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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH AUGUST, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1879.
DAY AND AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry:
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atte.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday, 16th
August.
9
Noom
30.10 84.0
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.96 87.0
84.5 81.0 Calm
b.c.
30.10 | 87,091.0' 80.0 | 87,0| 79,0
b.c.
3
30.06 89.0
89.079.0
b.e.
29.98 $7.0 88.5 80.0 86.0 81.0 W
29.97 88.0
3
b.c.
88.5 82.5 W
b.c.
∞∞Force.
WEATHER.
FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
RAIN FA
0.00
Sunday, 17th
Angust.
9
30.14 83.0
83.078.0
b.c.
30.01 | 86.0
84.0 82.0 S
Noon
30.1485.0 91.0 | 80.0 85.0 78.0
b.c.
30.02 88.0 90.0 80.0 87.5 83.0 | E
3
30.10 88.0
88.0 79.0
b.c.
29.99 | 89.0
88.5 83.0 W
1 3 1
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
2 h.c.
30.12. 82.5
Monday, 9
18th Noon 30.11 85.0: 89,0| 78.0|85.0 78.0
August. 3 30.07 89.0
82.0 78.0
89.0 78.0
20th
August.
Thursday, 9
Tuesday, 9
19th Noom
August.
3
Wednesday, 9
Noon
3
30.09 $2.0
82.0 78.0
30.08 | 87.0|91.0|79,087.0 79.0
30.03 89.0
89.0 79.0
30.01·83.0
$3.0 78.0
...
30.01 | 85.0 90.5 79.0 | 85.0 78.5
29.97 89.0
89.0|79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.00 | 86.0
83.0 81.0 Calm
0 b.c.
b.c.
30.0187.0 91.0:78.0|86,0 82.0 | W
1
b.c.
00.0
b.c.
29.97 89.0
87.5 81.0 W
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.98 86.0
84.0 81.0 NW
2
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.98 88.0 89.0 77.087,081.0 | SW
29.90 89.0
3
b.c.
00.0
89.0 83.0 | SW
3
b.c.
:
b.c.
29.93 86.0:
85.0 81.5 Calm
0 b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.98 87.0 90.078.0|86.0 | 82.0 | W
29.9189.0 !
1
b.c.
0.00
90.5 85.0 W
3
b.c.
30.04 83.0
$3.0 78.0
b.c.
29.94 86.0
84.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
21st
August.
Noon
30.04 83.5 91.0
78.083.0 | 77.0 ||
b.c.
3 30.00 87.0.
87.0 78.0
b.c.
29.96 | 88.0|91,0:78.0|87.5| 83:0| SW
20.94 89.0
2
b.c.
0.00
88.5 83.5 W
2
b.c.
Friday,
9 | 30.09 84.0!
84.0 78.0
b.c.
29.98 86.0
84.0 80.5 Calm
0
b.c.
22nd
Noon 30.09 85.0 87.0 78.0 85.0 78.0
b.e.
29.99. 88.0 91.0 78.0 88,083,0| WSW
2
b.c.
0.00
:
August.
3 30.04 87.0
87.0 78.5
b.e.
29.97 89.0
90.5 86.0 | SE
2
b.c.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET,
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL.
In inche during
previous 24 Bours,
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9
29.9884.0
$4.0 810 SE
1
Ì.c.
28.80 | 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
1
b.c.
16th
August.
Noon 29.99 84.0 88.0: 79.0 87.0 81.0 | SSW
1
b.c.
0.00
ce
3
29.96 85.0
87.0 81.0! SW
1
b.c.
28.30 78.0 78.0|73,0| 77.0|74.0| SW
28.26 78.0
1
b.c.
0.00
77.0 75.0 SSW
2
b.c.
Sunday,
17th
August.
Monday,
18th
August.
Tuesday,
19th
August.
9
30.03 87.0
88.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.e.
28.34 76.0
75.0 73.0 SW
1
b.c.
Noon 30.02 87.0 90.0 78.0 84.0 81.0 8
3 29.98 87.0
1 b.c.
0.00
87.0 81.0 SW
2 b.c.m.
28.35 | 79.0|79.0|74.0|78.0|74,0| S
28.30 79.0
I
b.c.m. 0.00
78.0 | 73.0 | SSW
2
b.c.m.
9
Noon
30.02 86.0
86,0|80,0| Calm
=
b.c.
28.332 75.0
30.01 | 86.0|89,077,086,080.0
SW
b.e.
0.00
3
20.98 87.0
87.0 80.0 SW
J
b.e.
75.0 74.0 SW 28.32 77.0 79.0|74.0 76.5 74.0 W
28.29 78.0
77.0 74.0 SSW
2 b.v.
1 b.v.
3 b.v.
0.00
9
29.98 | 86.0
86,0 82.0 SE
2
b.r.
28.30 | 76.0
75.0 74.0 S
] b.v.
...
Noon
3
29.99 87.0 90.0 29.95 89.0
77.0, 88.0 82.0 | SW
*
b.e.
0.00
28.3277.0 78.0 | 73.0 | 76.0|74,0| SSW
1
b.v. 0.00
| 89.0, 82.0 | SW
2
b.c.
28.2477.0
76.0 74.0 SSW
2
b.v.
Wednesday, 9
29.9284.0
86.081,5 SW
b.c.
28.23 76.0
75.0 74.0 | SW
1
b.v.
20th
Noon
29.93|86.0|90.0|79,0, 89.0|82,5| SSE
b.c.
0.00
28.28|77.0 78.0|73.0 76.0|74.0 | SSW
b.c.v.
0.00
August.
مربع
3
29.8886.0
87.0 82.0 | NW
b.e.
28.1978.0
77.0 74.0 S
3
b.c.v.
Thursday,
9 29.94 85.0
83.0 78.0 SE
b.c.
28.2275.0
75,074.0 S
1
b.v.
21st
Angust.
Noon
29.94 85.0 91.0|74.0|85.0 78.0, W
3 29.94 | 88.0
b.
0.00
86,080.0 | Calm
0
b.c.
28.25 | 77.0: 78,0|73,0|77,0|74.0 S
28.2279.0
1 b.v. 0.00
Friday,
22nd
August.
3
29.95 86.0
9 29.96 85.0
840 80.0 Cm : Noon 29.98 86.0 | 90.0 76.0 86.9 82.0 E
88.0 82.0. SE
0
28.29|77.0
!
b.e.
0.00
b.c.
78.0 74.0 S
76.0 74.0S 28.82 | 80.0 | 80.0|75.0|79.0|75.0 | SSW
28.26 | 80.0
79.0 73.0 SSE !
1 b.c.v.
1 b.v.
1
b.v. 0.00
2 b.v.
STATE OF WEATHER :—6. blue sky; e, clouds (detached) ; »7, drizzling rain ; ƒ fosgy ; a gloomy ; 4. hail; 7, lightning; . misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally rain; s. snow; 7. thunder; . ugly threatening) appearance of weather; r. visibility, cobjects at a distance unusually visible); w. 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.
of the Wind.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind,
ด
Calmı
Light Air
2
Ulustrations of the power of the Wind as rewards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipner Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way - .
Rate of the Wind per Iour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
to 2
0
3 10
15
16
20
3
La to 6
21
Royals, &c..
30
Staple Reefs and T. G. Sails
| Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
Light Breeze.
Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.
Fresh Breeze-
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
10
11
Storm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 kuots.
eet and clean full would go in smooth 3 e 4 water..
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Roofs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Stay-all
Baro Poles
11
alov Ho
12