0.10
૪
0.01
7
0.15
1.73
1.00
10
1.20
3
E.
0.62
77.0
15 0
23.0 78.0 84.0 89.0
78.0
84.0 72
77
74.0
80.8 W.
5
29.95 29.98
80.0 86.0
76.0
87.0 86.0 146. 102.
76.0
11.0
26.0 78.0 78.0 86.0 76.0
82.0 89
80
74.6 79.4 W.
W.
1.02.
10
Mean.
29.97 29.03 78.8 82.3 70.0
83.0 81.6 138. 96.
72.8 13.0
1870-Mean Shade Temp.,
.83.6
Total Rain fall,.
6.75 inches.
29.4 72.2 78.6 81.2 74.3 Rain fell on 10 days.
77.0 78
79
71.3
74.2
14.78
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