584
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST OCTOBER, 1879.
No. 199.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of August, 1879, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th September, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1879. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
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
SUN,
DIUR-
BULR
IN
SUN,
BULR
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
123456
Friday,
Saturday,
Sunday,
Monday,.
5 Tuesday,
6 Wednesday,
9 A.M.
29.68
Temp at Max. Noon.
146. 108. 76.0
7 Thursday,
8
Friday,
9
Saturday,
10
Sunday,
11
Monday,
12 Tuesday,.
30.00
30.00
B
Wednesday,
30.03
30.00
14 Thursday,
30.00
29.95
15 Friday,
30.03
29.96
16 Saturday,.
30.03
30.00
17 Sunday,
30.05
30.03
18
Monday,
30.05
30.03
20
19 Tuesday,
Wednesday,
21 Thursday,
30.02
22 Friday,
23
Saturday,
24
Sunday,
25
Monday,
26 Tuesday,
27
Wednesday,
28
Thursday,
29
Friday,
30
Saturday,
29.76
31
Sunday,
Mean.
Summary of August,
1878:-Mean Shade Temp.,..
.83.0
3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. 29.65 82.0 87.0 74.0 88.0 86.0 81.0 87.0 78.0 80.0
29.73 29.67 85.0 88.0 76.0 91.0 90.0 155. 112. 78.0 15.0 34.0 77.0 85.0 87.0 80.0 80.0 76 29.72 29.68 82.0 85.0 74.0 88.0 86.0 150, 110. 75.0 14.0 35.0 77.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 77.0 29.72 29.70 78.0 83.0 72.0 80.0 79.0 139. 105. 75.0 8.0 30.0 74.0 77.0 81.0 76.0 78.0
29.72 29.74 78.0 78.0 71.0 80.0 77.0 125. 100. 73.0 9.0 27.0 71.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 75.0 89 29.87 29.87 79.0 80.0 70.0 79.0 78.0 120. 93. 72.0 9.0 21.0 70.0 79.0 79.0 76.0 76.0 29.97 29.95 79.0 83.0 71.0 83.0 81.0 122. 92. 73.0 12.0 19.0 71.0 78.0 83.0 76.0 79.0 30.04 30.01 84.0 86.0 72.0 86.0 84.0 147. 107% 75.0 14.0 32.0 73.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 80.0 29.97 29.94 83.0 86.0 74.0 90.0 89.0 148. 108. 75.0 16.0 33.0 74.0 83.0 86.0 78.0 79.0
29.95 29.91 84.0 87.0 76.0 89.0 88.0 148. 110. 77.0 13.0 23.0 75,0 84.0 87,0 78.0 80.0 29.95 29.92 83.0 84.0 74.0 90.0 89.0 152. 111. 73.0 16.0 75.0 83.0 84.0 78.0 78.0 86.0 88.0 76.0 91.0 90.0 151. 111. 77.0 15.0 34.0 75.0 86.0 88.0 80.0 80.0 85.0 87.0 75.0 92.0 91.0 152. 112. 77.0 17.0 35.0 75.0 85.0. 86.0 78.0 78.0 86.0 89.0 75.0 93.0 91.0 155. 113. 77.0 18.0 36.0 70,0 86.0 89,0 79.0 79.0
85.0 88.0 74.0 91.0 90.0 153. 115. 78.0 17.0 37.0 77.0 85.0 88.0 79.0 80.0
85.0 89.0 74.0 89.0 87.0 152. 112. 76.0 15.0 36.0 78.0 85.0 89.0 79.0 84.0 86.0 91.0 75.0 90.0 88.0 155. 115. 76.0 15.0 39.0 78.0 86.0 93.0 78.0 80.0 84.0 91.0 74.0 90.0 88.0 156. 117. 75.0 16.0 42.0 78.0 83.0 92.0 78.0 79.0 84.0 91.0 29.98 74.0 91.0 90.0 154. 114. 77.0 17.0 37.0 79.0 84.0 92.0 78.0 80.0
29.92 29.90 85.0 92.0 74.0 93.0 91.0 155. 114. 76.0 19.0 38.0 79.0 86.0 93.0 79.0 80.0
84.0 89.0
89.0 87.0
29.95 73.0 156.
29.91 116. 76.0 16.0 40.0 79.0 84.0 90.0 78.0 79.0 30.00 29.96 87.0 80.0 74.0 91.0 90.0 153. 113. 76.0 17.0 37.0 78.0 88.0 89.0 78.0 79.0 29.90
29.96 86.0 90.0 73.0 93.0 91.0 153. 113. 76.0 20.0 37.0 78.0 86.0 91.0 78.0 80.0 29.92 29.82 87.0 89.0 76.0 93.0 91.0 156. 118. 79.0 17.0 39.0 80.0 87.0 89.0 78.0 79.0 29.82 29.74 87.0 90.0 93.0
77.0 92.0 153. 115. 79.0 16.0 36.0 82.0 87.0 90.0 79.0 83.0 29.68 29.63 86.0 83.0 76.0 84.0 83.0 145. 110. 76.0 8.0 34.0 79.0 85.0 81.0 77.0 77.0
29.75 29.73 81.0 81.0 81.0 73.0 79.0 130. 105. 74.0 8.0 31.0 73.0 81.0 81.0 78.0 78.0 29.86 29.82 83.0 86.0 72.0 87.0 85.0 140. 103. 73.0 15.0 30.0 74.0 83.0 87.0 80.0 81.0 85 29.85 29.77 85.0 88.0 75.0 91.0 90.0 148. 110. 77.0 16.0 33.0 75.0 85.0 88.0 79.0 81.0 29.72 83.0 85.0 75.0 85.0 84.0 148. 108. 75.0 10.0 33.0 76.0 83.0
29.80 78.0 29.80 81.0 72.0 81.0 80.0 133. 99. 74.0 9.0 25.0 72.0 77.0 28.89 29.86 83.5 86.5 73.9 88.1 86.6 146. Total Rain fall,.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
MIN.
IN SOIL
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 21
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.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
14.0
32.0
78.0
80
94
80
76
38.0
76
72
84.0
88.0
79.0 79.0
75.0 78.0
109. 75.0 14.2 33.3 76.0 83.4
86.7
78.0 79.2
N CONGAPAERUJBJNRNJARJENACORODONT
69
76.0 75.5
S.W.
S.W.
0.10
69
76.7
75.5
E.
E.
8
72
75.3
73.0
E.
E.
85
75.3 76.0
N.E.
N.W.
0.10
10
8
89
74.6 73.6
E.
E.
2.70
10
10
85
73.9 73.9 E.
N.E.
4.35
10
6550000
80
74.6 76.3 E.
E.
0.80
9
72
77.4
76.1 E.
E.
4
68
74.7
74.5 W.
W.
1
69
74.0 75.5
S.W.
S.W.
3
72
74.7
74.0
Ꮃ .
W.
0.07
65
76.1
74.9 W.
W.
0.10
64
73.4 72.8
S.W.
S.W.
74.5 72.7
S.W.
S.W.
72
65
75.1 74.9 S.W.
S.W.
72
77
75.1 80.8 S.W.
S.W.
64
51
72.8 72.1
S.W.
S.W.
76
50
74.7 71.0
S.W.
S.W.
0.04
72
53
74.0 72.6
N.W.
S.W.
51
74.5 72.1
W.
S.
72
56
58
74.0 72.1 71.6 72.7
S.W.
E.
W.
W.
56 72.8 73.2 W.
S.
58
72.2 72.7 E.
E.
69
73.9 78.6 S.W.
S.W.
64
80
71.8 74.3
S.W.
S.W.
0.01
85
85
76.0 76.0
S.W.
E.
2.12
10
73
78.0 77.1 E.
S.W.
0.75
3
72
69
75.1 76.5 E.
E.
0.02
76 76.3 75.7 E.
E.
0.05
58
73.6 71.6 E.
E.
1.85
10
10
-PATTO
67 74.6 74.4
13.06
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