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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST OCTOBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
tion.
O TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
Saturday,
20th
September.
9
Noon
B
29,92-81,0
81.0 76.0
b.c.
:
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
29.97 86,0 88,0
29.80 88.0
79.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.
88.0 80.0
b.c.
29.79 84.0
tion.
83.0 80.0 ESE
29.77 86.0 90.0 79.0 86.5 82.0 W
29.71 | 87.0
86.5 82.5 SW
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND,
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Artd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
N N N
2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
Sunday. 21st
9 · 20.80 83,0
88.0 75,0
b.c.
29.67 85,0
84.0 79.0 N
3
b.c.
Noon
29.74-87.0 91.0 81.0 87.0 76.5
b.c.
29.65.88.0, 89.0 80.0 87.5, 80.5 N
4
b.c.
0.00
September.
3
29.67 87.5
87.0 78.0
b.c.
29.58 89.0
89.5 82.0 NNW
6
b.c.
Monday,
22nd
September. 3
9
29.75 81.0
81.0 74.0
Noon
29.73-82.0 90.0 79.0 82.0 75,0
29.71 -83.0.
83.0 71.0
Tuesday,
Noon 23rd
September. 3
9
29.93 80.0
80.0 72.0
29,91; 82.5 86,30
77,0 82.0 | 73.0
29.91 | 82.0
82.0 73.0
Wednesday, 24th
September. 3
9
Noon
36.06 78,5
78.0 78.0
30.0582,0 86.0-77,0
82.0 : 75,0
30.02 83.0
83.0 76.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.C.
29.61 84.0
81.5 77.0 NW
4
b.c.
0.0.
29.6284.0 90.0 78.0|82.0 77.0 | NW
4
2
0.00
0.c.
29.61 85.0
83.0 77.5 NW
5
b.c.
29.79 83.0
$1.5 78.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 85.0 84.0 78.0 84.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.80 86.0
86.0 81.5 SW
1
b.c.
0.0.
29.92 82.0
81.0 78.0 Calm
0
b.c.
:
b.c.
29.92 81.0 86.0|77,0
85.5 82.0 E
1 b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.91. 85.0
86.0 84.0 E
2
b.c.
Thursday,
25th
September.!
30,10 Sto
810,78.0
0.c.p.
29.94 84.0
83.0 82.0E
!
Noon
3
30.08 80.0 85.0 78.0 80.0:78.0
o.c.p.
!
30.04 81.0
81.0 78.0
0.c.p.
29.94 84.0 88.5 79.0 82.5 82.0: E
29.92 84.0
85.0 83.0 ESE
00 00 00
3
S.P.
0.1.
0.30
3
Friday, 26th
September.
9
30.12 81.0ị
81,078.0
29.96 84.0
| 9.6.p.
82.0 81.0 E
3
ww
Noon
3
30.11 | 82,0 84,0: 78,0 | 82.0 | 78,5
b.c.
29.98 85.0 85.51 78.0, 84.5 | 82.5 |
E
3
g.p.
1.10
30.06 82.5
82.0 78.5
b.c.
29.94 85.0
$6.0 85.0 ESE
4
b.c.nu.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
O TO 12.
WINDS
O TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
Direc-
tion.
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAAN FALL.
In inclos during
previous 21 Troue.
Saturday,
20th
9 29.78 $15.
| 810 76,0) ENE
1
c.h.
28.13
76.0!
75.0 72.0 NE
2
!b.c.m.
Noon
September.
3
مات
29.76 88.5 86.0 75.0 85.0 79.0. SE
29.75 - 86.0
1
ch.
0.00
28.10 77.0.78.0 71.0 76,074.0! NW
2
b.t.
0.00
$5.0 79.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.05 | 77.0
76.0 74.0, NW
b.m.
Sunday,
21st
September.
Monday, 22nd
September.
Tuesday,
23rd
September.
1
9
29.68 83.0
80.0 77.0 N
b.c.
28.00 77.0!
76.0 71.0, NW
3
i
0.c.m.
Noon
29.64 | 86,0|89,0 77.0 80.0 78.0 N
2
b.c.
0.00
27.98 79.0
73.0 78.0 72.0 NW
0.e.m.
0.00
3
29.60 86.0
80.0 77.0N
3
b.c.
27.92 | 81.0
79.0 72.0 NW
0.m.
9
Noon
3
29.64 $3.0
3.0
80.0 71.0 NW
2
O.V.
27.96 73.0
2 29.65 83.0 81.0
76.082.0 75,0 NW
0.V.
0.00
29.66 | 83.5 |
83.5 74.0 NW
3
O.V.
72.0 69.0 NW
27.93 75.0 79.0 71.0 73.0 69.0 NW
74.01 27.93 75.0
69.0 NW
+
0.11.
3
v.m.
0.00
3
b.m.
9
Wednesday, 9
24th Noou
3 September.
Thursday,
25th
September.
Friday, 26th
29.84 83.0
Noon 29.83 | 84.0 84.0
3 29.83 83.0
29.93 81.0
Calm | 80.0 74.0 | 74.0 | 82.0 - 74.0 . N
0
b.c.
28.13 | 72.0 |
71.5 68.0 NNW
2
0.0.
b.c.
0.00
28.14 75,075,0|69,0| 74.0: 69,0| NNW
2 0.0.
0.60
84.0 73.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.13 76.0
75.0 72.0 NNW
2
b.c.m.j
77.0 71.0 N
O.V.
28.24 71.0
71.0 68.0E
2
C.V.
29.93 82.0
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b.c.
b.c.
0.00
28.22 75.0
28.2475.0! 76.0 | 70.0 71.0 70.0 E
71.0 70.0 E
2
b.c. 0.00
2
b.c.
9
Noon
3
29.97 $3.0
80.0 - 78,01 NE
29.97 | 82.0 83.0) 75.0 80,0 76,0| NE
29.95 82.0)
1.e.p.
28.26 75.0
74.0 74.0 ESE
B
A.M
0.e.1.
1
b.c.p.
1.01
28.25 74.076,0|71.0 74.0 73,0 ESE
0.1.
1.72
79.5 78.0 NE
-1
b.c.p.
28.23 74.0
74.0 74.0 ESE
3 0.c.
9
30.02 | $2.0
80.0 78.0 NE
Noon. 30.00 | 83.0|83,0 75,0 80.0 78.0 NE
2 b.c.
September.
3 29.97 $2.0
79.0 77.0 NE
b.c. 0.05
2 b.c.
B 28.30 | 74.0 |
74.0 | 74.0 | ESE 28.28 75.0 76,0| 72,075.0 74.0 ESE : 3
28.25 76.0
75.0 74.0 E
3 0.0.
o.p.s.
0.c.p.s. 1.13
:
STATE OF WEATHER; 5. blue sky; e. clouds (detached) ; 4. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; 7. hail; 7. lightning; a misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; & thunder; a, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; . visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); . wet (dew),
NOTE:--A bar (—) under any letter augments its siguification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
lenoze the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
I!
12
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship,
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale
Storm
1 Hurrienas,
Just. Fulficient to give steerage way
With which the above Ship with all sail f 1 to 2 knots.
ser and clean full would go in smooth? 3 to 4
water...
31
lato 6
Royals, &r.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, & c..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Close Real's and CouYSOS
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Beresnil
Under Storm Staysal
Bure Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
11
16
21
26
37
45
38
61 -- 69
UN - 02
above 80
SINI TE
0 to "
3 - 10
15
20
25
30
36
11
52
60
10
!|
12