DAY AND
DATE.
1879.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH NOVEMBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
KAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
75,5 72,5 N
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9
1st
Noon
November. 3
30.21 73.0
30,17 | 76,0| 79.0|70.0 | 76.0|69,0
30.12 77.0
9
30.22 | 73.0
30.13 75.0
Sunday,
2nd Noon 30.17 | 76,0 | 79,0 | 70.0|76,070.0
November. 3
:༄ : |: ༄ ;
73.0 67.0
b.c.
30.05 77.0
b.c.
b.ċ.
30.05 79.0 82.5 71.0 78.5 75.0 SW
b.c.
0.00
77.0 71.0
b.c.
30.01 80.0
78,0|76.0 | SW
1
g.
73.0 69.0
b.c.
30.04 76.0
74.5 71.0 N
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.0478.0 81.0 71.0 78.5 75.0 ESE
4
b.c.
0.00
75.0 70.0
b.c.
30.02 78.0
76.0 73.0 E
4
b.c.
Monday,
9
Noon 3rd
November. 3
30.21 74.0
74.0 69.0
30.1775.0 78.0 71.0 75.0 71.0
30.11 76.0
76.0 | 70.0
9 Tuesday,
4th
Noon
November. 3
30.24 72.0
72.0 66.0
...
Wednesday, 9
30.25 69.0
5th
November.
Noon
3
30.20| 71.0 77.0
30.16 73.0
30.21 74.0 78.0 70.0 74.0 68.0
30.16 76.0
76.0 71.0
69.0 64.0
66.0|71,0 | 65.0
73.0 66.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.03 | 75.0
76.0 72.0 E
4
b.c.
b.c.
30.03 78.0 81.070,0| 77.5 72.0 ESE
4
b.c.
0.01
b.c.
30.00 79.0
79.0 78.5 ESE
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.05 | 77.0
...
73.0 72.0 N
4
b.c.
b.c.
30.05 79.0 84.0 70.0 77.0|76.0 | N
4
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.06 76.0
81.0 74.0 NE
3
b.c.
---
b.c.
30.07 72.0
69.0 66.0 N
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.06 74.0 81.0 66,075.0 70.0 N
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.04 76.0!
76.0 72.0 N
3
b.c.
...
Thursday, 9
6th
Noon
November. 3
30.17 69.0
69.0 63.0
0.0.
30.02 72.0
69.5 | 66.0|N
4
g.p.
30.1465.0 74.0 65.0 65.0 | 62.0
O.C.r.
30.02 70.0 77.5 65.0 67.0 65.0 N
4
o.p.
0.09
30.09 66.0
66.0 63.0
o.c.r.
29.99 70.0
66.0 65.0 N
4
0.r.
Friday,
7th
November.
9
Noon
3
---
4
69.0 66.0 30.04 | 69.0
30.01 | 69,5 | 70.0 63.0 69.0 66.5
29.96 69.0
0.c.
29.90 | 72.0
69.0 67.0N
5
g.
...
...
---
--
0.0.
69.0 66.0
O.C.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
29.90 72.0 69,5 64.0 69.0 68.0 N
29.87 72.0
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
5
O.T.
0.26
68.5 68.0 NE
4
o.p.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
1st
November.
9
30.08 75.0
Sunday,
2nd
November.
3 30.05 76.5
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
76.0 69.0 N
Noon 30.08 76.0 | 78.0 | 69.0 | 76.0 69.0 N
3 30.04 76.0 ..
30.0977.0
...
:
76.0 70.0 N
73.0 69.0 NE
9
Noon 30.07 76.0 75.0 69.0 75.0 68.0 NE
∞∞∞ Force.
co co co
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.!
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
b.c.
28.37 69.0
67.0 66.0 NE
1
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
28.33 72.0 72.0 64.0 71.0 68.0 ENE
28.30 68.0
1
b.in.
0.10
68.0 65.0 WSW
2
o.m.
3
C.V.
28.33 65.0
64.0 62.0 NE
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
28.34 69.071,063.0
68.0 65.0 | E
3
b.c.
0.06
73.0 68.5 NE
3
b.c.
28.30 67.0
07.0 65.0 E
3
b.c.m.
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:
Monday,
3rd
November.
9
30.08 7410
Noon 30.05 | 76.0 77.0
3
73.0 67.0 NE
69.0 73.0 67.0 NE
4 b.h.
28.35 70.0
69.0 65.0 E
4
0.m.
***
4
b.c.
0.00
30.03 76.0
73.0 67.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.34 71.0 71.0 63.0 70.0 66.0 NE
28.29 71.0
3
b.m.
0.00
70.0 66.0 NE
3 0.m.
9
Tuesday,
4th Noon 30.05 | 78.0 78.0
November. 3
30.09 | 78.0
73.0 69.0 NE
4
b.c.h.
28.37 | 68.0
---
:
67.0 63.0 NNE
4
b.m.
30.05 78.0
Wednesday,
30.12 | 76.0
30.06 75.0
9
Noon 30.08 75.0 76.0
5th
November. 3
68.0 71.0 64.0 | NNE
72.0 65.0 N
Thursday,
6th
November.
Friday,
9
30.03 | 72.0
Noon 30.04 73.0 74.0 | 60.0 | 66.0 | 63.0 | N
3
29.99 74.0
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69.0 | 73.0 | 69.0 NE
4 b.c.
0.00
73.0 69.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.36 70.0 71.0 62.0 69.0 64.0 NE
28.33 70.0
3 o.m. 0.00
69.0 65.0 NE
3 o.m.
•
...
70.0 65.0 N
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3 b.c.
28.37 63.0
3
b.c.
0.00
3 b.c.
63.0 61.0 NE
28.35 65.0 70.0|58.0 | 65.0 63.0 NNE
28.32 67.0
66.0 64.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
3 b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
68.0 63.0 N
3
O.C.
28.30 60,0
60.0 58.0 N
4
o.m.
65.0 63.0 N
30 10
o.d.
0.00 28.25 58.0 65.0 55.0 58.0 | 58.0 | NE
4
o.f.d. 0.00
5
o.d.
28.2158.0
58.0 58.0 NE
4
o.f.r.
9
7th
November.
29.91 71.5
67.5 67,0 N
Noon 29.91 72.5 73.0 67.0 66.0|66.0 | N
3 29.85 71.0
65.0 65.0 N
3
---
b.c.
3 o.b.
3 o.d.
28.1861.0
...
0.57
61.0 61.0 NE
28.15 61.0 62.0 57.0 61.0 61.0 NE
28.12 61.0
61.0 61.0 NE
4 o.p.f.
4 o.c.r. 0.40
4 o.c.r.
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; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. 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.
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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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
12
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze..
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
Whole Gale Storm Hurricano,
With which the above Ship with all sall (1 to 2 knots..
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water..
13
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
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,
PRESKORÁ
11
16
above 80
23888ACENTEL
0 to 2
0
3- 10
15
20
45
53
61 - 69
70 - 80
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