584
DAY AND DATE.
1880.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST JULY, 1880.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 21 nouure,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc
tion,
82.5 80.5 E
+Force.
WEATHER.
Saturday,
17th
9 29.80 $3.0 Noon 29.78 82.5 89.0|79.0|79.0|77.0
81.0 77.5
o.c.r.
29.68 85.0
o.r.
o.c.r.
July.
3
29.74 83.0
81.5 78.0
...
o.c.p.
29.68 84.0 91.5 79.0 81.0 79.0 ENE
29.65 85.0
82.5 80.5 ENE
4
0.3.
4
o.r.
Sunday,
9
29.82 $4.5
$3.5 77.0
o.b.c.
29.69 | 85.0
...
18th
July.
Noon
3
29.80 $7.0
Monday,
9
29.88 85.5
19th
July.
Noon
3
29.87 87.0
Tuesday, 20th
July.
9
29.92 85.0
Noon
3
29.89 89.0
:༄: |: ༄: །: 3;
29.80 87.0 88.5 79.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.
83.0 80.5 SE
29.71 87.0 86.5 80.0 85.5 82.0 SE
3
b.c.p
4 b.c.
0.0
85,579,5
b.c.
29.7187.0
66.0 81.5 SE
3
b.c.
84.0 79.0
29.90 88.0 90.0 81.0 87.0 79.5
85.0 79.0
84.0 79.0
29.92 89.090.0 80.0 88.0 79.0
88.5 80.0
Wednesday, 21st
July.
9
29.90 | 86.5
85.0 80.0
Noon
3
29.89 89.0 91.081.0 88.0 81.0
29.86 89.0
$8.0 81.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.75 86.0
83.5 81.08
1
***
...
b.c.
b.c.
29.76 87.0 87.0 80.5 86.0 83.0 SW
2 b.c. 00
b.c.
29.76 88.0
88.585.0 SW
2
b.c.
---
***
b.c.
29.78 87.0
84.5 82.0 S
...
b.c.
29.79 88.090.0 79.5 86.5 80.0 S
b.c.
29.77 88.0
86.5 83.0 SW
1 2 3
b.c.
b.c.
02
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.76 86.0
84.5 81.5 NW
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.76 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 80.0 86.0 83.0 SW
4
b.c.
b.c.
29.76 89.0
87.5 84.0 SSW
3
b.c.
...
22nd
July.
CA
Thursday, 9 29.87 86.0
85.0 80.0
Noon 29.86 88.0 91.0 81.0 87.0 80.0
3 29.81 88.0
b.c.q.
29.73 86.0
84.5 81.5 SW
4
b.c.
...
b.c.q.
87.0 80.0
b.c.q.
29.73 87.0 88,0 | 78,0 | 85.0 81,5 SW
29.7087.0
5
b.c.
022
86.0 83.0 SW
4
b.c.
Friday,
9 29.79 $6.5
86.0 81.0
b.c.q.
29.67 86.0
84.0 82.5 | SW
4
b.c.m.
440
A
23rd
Noon 29.77 88.0 90.0 $2.0 88.0 82.0
b.c.q.
29.67 87.0|86,582,0 | 86,0 | 83,0| SW
4
g.p.
July.
3 29.72 89.5
$8.5 81.0
b.c.q.
29.63 88.0
87.0 83.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
***
1880.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
◊ TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
MAISTALL
Saturday,
17th
July.
9 29.62 83.0
Noon 29.62 $3.0 85.0
.77.0 77.0 NE
c.p.m.
28.00 75.0
74.0 74.0 E
o.f.
73.0 79.0 77.0 NE
c.p.
0.07
3 29.59 84.0
50.0 78.0 NE
c.r.u.
...
64
27.96 75.0 75.0|72.0|74.0 74.0 | E
27.94 | 74.0
4
o.f.r.
017
74.0 74.0 E
5
o.£.
1
Sunday,
9 29.67 83.5
82.0 78.0 SE
2
A
b.c.p.
***
28.07 77.0
-
76.0 74.0 S
4
0.0.
18th July.
Noon 29.68 85.0 85.0 73.0 83.0 78.0 SE
3 29.68 84.0
1
b.c.p.
0.32
80.0 77.0 SE
1
b.c.
...
28.07 | 76.076,0|73,0|76.0|74,0 | S
28.05 76.0
75.0 73.0 SSE
3
O.C.
34
3
O.C.
Monday:
19th
July.
9
29.73 84.0
Noon 29.74 85,5 86.076.0
85.5 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.10 76.0
75.0 75.0 S
2
0.0.
86.0 82.0 SW
1 b.c.
0.02
28.12 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 75.0 S
1
b.c.
3 29.73 37.0
86.0 32.0 S
1
b.c.
28.09 79.0
78.0 76.0 | S
1
b.c.
Tuesday, 20th
July.
Wednesday, 9
9
29.77 86.0
$5.0 80.0 W
1
b.c.
28.11 76.0
***
3
Noon 29.77 86.0 87.0 76.0 85.0 80.0 W
29.74 87.0
2
b.c.
0.00
28.1478.0 78.0
75,0|74.0 | S
73.0 | 77,0 74,0 | S
1
O,C.
1 b.c.
85.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.10 | 77.0
76.075,0 SSW
3 b.c.
***
29.73 86.0
85.0 81.0 SW
21st
Noon 29.74 87.0 87.0
78.0|87.0 81.0 SW
July.
3
29.7188.0
85.0 80.0 SW
12 2
b.c.
28.10 76.0
b.c.
0.00
28.10 76.0 76.0
b.c.
28.0876.0
75.0❘75.0 | SSW
74.0|76.075.0 SW 4
76.5 75.0 SW 4
4
o.f.
0.c.
0.c.
Thursday,
...
22nd
July.
---
9 29.71 85.0
83.0 79.0 SW
Noon 29.71 86.087.0 77.0 85.080.0
3 29.66 87,0
SW
83.0 79.0 SW
3 ∞ co
3
b.c.m.
28.06 76.0
3
b.c.m. 0.02 28.05 75.0 | 76,073.0
3 b.c.
:
28.01 76.0
75.075,0 SW
75.0 74.0 SW
75.0 75.0 SW
5 O.C.
6 O.C.
D 0.c.
Friday,
23rd
9 29.63 86.0
$4.0 81.0 SW
Noon 29.63 86.0 27.0 78.0 85.0 82.0 SW
July.
3 29.50 87.0
84.0 81.0 SW
2 2 2
b.c.m.
-
27.99 77.0
**
c.m.
0.00
b.c.m.
...
76.0 76.0 SSW 5 o.f. 27.97 76.0 77.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 SSW 5 o.f.
27.95 | 78.0
77.0 | 77.0 | SW 5 o.f.
+
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
STATE OF WEATHER--b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloony; . hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing sesam q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. 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.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind na regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
12
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Brenze.... Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Onl.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sall (1 to 2 knots..
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
31
15 to 6
Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
|
Triple Recfs, &c.
Close Reafs and Courses
In which she could just, carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by. ·
In which she could just hear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forensil Under Storm Staysall
Bare Polea
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures 10 denote the Force of the Wind.
9
0 to 2
61
70
above 80
3388K RUNTON
52
53 - 60
69
19
12