THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH MAY, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
281
1879.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Saturday,
17th
9
30.00 | 84.0
Noon 30.00 8.5 88.5 79.0 86.0 80.0
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Direc- tion.
84,079.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
'b.c.
b.c.
May.
3
29.96 87.0
:
87,083.0
b.c.
29.84 87.0
Sunday,
9
29,98 85.0
85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.83 85.0
+
29.87 84.0
Direc-
tion.
83.0 80.0 S
29.87 86.0 86.0 79.0 85.5 81.0 S
87.0 80.5 S
84.0 80.0 SE
Force.
3
co co co
b.c.
3
3
b.c.
18th
Noon
29.98 87.0 90.081.0 87.0 80.0
b.c.
29.84 87.0 87.5
81.0 86.0 80.5 S
May.
3
29.94 86.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.83 87.0
85.5 81.0 W
2 3 2
b.c.
ུ|wEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.00
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
...
Monday,
9
30.02 84.5
84.0 78.5
...
19th
Noon
30.04 | 85.5 88.0 79.0 85.0 78.0
May.
3
29.99 84.5
84.0 78.0
Tuesday,
20th
May.
9
30.08 84.0
84.0 78.5
Noon
3
...
30.07 85.5 87.5 79.0 85.0 79.5
30.03 85.5
85.0 79.0
-
Wednesday,
21st
May.
3
9 30.08 84.0
84.0 79.0
Noon 30.07 84.5 87.5 80.0 84.0 79.0
30.01 86.0
...
...
86.0 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.89 87.0
84.5 79.0E
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 87.0 87.0 78.0 86.5 80.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.88 87.0
88.0 80.5 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.9385.0
85.0 80.0 E
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 88.0 91.0 78.0 87.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.93 89.0
88.0 82.0 ESE
4
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 88.0
86.0 82.0 E
b.c.
29.93 88.0 89.0 80.0 87.082.0 ESE
b.c.
29.89 89.0
90.5 84.5 ESE
2 ♡ ♡
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Thursday,
22nd
9
30.06850
85.0 80.0
b.c.
29.91 86.0
84.5 80.0 NW
+
Noon
30.0488.0 90.5 79.5 88.0 79.0
b.c.
29.91 89.0 82.0
79.0 87.5 84.5 SW
May.
3
30.00 89.0
89.0 79.5
b.c.
29.89 88.0
87.5 82.0 SW
ප ප ප
2
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
---
Friday, 23rd
9
30.0285.0
85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.88 86.0
84.0 82.0 S
1
b.c.
...
...
Noon
May.
3
30.01 87.0 91.0 | 80.0 | 87.0 79.0 29.95 88.5
b.c.
29.88 88.0 89.0
79.0 87.0 82.0 S
2
b.c.
0.00
88.0 79.0
b.c.
29.89 89.0
89.5 83.0 S
3
b.c.
***
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
2.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Saturday, 17th
May.
9.
Noon
3
29.90 84.0
84.0 80..
29.90 84.0 85.0
29.84 84.5
77.0 84.0 80.0 W
*:
84.0 80.0 SW
O ~ ~ ~
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
·
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wer.
Dirce-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
2
b.c.
28.2275.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
3
0.0.
2
b.c.
0.00
28.2175.075.0 73.0 74.0 73.0 SSW
3
b.p.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
28.17 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
3
b.p.c.
Sunday,
18th
May.
9
Noon
29.86 84.0
82.0 78.0 SW
3 29.85 85.0
Monday,
9 29.92 85,0
19th
May.
Tuesday, 20th
May.
Wednesday,
21st
May.
Thursday,
22nd
May.
Friday, 23rd
Noon 29.93 84.0 86.0
3
29.89 84.0
9
29.9684.0
3
29.94 85.0
9
29.96 85.0
Noon 29.93 85.0 88.0
3
29.93 83.0
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29.88 84.5 85.0 78.0 83.0 79.0 SW
84.5 80.0 SW
2 2 2
b.c.
28.1974.0
73.0 73.0 S
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
28.20 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 S
28.17 75.0
75.0 73.0S
co co co
o.c.p.
3
O.C.
0.00
3
O.C.
--
...
82.0 80.0 N
1
b.c.
28.24 76.0
:
75.0 73.0 SE
2 b.c.
*
77.0 82.0 80.0 N
1
b.c.
0.00
82.0 77.0 NE
b.c.
28.25 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 73.0] S
28.21 78.0
3
b.c.
0,00
77.0 74.0 SE
2
b.c.
82.077.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.28 77.0
76.0 73.0 S
1
b.c.
Noon 29.97 85,0 86.0 77.0 85.0 80.0 NNE
1
b.c. 0.00
85.0 80.0 E
1
b.c.
28.28 77.0 78.0 72.0 | 77.0 73.0 S
28.23 77.0
1
b.c.
0.00
77.0 73.0 E
2
b.c.
86.5 86.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.27 77.0
76.0 75.0 SSE
1
b.c.
***
78.0 87.5 87.0 SE
1
b.c.
0.00
87.0 87.0 SE
1
b.c.
28.28 78.0 79.0 74.0 77.075.0 SE
28.23 77.0
1
b.c.
0.00
77.0 75.0 SE
2 b.c.
9
29.93 85.0
85.0 80.0 E
1
b.c.
28.25 77.0
Noon 29.91 85.0 88.0 77.0 87.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c. 0.00
3
29.91 85.0
87.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
76.0 74.0 SSW
28.26 78.0 78.5 74.0 77.0 74.0 SSW
28.22 78.0
1 b.c.
1
b.c. 0.00
77.0 74.0 SSW
1
b.c.v.
-
9
29.9186.0 Noon 29.91 86.0 | 88.0 | 70.0|86.0 | 80.0 SW
85.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.23 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
2
b.c.
***
May.
3
29.86 86.0
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1
b.c. 0.00
86.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.22 77.077,0 75.0 76.0 75.0 SSW
28.1878.0
77.0 74.0 S
2
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers g. squally. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; 2. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; 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.
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Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
12
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale Fresh Gale. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Harricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
1 to 2 knots. 3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Just sufficient to give steerage way. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth
water..
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Fate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to depote the Force of the Wind,
0 to
3 10
11
above 80