METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
34
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JANUARY, 1879.
1879.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOM, TER.
DAY AND
BABO-
0 TO 12.
WBA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
In inchies
DATE.
OUR METER
THER.
METER
THER.
during previ-METER
WEA-
THER.
Atta Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force."
ous 24 hours.
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previ-METER ous 24 hours.
BAJ:0-
0 TO 12.
WRA-
THER.
In inches
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
during provi-
ous 24 hours.
Saturday,
11th
Jan.
30.44 56.0 56.0 16.0 Noon 30.41 59.5 61.0 54,0 59,0 52 0 62.0 61.5)
30.34 62.5
3
b.m.
30.29 60.0
b.m.
b.m.
30.26 66.0
67,0 61.0 ENE. 30.2963.0 66:0 53.0 65.0 56,0 SE 65.5 57,0 W
3
b.
30.30 62.01
3
b.
0.00
2
b.c.
62.0 56.0 N 30.30 65.0 66.5 48.5 64.0 58.0 N 30.23 64.0 63.0 57,0 E
- 3
b.c.
28.52 48.0
5
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
28.46 57,0
***
...
Sunday,
12th
Jan.
9
30.40 56.01
56,0 56.0 Noon 30.34 58.5 82.0 54.058 0 57.0 30.28 | 61.0
3
b.m.
30.26 61.0
58.0 54.0 E
b.c.
61.0 60.0
b.c.
b.m.
30.26 63.0 68.5 53.5 62.0, 56-0 E 71.5 63.5 Calm
30.22 67,0,
GO
b.c.
0,00
b.
***
***
Monday,
9
30.3159.0
59.0 56,0
13th
Jun.
3
Tuesday, 9
141
Jan.
3
Noon 30 26 61.0 62.0' 57.0 61.0 56.0 30.1962.0
30.2061.0
Noon 30.1865.0 67.0 59,0 61 0|59.0 30.13 65.0
***
62.0|57.0
61.0 60.0!
Wednesday, 15th
Jan.
9
30.2068,0||
65.0 64.0
68.0 67.0
3
Noon 30.17: 69,0] 70,0 61,0 69.0 68.0
30.1167.0]
37.0 65.01
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
30.22 62.0
b.c.
b.
...
60.0 53.5 E 30.18 64.0 71.0 55.0 64.0 58.0 E 30.13 65.0 65,0, 60.0 E
3
& c
b.c.
30.1762.0
b.c.
0,00
30.2862.0
30.25 63.5 68.0 61.0 57.0 54.0; NE 30.19 63.0 59.0 54.5 E
59.0 55.0 NE 30,1564.0 67,5 54,0 59.5 55,0 NE
56.0 51,0' N
3
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b.c.
28.45 55.0
0.00
28.4356-0
4,
b.c.
30,08 64.0
...
60,0 56.0 ENE ·
3
CU STσ
b.
b.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
30.09 63.0
63.5' 59.0 E
4
b.c.
30.07 62.0
Do.
O.C.
www
30.10 64.0 66.5 58.5 65.5 610 E 30.0766.0
5
b.c.
0.00
64.0 61.0 E
4
b.c.
***
60.557,0 NE 30.06 62.0 64.0 56,061 57.5 NE 63-059,0, NE
30.02 63.51
4
b.c.
28.30 51.0]
b.c.
0.00
2
o.m.
...
O.C.
O.C.
0.0.
Thursday
10th
Jan.
Y
30.20 | 65,0
65.0, 64.0
O.C.
30.07 68 0
30.0769,0 71,0 59.0 69.5 66.0 EbS
30.06 70,0
30.0768.0]
68.0 66.0 Calm
69.5 67.0 Calm
OHO
...
65.5 60.0 E
3
Noon 80.17668,070,0 63.0 66.0: 65.0 30.10|65.0|
0.0.
www
་་་
05.064.0
0.0.
30.0768.0 70.0 63.0 67.5 61.0 E 66 5 61.0 E
30.04 69.0
4
30 20 an
स स स
30,09 63,0]
60.0 56.0 N
0.30
30.0863.0 66.5 26.0 61.0 57.0, N
30,05 62.0]
61.5 58.0, NNE
231
o.c.m.
28.36 61.0
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
0.06
b.c.
30,0S 66.0
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
61.0 56.0 NE 30.09 66.0 66.0 59.0 61.0 58.0 NE 30.00 | 66.0
в
b.c.
28.316.0
44
0.0.
0.00
62.0 57.0 NNE
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*
0.0.
28.24 | 60.0
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43.0 46.0 N 28.49 55,0 55.0 46.0' 55.0 50.0 N
3
b.m.
2
b.m.
0.00
57-651.0 NNW
1
b.m.
65.0 53,0 E
2
b.m.
28-4556-057,0| 48.6; 66-0; 530] E
2
b.m.
0.00
| 66.654.0 NW
1
b.m.
28,40 50.0
28.31 50.0 56,0 49.0: 56-552,0 E 28.3155.0
50.0,50,0 E
55.953. E
444
0.p.c.
b.c.
0.09
b.c.
5453,0 ESE
4
b.c.
28.30 60.0 60.0 51.0 00.0 55.01 E 28.28 58,0
b.c.
0.00
58,0 57,0 E
3
o.f.
61.9 59.0 ENE
3
28.33 63.0 63.0 55.0 63,062.0 ENE 28.2963,9|
1
63.0 61,0| ENE
~~
C.V.
C.V.
0.30
O.C.
57,052 28,3060.0, 60.0) 63,0 60.0 53, E
E
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
60.0 54.0 E
b.c.
...
Friday,
9
17
Jan.
3
66.0.66.0
30.2066.0] Noon | 30.20 64.5 67.0 61,0 64.0. 64.0] 30.13 65.0
0.0.
30.07 67.0
0.0.
64.0, 61.0
0.0.
65,063.0 E 30.07 67.0 69.0 61.0 65.5 63.0 E 30.06 67.0; 66,0; 63.0 E
8
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.0865 01 61 0 60.0 NNE 30.05 65,0, 65.0 57.5 61.0 60.0 NE 30.0465.0 61.0 57.5 NE
3
o.m.
28.32 58.0|
580 57.0 E
3
...
4 o.m.
0.00
+
o.m.
28.28 57-0 57,0 55,0, 57-0, 56,|| E| 28.23 | 56.0} 56.0 56,0 E
CTI CO
o.f.
o.f.
0,00
o,f,
Li
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached) d. drizzling rain, f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7, lightning; . misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunde"; . ugly (threatening) appearance of wea ther; . 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
of the
Wind.
0
Figures
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.
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Just sufficient to give steerage way
Calm.....
Light Air.
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze .... Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale
Fresh Gale
Strong
Gale
Whole Gale..
Storm...
Hurricane
With which the above Ship with all sal! [ to 2 knots
set and clean full would go in smooth water...............
In which she could just carry in chase. full and by......
3 to 4
い E to 3
Rorals, &
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails................... Double Reefs and Jih, &c.
Triple Reef, &ẹ. ........................................... Close Reefs and Courses........
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail.
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ........
Description of Wind
9
10
11
12
70
above 80