DAY AND
DATE.
1879.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ú TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FAL
In incles during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
6th
September.
9
Noon
30.00 79.0
79.0 77.0
0.c.
30.00 80.0 | 88.0
76.0 80.0 78.0
0.c.r.
3
29.95 | 81.0
81.0 78.0
c.m.
29.84 83.0
29.85 83.0 87.0 76.0 80,580.0|E
29.84 84.0
79.5 79.0 Calm
U
g.p.
ཙ :
2
o.r.
1.61
85.0 83.0 E
4
b.c.p.
Sunday,
7th
9
30.01 80.5
80.0 77.0
b.c.p.
29.84 83.0
82.0 81.0 E
4
b.c.
Monday,
8th
September.
Noon
September. 3
9"
Noon
30.01 | 81.0 83.0|76.5 81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.86 84.0 88.0 76.0 85.0 82.0 E
4
b.c.m. 0.82
29.96 81.5
81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.83 85.0
88.0 85.0 E
4
b.c.m.
30.01 81.0
81.0 78.0
30.00 83.0 84.0 78.0 83.0 78.0
3
29.96 82.0
82.0 78.0
Tuesday,
9th
9
30.00 | 81.0
81.0 76.0
Noon
September. 3
29,99 | 84.5 86.0 77.0 84.0 | 77,0
29.93 85.0
85,079.0
Wednesday, 10th
September.
9
Noon
3
29.9683.0
83.0 78.0
29.95 84.0 87.0 79.0 84.0 78.5
29.90 84.0
...
84.0 78.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.85 84.0
83.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.85 85.0 89.0
78.0 86.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.83 86.0
$9.0 85.0 ESE
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.83 84.0
b.c.
29.84 86.0 90.0
81.0 79.0 E
77.0 86.0 82.0 | E
b.c.
29.8187.0
90.0 85.5 SE
20 10 2
b.c.
2
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.81 86.0
84.5 82.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.83 87.0 92.0
80.0 86.5 83.0 E
4
b.c.
0.01
b.c.
29.77 87.0
87.5 84.0 ESE
1
b.c.
Thursday, 9
11th
September.
Friday,
12th
September.
29.94 83.0
83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.79 85.0
81.0 80.0 N
3
Noon 29.94 84.0 86.0 79.0 84.0 77.5
b.c.
29.79 80.0 88.5 79.0 85.5 83.5 E
3
g.
0.00
3
29.90 85.0
85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.77 87.0
87.5 84.0 E
4
o.r.
9
29.92 78.5
78.0 76.0
o.c.d.
29.77 $1.0
79.0 77.5 N
3
g.
3
Noon 29.90 79.0 83.0 77.0 79.0 75.0
29.87 78.0
o.c.r.q.
29.77 82.0 90.0|77.0
80.0 79.0 E
3
o.r.
1,50
78.0 75.0
o.c.r.q.
29.75 82.0
80.0 79.0 E
4
o.r.
I
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL,
In inches during
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
tion.
previou - 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In incles during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
6th
September.
Sunday,
7th
September.
Monday,
9 29.86 81.0
77.0 76.0N
0.p.
28.20 73.0
73.0 73.0 ENE
Noon 29.88 81.0 82.0 72.0 79.076.0 | NE
3
o.p.
2.87
3
29.87 81.5
80.0 78.0 NE
3
0.p.m.
28.20 74.0 78.0|72.0 74.0 74.0 E
28.16 74.0
74.0 73.0S
ོ :
21 2
0.1.
o.f.
2.85
o.p.c.
9
29.90 81.5
80.0 77.0 NE
3
b.e.
28.20 74.0
73.0 73.0 E
4
o.f.
!
Noon 29.9182.0 82.0|74.0
80.5 77.0 NE
3
b.c.
0.06
3
29.86 82.0
80.0 77.0 NE
4
b.c.m.i
28.21 76.0 76.0 71.0 75.0 75.0 E
28.16 76.0
76.0 75.0 E
4
o.p.c.
0,68
3
o.p.c.
9
29.90 82.0
80.0 77.0 NE
3
b.p.
28.20 76.0.
75.0 74.0 ESE
2
o.c.m.
***
Sth
September.
Tuesday,
9th
Noon 29.90 82.5 83.0 73.0 80.0 77.0 | NE
3
b.c.
0.00
28.20 76.0 76.0
73.0|75.0 74.0 ESE
2
o.c.m.
0.12
3
29.86 82.0¦
80.077.0 NE
2
b.c.
28.17 | 76.0
76,0 74.0 E
2
0.c.m.
9
29.89 82.0
September.
Wednesday,
10th
September.
3
80.0 77.0 N
Noon 29.90 83.5 84.0 74.0 82.078.0 N
82.0 78.0 NE 29.95 83.0
1
b.c.v.
28.21 76.0
75.0 73.0 ESE
1
b.c.
...
1 b.v.
2 b.c.v.
0.00
28.21 77.0 78.0
71.0 77.0 74.0 ESE
b.c. 0.00
28.16 | 78.0
78.0 75.0 ESE
1
b.c.
28.1676.0
75.0 75.0 ESE
2
0.p..
---
9
Noon
3
Telegraph wire out of order.
28.17 79.0 80.0
74.0 78.0 76.0 ESE
3
b.c.
0.00
28.12 77.0
76.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.
28.15 77.0
75.0 73.0 ENE
3
o.p.f.
Thursday,
11th
September.
9
...
Noon
3
Do.
28.14 78.0 78.0
73.0 77.0 73.0 | E
3
b.c.
0.00
28.1077.0
76.0 74.0 E
4
b.c.
28.1171.0
71.0 71.0 NE
5 o.c.m.
Friday,
12th
9
Noon
Do.
September.
3
28.09 71.0 77.0 70.0 71.0 70.0 E
28.06 71.0
6
o.c.r.q. 0.85
71.0 70.0 E
6
o.c.r.q.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; &. bail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; y squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility. (objects 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.
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 irst-class Clipper Ship.
Calm
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
Tight Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.
Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
Stcrm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots-
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water..
"}
La to 6
Royals, &c..
Single Recfs und T. G. Sails
Triple Recfs. &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reers and Jib, &c.
full and by
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recfed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bure Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to devole the Force of the Wind.
3
26
31
37
45
53
S | | | |
PREHLANDSBORÁ
0 to
2
0
10
11 15
16 20
21 25
52
60
6) 69
70 - 80
above 80
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