THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD DECEMBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
811
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Saturday, 22nd
November.
9 29.97 69.0
Noon 29.90 70.5 78.0 68.0 70.0 | 67,0
3
29.82 70.0
Sunday, 23rd
November.
9
29.92 68.0
Noon
3
29.91 70.5 73.0 67.0 70.0 66.5
29.86 73.0
9
30.04 | 69.0
Monday,
24th Noon 30.02 72.5 74.0 67.5 72.0 69.0
November. 3 29.97 70.5
...
:ཤྲྰི།:སྤྱི:|: : Min.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
69.0 67.0
0.c.r.
29.87 76.0
70.0 70.0 N
o.r.
O.C.r.
70.0 67.0
o.c.r.
29.83 76.0 80.0 69.0 71.5 71.0 N
29.72 76.0
71.5 70.0N
5
g.m.
o.r.
0.54
68.0
65.0
0.0.
29.76 72.0
69.0 68.0 NW
5
0.0.
73.0 68.5
b.c.
29.78 74.0 72.0 67.0 71.5 69.0 NW
29.7676.0
76.0.72.0 | NW
HOT CT
g.
5 b.c.
0.23
4 b.c.
69.0 67.0
70.0 | 67.5
Tuesday, 9
25th Noon
November. 3
30.07 71.0
71.0
67.0
30.04 | 75.0 76.0 67.075.0 | 70.0
29.97 75.0
75.0 69.0
Wednesday, 9
69.0 62.0 30.13 69.0
26th Noon 30.11 71.0 77.0 66.0 71.0 63.5
November. 3 30.07 72.0
...
72.0 64.0
True wind cannot be registered.
C.
29.87 73.0
71.0 70.0 Calm
0
g.
+
C.
29.87 74.0 76.5
63.0|71.5 70.0 NW
1
g.
0.00
C.
29.86 83.0
70.0 69.0 NW
3
g.m.
:
b.c.
29.90 74.0
73.0 71.0 NW
b.c.
29.90 77.0 78.0
67.0 76.5 73.0 NW
b.c.
29.88 78.0
76.5 73.0 NW
2 co on
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.93 72.0
71.0 66.0 N
4
b.c.
b.c.
29.94 74.0 76.0
66.0 75.0 70.0 N
4
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.94 75.0
76.0 70.0 N
4
b.c.
...
Thursday,
27th
November. 3
9
30.24 67.0
67.0 61.0
Noon 30.20 70.0 73.0 65.0 70.0 | 64.0
b.c.
30.06 72.0
69.0 66.0 N
30.16 72.0
::
b.c.
30.06 74.0 77.0
65.0|73.5 68.0 W
72.0 65.0
b.c.
30.05 | 76.0
****
Friday,
28th
November.
9 30.32 67.0
67.0 60.0
Noon 30.27 70.0 73.0 | 64.0 70.0 62.0
3 30.21 71.0
71.0 64.0
b.c.
30.14 71.0
75.0 71.0 SW
...
69.0 66.0 NE
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
30.13 75.0 80.0 64.0 80.0 73.0 NE
b.c.
30.09 76.0
75.5 68.0 SE
2 2 3
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
*
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
алон
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
Saturday,
22nd
November.
9
29.9375.0
Noon 29.93 74.0 76.0 63.0 69.0,67.0 NNW
3
29.89 73.0
항공형 Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours. |
BAROMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
68.0 67.0 N
4
o.m.
28.11 63.0
63.0 63.0 NNE
1
4
o.d.
0.65
68.0 66.0 NNW
5
F.V.
:|:
28.06 64.0 64.0 62.0 64.0 64.0 N
27.97 63.0
63.0 63.0 NNE
* 10
4
o.f.r.
4
o.f.
0.53
5 o.f.r.
9 Sunday,
23rd Noon
November. 3
29.89 72.0
66.0 64.0 NNW
5
o.p.
28.06 63.0
63.0 63.0 NW
5
o.f.
29.91 73.0 75.0 62.5 70.0 66.0 W
29.8974.5
4
b.c.
0.47
75.0 69.0 W
3
b.c.
28.06 61.0 61.0 60.0 61.0 61.0 NW
28.04 64.0
64.0 64.0 NW
o.f.
0.35
4
b.c.m.
Monday,
24th
November.
29.93 73.0
3
9
Noon 29.93 73.5 74.064.0
29.87 73.0
70.0 67.0 SW
1
b.c.m.
28.1963.0
.63.063.0 NW
72.0 67.0. SW
1
b.c.m. 0.00
28.15 62.0 62.0 60.0 62.0 62.0 NW
71.0 68.0 SW
1
0.m.
28.15 64.0
64.0 64.0 NW
Tuesday,
25th
November.
9 29.95 73.0
76.0 71.0 S
1
b.c.
28.24 66.0
65.0 64.0 NW
Noon
29.95 75.0 78.0 64.0 78.0 74.0 SW
3 29.89 77.0
1
b.c. 0.00
28.22 67.0 67.0
60,066.0 65.0 NW
77.0 | 74.0 | SW
1
b.
28.17 66.0
65.0 64.0 NW
2 2 2
~ 2 CD
o.f.
o.f.
0.00
o.f.
2
0.p.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Wednesday, 9
26th Noon
November. 3
29.99 73.0
30.00 74.0 78.0 61.0 74.0 67,0|N
29.98 74.0
75.0 66.0 N
1
b.c.
28.27 63.0
62.0|60.0 | NNW
4
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.00
71.0 64.0 N
1
b.c.
28.22 64.0 64.0 58.0 64.0 62.0 N
28.24 €7.0
4 b.c.
0.00
66.0 64.0 NNW
3
b.c.
9
Thursday,
30.11 | 72.0 27th Noon 30,10| 72,0| 76.0|71.0
November. 3
70.0 64.0 N
b.
28.37: 61.0
...
70.0 64.0 NE
2
b.
0.00
30.06 72.0
70.0 64.0 NE
2
b.
61.0 58,0 | NE 28.33 66.0 | 66,0|58.0|65,0|63.0 | NE
28.32 | 65.0
65.063.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
!
b.c.m.
0.00
b.c.m.
Friday, 28th
November.
9 30.18 78.0
Noon 30.1873.0 75.0 61.0 70.0 64.0 | NNE
70.0 61.0 NNE
2
b.m.
2
b.c.
0.00
3
30.12 71.0
70.0 | 62.6 | NE
2
b.c.
28.45 61.0
61.0 59.0 NE
28.4265.0 65.0 | 58.0 | 64.0; 62.0|N
28.37 69.0
2
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
0.00
68.0 62.0 ESE
1
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6 blue sky; c. clonds (detached) ; d, drizzling rain ; 7. foggy ; a. gloomy; 4. bail; 7. Gghtning: m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; & thunder; 2. ugly (threatening) a carance of weather; e. visibility, objects at a distance unusually visibles; . wet (dew),
NOTE:-A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &e., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Illustrations of the newer of the Wind as regarde in well-conditioned Man-of-War on Fie-t-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air
Light Breezes Gebele Tra%e!
Mod rote Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Erevze
Moderate Gale Froch Safe
Strong Gale
10
Whole Cale
11
Storm
12
Harriet,
Just sufficine to rive bon page way
With which the above Ship with all soil 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smeelt Water..
3104
15 to 6
Royals. Be..
|
Double Reels and Jib, &c. Triple Torf, K
Clove feeds and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, hiele Rofe and T. 41. Sails
full und by
In which sue cerald just bear close-regïed Main Tops.if and roofed Poremil Under Storm Staysail Bure Poles
Rate of the Winal per Rour in Miles.
igure to denote the Porcel
of the Wint.
0 to 2
0
3
10
11-15
ཀཱ ཀྵ e: 4 འ
11 - 20
21-23
30
31
14
45
53
GO
70 80
above 80
12