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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIO
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
1879.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
RAIN FALL -
1.Inches
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd Max, Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
dung previ- METER ous hours.
WINDS
1. RAN FALL.
◊ TO 12.
W.R
THER.
B
In inches
Att d Max. Min, Dry Wet. Dire et Force.
during previ. M
ous 24 hours,
Saturday,
15th
Mar.
- 8 m
30.24 58.0
58.0 7.0
O.C.
30.0963.0
Noon! 30.22 61.0 63.0 56.0 61.0 58.0
b.o.
3 30.1761.5
61,057.0
0.0.
30.02 64.0
69.0 58.0 E 30.0964 0 640 56.5 63.5 60.5] ESE 60,0 59,0 ESE
3
o.m.
1
4
g.
0.03
g.
1 04.0 60.0 57.0 NE 30.10 62.5 60.0' 53.5 58.0 56.0 NE 30.0662,0 58.0 56.0 NE
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Sunday, 9 30.14 57.5.
57.0 56.0
0.0.
30.01 64.0
16th
Mar.
3
Noon 30.09 59.0, 62.0 57.0 59 0 58,0 30.02 59.0
O.C.
59.0 58.0
o.c.r.
TH
60.5 59.0 E 29.98 65.0 65,0 57.5 62.5 €1.0 E 29.94 66.0 60.5 60-0 E
o.d.
o.d.
0,01
...
4
o.d.
K
30.0361.0!
29.96 81,0, 60.0 54.0 57.0 57.0 NNE 29.92 61.0 57.0 57.0 NNE
57.0 57.0 NE
699
776
b.l.
0.06
o.m.c.
o.m.b.
f.d.
f.d.
f.d.
Monday,
17th
9 30.12 63.0
63 0,69,0
Noon 30 10 62.5 64.0 58,0, 62.0 61,0
Mar.
3 30.06 62.5
62.0 58,5
Tuesday, 9 30.1957.5
57.0 50.0
18th
Mar.
Noon 30.15 57.5 62.0,55,0 57.055,0 3 30.08 58.0
Wednesday, 9 30.1956.0
58,055.0
56.0 53.0
19th
Noon. 30.17 57.5, 58.0 54,0 57.0 53.0
Mar.
3 30.10 61.0
31.056.0
True wind cannot be registered.
O.C.
o.c.r.
29.97 66.0
O.C.
64.5 63.0 Calm] 29.36 65.0, 64.0 59.0 62.0 62.0 N 29.9666.0
63.5 62.0 Calm
OHO
o.m.
29.98 63.0
O.r.
0.68
o.m.
60.0 60.0 N 29.98 63.0 63.0 59.0, 62.0 62.0 N 29.95 62.01
o.d.
+44
0.0.
61,061.0 N
1
O.C.
0.0,
30.03 62.0
Do.
0.0.
0.c.
58.0 56.0 NE 30.03 63.0 64.0 55.0 58.0 57.0 NE 29.98 64.0 59.0 57.0 E
3
g.m.
30.0581,0l
66.0 54.0 N
0.0.
3
g.m.
0.30
30.04 61.5 63.9, 55,5 62.0 52.0 N
O.C.
2
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g.
29 9563.0
56.0 54.5 N
b.cf
O.C.
b.o.
b.c.
30.03 61.0 57.0, 56.0 NE 30.03 61.0 60.0 55.0 60.0 57.0 NE 29.99 64.0| 165 0 61.0; Calm
1
g.p.
30.05 60,0
55.0 53.0 N
3
b.c.
0,27
30.06 60.0 63.0, 64.0 9.0 55.0 N
0
b.c.
29.99 62.0
62.0 57.0 N
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Thursday 9 30.25 58.0
58.0 52.0
b.c.
30.07 61.0
60.0 55.0 N
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20th
Noon 3.21 62.0 63.0 55.0 62.0 54.0}
Mar.
3 30.1762.0
62,0 56.0
b.c.
b.c.
30.0763.0 65.5 55.0 65.0 58.5 N
30.05 65.0
68.0 61.0 E
03-00
b.c.
30.10 60.0
59.0 52.0' N
b:
0.00
30.10 62.0 62.0
53.0 61.0 54.0, NE
b.
30.06 61.0
60.0 54.0, ENE
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Friday,
9 30.3181.0
61.0 57.0
b.c.
30.13 63.0!
21st
Mar.
Noon | 30.27 65.0 66.0, 55,0 65.0 57.0 3 30.22 65,0
b.c.
65.0 55.0
b.c.
62.0 58.0 E 30.13 65.0, 89.0 58.0 66.5 60.0 Calm 30.1168.0,
68.5 81.0 SW
HON
1 b.c.
30.17 63,2
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
60.0 58.0] NE 30.16 63.0 63.0] 54.0, 60,0 57.0 E 30.1463.0 60,0 54,0] N
ther; v. visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visible: w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached) d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; y. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o.overcast; p. passing st 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.
12
Description of 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 Hour in Miles.
Just sufficient to give steerage way
Calm.... Light Air........... Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh BreᎾᏃᎾ 4 4 + 1 1 . Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale Fresh Gale
Strong Galo
Whole Gale. Storm
Hurricane
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots.............................. Hot and clean full would go in smooth water..
In which she could just carry in chase- full and by...
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royale, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, &c. ......
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysall
Bare Polos ................
80
above 80