DAY AND DATE.
1879.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH AUGUST, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion,
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In iuches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
$2.0 80.0 Calm
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9
9th
August.
30.05 82.0
Noon 30.06 86.0 88.0 77.0 86.0 78.5
3 30.02 $7.0
82.0 78.5
b.c.
29.94 84.0
...
b.c.
87.0 79.0
b.c.
:
29.94 86.0 90.5 77.0 85.0 81.0 SW 3
29.93 87.0
87.0 81.0 SW
Om m
0
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Sunday,
10th
August.
9
30.04 84.0!
...
:
$4.0 79.5
b.c.
29.01 | 85.0
83.0 81.0 W
!
Noon
30.02 86.0 89.0 80.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.91 86.087.0 80.0, 86.5 81.0 SW
3
29.99 86.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.90 87.0
86.0 81.0 SW
3
00 00 00
3
b.c.p.
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Monday,
•
9
30.06 83.0
83.0 79.0
11th
August.
Noon 30.06 85.0 88.5 80.0 85.0 79.0
3
30.03 82.0
82.0 78.0
Tuesday, 9
30.1085.0
85.0 79.0
12th Noon
August. 3
30.1187.0.88.0 81.0 87.0 79.5
30.07 87.0
87.0 80.5
Wednesday, 9
30,13 85.5
13th
August
Thursday,
14th
August
Noon
85.0 79.0
30.1187.5 89.0 81.0 87.0 78.5
**
3
30.08 87.0
87.080.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.94 85.0
83.0 81.0 E
1 b.c.
b.c.
29.95 87.087.0 79.0 86.0 82.0 SW
3 g.t.l. 0.01
b.c.p.
29.94 86.0
83.0 81.0 SW
no
3
o.r.t.l.
b.c.
29.97 86.0!
84.0 80.0 NW
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.98 87.0 87.0
80.0 87.0 82.0 NW
2
b.c.
0.07
b.c.
29.97 88.0
87.082.0 | SW
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.99 86.0
85.0 81.0 SW
b.c.
30.00 87.0 89.0
80.0 86.5 82.0 W
2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.98 87.0
86.0 81.0 SW 3
ولت
b.c.
9
30.08 | 86.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.97 86.0
www.
...
Noon
3
30.10 88.0 91.0 82.0 88.0 80.0
30.0688.0
b.c.
29.97 88.0 59.5
88.0 | 80.0
b.c.
29.96 88.0
81.0 87.0 82.0 SW
$8.0 88.0 SW
84.5 81.5 NW 2 b.c.
3
b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
---
Friday,
15th
August.
9
30.11 84.0
$4.0 79.0
b.c.
29.86 86.0
Noon
30.09 87.5 90.5 80.0 87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.87 6.5 89.0
86.6 $1.0 sw
79.086.5 81.0 SW
1 b.c.
3 30.05 89.0
89.0 80.0
b.c.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
29.897.5
87.5 82.0 SW
3
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WEATHER.
co co
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
DAY AND DATE
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
WEATHER.
Wel.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9th
August.
Sunday,
10th
August.
Monday, 11th
August.
Tuesday,
12th
August.
Wednesday,
13th
August.
9 29.94 84.0
84.0 79.0 SE
1 b.c.
28.26 76.0
75.0 74.0 SW
1
b.c.
Noon 29.95 84.0 87.0 77.5 84.5 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
3
29.94 84.0
85,080.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.26 77.0 77.0 72.0 70.0 15.0 SW
28.21 76.0
1
b.c.
0.00
75.0 74.0 SW
3
b.c.
9
29.92 $3.0
84.0 81.0 SW
Noon
29.92 84.0 86.0 76.0 26.0 82.0 SW
3
29.91 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
3
00 N 00
3 b.c.
28.22 74.0
73.0 72.0 SW
4
b.c.
2 b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
28.22 | 75.0 77.0
28.20 75.0
72.0 74.0 73.0 | SW
3
b.c.
0.00
75.0|74,0 | SSW
4
b.c.
9
29.94 84.0
82.0 80.0SW Noon 29.94 84.0 87.0 77.0 85.0 81.0 SW
3
29.93 84.0
82.0 79.0 | SW
NN N.
2
b.c.
28.25 75.0
74.0 74.0 SW
3
O.C.
***,
2 b.c. 0.02
2 b.c.m.
28.25 76.0 76.0 72.0 75,0 74.0 SSW 28.23 74.0
3 b.c. 0.10
74.0 73.0S
...
2 b.c.p.
9
$9.96 85.0
84.0 82.0 SW
Noon 29.99 $5.0 87.0 78.0 87.0 82.0 SW
3
29.97 86.0
86.0 82.0 SW
2 2 2
b.c.
28.30 75.0
74.0 74.0 SSW
b.c.
0.07
28.30 76.0 77.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 SSW
b.c.
...
28.28 76.0
75.075.0 SSW
CO 2 3
3
o.p.c. ...
b.c.
0.14
b.c.
9
30.00 86.0
84.0 81.0 Calm
Noon 30.00 86.0 88.0 76.0 86.0 81.0 SW
3 29.97 86.0
85.0 79.0 SW
W N O
0
b.c.
28.34 75.0
74.0 78.0 SSW 2 b.c.
2
b.c.
0.00
28.82 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 73.0 S
1 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
28.28 76.0
75.0 75.0 | SSW
3 b.c.
Thursday,
14th
August.
9
29.97 86.0
Noon
3
29.96 86.0 90.078.0
29.95 87.0
84.5 80.5 SW
86.081.0 SW
87.081.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.31 76.0
75.0 74.0 WNW
1 b.c.
2 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
28.30 77.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 75.0 SSW
28.26 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
1
b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
Friday,
15th
9
30.00 85.0
Noon
85.0 81.0 SW
29.9986.0 88.0 77.0 86.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.31 75.0
August.
3 29.95 $6.0
87.0 80.0 SW
T
2 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
•
75.0 74.0 SW
28.30 77.077.0|70.0|76.0 73.0 | SW
28.26 76.0
75.0 74.0 | SW
2
b.c.
***
2 b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; . hail; 7. lightning; . misty (hazy); e. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, objects at a distance unusual visible); w, wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (-) under any letter auginents its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
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
Bare Poles
....
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth water...
In which she could just carry in chase, Touble Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
1 to 2 knots. 3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, &c.
*
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
ΕΙ
70
29
3 10
11 15
16 20
21 25
above 80
8888***SRECED
2
30
35
44
80
11
12
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