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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH NOVEMBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1879.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours. |
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 25th
October.
9
Noon
3
30.20 76.5
...
**
76.0 73.0|
b.c.
30.05 80.0
78.0 75.0 E
3
b.c.m.
30.1677.0 80.0 75.0 77.0 | 73.0
b.c.
30.09 78.0!
:
78.0 73.0
b.c.
30.05 | 81.0 | 84,0| 75,0 | 79.5 77.0 | E|
29.99 | 82.0
4
b.c.
0.00
80.5 77.5 ESE
4
b.c.
Sunday, 9
26th Noon
October. 3
30.10 76,5
***
76.0 73.0
b.c.
29.96 80.0
78.0 76.0 Calm
0
b.c.
30.05 80.0 82.0 73.5 80.0 75.0
b.c.
29.96 83.0 84.0 78.0 | 84.0 80.0 | S
1
b.c.
0.00
30.00 82.0
82.0 75.5
b.c.
29.9187.0
84.5 81.0 SW
2.
b.c.
Monday, 9
27th
October.
30.16 | 75.0
75.0 69.0
...
Noon
3
30.14 76.5 83.0
74.0 76.0 | 71.0
30.10 75.0
76.0 70.0
Tuesday, 9
28th
October.
30.26 73.5
Noon
3
30.22 76.0 79.0
73.0 69.0
71.0 76.0 71.0
30.18 76.0
Wednesday,
9 30.27 74.5
76.0 71.0
74.0 70.0
29th
October.
Noon❘ 30.23 | 76.5 78.0
72.0 76.0 71.0
3 30.17 77.0
77.0 71.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.98 78.0
76,5 73.0 | N
4 b.c.
...
O.C.
30.00 79.0 86.0 74.0 79,074.0 N
4
b.c.
0.00
O.C.
29.98 79.0
76.0 73.0 N
4
g.
b.c.
30.08 77.0
75.5 72.0 | E
1
b.c.
b.c.
30.08 | 80.0 80.0 | 70.0 | 79.0 74.0 | E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.06 79.0
79.0 76.0 E
4 b.c.
:
b.c.
30.09, 78.0
76.0 73.0E
2 b.c.
A
b.c.
30.09 80.081.0|72.0 | 81.0 77.0 N
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.05 80.0
78.5 76.0 E
4
b.c.
...
***
Thursday, 9
30th
October.
Friday, 31st
October.
30.25 73.0
73.0 69.0
b.c.
30.08 77.0
74.0 72.0 N
3
b.c.
Noon
30.21 | 76.0 79.0
71.0 76.0 71.0
b.c.
3
30.15 77.0
77.0 71.0
b.c.
...
30.08 | 79.0 82.0 71.0 80.0 | 76.0 | E
30.04 81.0
83.0 79.0S
2
b.c.
0.00
1
g.
9
30.26 74.0
74.0 70.0
b.c.
30.08 77.0
75.0 73.0 N
2
b.c.
Noon 30.22 76.0 79.0 71.0 76.0 71,5
b.c.
3 30.15 76.5
76.0 71.5
b.c.
30.04 81.0
30.08 80.0 | 83.0 | 71,079.0 76.0 ESE
80.0 79.0 ESE
3
b.c.
0.08
3
b.c.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
25th
October.
9 30.08 78.0
Noon 30.07 78.0 79.0 72.0 76.0|72,0 | NE
3 30.00- 78.0
75.0 73.0 NE
75.0 71.0 NE
4 b.c.
: ;
4
btc.
4
b.c.
Sunday,
26th
October.
9
Noon
3
29.95 80.0
29.94 81.0 85.0 72.0 84.0 79.0 NE 29.91 81.0|
81.0 73.0 NE
1
b.c.
1
b.c.
81.0 75.0 SE
1 b.c.
Monday,
27th
October.
9
30.00 79.5:
75.0 70.0 N
Noon
30.02 | 80.0; 84.075.0 80.0 73.0 | N
3 30.01 79.0
79.0 72.0 N
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.v.
Force.
ུ ུ་ྕཙྪ།།ོརྞ WRATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL
in inches du
previous
during
28.37 69.0
68.0 68.0 E
3
o.p.c.
0.00
28.33 72.0 72.0 65.0 71.0 69.0 E
28.28 71.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
70.0 68.0 E
3
0.m.
28.30 73.0
72.0 69.0 SE
1
b.m.
...
***
:
0.00 28.26 77.0 77.0 | 68.0 | 76,0|73,0| W
28.22 78.0
77.0 74.0 Calm
1
b.c.m. 0.00
0
b.c.m.
28.30 70.0.
69.0 67.0 NE
2
o.c.m.
...
***
0.00 28.32 71.0: 76,0|67,0 | 70.0 66.0 NE
28.28 68.0..
67.0 67.0 NNE
3 o.c.m. 0.00
3
o.c.m.
Tuesday,
28th
October.
9 30.15 | 79.0
75.0 68.0 NNE
Noon 30.10 78.0 81.0 69.0 73.0 69.0 NE
3 30.08 77.0
73.0 68.0 NE
4 b.c.
4 b.c.
4 c.h.
...
0.00
28.40 67.0
66.5 65.0 ENE
28.38 69.0 71.0 | 64.0 | 68.0|66,0|| E
28.33 68.0
67,066.0 E
3 o.c.m.
3 0.c.m. 0.00
3
o.c.m.
:
Wednesday, 9
29th Noon
October. 3
Thursday,
30th
October.
30.1479.0
76.0 68.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.40 67.0
66.0 65.0 ENE
***
30.14 | 78.0|79.0|70.0
30.07 76.0
74.0 68.0 NE
73.0 68.0 NE
4 b.c.
0.00
5
b.c.
28.36 72.0 72.0 | 64,0| 71.0 | 69,0| ENE
28.34 69.0
...
68.0 67.0 ENE
9 30.13 | 76.0
Noon
73.0 69.0 N
30.12 77.0 77.0 69.0 73.0 | 69.0 | NE
3 30.06 76.0
74.0 69.0 SE
3
o.h.
28.40 66.0
3 b.c.o. 0.00
1 b.c.h.
66.0 65.0 ENE
28.37 69.0|71,0|64,0|68.0 | 66,0 | E
28.35 70.0
69.0 66.0 E
4 2 2
~ 2 2
O.C.
...
o.m.
0.00
o.m.
3
o.m.
b.m.
0.00
o.m.
+
Friday, 31st
October.
9 30.13 76.0
Noon 30.13 76.0 76,069.0
3 30.05 | 76.0
73.0 69.0 NNE
75.0 70.0 | ENE
76.0 71.0 E
3
b.c.m.]
3 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
28.34 70.0
28.38 | 70.0 | 71,065,0
28.32 70.0
70.0 69.0 E
3 o.m.
69.0 68.0 ENE 1 o.m. 0.00
69.0 68.0 ENE 1 o.m.
...
STATE OF WEATHER:-. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h, hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally. rain; s. snow; . thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; . 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.
of the Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
Light Air Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
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.
(5 to 6
Royals, &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
3
11 15
16
*9ea38*28228
10
20
above 80
12