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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH AUGUST, 1880.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1880.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 21 hours,
Saturday,
31st
9
Noon
29.74 83.0
8.15 77,51
o.c.q.
29.74 | 83,086.0|78.0 | 81.0|76,0
o.c.q.
July.
3
29.69 84.0
82.0 77.5
29.63 86.0 29.63 86.0 91.0 | 80,0 | 83,5 | 80.0 | E
29.61 86.0
85.0 81.0 E
84.0 80.0 ENE
4
b.c.
o.d.
0.00
4
b.c.
o.c.q.
+24
Sunday,
9
29.75 83.0
81.0 | 77.0
o.c.q.
29.62 81.0
83.9 80.0 | E
4
o.d.
...
1st
Noon
29,7583.0 85.0 | 78.0 | 81,0 | 78.0
o.c.r.q.
August.
3
29.72 82.0
80.5 78.5
o.c.q.
29.62 | 85.0 | 86.0 | 79,0 | 84,5 83.0 | E
29.61 84.0
82.5 81.0 E
4
b.c.p. 0.38
4 g.p.
Monday, 2nd
August.
9
29.80 81.5
80.0 76.0
-
Noon
3
29.81 85.086.0|78.0|84.0 | 79.0
29.77 87.0
86.0 80.0
Tuesday, 9
3rd Noon
August. 3
29.84 85.5
84.0 79.0
29.82 | 86,5 | 89.0 79.5 | 85.0 | 78.0
29.7888.5
88.0 80.0
Wednesday, 9
4th Noon
August. 3
29.80 | 85.0
Thursday, 9
5th Noon
August. 3
Friday,
6th
August.
29.77 | 87.0
29.72 | 88.0
:: །: ༄ :
83.0 79.0
29.78 | 87.0 90.0 | 80.0 86.0 80.0
29.73 89.0
A
88.0 810
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.67 84.0
81.5 81.0 Calm
**
b.c.
29.67 86.0 86.5 77.0 | 85.5 81.0 W
b.c.
29.66 88.0
89.586.0E
0 1 2
b.c.
b.c. 1.65
b.c.
b.c.
29.69 86.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.71 88.0 90.0 79.0 87.0 83.0 SW
b.c.
29.69 89.0
88.0 83.0 SSW
- 2
1
b.c.
0.09
b.c.
:
O.C.
29.67 85.0
81.0 81.0 N
1
O.г.
b.c
29.68 87.0 90.0 80.0 85.5 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.25
b.c.
29.64 88.0
87.0 84.0 | SW
3
b.c.
KAN
86.5 81.0
b.c.
29.64 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
2 b.c.
29.76 89.5 92.0 82.0 89.0 | 81,5
b.c.
88.5 82.0
b.c.
29.64 88.0 88.0 | 81.0 87.5 84.0 SW
29.62 88.0
3 b.c.
0.00
86.0 84.0 SW
∞
3
b.c.
9
29.77 88.0
87.0 81.0
b.c.
29.64 | 86.0
85.0 | 84.0 | NW
ATU
29.74 90.0
Noon 29.77 88.5 92.082.0|88,0 | 82.0
3
90.0 82.0
b.c.
29.64 88.0 88.0 81.0 86.0 84.0 | NW
b.c.
29.63 89.0
*
1880.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
| 80.0 80.0 | NE
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
87.5 85.0 NW
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
on as an
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
73.0 72.0E
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 34 hours,
Saturday, 31st July.
9 29.58 82.0
c.u.
27.9474.0
o.m.
Noon
29.57 | 82.0|82,0|76.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | NE
p.u.
0.03
3
29.56 82.0
88.0 80.0 NE
c.m.
27.94 74.0 74.0 | 72.0 | 73.0 73.0 E
27.92 76.0
o.m.
0.00
75.0 74.0 E
o.m.
:
Sunday,
9
29.58 82.5
1st
80.0 | 80,0 | NE
Noon 29.59 | 83.0 | 82.0 | 75.0 | 80.0 | 79,0| NE
August.
Monday, 2nd
August.
Tuesday,
3rd
August.
3
29.59 82.5
| 80.0|79,0| NE
24 3 m
b.c.m.
27.95 74.0
74.0 74.0E
4
o.f.
b.c.p.
0.30
27.95 75.0 75.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 E
5
o.p.f. 0.53
3
c.p.
27.93 75.0
74.0 74.0 E
4
O.C.
...
***
***
**
9 29.64 82.0
80.0|78.0 | Calm 0 Noon 29,64 | 84.0.| 84.0|74.0|84.0|80.0 || N
: 3 29.64 84.0
85.0 80.0 NE
9 29.67 84.5
84.0 80.0 Calm
Noon 29.68 85.0 87.0 76.0 86.0 82.0 SW
3 29.63 85.0
86.082.0 | SW
---
c.p.
28.03 77.0
76.0 74.0 S
2
o.c.m.
...
1 b.c.
1 b.c.
1.20
...
..
28.03 78.0 78.0 | 72.0 | 77.0|75,0│S
28.02 78.0
77.075.0 SE
3
o.m. 0.90
3
o.m.
***
0 b.c.
1 bic.
28.05 77.0
0.00 28.06 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 S
€7.076.0 S
1
b.c.
...
...
28.02 78.0
77.075.0|S
21 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.14
b.c.
***
Wednesday, 9
4th
August.
Thursday,
5th August.
29.63 84.5
Noon 29.64 85,0 87.0
83.5 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.02 77.0
...
78.0 82.0 | 80,0 | SW
1
b.c.
0.15
3
29.60 | 86.0
85.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.
9
29.60 85.0
***
83.0|80,0| SW
Noon 29.60 | 86.0 | 87.0
3 29.59 86.0
79.0 87.0 83.0 SW
***
83.0|82.0 | SW
3 2 2
b.c.
28.00 77.0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
27.99 80.0 80.075.0
27.97 79.0
Friday,
9 29.60 86.0
6th
85.0 82.0 NW
Noon 29.61 86.0 88.0 78.0 85.0 82.0 SW
1 b.c.m.
28.00 78.0
1 c.g. 0.01
August.
3
29.6087.0
85.0 82.0 SW
1
***
***
b.c.g.
28.00 80.0 80.075.0
27.99 81.0
**
76.0 76.0 SW
28.02 78.0 78.0 | 74.0 | 77.0|76.0¦ S
27.98 78.0
77.076.0 SW
76.0 76.0 SW
78.0 77.0 WSW
78.0 78.0 WSW
77.0|76.0 | WNW
79.0 78.0 WNW
80.0|79.0 | SW
3
o.f.
:
---
1
0.0.
0.90
3 0.c.
* 3
o.f.
2 C.C. 0.00
2
o.f.
...
...
2 2 M
O.C.
b.m.
0.00
3
b.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; ƒ. foggy; a. gloomy; A, hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. 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.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force)
of the Wind.
0 to
Q
Light Air Light Breeze..
Gentle Breezo Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.... Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm Hurricane,
Just suficient to give steerage way.
| With which the abore Ship with all sail f1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water..................
"
5 to 6
Royals.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &o.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forssall Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Above 80