THE HONG
GAZETTE, 25th JUNE. 1879.
389
1879.
METEOROLO,CAL A: ISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
PARPUR OFFICE.
DAY AND
DATE.
Saturday.
14th
June.
9
HOUR.
| BAROMETER.
phy
29.858.0
WINDS
THMP LOBETTER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
83.0 80.3
Noon 29.85 0.0 87,0|78,0|| 80.0 | 77.0
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
In inchering
RAIN TALL
revious 2. 10.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
20.73 | 81.0
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
83.0 81.0 SW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.1.
3 29.82 80.0
80.0 77.0
0.0.
29.75 82.0 85.0 76.0 78.0 77.0 SW
20.75 81.0
4
o.r.l.t. 1.05
79.0 78.0 SW
4
o.r.
Sunday,
9 29.87 84.0
84.0 80.0
b.e.
29.75 81.0
84.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
15th
Junc.
Noon 29.86 4.5 87.0 | 78.) | 81.0 | 79,0
h.e.
28.75
77,0 800, 810 | W
3
b.c. 0.37
3
29.8579.0
79.0 76.0
0.C.T.
29.76 82.0|
79.0 77.0 E
2
0.1.
Monday,
16th
June.
9
29.89 $1.0
$1.0 78.0
Noon
29.93 | 83.0|87.0|77,0|83,0|76.0
3
29.90 84.0
84.0 76.0
...
...
Tuesday,
17th
June.
9
Noon
3
29.95 82.0
82.078.0
-
29.96 82.0 84.0 77.5 82.0 | 79.0
29.92 82.0
82.0 79.0
Wednesday, 9
18th Noon
June.
3
29.97 84.0
$4.0 79.0
29.97 | 86.0. 88.0 | 80.0 | 86,0 | 82.0
29.95 85.0
85.0 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.c.r.
29.78 83.0|
***
o.c.r.
81.0 79.0 E
29.8082.084,0|76,0|76,0 | 75,0 | W
0.0.
20,80 | 82.0
80.078.0 W
00 01 00
3 0.1.
5 o.r.l.t. 0.88
3
c.m.
0.0.
29.02 84.0
0.6.
0.0.
291 85.0
83.5 80.0 SE
29.83 | 84.0|84.0 | 76,0|82.5 80.0 | SE
83.0 80.0 SE
4
A
g.
3
0.1. 0.17
4 0.m.
...
b.c.
29.64 | 85.0
b.c.
$3.5 80.0 SE
29.84 86.0 85,080.0|85.0 | 80.0 SE
3 b.c.
...
4 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
29.84 | 86.0;
85.5 81.0 SE
3 b.c.
Thursday,
19th
June.
9
30.02 85.0
85.0 79.5
b.c.
20.88 86.0
84.0 | 80.0 | SE
+
Noon
30.02 86.0 86.0 | 80.0 | 86.0 | 80.0
b.c.
29.90| $5,0 | 86.0 | 80,0 85.5 80.0 | SE
3
30.01 85.5
85.0 80.0
b.c.
29.88 87.0
83.0 80.5 SE
co co on
3
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Friday,
20th
June.
9
30.05 | 85.0
85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.90 | 86.0
83.5 80.0 SE
Noon 30.05 85.0 87.0|80,0|85,0| 79.0
b.c.
29.91 | 87.0 86,078.0
85.0 81.0 | SE
3
30.01 85.0
$5.0 80.0
b.c.
29.89 87.0
86.5 82.5 SE
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
Force.
WEATHER.
RIN FALL.
mingu Taring
- hours.
3
0.1.
1.14
BARGILTER.
28.05
28.06|
28.01
Art.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc
tion.
75.0 75.0 SSW
750076,0|71.0 | 75.0 75.0 SSW
5 jofor.
[of.q.r.] 2.46
b.c.
b.c. 0.39
b.c.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
lo incle during
previous 2! i:vurs.
30 30 00
3
Saturday,
14th
June.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
13 లు Attd.
29.76 | 83.0
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
80.0 79.0 SW
9
Noon
29.76 | 82.0|84:0| 72.0|78.0 75,0| SW
3 29.77 82.0
10 00 01
Sunday,
15th
June.'
9
29.77 83.0
Noon 29.77 83.0 84.5|71,082,0 | 81.00; SW
3
29.76 81.0
77.0 76.0 AW
Monday,
16th
June.
9
29.80 | 8.
|76,0|75,0|| SAV
-1
4.1.
5
77.0175.0 SW
2
740 | 72.0 XSIY
5
o.f.
exp.
$1.0 80.0 MW
+2 b.c.
28.09 710
lave.
0.0.
28.10 25.0 70.017
28.07 76.0
74.6 74,0 SW
74.0 74.9
o.p.f.
0.35
75.074,0 SSW
3 o.f.
72.0 72.0 SHW
30 A
:
Noon
29.80 82.5 87.0 70.0 75.0!788
".
0.35
o.f.
28.10 72.0 74.0 69.0 72.0710 SSW 4 o.p.f. 0.65
3
29.81 81.0
77.0
MW
1
0.8.
Tuesday, 17th
June.
9
29.82 | 32.0
80.0|750||8
0.6.
71.0 71.0 BSW
78.0 72.9 SSW 4
5 0.0.
o.f.
Noon 29.85 82.0 82.0
78.5 80.0 720│A
1
0.0.
0.14
3 | 29.84 82.0
80.0|79.9 S
0.6.
Wednesday, 9
18th
June.
29.86 | 83.0
Noon 29.88 83.0 86.0
3 29.94 85.0
...
82.0 79.0 SW
83.0 83.0 79.0 S
3
b.e.
:
28.20 74.0
28,16 | 74.9 |74,0|69,0|74,0|74,0| SSW 4 6.f.
28.15 74.0
74.0 74.0 SSW 4 o.f.
79.0 | 78.0) SSW
0.25
4
o.f.
2
1.c.
0.0%
82.0 79.0 S
2 b.e.
24,18 75.0 75.0 72.0 74.0 74.0 SISW
28.1775.0
4.
0.0.
0.00
700 | 7401 SSW
3 0.0.
29.82 | 83,5
Thursday, 9
19th Noon 29.85 | 85.0 85.0 79.0 83.0 80.0 SSW
June.
3 29.81 85.0
83.0 79.0 S
85.0 80.0 | SE
21 21 21
b.c.
28030 | 75,0||
74.0 74.0 N
4
o.f.
b.c.
0.00
73.0 76.0 73.0 74.0|74.0
b.c.
29.21173.0
S
75.0 74.0 N
£ 0.0.
0.00
4.
0.0.
Friday,
20th
June.
9 29.94: 84.0
84.0 81.0 | NE
Noon 29.94 85,0 86,0| 79,0| 86,0| 79.0 | 87
3 29.90 85.0
b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
84.0 80.0 S
1
b.c.
28.2576.0
74.0 74.0 SSE
28.24 77.0 77.0 74.0 76.0|74.0] SE
28.23 76.0
75.0 73.0 S
3 0.0.
2 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.32
STATE OF WEATHER :—5. blue sky; e. clonds (detached) ; d. drizzling rain ; ƒ. foraya o uloomy ; b. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; thunder; 2. ngly (threatening) appearance of weather; e visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); r. wet (dew).
NOTE: A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f, very foggy a n, much rain; _r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to denote the Force of he Wind.
Description of Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as were a well-con lizionel Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship,
Rate of the Wind Per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Worce of the Wind.
Calm
O LO
Light Air Light Breeze... Gentle Breeze Moderate Breze Fresh Brocze Strong Bronze Moderate Gale Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
H
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.. With which the above Ship with all sail f1 to 2 knots.
sol and clean full would go in smooth? 3 to i
water,
In which she could just carry in cha. Bobl Roode and dil, wo.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and roofed Ponorail Under Storm Stay-il Bare Poles
11
16
15.06
Royals, &c..
Strele Roofs and T. 64. Pils
Triple Reefs, aces Close Rasels and Ceurges
30 AE
1BER2
al ve so
310
13
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