DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
ticn.
776
1880.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1880.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
4th
September. 3
9
30.13 86.0
85.0 80.0
b.c.
Noon 30.12 89.0 91.0|81:0|87.0 79.0
30.08 89.0
b.c.
87.5 79.0
b.c.
...
Sunday, 9
.5th
Noon
September. 3
...
...
30.09❘ 85.0
84.0 76.0
30.07 88.0 91.0 | 79.0 | 86.0 | 80.0
30.00 87.5
80.0 79.0
b.c.
29.94 86.0
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 89.0
**
Monday, 9
6tb Noon
September. 3
30.06 85.0
83.5 79.0
30.05 89.0.90.0 | 80,0 | 87,5 | 80.0
30.00 | 85:0
84.0 79.0
Tuesday,
7th
30.06 | 83.0
30.12 81.0
9
Noon September. 3
Wednesday, 9
8th Noon
September. 3
81.5 77.0
30.08 | 85,0 | 90.0 | 78,0 | 84.0 | 77.0
30.04 | 87.0
30.1183.0 88.0 78.0 | 81,577.0
30.07 84.0
86.0 79.0
79.0 76.0
82.0 77.0
...
***
True wind cannot be registered,
b.c.
29.90 | 86.0
b.c.
o.c.t..
b.c.
29.92 | 84.0
b.c.
b.c.
29.95 88.0
:2:: ::
...
:ཛྫ ;
29.98 87.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
9 SOOM! TI
punches auring
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Direc-
tion.
85.0 82.0 SW
29.98 89.0 93.0 80.0 88.0 84.0 SE
29.94 90.0
88.5 84.5 SW
888
Wet.
Dry.
b.c.
3
~ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Ta inches during
PRIDOY FE EBO) AMIÉ
...
b.c. 0.00 b.c.
85.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.94 88.0.90.0 38.0 99.5 80.0
3
b.c.
0.00
90.5 86.0 ESE
4
b.c.
83.5 81.0 E
1 b.c.
...
29.91 88.0 92.0 80.0 87.5 83.0 E
29.88 86.0
3
b.c.t.l. 0.00
84.0 83.0 E
2
b.c.t.r.l.
82.0 80.0 E
1
b.c.
...
30.00 86.0 88.0 78.0 84.5 82.0 | NE
2
b.c.p. 0.10
87.5 84.0 SE
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.99 83:0
79.579,0 | N
2
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.99 | 85.0 91.0 | 77.0 | 82,5 | 81.5 | N
1
b.c.p. 0,31
o.b.c.
29.97 85.0
83.5 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Thursday, 9
9th' Noon
September. 3
...
30.14 84.0
83.0 77.0 30.12 | 85,5 | 86,0 | 78.0 -84.0 | 77.0
30.07 $6.0
b.c.
30.00 84.0
82.5 80.0 NW
1
b.c.
www
b.c.
85.0 78.0
o.b.c.
---
***
Friday,
10th
September.
29.97 | £8.0
9 30.05 34.0
| 82,0 | 78.0 Noon 30.03 | 86.0 | 88.0 | 79,0|85,0 | 78.0
3
86.578:0
b.c.
29.93 84.0
30.01 86,086.0 | 77.0|86.0 | 82,0 | NW
29.98 86.0
85.0 81.5 SW
82.5 81.0 Calm
1
b.c.
0.22
3
b.c.
***
b.c.
29.93 85,088.0|78.0|84.5 81.0 | W
b.c.
29.88 87.0
87.0 83.0 | SW
013
b.c.
...
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
.1880.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attä.
Max.
Min.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
4th
to
9
29.95 86.0
84.0 78.0 N
b.c.
28.34 80.0
Noon 29.96 | 86.5
September. 3 29.93 86.0
: ཻ:
89.0178.0 85.0 80.0 NE
87.0 80.0 E
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
tion.
78.0 76.0 E
28.34 81.0 81.0 | 73.0 | 80.077,0 ENE
28.30 | 82.0
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
Sunday,
5th
September.
9
Noon
3
29.92 86.0
29.92 | 85.0 89.0 72.0 85.0 80.0 NE
29.8485.0
82.5 78.0 NE
83.0 78.0 N
2
b.c.
28.2678.0
*
...
4
b.c.
0,00
28.29 | 79.0 80.0 | 74.0 77.0 | 75.0 | E
4 b.c.
28.22 | 80.0
9
Noon
September. 3
Monday, 9 29.89 84.0
6th Noon 29.89 85.0 87.0|77,0|85,080.0 SE
September. 3 29.86 85.0
83.0 78.0 SE
Tuesday,
7th
82.0 80.0 NE
2 b.c.
28.28 77.0
+++
1 b.c.
1
0.00
28.26 | 77.0 77.0|74.0|77.0 75.0 | SE
b.c.
:
-
29.96 86.0
82.0 79.0 Calm
29.9385.0 87.0 77.087.0 80.0 SE
29.89 | 85.5
0 b.c.
28.20 76.0
...
28.2877.0
***
1
b.c.
0.32
86,079.0 SE
1
b.c.
...
28.29 78.0 79.0|73.0|77.0 75.0 SE
28.24 77.0
79.0 77.0 E
76.0 75.0 SE
75.0 74.0 SSE
76.075.0 S
76.0 74.0❘ SE
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
81.0 79.0 E
2
b.c.
77.075.0E
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
....
b.c.
...
b.c.t. 0.07
b.c.m.
∞∞∞ Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
Muqaip vach at :
previous 24 houri.
2 2 2
2 3 2
W ~ E
1
Wednesday, 9
8th Noon
September. 3
Thursday,
9tli
September.
Friday,
10th
--
29.95 83.0
29.95 | 83.0 | 88.0 74.0 82.0 77.0 N 29.92 83.0
| 82.0 77.0 E
80.0 78.0 N
1
p.c.m.
28.31 74.0
1
b.c.m. 0.15
...
9 29.98 85.0
85.0 79.0 Calm
Noon 29.97 85.0 88.0 75.0 88.0 80.0 S
3 29.93 84.0
84.0 77.0 SW
1 b.c.
0 b.c.
1 b.c.
1
...
73.0 72.0 E
28.31 | 75.0 | 75.0|73.0 | 75.0|74.0 | Calm
28.27 | 76.0
76.0 74.0 Calm
2
b.c.
3
b.c.
1
b.c.
...
b.c.
...
0.07
b.c. 0.08
b.c.
28.34 76.0
0.00
b.c.
...
September.
9 29.8884,5
Noon 29.88 81.0 88.0 74.0 84.0 78.0 Calm
3 29.82 85.0
82.0|78.0 | Calm
0
o.b.c.
...
o.b.c. 0.00
...
86.0 78.0 SW
2 b.c.
75.0 74.0 WNW
28.33 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 NW
28.27 75.0
74.0 73.0 | SSW
28.2574.0
74.0|74.0 NW
28.23 | 76.076,0|73,0|76,0|74,0 | NW 28.18 78.0
77.0 74.0 SW
1
b.c.
DAY
1 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
...
2
b.c.
.
b.c. 0.00
2
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; &. clouds (detacked); d. drizzling rain ; f. foggy; g. gloomy; ž, hail; 2. lightning; 18. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers 9. equally. rain; . snow; . thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; r. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
"NOTE:--A bar (→) under any letter augments its signification, thus f, very foggy; I. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures 10
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force
of the Wind.
0 to 2
11
12
Light Breeze....
Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh BreeBE••• Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way,
} With which the above Ship with all call (1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 Water........
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Beefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
3
11
14
5 to 6 Royals, &c.
21
"
Single Reefs and T. G. Salle
ឆឌទ
10
abovo 30
12