DAY AND
DATE.
1879.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER,
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
O TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER,
Atta.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
84.0 80.0 Calm
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 19th
9
30.07 84.5
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
b.c.
Noon 30.05 | 86,090.5 | 80.0|86.0|77.0
b.c.
29.93|87.0|89.079.0|86.0 | 81.0 | W
July.
3
29.98 87.0
87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.88 87.0
87.0 82.0 W
ลล
2
b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
Sunday, 20th
July.
9
30.00 $0.0
80.0 75.0
o.c.r.
29.87 84.0
81.0 79.0 SW
2
o.r.
Noon 29.97 82.0 88.0 77.0|82.0|75.0
b.0.
29,87 || 84.0 | 89.0
$1.0
78.0 $1.0 | 79,0 | Calm
0
b.c.p.
0.11
00
3
29.92 85.5
85.0 77.0
b.c.
29.83 87.0
|| 89.0 | 82.0 | E
3
b.c.
Monday,
9
29.93 84.0
84.0 79.0
21st
Noon
29.94 85.0 88.0 80.0 85.079,5
July.
3
29.92 85.0
85.080.0
Tuesday,
22nd
July.
9
29.98 84.0
84.0 79.0
Noon 29.98 86.0 | 88.0 79.0 86.0 79.0
3 29.95 86.0
86.0 79.0
Wednesday, 9
30.00 83.0
83.0 79.0
23rd
Noon
30.00 86.0 88.578.5
86.0 79.0
July.
3
29.97 87.5
87.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.82 | 87.0
$5.0 80.5 E
4
b.c.
b.c.
29.82 88.0 91.0
80.0 | 88.0 83.0 E
4
b.c.
0.04
b.c.
29.83 89.0
89.5 84.0 E
5
b.c.
b.c.p.
29.86 85.0
81.0 77.0 E
3
b.c.p.
b.c.
29.86 86.0 91.078.0 85.0 80.0 SE
3
b.c.
0.34
b.c.
29.8688.0
86.0 81.0 SE
4
h.c.
b.c.
29.88 85.0
83.0 81.0 Calm
C
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 86.0|87.0
78.0|85.082.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.07
b.c.
29.88 88.0
87.0 82.0 SW
3
b.c.
Thursday,
9
29.96 86.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.85 86.0
85,0 81.0 SW
b.c.
24th
July.
Noon 29.94 87.0 89.0 | 81.5 87.0 80.0
b.c.
29.85 87.0 88.0 80.0 86.0 81.0 Sw
3
b.c.
0.00
3
29.90 88.0
$8.0 81.0
b.c.
29.82 | 88.0
88.0 83.0 SW
3
b.e.
Friday, 25th
July.
9
29.91 86.0
$6.0 81.0
b.c.
29.80 86.0
...
Nood
29.91 89.0 91.5 82.5 89.0 | 81.0
b.c.
29.80 | 88.0
3
29.88 88.0
88.0 82.0
b.o.
29.79 88.0
85.083.0 Calm
88,0|81,0|86,0 83,0| SW
86.0 83.0 SW
0
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
4
b.c.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR,
HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
Ú TO 12.
Direc tion.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALJ..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.84 85.0
83.0 80.0 NE
1
b.c.
28.28 78.0
76.575.0 E
1
b.c.
19th
July.
3
Noon 29.85 85.0 88.0 77.0 83.0: 79.0 SW
29.83 88.0
1
b.c.
0.00
88.0 85.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.27 78.0 79.0! 73.0' 76,0 | 76,0| Calm
28.1977.0
0
b.c.
0.00
76.5 75.0 SSW
1
b.c.
Sunday,
20th
July.
Monday,
21st
July.
9
29.88 84.0
80.0 78.0 NE
1
O.T.
28.20 73.0
73.0 71.0 NE
1
0.1'.
...
...
Noon
29.88 84.0 88.0
3
29.88 84.0
71.0 81.078.0 Calm
$1.0 78.0 NE
0 o.r.
0.00
2
0.c.
28.19 77.0 79.0 72.0 75.0 73.0 ENE
28.14 77.0
2
c.m.
0.22
75.0 74.0 E
4
0.m.
9
29.80 | 84.0
Noon 29.84 85.0 85.0
NE
77.0 83.5 | 79.0 | NE
| 82.0 | 78.5.;
6
c.m.
28.15 78.0|
77.075.0
E
4
0.C.
3
29.83 84.0
84.5 | 80.0 | NNE
6 b.c.
4
0.15
b.c.
28.15 78.0 79.0|71.0 | 77.0; 76.0 | E
28.12 77.0
5
b.m. 0.08
76.0 75.0 E
b.m.
Tuesday,
22nd
July.
9
29.87 86.0
Noou 29.87 84.0 86.0
3
i
29.87 84.0
83.0 80.0 | SW
76.0 84.0 81.0 SE
80.0 80.0 SE
4
b.c.
28.1972.0
71.0 71.0 SE
5
o.p.s.
1 b.c.
3
0.20
b.c.
28.20| 77.0 · 78,0 | 69.0|75.0|74.0 | SE
28.1876.0
4
b.c.m. 0.40
75.0 74.0 SSW
4
o.m.
Wednesday,
23rd
July.
Thursday,
24th
July.
Friday,
25th
9
29.90 | 84.0
85.0
$1,0 SW
1
b.c.
28.20 75.0
74.0 74.0
S
Noon 29.90 84.0 87.075.085,0 | 81,0| SW
3 29.88 85.0
1 b.c.
0.05
28.21|76.0│77.0|73,0|75.0 75.0 S
85.0 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.1876.0
75.074.0, SSW
30 N N
0.C.
2
b.c.
0.15
b.c.
9 29.84 84.0
85.0 79.5 WSW
b.c.
28.17 75.0!
74.0 74.0 SW
4
o.p.c.
Noon
3
29.85 85.0 | 86,078,0| 86.0 | 80,0| WSW
29.82 | 86.0
4
b.c.
0.00
85.0 | 81.0 | WSW
3
b.c.
28.16 76.0|76,0| 73,0| 75.0 75.0 | SW
28.18 76.0
4
b.c.
0.00
76.0 76.0 | SW
4
b.c.
9
29.80 85.0
86.0 82.0 SW
B
b.c.
July.
Noon 29.83 86,0 89.0 79.0 88.0 85.5 SW
84.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
3 29.79 86.0 .... | ...
STATE OF WEATHER :-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); & drizzling rain ; A foggy : a gloomy ; 4. hail; & lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers; 9 spally a 2 rain: s. snow; . thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. vsibility, objects at a distance unusually visible): . wet (dow).
NOTE: - A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. inch rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
28.1377,0
76.0 76.0 SW
28.1378.0 78.0|74.0|77,0|76,0| SW
28.1078.0
77.075.0 SSW
2
O.C.
1 O.C. 0.00
4
o.f.
bizures to
denete the Force of the Wind.
Description of Win 1.
0
Calm
Burrations of the power of the Min-In regards a well-conditioned
Man-of-War or first-class Clipper Slip,
Light Air Light Breeze, Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gule Froch Gales.
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
| With which the above Ship with all seilf 1 to 2 kunts
set and clean full would go in stooth: 3 t water.
0 to
310
3 to t
16
15106
Royals, &e.
21
96
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Rects, &c. --. Close Reefs and Courses
20474867NBERR
-25
61
above 80
12
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &e.
full and by
In which the could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forevail Under Storm Stay stil
Bare Poles
Rite of the Wind
per Hour in Miles,
Figures 10 denote the Force of the Wind.
$
0
461