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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TMп JUNE, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Saturday,
7th
9
Noon
29.94 80.0
| 80.0 78.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
o.c.r.
:
29.82 82.0
79.0 77.0 W
2
0.p.
29.93|80,085,0| 77.0 80.0 78.0 |
b.e.
June.
3
29.88 $3.0
$3.0 79.0
b.c.
29.83 82.0 89.0 77.0 80.5 79.0 Calm
29.81 85.0
83.5 80.0 ESE
0
b.c.p. 0.30
3
b.c.
:
Sunday,
9
29.89 | 82.0
82.0|79,0
o.c.r.
29.79 84.0
82.0 81.0 E
4
0.1.
:
Sth
Noon
29.87 85.0 87.5 78.5 85.0 | 79.0
b.c.
June.
3
29.8486.0
86.0 79.5
b.c.
29.79 85.0 89.0 79.0 84.5 82.0 ESE
29.77 85.0
4
b.c.p. 0.07
85.0 83.0 ESE
4
---
b.c.p.
Monday,
9
29.9382.0
82.078.0
9th
June.
Noon
29.93 | 80.5 85.0 79.0 80.0 77.5
3
29.90 | 79.0
79.0 76.0
Tuesday,
10th
June.
9
30.01 $3.0
83.0 79.0
Noon
29.99 | 83.0 | 87,577,583.0 77.5
B
29.95 84.5
84.0 80.0
Wednesday,
1th
June.
9
29.96 84.5
3
81.0 82.0
Noon 29.93 85.5 87.5 80,0 | 85,0 | 80.0
29.91 86.0
...
ཕ
86.0 81.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.81 | 84.0
82.5 79.0 S
0.0.r.
29.81 83.086.0|78.0|79.0|79.0 | S
0.c.r.
29.81 82.0
79.0 77.0 S
∞0 10 00
3
ge
2
0.1.
0.41
3
0.г.
b.c.
29.8784.0
83.0 81.0 E
3
...
g.
b.c.
29.88 85.0 86,5 77.0 79.5 77.0 | SW
4b.c.q.r. 0.38
b.c.
29.8586.0
|85.0 82.0 SW
4
g.p.
b.c.
29.83 85.0
84.0 81.0 SW
3
b.c.m.
***
b.c.
29.84 87.0|86,078.0|85.0 81.0 SW
4
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
29.82 87.0
85.5 82.0 SW
4
b.c.
Thursday,
12th
June.
9
29.90 86.0
+
Noon
86.0 | 80,5
29.89 86.5 88.0 81,5 86.0 81.0
b.c.q.
29.78 86.0
$5.0 82.0 SW
4
b.c.p.
b.c.q.
3
29.86 87.0
87.0 81.0
b.c.q.
29.79 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 81.0 84.0 81.0 | SW
29.76 | 86,0
4
b.c.p. 0.21
85.0 81.0 SW
4
b.c.
Friday,
9
29.88 83.0
83,0 $1.0
o.c.p.q.
29.77 85.0
81.0 79.0 SW
5
o.r.l.t.
13th
Noon 29.86 85.0 89.0 82.0 85.0 81.0
jo.c.p.q.
June.
3 29.83 $5,0
85.0 80.0
jo.c.q.
29.75 86.0
29.77 86.0 86.0 80.0 84.0 82.0 SW
84.0 82.0 SW
5
o.p.
0.54
5
o.p.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
În inches during
previons 24 hours.
Saturday,
7th
June.
9
29.88 | 82.0
82.0 79.0 ENE
b.c.p.
28.1475.0
74.0 73.0 | SE
1
O.C.
Noon
3
29.84 83.0 88.0
79.0 84.0 81.5 ENE
b.c.
0.62
28.1875.075,0|70,0|75.0|74,0| SE
0.0. 0.22
29.81 81.0
80.0 78.0 ENE
2
b.c.
28.12 | 75.0
75.0 74.0 SE
1
b.c.
Sunday,
Sth
June.
У
29.90 | 82.0
80.0 79.0 SE
***
Noon 29.90 82.0 85.0
76.0 84.0 80.0 SE
3
29.87 83.0
85.0 80.0 SE
304 10
2 1.
28.1174.0
74.0 73.0 SE
4
0.0.
b.c.
0.59
28.12 75.0|76.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 SE
4 O.C. 0.08
b.
28.07 | 75.0
74.0 73.0 SSE
5 0.p.8.
Monday,
9th
June.
9
29.83 $2.0
81.0 78.0 S
Noon 29.84 82.0 86.0 73.0 84.075.0 | SW
3 29.83 | 80.0
76.0 73.5 | SW
2 b.c.m.
28.12 74.0
74.0 73.0 S
4
o.f.d.
1
r.
0.30
28.10 74.0.75.0 69.0 73.0 72.0|S
4
O.c.r. 0.75
3
1.
28.10 72.0
72.0 72.0 SSW
1 o.c.d.
Tuesday.
10th
June.
9
...
29.89 81.0
Noon 29.89 83.0 85.0 72.0 83.0 80.0 SW
3 29.83 $3.0
83.0 80.0 SW
81.0 79.0 SE
1
0.0.
28.2074.0
74.0 73.0 S
3
o.f.
ས
3
b.c.m. 0.23
28.18 74.0 75.0
70.0 | 73.0 72.0 S
4
o.f.p.s. 0.23
3
b.c.m.
28.13 74.0
73.0 72.0 S
5
o.f.
Winesday,
14th
June.
9
29.8484.0
84.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.m.
28.16, 76.0
75.0 75.0 S
o.f.
...
Noon 29.85 84.0 85.0
77.0 83.0 $1.0 SW
3
b...] 0.00
3 20.81 85.0
83.0 80.0 SW
4 b.c.
:
28.16, 76.0 | 76.0 | 70.0 | 75,0 75.0 SSW
28.11 76,0
4
o.f.
0.00
75.0 75.0 SSW
5
o.f.q.
Taurulay,
12th
June.
9
29.79 85.0
83.0 81.0 SW
3
b.c.
26.00 | 76.0
75.0 70. SSW
ન
5
0.f.q.
Noon 29.78'85,0'85.0 76.0 82.0 80.0 SW
3
29.78, 84.5
81.0179.0 SW
10 14
5
c.q.p.
0.30
5 b.c.m.
28.07 76,076,074.0 75.0 3.CSSW
28.06|76.0
5
o.f.q.
0.00
---
75.0 17.0 SSW
5
o.f.q.
Plaidbay.
1811
9
Noon
29.78 75.0
77.07101 SW
29.7875.0 85.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 SW
June.
3
29.74 75.0
80.0 80.0 SW
ات اتات
5
b.c.p.
28.07 75.0
Y
b.c.p.
0.40
5
0.0.
74.0 74.0 SSW
27 75.0 76.0 74.075.0 75.0 SSW
28.02 76.0
76.0 70.0 SSW
6
o.f.q.ps.
6
o.f.p.q.s. 0.15
6
o.f.q.
--
STATE OF WEATHER:--6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached) ; d. drizzling rain; A foggy; . gloomy; 7 hail; & lightning; 2. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 3. squally; rain; s. snow: 7 thander; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; 2. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE: --A bur (-) 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 Windl.
Description of Wind.
0
Cetn
12
Light Air Light Breezes Gentle Breeze Moderate Brezo Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Fresh Gale..
Gale.
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Hurricane,
| With when the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smool:
Illustrations of the poster of the Wind a regeris a well-conditioned
Man-of-War or First-class Chip, Chiy
Just sufficiens to give storage way.
1 to 2 knotsS- 3:04
La to 6
Royals. &
Single Reata and T. G. Sails
|
Triple Reefs, &e.
Close Roni's and Courses
Water..........
In which she could just carry in chase. Tonble Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-runfu Muin Topsail art reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Bate of the Wind
Dr Tour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3
10
TI
above
12