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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23rd JULY, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Мах.
Min.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
12th
9 30.10 81.0
81.0 77.0
b.c.
July.
3
Noon 30.13 83.0 88.0 80.0 83.0 79.0
30.09 | 81.0
b.c.
81.0 76.0
0.c.r.
...
29.9483.0
29.9685.0 84.0 75.0 84.0 81.0 E
29.96 $3.0
82.5 79.0 NW
81.5 79.0 E
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
3
O.T.
Force.
ུ༆「WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.37
Sunday,
9 30.10 83.0
83.0 78.5
b.c.
A
13th
Noon
July.
3
30.04 82.0
Monday,
14th
July.
9
30.08 83.0
Noon
3
30.04 85.0
:ཕོ:།: དྷྲྀ :
30.08 82.0 86.0 78.0 | 82.0 | 77.0
b.c.
82.0 76.0
b.c.
29.94 84.0
82.0 80.0 E
29.95 81.0 85.0 | 86.0 | 78.5 | 78,0 | SW
29.93 82.0
80.0 79.0 W
1
b.c.
14
1
b.c.p. 0.56
1
-
b.c.p.
...
83.0 78.0
30.08 $6.0 87.5 78.5 86.0 80.0
85.0 78.0
Tuesday,
15th
July.
9
30.01 83.0
83.0 78.5
Noon
3
...
30.01 86.0 88.0 80.0 86.0 80.0
29.97 87.0
87.0 80.0
Wednesday, 9 30.03 84.0
16th
July.
Noon 30.02 86.0 89.0
84.0 79.0
80.0 | 86.0 79.0
3
30.00 87.0
87.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.92 84.0
83.0 82.0 | NW
***
b.c.
29.92 86.0 84.5 77.0 84.5 | 82.5 | SW
b.c.
29.91 86.0
86.5 84.0 S
2 2 3
2 b.c.
3 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
***
b.c.
29.88 85.0
b.c.
83.0 81.0 SW
29.88 86.0 87.0 | 80.0|85,0|82,0| SW
b.c.
29.86 87.0
...
86.0 83.0 SW ·
co co co
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 86.0
84.0 81.0 SW
...
b.c.
29.89 80.0 86,080,0
85.0 | 82.0 | SW
b.c.
29.89 88.0
2 ♡ ♡
b.c.
3
b.c. 0.00
87.5 83.0 SW
3 b.c.
Thursday,
17th
9
30.03 85.5
85.0 79.5
b.c.
29.90 86.0
85.0 81.0 NW
2
b.c.
Noon 30.03 87.5 89.5 80.0 87.0 78.0
b.c.
29.90 87.0 88.0 | 79.0 | 86.5 81.0 SW
3
b.c. 0.00
July.
3
30.00 88.0
88.0 79.0
b.c.
29.89 87.0
87.0 82.0 SW
3
b.c.
Friday,
9 30.06 84.5
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
$3.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
18th
Noon 30.07 87.0 91.0 80.0 87.0 79.0
b.c.
July.
3 30.02 87.5
87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.91 88.0
...
29.94 87.0 87.0|79:0 | 86.0 82.0 | SW
88.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ú TO 12.
Direc- tion.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
inches duri previous 24 hours.
In inches during
BAROMETER.
Saturday,
12th
July.
9 30.00 82.0 Noon 29.99 83.0 83.0 74.0 | 81.0 80.0 NE
3 29.91 82.0
81.0 80.0 NNE
1
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.30
80.0 79.0 SW
2
c.p.
28.30 | 74.0
28.31 76.0 76,068.0|74.0 74.0 | SE
28.27 | 72.0
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
73.0 72.0 SE
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
np Agai ar
previous 24 hou
72.0 71.0 S
o 2 m
3 o.p.c.
b.c.m
0.26
3
o.pc.
:
Sunday,
13th
July.
9
29.98 82.0
79.0 72.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.29 74.0
1.1
Noon 29.99 82.0 86.0 75.0 80.0|76.0 SW
1
b.c. 0.26
3
29:96 83.0
78.0 76.0 SW
I
C.".
73.0 73.0 SSW
28.28 71.0 71.0 68.0 70.0 70.0 | SW
28.24 70.0
70.0 69.0 SW
3
...
o.p.2.
+
3
O.C.
0.90
3 0.c.
Monday, 14th
9
29.95 83.0
83,0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.26 75.0
**
Noon 29.95 84.5 86.0
73.0 85.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c. 0.06
July.
3
29.92 84.0
84.5 79.0 SW
1
b.c.
74.0 73.0S
28.27 75.0 75.0 69.0 74.0 74.0 S
28.23 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
co co co
3 o.p.c.
-
3
0.2. 0.08
3
O.C.
....
Tuesday, 15th
July.
Wednesday, 9
9
29.90 84.0
Noon 29.90 85.0 85.0
3 29.87 84.5
83.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.21 74.0
75.0 84.5 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
83.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.19 75.0
:;
:
74.0 73.0 SSW
0.00 28.22 75.0 76.0 | 69.0 | 74.0 74.0 SSW
75,0|74.0 | SEW
4 o.f.
+
4 b.c. 0.00
4
o.p.c.
16th
July.
Thursday,
17th
July.
29.90 83.0
Noon 29.92 85.0 86.0
3
...
82.0 79.0 SW
75.0 84.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.23 75.0
74.0 74.0 SSW
3
0.0
2
b.c.
0.00
29.87 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
44
28.23 75.0 75.0 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 74,0 SW
28.20 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
3
o.p.c.
0.00
4 b.c.
9
Noon
3
29.90 | 85.0
83.0 77.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.23 76.0
29.92 85.0 87.0
29.90 85.0
77.0 | 85,079.0 SW
1
b.
0.00
85.0 79.5 SW
1
b.
***
74.0 72.0 W
28.23 77.0 77.0 | 72.0 75.0|74.0 | SW
28.21 76.0
73.0 73.0 SSW
2
b.v.
1
.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Friday,
9 29.95 85.0
85.0 80.5 NE
1
b.c.
...
+
18th
Noon 29.95 85.0 87.0 77.0 85.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c. 0.00
July.
3
29.93 85.0
85.0 80.5 SW
1
b.c.
...
28.27 70.0
74.0 73.0 SW
28.27 78.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 WNW 1 b.c. 0.00
28.24 77.0
76.0 75.0 SW 3 b.c.
2
b.v.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6 blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy ; g. gloomy; hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly threatening) apearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); 0, 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.
Description of Wind.
Calm
1
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.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 - 10
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze 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 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water..
11
15
16
20
5 to 6
Royals. &c.
21
25
26 30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
31
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foressil Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
above 80