THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1880.
783
No. 429.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of August, 1880, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1880.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1880. 86 fret above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit ).
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretury.
WIND.
RAIN IN
INCHES
CLOUD.
HYGROMETER.
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE.
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min, of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
MAX.
DIUR-
BULB
IN VACUO. POSED.
SUN, MIN
BCLB
Ex- GRASS.
NAL
RANGE,
ON
IN
SHADE.
Temp. al
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M. Min.
Max. Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
DRY BULB
WET BULB
MIN.
IN SOIL,
6
IN
SHADE.
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY. COMPLETE SATURATION
100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
DURING
TRE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
INCHES
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.
29.70
29.69
84.0
83.0
76.0
84.0
82.0
106 189
75.0
8.0
14.0
79.0
82.0
84.0
79.0
78.0
80
ཡ མཱ
Sunday,
Monday,
29.76
29.75 82.0
88.0
74.0
86.0
85.0
110 02
75.0
12.0
17.0
77.0
81.0
89.0
78.0
81.0
85
3
Tuesday,
29.78
29.74 84.0
89.0
74.0
91.0 89.0
129
104
77.0
17.0
27.0
79.0
84.0 89.0
80.0
84.0
80
Wednesday,
29.75
29.73
82.0 87.0
76.0
87.0
86.0
126
98
78.0 11.0
20.0 80.0
82.0
87.0
79.0
81.0
85
29.73
29.08 86.0
90.0
77.0
92.0 91.0
130
104
80.0 15.0
24.0
82.0
87.0
84.0
81.0
90.0
Thursday,
6 Friday,
29.72
29.69 86.0
89.0
77.0
90.0
89.0
7
Saturday,..
29.73 29.70
87.0 88.0
88.0
90.0 77.0
8 Sunday,
29.79
80.0 29.76
88.0
73.0
9
Monday,
29.83
29.801 81.0
81.0
72.0 82.0
80.0 114
126 96
94
124 90.0 89.0 126 96 90
79.0 13.0 79.0 13.0
17.0 81.0
86.0
89.0
81.0
84.0
78.0 17.0
76.0
10.0
15.0 81.0
18.0
14.0 78.0
87.0 90.0
81.0
83.0
73
80.0
79.0
71.0
88.0
80.0
63
80.0
81.0
76.0 78.0
29.87
29.84 83.0
67.0
73.0
88.0
86.0 115
90
76.0 15.0
14.0 78.0
83.0
85.0
79.0
80.0
80
10 Tuesday,
11
Wednesday,
29.90
29.83
82.0
85.0 73.0
80.0
85.0 110
90
74.0
13.0
16.0 77.0
77.0
85.0
81.0
80.0
333322222881
76
77
65
80
85
76
80
29.90
29.87
84.0
79.0
72.0
79.0.
78.0
103
80
70.0
7.0
12 Thursday,
29.90
29.831 84.0
87.0
74.0
88.0
86.0
119
91
75.0
14.0
13 Friday,
29.01
28.85
84.0
88.0 76.0
88.0
86.0
123
93
10.0 74.0 16.0 77.0 77.0 12.0 16.0 79.0
14
Saturday,
15 Sunday,.
29.85
20.82 84.0
27.0
16 Monday,
29.87
84.0 29.82
17
Tuesday,
29.80
29.70
78.0
18 Wednesday,
20.80
29.72 80.0 83.0
19
20.82
29.81
82.0 80.0
Thursday,
20 | Friday,
29.95
29.00
79.0 83.0
20.97
29.75 83.0
21
Saturday,
22 Sunday,
29.95
84.0 29.85
23
Monday,..
29.90
85.0 29.86
73.0 92.0
86.0 84.0 83.0 104
85.0 78.0
81.0 80.0
80.0 109
71.0
121
72.0 84.0 83.0 86.0 130
87.0 72.0
83.0 82.0 72.0
80.0 74.0
85.0
76.0 91.0
88.0
90.0
87.0 85.0 128
95
78.0
10.0 17.0 80.0
87
77.0 6.0
10.0
122
137
88.0
90.0 135
91.0
133
29.90
29.85
85.0 91.0
70.0
136
91.0
92.0
104
24 Tuesday,
25 | Wednesday,
29.92
29.87
85.0 90.0
37.0
92.0
90.0
138
106
29.93
29.90
84.0 83.0
73.0
82.0
81.0
130
90 76.0
26 Thursday,.
27 Friday,
20.94
20.90 82.0
87.0
73.0
88.0
86 0
136
94
28
Saturday,.
29.94
90.0 74.0
83.0
85.0 29.87
87.0
137
95
77.0
10.0
18.0
80.0
29
Sunday,
29.85
86.0 20.81
70.0
90.0
95.0 93.0
144
1'4
78.0 19.0
26.0
81.0
30 Monday,
29.80
29.77
83.0
*2.0
73 01 83.0
81.0
125
87
74.0
100 13.0
77.0 83.0
31 Tuesday,
29.95
20.92 82.0
84.0
73.0 86.U
85.0
126
88
74.0
13.0 14.0
76.0
84.0
84.0
71.0
79.0
87.0
83.0
76
82.0
86.0 79.0
84.0
81.0
80.0 85
83.0 85.0
79.0 78.0 89
75.0
77.0 80,0
75.0
17.0
73.0 10.0
90
801.0
78.0
83,0
80.0
77.0
17.0
12.0
91 74.0 82.0
78.0
86.0
82.0
77.0
15.0 23.0
98 75.0 83.0 76.0 80.0
78.0
16.0 76.0
90 11.0
74.0
82.0
20.0
85.0
89.0
27.0 78.0
76.0
103 15.0
78.0 82.0
24.0 91.0
98 74.0 15.0 85.0 910
80.0
100 76.0 19.0 24.0 80.0
85.0 91.0
25.0 82.0
79.0 16.0 78.0 85.0
85.0
83.0 90.0
27.0
79.0 15.0 80.0 77.0
83.0
84.0
14.0 78.0
9.0
82.0 78.0
87.0
78.0
18.0
76.0 15.0 80.0
86.0
85.0
82.0 90.0
82.0
84.0
81.0
79.0
79.0
75.0
76
87.0 80.0
83.0
80 81
80
90
237220823228-28889
77.1
73 €
75.3 75.7 E.
76.0 E.
65 76.0 80.8 W.
77 77.4
S.
77.0 77.1
80.3
E.
0.44
E.
1.13
W.
0.14
S.W.
S.W.
0.18
77.8
80.8
S.W.
S.W.
69 77.1
78.6
E.
E.
65.5
74.9
W.
W.
0.34
73.3 76.0
W.
W.
0.00
76.3
76.7
W.
W.
0.18
76 74.3
76.7 S.
S.
0.08
75.7
72.3
S.
0.55
77.4
80.4
S.W.
W.
2.30
76.3
77.1
S.W.
S.W.
0.15
75.7
79.4
W.
W.
0.03
78.0
78.4
S.W.
S.W.
0.07
73.6
76,6
S.W.
S.W.
2.60
85
76.6
78.0
W.
E.
0.02
80
80
75.3
79.4 E.
E.
85
89
85
78.0
90.0
80
78.0
85.0
29
74
74.6 78.0 80.0 E.
85 78.0 95 75.3 80.4 81.3
73.4
E.
E.
0.80
10
E.
0.15
2
E.
E.
W.
W.
76
85.0
74
76.7 81.3 W.
W.
68
77
73.4
81.9 W.
W.
3
80
72 77.4
73.0
E.
W.
3
82.0
80
77
75.3
78.8 W.
W.
1.20
3
81.0 76
76
70.7
E.
77.8
W.
3
85.0
80.0
90
77
78.7
81.0
E.
E.
78.0 70.0
76
72
74.7
72.0
E.
E.
0.03
79.0
78.0
85
76
76.0
75.7
F.
E.
1.16
9
y
Mean.
29.85
29.85 83.2
86.1
87.3
7.3
85.8 124
94
76.1
13.0
18.3
78.5
82.7
80.2
78.5
81.0
79
79
75.0 78.2
11.61
...
Summary of August,
1879-Mean Shade Temp.,.
.85.0
Total Rainfall,.
13.06 inches.
Rain fell on 14 days.
1878:-
.83.0
15.08
19
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1877:-
.83.5
12.21
14
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32.43
21
1878:-
72
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31.
19
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1875 :-
.85.7
1.98
8
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1874:-
82.9
12.86
16
PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
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