THE HONGKong governMENT GAZETTE, 23RD OCTOBER, 1880.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
843
1880.
.DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
Max.
Saturday, 9th
October.
9
30.19 | 82.0
Noon 30.16 84.0 86.0
4
3
30.1185.0
Sunday,
9
30.16 83.0
10th
October.
Noon
30.12 84.0 87.0 76.0 82.5 76.0
3
30.06 83.5
Monday, 11th
October.
9
30.12 82.0
THERMOMETER.
80.5 72.5
76.0 82.0|74.0
4:::: Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
b.c.
b.c.
83,575.0
b.c.
29.98 85.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
30.03 83.0
Direc-
tion.
62.0 78.0 N
30.02 84.0 86.0 77.0 85.0 81.0 N
83.0 81.0 SE
:
***
Dry.
Wet.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In faction during
previous 24 hours,
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
81,075.5
b.c.
30.00 83.0
82.0 80.0 NE
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.99 85.0 87.5 77.0 83.0 80.0 ESE
4
b.c.
0.00
82.0 75.0
b.c.
29.93 85.0
84.5 81.0 ESE
4
b.c.
...
80.0 75.0
Noon 30.09 83.5 84.075.081.575.0
3
30.04 83.5
81.5 75.0
Tuesday,
12th
October.
Wednesday, 9
13th
October.
Thursday,
14th
October.
81.0 73.0 9 30.11 83.5 Noon 30.10 85.0 86.0 77.0 83,5 75.0
3 30.06 85.0
...
84.0 75.5
...
30.14 81.0
80.0 72.0
Noon 30.13 83.5 80.0 75.0 | 82.0 72.0
3
30.0784.0
82.0 73.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.96 82.0
81.0 78.0 E
b.c.
29.96 84.0 85.0 74.0 83.0 80.0 E
b.c.
29.90 85.0
***
---
85.0 82.0 ESE
සස හ
2
b.c.
3
b.c.
0,37
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.94 84.0
82.5 78.0 NE
3
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 86.0
b.c.
29.98
82.0
b.c.
b.c.
29.91 85.0
: ༄ : །: ༄ ;
29.96 86.087.0 77.0 86.5 82.0 NE
2
b.c.
0.00
80.0 82.0 ESE
4
b.c.
81.0 77.0 | NE
3
b.c.
29.98 84.0 89.0 74.0 84.0 80.0 NE
9
30.10 81.0
79.5 76.5
b.c.
29.95 82.0
84.580.5 NE ·
81.0 77.0 N
co co c
4
3 b.c.
0.89
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
Noon
30.08: 83.0 84.0 76.0 | 81,5 76.0
b.c.
3
30.01 $4.0
83.0 77.0
0.c.
29.95 84.0 88.0 77.0 83.0 79.0 N
29.89 86.0
3 b.c.
0.00
85.0 81.0 N
3
b.c.
...
Friday,
15th
October.
9
30.02 79.0
Noon 29.98 80.0 $4.0
77.0 73.5
75,078.0 75.0
o.c.r.q.
29.87 80.0
76.5 75.0 N
5
0.г.q.
:
29.86 82.0 96.0 75.0 80.0 78.0 E
6
o.r.q. 0.68
o.c.r.q.
3 29.94 79.0
77.0 74.0
o.c.r.q.
29.82 81.0
77.0 76.0 E
6
o.r.q.
1880.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.|
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
81,076.0N
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
9th
October.
9
Noon
3
30.01 83.0
30.0083.082.0|74.080.5|75,0| NE
10] ૦ ૦ ૫
WEATHER.
RAINPALL.
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previous 24 hours,
29.9682.0
80.075.0 Calm
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
...
Sunday,
10th October.
Monday,
9
Noon
3
78.0 75.0 NNE 29.98 82.0 29.9832.082.0 70.0 80.0 76.0 NE
80.0 76.0 ENE 29.91 82.0
4
c.p.
5 b.c.
4 b.c.
0.97
***
9
29.9483.0
...
11th
October.
78.0 75.0 NE Noon 29.93 81.0 82.0 70.0 78.0 75.0 NE 79.075.0 NE 3 29.83 81.0
4 b.c.
+ b.c.
---
0.50
3 b.c.
28.24 76.0
:ལྱཱ :
75.0 74.0 Calm
♡ 2 0
b.c.m. 0.43
b.c.m.
...
A
Tuesday,
12th
October.
...
78.0 75.0 N 29.93 83.0 9 Noon 29.93 | 83.0 | 82.0 73.081.0 75.0 NE 80.0 25.5 NE 3
29.91 82.0
3
b.c.m.
28.3075.0
74.0 71.0 N
3
b.m.
*
4
b.c.m. 0.00
4
b.c.m.
28.30 77.0 77.0 71.0|76,0 | 72,0| ENE 77,075.0 ENE 28.27 78.0
2 b.m. 0.00
1
b.m.
Wednesday, 9
13th
October.
80.0 74.0 N 29.95 81.0 Noon 29.95 81.0 82.0 72.0 80.0 73.0 NE
3
80.0 74.0N 29.92 82.0
3
b.c.
29.32 72.0
71.0 69.0 ENE
3
b.c.m.
***
5 b.c.
0.07
10
5
b.c.
...
28.29 75.0 75,069.0 74.0 71.0 E
28.26 75.0
4
b.c.m. 1.14
74.0 71.0 ENE
פש
3
b.c.n.
Thursday, 9 29.92 82.0!
78.0 73.0N
2
b.c.
29.2874.0
73.0 70.0 NNE
4
b.c.m.
14th
October.
Friday, 15th
October.
Noon 29.90 82.0 | 82.073.0 80.075.0 NNW
2 b.c.
0.00 28.25 74.0 74.0 68.0 | 73,070.0 NNE
b.c.. 0,00
3
29.84 | 83.0
80.0 74.5 NNW
4
O.C.
28.20 75.0
74.0 71.0N
4
b.c.m.
**
75.0 75,0 NE 9 29.80 79.0 Noon 29.81 80.0 80.0 70.0|76.0 | 75.0 NNE
9
r.q.u.
28.18 69.0
69,0 69.0 NE
7
o.f.r.
8
r.q.u. 0.07
3
29.779.0
75.0 75.0 NE
9
r.q.u.
28.0971.0
28.10 71.0 71.0 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | E 71.0 71.0|E
c.r.q. 0.60
7
o.r.q.
---
28.31 75.075.0 70.0 74.0 72.0 E
28.26 75.0
28.30 73.0
28.23 76.0 76.0 70.0 | 75.0 74.0 E
28.34 74.0
- Force.
b.c.
28.35 74.0;
73.0 72.0 ENE
b.c.m. 0.00 28.34 77.0 77.0 70.0 76.0 73.0 ENE
b.c.m.
28.31 77.0
:༄ :།: ༄ ;
76.0 73.0 ENE
73.0
72.0 ENE
3
b.m.
3
b.m. 0.08
74.0 72.0 E
3
b.m.
72.0 71.0 E
3
b.c.in.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
THERMOMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
Wet.
STATE OF WEA TUER :--b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain : ƒ. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning: m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; squally; r. rain; s. snow; . thunder; v. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; t. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); . wet (dew).
NOTE:~A. bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rali; r. heavy and contianing rain, &c., &c.
Figarer to
donote the Forne
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Clin Light Air Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Bronze. Strong Bre9% Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.......... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storin
Just suflicient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sall 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in emooth 3 to 4
water-
15 to 6
Royals, e
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs und Jib, &c.
full and by .............
Triple Reefs, &c. .....
Close Reeta and Courses
In which she could just bear close-roofed Mnio Topsail wat reefed Foreaal! Under Storm Stoysa!!
Bare Poles
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force.
of the Wind
0 to 2
0
3- 10
ORICE RSSERA
10
above 80