THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of July, 1879, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1879. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 187.
GAZETTE, 27TH AUGUST, 1879.
517
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min, of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
SUN,
SUN,
MIN.
BILB
IN
VACUO.
BCLB
Ex-
POSED.
NAL
RANGE,
ON
GRASS.
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min.
Max.
Temps, at
Voon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
IN SOIL
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
==100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.
1
2
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
3 Thursday,
29.80
29.80
89.0
4
Friday,
5 Saturday,
6 Sunday,
7
Monday,
8
Tuesday,
9
10
11
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
12 Saturday,
13
Sunday,
14
Monday,
15 Tuesday,
16
Wednesday,
17
Thursday,
18
Friday,
19 Saturday,.
20 Sunday,
21
Monday,
22 Tuesday,
23 Wednesday,
24 Thursday,
25 Friday,
26 Saturday,
27
Sunday,
28
Monday,
29 Tuesday,
30
Wednesday,
31 Thursday,
Mean.
Summary
of July,
29.82 29.75 80.0 79.0 69.0 84.0 135.
83.0
29.82 29.81 78.0 83.0 70.0 82.0 136.
83.0 29.83 29.89 81.0 86.0 69.0 83.0 82.0 148. 29.76 29.73.85.0 88.0 75.0 148.
90.0 88.0 29.70 29.69 86.0 87.0 77.0 92.0 90.0 151. 111. 79.0 29.85 28.82 83.4 1878:--Mran Shade Temp.,.
29.76 85.0 91.0 76.0 93.0 91.0 162. 120. 44.0 76.0 86.0 92.0 79.9 81.0 68
29.75 75.0
87.0 | 85 0 87.0 86.0 156. 116. 77.0 12.0 39.0 87.0
78.0 85.0 79.0 78.0 65
29.76 29.73 85.0 89.0 74.0 88.0 152. 112. 76.0 15.0 36.0 78.0 86.0 90.0 80.0 81.0 72 29.71 29.71 78.0 81.0 70.0 80.0 79.0 150. 110. 73.0 10.0 37.0 74.0 75.0 77.0
87.0 80.0
29.77 20.74 83.0 82.0 74.0 85.0 82.0 134. 101. 70.0 11.0 26.0 82.0 81.0
74.0 79.0 29.78 29.75 83.0 81.0 74.0 81.0 80.0 122. 92. 74.0 7.0 18.0 73.6 82.0 80.0 79.0 29.82 29.77 83.0 87.0 72.0 88.0 87.0 149. 109. 74.0 16.0 35.0 29.83 29.80 85.0 89.0 75.0 80.0 87.0 140. 108. 77.0 14.0. 31.0 29.83 29.70 85.0 85.0 82.0
74.0 84.0 148. 110. 10.0 33.0
77.0 29.65 29.75 79.0 89.0 73.0 81.0 80.0 135. 105. 74.0 8.0 29.90 29.93 78.0 77.0 74.0 81.0 79.0 123. 102, 72.0 7.0 30.00 30.00 82.0 80.0 71.0 86.0 85.0 145. 105. 72.0 15.0 32.0 30.00 29.96 82.0 82.0 72.0 82.0 80.0 150. 109. 74.0 10.0
29.97 29.94 75.0
83.0 87.0 85.0
87.0 150. 110. 12.0
75.0
29.93 29.90 84.0 87.0 75.0 89.0 88.0 160. 110. 76.0 14.0 34.0
29.95 29.90 86.0 75.0 90.0
89.0 88.0 152, 110. 76.0 34.0
15.0 68
29.94 29.92 85.0 90.0 75.0 91.0 90.0 152. 112. 76.0 16.0 36.0 75.0 86.0 64
29.95
30.00 86.0 90.0 75.0 93.0 155.
91.0 115. 70.0 39.0
18.0 77.0 86.0 90.0 79.0 80.0 68 30.00 29.04 86.0 89.0 74.0 91.0 90.0 150. 115. 76.0 17.0 39.0 78.0 87.0 90.0 77.0 80.0 58 29.90 29.80 $1,0 87.0 74.0 84.0 93.0 155. 115. 74.0 10.0 41.0 78.0 80.0 87.0 78.0 79.0 90 29.85 29.84 86.0 89.0 76.0 90.0 88.0 150. 110. 14.0 32.0
78.0 86.0
77.0 89.0 79,0 80.0 68
29.90 29.86 83.0 88.0 73.0 88.0 86.0 150. 108. 74.0 15.0 34.0 76.0 83.0 88.0 79.0
29.94 29.90 86.0 88.0 74.01 90.0 88.0 150. 108. 74.0 16.0 34,0 76.0 85.0 88.0 29.87 29.85 86.0 90.0 76.0 90.0 89.0 148. 118. 78.0 14.0 30.0 76.0 86.0 29.83 29.80 87.0 87.0 77.0 93.0 91,0 153. 113. 80.0 16.0 | 33.0 76.0 87.0 86.0 29.83 29.80 83.0 79.0 77.0 86.0 85.0 150. 110. 78.0 9.0 32.0 77.0 82.0 76.0 77.0 74.0 79.0 78.0 75.0
77.0 71.0 77.0 82.0 75.0 77.0 89 32 0 71.0 81.0 87.0 76.0 79.0 76 31.0 74.0 $60 87.0 80.0 80.0 32.0 76.0 86.0 86.0 80.0 80.0 72
78.0 17.0
56
68
62
74.5 74.2 W. 73.9 73.4 W.
76.1 75.4 W.
S.W.
E.
6
S. W.
0.80
89
85
73.6 75.0
W.
W.
2.50
77.0 85
77.0 85
!
80
77.0 74.3 S.
0.60
85
77.0 75.0 E.
0.90
72.0 83.0 87.0 78.0 80.0 76
69
74.7 75.0
E.
2.80
9
75.0
86.0
89.0
79.0 80.0 68
61
74.5 74.8
W.
S.W.
0.03
7
76.0
85.0
85.0
80.0
80.0 76
76
76.7 76.7 E.
0.25
7
31.0
72.0 79.0
80.0
76.0 77.0 85
85
73.9 75.0 S.W.
E.
1.76
10
30.0
70.0
78.0
77.0
77.0 76.0
94
94
76.3 75.3 S.E.
2.25
9
71.0 82.0 79.0
78.0 75.0
80
80
75.3 72.3
E.
W.
0.45
35.0
73.0
82.0
82.0
78.0
70.0
80
72
35.0
73.0
84 0
87.0
79.0 79.0 76
09
75.3 72.0 75.7 78.9
74.0
84 0
87.0
79.0 80.0 76
69 75.7 75.5
S.W.
W.
S.W.
S.W.
1.10
W.
0.12
S.W.
74.0
86.0
89.0 79.0 79.0 91.0 78.0 79.0
68
53
74.5 72.7 72.8 71.6 W.
59
74.5 73.7 W.
59
70.6 78.7 W.
65
76.6 73.9 W.
0.20
61
74.5
74.3 E.
0.13
80.0
85
61
78.0 73.3 E.
S.
0.60
78,0
79.0 68
61
73.4 73.3
S.
S.
0.15
90,0 79.0
81.0 68
62
74.5 75.4
S.W.
S.W.
80.0
81.0 69
70
75.5 77.8
W.
S.W.
! 74.0
76
89
73.6 | 72.6
8.
N.W.
0.02
105. 73.0 102. 72.0 104. 72.0 14.0 1C8. 77.0 15.0 15.0
15.0
82.0
90
84
75.0 72.9 E.
S.W.
2.02
13.0
30.0
76 73.6 73.6
E.
S.W.
1.90
65
72.6
78.9
W.
S.W.
0.10
72
69
76.1 75.5 W.
S.W.
0.02
72
76.1 76.1 S.W.
S.W.
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1
10
10
9
7143
85.5 73.8 87.0) 85.5 146. 108. 75.3 13.2 33.4 74.6 83.4 85.3 78.2 78.5
76
70
74.5 74.2
18.19
85.3
Total Rain fall,.
1877:-
83.0
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1875:-
84.2
6.52 inches.
17.72
21.38
18.99
Rain fell on 14 days.
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83.8
7.91
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22.33
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