METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEXT.
96
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1879.
1879.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER,
DAY AND
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER,
HOUR.
THER.
MEETR
DATE.
METER
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd Max. Min. [Dry. Wet. Direc
Force.
In inches during previ- | ous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
Attd Max. Min.] Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
BARO-
In inches during previ-METER ous 24 hours.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during provi-
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
ous 24 hours.
Saturday,
1561
9 30.26 61,0
61.060.0
b.m.
30.1365,0'
63.5 57.5 Calm
Feb.
3
Noon 30.23 64.0 67,057,0|04.0 56.0; 30.1865.0
ས
65.0 56.0
b.m.
b.m.
30.1466.0 71.0 57.0, 66.5 €0.0 SE 30.1238.0j
70.5 65.0 SE
ORA
b.
30.12 64.0]
b.
0.00
0.
61.5 56.0 NE 30.14 64.0 65,0 55,0 61.0 56.0 NE 30.08 | 64.0j 61.056.0, NE
1
f.
28.38 57.0
3
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b.h.
0.00
b.b..
57.0 53.0 ENE 28.38 60.0 60.0 54,0 60-0 56.0 ENE 28 32 60.0 60,058.0 N
2
0.ID.
]
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
***
...
Sunday,
16th
Feb.
9
30.28 62.0
62.0 59.0
Noon | 30.26 62.0 65.0 57.0 62 0 59.0
3 30.18 64.0
61.0 51,0]
368
b.
30.14 63.0
b.
b.
Monday,
17th
9
30.2461.0
Feb.
3
Noon 30 22 | 64.0 65.0 59.0 61.0 59.0 30.1565.0
61.056.0
65,056,0|
Tuesday,
18th
Feb.
9
30.21 64.0 Noon 30.17 70.0 72.0 60.0 70.0 65.0 3 30.1073.0
64.0 63.0
73.0 66.0
...
Wednesday, 19th
Feb.
9
30.19,62.0
62.0 60,0
Noon 30.1464.0 69.0 69.0 64,058.0]
3 30.08 68.0;
38,060,0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.11 65.0
b.c.
b.c.
b.m.
30.09 67.0
Do.
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
30.05 66.0
b.c.
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3
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b.
30.15 65.0
b.
0.00
3 b.
59.0 53.5 NE 30.1664.0 66,0 53.0 61.0 54.0 NE 30.10 64.0 60,0 54,0, NNE
5
b.h.
28.38 53.0
53.0 48.0 E
3
***
5 b.h.
0,00
4
b.h.
28.38 58-0 58.0 55.0 8.0 50.0 E 28.33 62.0
2
61,057.0 ENE
2
05 ON ON
b.m.
b.m.
0.00
b.m.
***
***
6-1.0 57.0 E 30.1 67.0 68.0 59 0 69.5 59.0 ESE 30.05 68,0
4
b.c.
30.13 66,0
...
b.c.
0.00
68,560.0 SE
4
b.
**
...
60,055.0 NNE 30.12 67.0 67.0 57.5 61,0 56.0 NNE! 61,057.0 NE
30.0665,0]
6
5
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b.h.
29.29 56.0
b.b.
b.c.
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0.00
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56,0 52,0 NNE 28.31 63,062,0 54.0 62,0 56,0| ESE 28.24 61,0 61.0 55.0 NW
2
b.m.
1
b.m.
0,00
1
b.m.
66.5 63.0 Calm
30.09 71.0 76.0 60.0 75.0 88.0 SW 73.5 67,0 W
30.03 73.0
010
D.
30.09 37.5
65.0 62.0. NNE
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.01 70.5
30.0868,571,0| 58.0, 70,0 64,0 ESE
71,065,0 SW
64.0 57.0 N
b.
30.09 67.0
65.0 62.0 NNE
b.c.
30.01 68.0 75.0 58.0 68.0 60.0 SW 30.01 71.0
72 0 63.0 SW
Thursday 20:h
Feb.
9
30.3461.0 Noon 30,1065.0 67,0 60,0 65,0| 60,0 65,0 60,0
3 30.02 65.0|
61,0 59.0
b.m.
b.m.
b.ni.
30.01 68.0
64.0 59.0 E
30,01 69,073,0 59.5 68.0 61.0 E
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on co
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.08 68.5 71.5 58.0 71.0 66.0 ESE 30.01 70.5 71.0 65.0; SW
112
112
b.c.
28.3564.0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
63.0 61.0 ESE 28.32 64.0 64.0 57,0 64.0 60,0 NW 28.28 64.0|
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64.0 60,0 NW
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b.c.
b.c.
0,00
2
b.c.
b.c.
28,35 54,0
55.0 49 0 E
b.
0.00
b.
28,35 58,0 58.0 48.0 58,0 52,0 E 28.3060,0
60,054.0 ESE
143
b.m.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
***
...
b.c.
3
30.02 66.0'
b.c.
0.00
61.0 58.0 NNE 30.02 66.5 67.0 50.5 61.0 58.5 NNE
4
b.c.
28.24 | 56.0!
5
b.c.
0.00
29.97 69.0
72 5: 64.5 E
4
b.c.
29.92 65.0
66.0 62.0 EINE
2
b.h.
56.0 540 SE 28.22 | 62,0| 62.0] 54.0 62,0 58′0] E 28.19 [63.0| 62.0 57,0 ESE
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.m.
...
W
+
Friday,
21st
Feb.
3
9 30.06 83.5 Noon 30.01 | 66.0 67.0 61.0 66.0 60.0 29.9267.0
63.0 57,5
b.c.
b.c.
29.96 66,0
67.0 62.0
b.c.
65,058.5 E 29.94 69.0 72.5 60.5 71.0 63.0 E 29.8671.0]
3
b.c.
b.c.
0,00
3:
...
74.0, 68.0 E
1 b.c.
30.29 | 63 30.29 64.0 66.5 56.0 66.0 64.0 NEHE 30.2965.0 68.0 64.0 NEHE
65 5 62.0 NLHE
NAN
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
28,21 59.0 580 570 ESE 28.1765.0 65,0 57.0 65'0 59.0 SSE 28.12 65.0 65,0, 59-0 SSE
2
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o.c.m.
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
Wind.
22
48*88*N8822
69
70
80
above 80
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 Foree
of the
STATE OF WEATHER:--b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached) d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; J. gloomy; h. hail; 7, lightning; m. misty (hazy); o.overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; v. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of wea- ther; v. 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.
Calm
Light Air..
T
Light Breeze. Gentle Breezo Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. 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 sail (1 to 2 knols set and clean fuil would go in smooth water.......
15 to 6
3 to 4
Royals,
In which she could just carry in chase- full and by......
&c.
Double Reefs aud Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
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.