METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET,
VICTORI PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FRET.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH JANUARY, 1879.
21
1871.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DATE.
DAY AND HOUR.
BARO-
METEK
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
Atta Max. Min. 'Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direet. Force.
RAIN FALL.
BARO-
In inches during previ- METER ous 24 hours.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12,
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA.
THER.
BARO-
Atta Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force
In inches during previ- ous 24 hours.
METER
WINDS
RAN FALL.
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previ-
Atta Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
ous 24 hours.
Saturday, 9 4th
Jan,
30.4056.0
56.0.51.0
b.
30.28 60.0
3
Noon $0.36, 64.5 65.0 53.0 64.0|610 30.30 87.5
b.m.
67.0 66.0
b.m.
60.0 56 0 Calm 30.28 66.0 70.5 52.0 70.0 59.0 N 30.27 69.0|
0
b.
30.27 | 61.0]
...
b.
0.00
62.053,0 N 30.26 65.0, 70.0 51.5 70.056.0 N
2
b h.
28.49 53,0
54.0 46.0 N
2
om:
b.h.
0.00
75.0 63.0 N
1.
30.22 | 68.0|
66.0 58,0 SE
2
b.h.
28-47 59 0 58.0 49.0 58.0 50.0 NE 29.45 63,0
4
62,0 53,0 NE
3
0.m.
o.m.
0.00
Sunday,
9
30.4158.01
58.0156,0
b.in.
30.3062.0
59.0 52-0 N
4
b.c.
30.29 63.0
59.0 51,0 N
3
5th
Jau,
Noon 30.37 161.0 68.0 55.0 61.0 61.0f 30.32 02.0
62.0! 61.0
0.0.1.
c.b.m.
...
30,29 | 54.0, 74.5 55.0 65.9 57.5 SW 30.28 64,0
1
b.c.
0.00
30.29 63.074,0 52.0 60,5 51,5 NE
3
63.0 58.0 SE
4
b.c.
30.24 62.0
58.0 52.5 NE
3
co to co
b.c.
28.49 51.0;
51.0 47.0 N
2
O.C.
b.c.
0.00
b.o.
**
28.4856,056.0 48.0 56-0 51.0 NE. 28.13 55.0
1
o.m.
0.00
55.0 52.0 NE,
1
o.m.
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Monday,
6th
Jan.
3
Tuesday,
9 30.36 60.5!
Noon❘ 30 32 62.0, 61.0 58.0; 62.0.55.0| 30.26 61.0
9 30.30 62.0
60 0 56,0j
'61,056,0
62.0 61.5
7th
Noon 30.27 02.0 67.0 58.0 62 0 61.0
Jau.
3 30.21 67.0
67.0 66.5
Wednesday,
9 30.22 65.0
Stli
Jan.
3
Noon 30.22 67.0 71.0 60,0 67.0 62,0 30.1767.0
65.0.64.0
67.0,62.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
30.28 64.0
61.5 57,0 Calm
b.m.
b.m.
30.25 63.0, 66,0, 56.5 64.057.0 E 30.21 61.0·
¿
|64.5 58.0 SE
01 12
b.c.
30.24 62.5
59.5 52.5 NE
4
b.c.h.
28.43 53.0
53.0 51,0 E
2
0.m.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.23 64.0] 64,0) 55,5 60,0, 54.0) NE 30.16 61.0]
41
b.c.h.
0.00
60.0 56.0 NE
4
b.c.h.
28.43 58-058,0] 50.0] 580 53,0| ENE 28,39 59.0 59.0 55.0 E
o.m.
0.00
2
0.1.
D.
Do.
b.
635
30.20: 65.0
65,060,0 E
b.
30.21 69.0 74.0 58.0 73.5 64.0 W 30.1670,0
69.5 64.0 W
2
TIN
b.c.
30.17 64.0
66.0 58.5 N
b.c.
28.42 58.0
58.0 55.0 E
2
b.c.m.
..
b.c.
0.00
30.1665.0 65.051.0 670 62-5 ENE
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.11 66.5]
67.061,5, E
b.c.
...
28.43 63.0 63.0 53.0 630 60.0 NNE 28.3561.0 64,0, 60.0 NNE
1
b.c.m.
0.00
b.c.m.
}).m.
b.m.
b.m.
30.1469 0j
30.1 70.0 73.0 62.0 69.5, 63-5 SE
30.0872,0
71.0: 66,01-Calmı
66.0 61.5 Calm
OHO
30.12 66.5
66.0 62.5 SE
b.
0.00
b.
30.13 68.0 70.0 58.5 68.6 62.5 ESE 30.09 69.0 67.5 60.0, N
HHA
D.
28.4063.0
0.00
62,056.0 NE 28.38 66-0, 66.0 59.0 65.0 61.0 E 28.34 66,0
2
2
o.m.
o.m.
0.00
66.0 62.0 ESE 1 o.m.
Thursday
9 30.36 60.0
60,055,0
...
9th
Jan.
Noon 30.3062,0, 67,0 53,0, 62.0, 61,0)
3
30.31 63.0
63.0 62.0
b.m.
1).m.
b.m.
30.24 66,0
64.0: 58.0 NE
b.c.
30.26 66.0
30,25 66.0 74.0
58.065,5 58,0) E
b.c.
0.00
30.22 66.0
66 5 60,0 F
b.
***
60.0 54.5; NE 30,25 68.0 70.0 56.0 60.5 54.5 NE 5 30.22 66.5 60.0 54.0 NE
3
5
or or co
b.h.
28.45 55,0
55.049,0 E
b.h.
b.h.
0.00
28.45 58.0 58.0, 63,0 58-0 51,0 E 28.4361.0 61.0 58.0 E
224
b.m.
b.m.
0.00
b.m.
...
Jan.
3
Friday, 9 30.45 56.0 56,0 56.0 10th Noon 30.43 59.0 63,0 51,0| 59.0) 58.0] 30,38 60.0
b.m.
30,30 60,0|
57.0, 53,0] N
b.m.
60.060.0
b.m.
30.31 62.0 66.5 51.0 62,0 55,0) E 30.2963.0
64.0 57.0 E
CO CO
1.c.
b.
0,00
30.3363 ol 57.5 52.5 NE 30.3363.0 64.0 51.0 57.5 51.0 NE 30.3063.0 57.5 51.0 NE
b.c.
28.5451.0
b.
0.00
b.
52.0 49.0 ENE 28.63 55.0 56.0 48.0 55.0; 53,0 E 28.50 57.0 57.0 54.0 ENE
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
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69
70
above 80
12
ther; v. visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visible: w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached) 4. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q.squally; r. rain; 8. snow; t. thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of wea. 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.
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 Iour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force
of the
Wind.
0
Calm........ Light Air... Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze..... Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze....... Strung Breeze Moderate Galo Fresh Gale.......... Strong Gale
Whole Gale..
Storm has
Hurricano
Just suffieient lo give steerage way
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth
water......ARE
In which she could just carry in chase- full and by.....
5 to 6
3 to 4
Royals, &c.
"
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails Double Reefs aud Jib, &e. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Coursea
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles.........