THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
489
1879.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Saturday, 26th
9
29.90 84.0
84.0 78.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inchies during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL.
In inches daring
previous 24 hours.
0.0.
29.79 | 85.0
82.0 79.0 SW
4
o.b.
Noon 29.88 85.0 92.5 83.0 85.0 80.5
0.0.
July.
3
29.87 78.0
78.0 75.0
o.c.r.l.t.
29.80 86.0 87.0 81.0 84.0 82.0 SW
29.77 84.0
3
77.0 76.0 N
6
b.c.p. 0.04
o.r.l.t.
***
Sunday,
9
29.91 78.5
78.0 76.0
O.C.
...
29.78 $2.0
79.5 78.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
...
27th
Noon
29.89 81.0 88.0|76.0 | 81.0 77.0
b.c.p.
July.
3
29.86 80.0
80.0 76.0
0.c.r.
29.79 84.0 85.0 74.0 83.0 80.0 Calm 29.78 81.0
0
b.c.m. 2.53
77.5 76.0 W
3
o.r.
Monday,
9
29.90 76.5
76.0 75.0
28th
Noon
29.90 80.5 84.0 75.0 80.0 77.0
July.
3
29.88 81.5
81.0 77.0
Tuesday,
9
29.92 81.0
...
29th
Noon
July.
3
81.0 76.0
29.90 80.5 83.5 76.0 80.0 76.0
29.85 83.0
-
83.0 79.0
Wednesday,
30th
July.
9
29.85 86.5
86.0 79.0
Noon
3
29.83 87.0 89.0 80.0 87.0 80.0
29.79 87.5
87.0 81.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.c.r.
29.77 81.0
77.5 77.0 Calm
0
0.1.
O.C.
29.77 82.0 84.0
74.0 83.0 80.0 | Calm
0
b.c.p. 1.62
b.c.
29.77 84.0
82.5 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.79 82.0
81.0 79.0 Calm 0
b.c.
29.80 82.0 85.0
75.0 80.0 78.0] NW
b.c.
29.76 83.0
85.0 81.0 NW
OM 2
b.c.
3 b.c. 0.11
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.75 85.0
...
83.0 81.0 W
2
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.74 86.0 87.0
77.5 85.5 81.0 W
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.70 87.0
86.0 84.0 SW
2
b.c.
Thursday, 9
29.79 | 86.0
86.0 80.0
b.c.
29.70 84.0
84.5 82.0 NW
4+
31st
July.
Noon
29.78 88.0 91.0 81.0 88.0 81.0
b.c.
29.78 88.0 89.0
80.0 87.0 84.0 SW
3
29.73 88.0
$8.0 81.0
b.c.
29.67 89.0
87.0 84.0 SW
co co co
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
Friday,
9
29.78 81.0
81.0 78.5
0.c.m.
29.68 85.0
82.0 81.0 Calm 0 b.c.
1st
Noon
29.76 86.5 91.0 80.0 86.0 80.0
b.c.
29.69 86.0 88.0
78.0 85.0 82.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.87
August.
3
29.73 87.5
87.0 82.0
b.c.
29.67 87.0
85.5 83.0 W
3
b.c.
...
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
VICTORIA PEAK,
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Altd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12,
Min.
Dry.
Wel.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.82 83.0
79.0 77.0 SW
C.r.
28.12 74.0
73.0 73.0 SW
4
o.f.r.
26th
July.
Noon 29.79 84.0 88.0 75.0, 82.0 80.5 SW
3 29.78 83.0
3
0.0.
6.00
81.0 80.0 SW
2
b.t.m.
28.14 76.0 77.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 | SSW 28.10 71.0
4
71.0 71.0 SSW
4
o.f.l.t.
o.r.t.
0.45
Sunday, 27th
July.
9
29.81 $2.0
78.0 76.5 SSW
3
ľ.
28.10 73.0
72.0 72.0 SSW
Noon 29.81 82.0 84.0
73.0 80.0 78.0 SW
1
C.V.
1.85
28.10 73.0 76.0
70.072.0 72.0 S
3
29.80 75.5
78.0 74.0 SSW
2
1.
:
28.0872.0
71.0 71.0 SSW
00 01 02
3
o.f.
2
o.f.
0.10
3
0.p.c.
Monday, 28th
July.
9 29.81 79.0
75.5 71.0 Calm
0
0.m.
28.10|71.0
...
Noon
3
29.82 81.0 81.0
29.79 81.0
71.079.0 76.0 Calm
0
o.m.
1.90
80.0 78.0 SW
1
b.c.
71.0 70.5 SSW 28.10 73.0 76.0 68.0 72.0 71.0 S 28.10 72.0
3 o.f.
2 0.0.
1.85
72.0 72.0 S
1 0.c.
Tuesday,
9 29.81 | 82.0
81.0 78.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.13 74.0
73.0 72.0 S
2
b.c.
29th
July.
Noon 29.82 83.0 84.0
77.5 82.0 78.0 SSW
3 29.77 83.0
83.0 79.0 SW
30 19
2 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
28.13 76.0 76.0
28.08 76.0
69.0 75.0 74.0 S
I b.c.
0.15
75.0 74.0 SW
1 b.c.
Wednesday, 9 29.76 84.0
85.0 81.0 W
2 b.c.
28.07 76.0
30th
July.
Noon
29.75 85.0 86.0
3 29.72 85.0
77.0 85.0 82.0 SW
85.0 82.0 | SW
2
2
b.c.
b.c.m.
0.08
28.07 76.0 77.0
28.03 77.0
75.0 74.0 SW 73.0 76.0 74.0 W
76.0 75.0 SW
2 0.c.
2 O.C.
3 b.c.
0.08
Thursday,
31st
July.
Friday,
1st
9
Noon
3 29.68 67.0
29.68 85.0
29.69 86.0 88.0
84.0 82.0 WSW
2 b.c.
28.02 | 77.0
78.0 86.0 83.0 WSW
87.0 83.0 SW
2 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
28.02 78.0 73.0
27.98 77.0
75.0 76.0 W 74,077,0| 76,0) SW 740 760 SW
3 b.c.p.f.
2
4 o.f.
o.p.f. 0.00
August.
9 29.69 84.0
80.0 79.0 SW Noon 29.69 85.088.0 78.0 83.0 80.0 | SW
3 29.66. 85.5
86.0 83.5 | SW
2 b.c.
2 b.c.m. 0.40
2 b.c.
27.98 76.0 28.00 78.0.78.0 27.96 76.0
75.0 76.0 W 74.0|77.0|77,0| W
76.0 76.0 SW
3 o.f.
1 0.6.
3 O.C.
0.15
STATE OF WEATHER:-b, blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain: f. foggy; . gloomy; & hail; 4. lightning; . misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, fobjects at a distance unusually visible); . wet (dew).
NOTE-A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &e.
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
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
ሱ
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
It
Storm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
set and clean full would go in smooth
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, &e..
water..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, &c. ...
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Barc Poles
8
10
11
above 80
12