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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19HT NOVEMBER, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of October, 1879, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th November, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1879. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
W. H. MARSH, Colonial Secretary.
No. 236.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
DAY OF MONTH.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
SUN,
SUN,
BULB
IN
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
1
Wednesday,
30.08
2
Thursday,
30.10
9 Friday,
30.13
4 Saturday,
30.13
30.08
5 Sunday,.
30.10
6 Monday,
30.10
3 P.M.
30.00 84.0 87.0 30.06 85.0 86.0 30.10 81.0 85.0 81.0 85.0 30.06 83,0 87.0 30.05
9 A.M.3 P.M.
Min.
74.0
Max.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
MIN.
IN SOIL
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE,
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
34.0
7
Tuesday,.
30.11 30.06
86.0
83.0
8
Wednesday,
30.03
29.96
82.0 85.0
74.0
88.0
86.0
149. 109.
9
Thursday,
29.80
29.72 79.0
79.0
72.0
81.0
80.0
121.
10 Friday,
29.92
29.90
80.0
80.0
73.0
83.0 81.0
120.
90.
91.
11
Saturday,.
30.00
30.00
79.0 78.0
73.0
77.0
79.0
12 Sunday,
30.10
30.05 79.0 80.0
72.0
80.0
81.0
13 Monday,
30.10
30.06
$0.0
83.0
73.0 84.0
83.0
14
Tuesday,.
30.08
30.00
81.0
85.0 71.0
86.0
85.0
15
Wednesday,
30.08
30.05
82.0
83.0
85.0
83.0
24.0
16 Thursday,
30.14
30.10 75.0
27.0
17
Friday,
30.15
30.10
75.0
37.0
18
Saturday,
30.15
30.12 77.0
35.0
19 Sunday,
30.17
30.13 76.0 82.0
143.
33.0
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 p.m. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M.
91.0 90.0 145. 110. 76.0 17.0 84.0 87.0 78.0 80.0 75.0 84.0 83.0 141. 99. 74.0 9.0 25.0 70.0 85.0 86.0 78.0 79.0 68 75.0 84.0 83.0 138. 94. 75.0 9.0 19.0 71.0 80.0 85.0 75.0 80.0 75 73.0 86.0 85.0 143. 106. 74.0 13.0 32.0 70.0 81.0 85.0 73.0 76.0 64 75.0 89.0 87.0 143. 75.0
110. 14.0 35.0
83.0 87.0 74.0 89.0 87.0 146. 74.0
108. 15,0 34,0
75.0 87.0 86.0 75.0 12.0 33.0
148. 108,
75.0 34.0
14.0 77,0 9.0 13.0 74.0 10.0 17.0 117. 89. 74.0 6.0 15.0 116. 74.0
88. 9.0 14,0 137. 100. 74.0 11.0 26,0 137. 15.0
71.0 31.0
102.
73.0 195. 74.0 12.0
98. 77.0 67.0 81.0 79.0 130. 95. 68.0 14.0 79.0 65.0 81.0
82.0 137. 103. 17.0
66.0 82.0 70.0 83.0 82.0 139. 106. 71.0 13.0 81.0
67.0] 83,0 100. 67.0 16.0
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
0-10.
73.0
72
69
76
71.0 83.0 87.0
75.0
78.0
64
70.0 83.0
87.0
75.0
78.0
64
71.0 83.0 86,0
75.0
77.0
64
82.0
71.0
85,0
74.0
76.0
64
69.0 79.0
78.0
74.0
75.0
75
71.0
80.0 79.0
77.0 77.0
85
20
Monday,
30.17
30.15 76.0
81.0
66.0 84.0
83.0
147.
112.
66.0
18.0
46.0
21
Tuesday,
30.20
30.14
78.0
82.0
70.0
84.0
83.0
147.
110. 71.0
14.0
39.0
22 Wednesday,
30.20
30.15 79.0 84.0
71.0
84.0
83.0
140.
104. 72.0 13.0
32.0
23 Thursday,.
30.21
30.14
79.0 81.0
70.0 83.0 82.0
24 Friday,.
30.19
30.101 78.0
81.0
25 Saturday,
30.14
30.05
78.0
82.0
26 Sunday,
30.03
29.95
78.0
84.0
69,0 84.0 83.0 70.0 84.0 83.0 68.0 85.0 83.0
27
Monday,
30.07
30.05
78.0
78.0
70.0
81.0 80.0
-28 Tuesday,
30.18
30.10
76.0
79.0
67.0 81.0 79.0
29 Wednesday,
30.10
30.20
77.0
80.0
69.0 82.0 80.0
30
Thursday,.
30.18 30.09
75.0
80.0
68.0 80.0
78.0
31
Friday,
30.16
30.06
75.0
78.0
67.0 81.0 80.0
Mean,
30.10
30.05 79.1
82.0
70.8 83.8 82.4 134. 103.
Summary of October, 1878:-Mean Shade Temp.,
79.4
Total Rain fall,
76.0
75.0 76.0
72.0 80.0 83.0 75.0 77.0
80.0
69.0 86.0 75.0 77.0 71.0 83.0 82,0 75.0
78.0 65.0 75.0 77,0 69.0 70.0 64.0 75.0 80.0 67.0 75.0 69.0 77.0 83.0 74.0
70.0
67.0 71.0
81.0 73.0
68.0
73.0
72.0
83.0 84.0 71.0 74.0 140. 102. 72.0 13.0 30.0 69.0 79.0 81.0 71.0 70.0 142. 104. 71.0 33.0
15.0 69.0 78.0 82.0 72.0
71.0 142. 102. 72.0 14.0 30.0 69.0 78.0 83.0 72.0 74.0 142. 108. 70.0 17.0 38.0 68.0 78.0 85.0 75.0
73.0
138. 106. 71.0 11.0 35.0 68.0 78.0 70.0
78.0 70.0
135. 102. 69.0 14.0 33.0 75.0
67.0 76.0 79.0 69,0 142. 104. 71.0 13.0 33.0 68.0 77.0 71.0
80.0 69.0
135. 12.0
102. 71.0 31.0 68.0 75.0 80,0 69.0 72.0 138. 104. 71.0 14.0 33.0 68.0 75.0 72.0
70.0
79.0 71.9 13.0 30.0 68.9 79.0 82.2 74.7
13.25 inches. Rain fell on 14 days.
71.0
79.0
77.0
75.0
85
71.0 78.0 79.0
84
75
75
76
70
62
64.0 76.0 83.0
59
63.0
76.0
63
78.0
69.0
71
69.0
79.0
63
63
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73.4 74.5
71.6 76.7
67.6 70.1 E.
69.7 72.2
69.7 72.2
69.7 71.2 E.
68.6 70.1
70.6
72.9
75.0
75.6
73.9
73.6
72.9 73.9
71.6
73.0
71.6
71.2
74.7 70,3
64.7 65.1
61.2 71.6
65.1 68.0 N.E.
60.6 63.0
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65.5 67.4
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65.5 62.6
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66.1
65.3
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64.4 64.4
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