1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1879. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc.
tion.
Force.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
prévious 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
829
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9
30.31 69.0
69.0 64.0
b.c.
30.12 73.0
71.0 68.0 E
b.c.
29th
November.
Noon 30.27 71.0 73.0
66.5 71.0 65.0
b.c.
3
30.20 72.0
72.0 66.0
b.c.
30.08 78.0
30.12 74.0 80.0 67.0 73.0 70.0 E
78.5 73.0 SW
1 b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
Sunday,
30th
November.
9
30.24 70.0
70.0 66.0
b.c.
30.07 74.0
72.0 70.0 Calm
---
Noon
3
30.22 73.0 74.0 66.0 73.0 | 64.0
30.1872.0
b.c.
30.07 76.0 79.0
66.0 77.0 74.0 | E
72.0 66.5
0.c.
30.0377.0
76.5 72.0 SE
© 20
0 b.c.
b.c.
0,00
3 b.c.
Monday, 9
30.26 70.0
70.0 67.0
1st
December, 3
Noon 30.22 72.0 74.0 68.0 72.0 67.0
30.20 73.5
73.0 66.5
Tuesday, 9 30.29 68.0
2nd Noon 30.24 70.0 75.0 66.0 70.0 66.0
December. 3 30.17 69.0
68.0 64.5
-
Wednesday,
9
3rd
Noon
December. 3
30.23 69.0
69.0 65.0
69.0 64.5
30.2070.0 72.0
66,0 | 70.0 66.0
30.13 69.0
69.0 65.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.07: 74.0
72.0 70.0 NE
1
b.c.
b.c.
30.09 76.0 78.0
69.0 75.0 72.0 N
1 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
30.08 78.0
77.0 72.0N
2
b.c.
b.c.
30.1273.0
70.0 69.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.11 74.0 78.5
65.0 74.0 69.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.07 76.0
74.0 69.0 E
2
b.c.
.
b.c.
30.06 72.0;
b.c.
30.06 73.0 78.5
69.0 67.0 E
65,073.0 69.0 E
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
C.
30.02 | 73.0
70.0 69.0 E
3
b.c.p.
Thursday,
4th
December.
9
30.18: 71.0
71.0 66.5
b.c.
30.01 73.0
71.0 70.0N
1 b.c.
Noon 30.14 75.0 75.0
67.0 75.0 | 69.0
b.c.
30.01 76,076.0 67.0 75.5 72.0 W
3 b.c.
0.01
3
30.10 75.0
75.0 69.0
b.c.
30.00 78.0
76.0 73.0 NW
3
b.c.
Friday,
5th
December.
9
30.23 69.5
69.0 66.0
b.c.
30.06 73.0
72.0 69.0 E
4
b.c.
...
Noon 30.17 70.5 76.0 67.0 70.0 66.0
3
70.0 66.0 30.13 70.0
b.c.
30.00 75.0 77.0
67.0 74.5 71.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.02 75.0
74.5 71.0 E
4
b.c.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE.
Saturday,
29th
November.
9
30.18 72.0
30.1173.0
70.0 64.0 NE
HOUR.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Μax.
Min.
HEIGHT 170 FEET.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
69.0 64.5 NE
Noon 30.14 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 65.0│70.0 | 64.0 NE
3
ace Force.]
28.43 63.0
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
62.0 60.0 ENE
b.c.m.
o.m.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
28.41 66.0 66.0 59.0 65.0 63.0 ENE
28.36 68.0
1
b. m.
0.00
67.0 65.0 NNE
1
b.n.
Sunday,
30th
November.
9
30.12 73.0
70.0 64.0 NNE
1
b.c.m.
28.39 67.0
66.0 62.0 NNE
1 b.c.
...
Noon.
30.1172.0 75.0
63.0 72.0 65.0 NE
2
b.c. 0.00
3
30.03 72.0
70.0 64.0 NE
1
b.c.
28.36 68.0 68.0 | 62.0 67.0 64.0 SE
28.35 70.0
1 b.c.
0.00
70.0 65.0 SE
1
b.c.
Monday,
1st
December.
9 Tuesday,
2nd Noon
December. 3
9
30.11 73.0
70,0 64,0N
2
b.c.m.
28.39 63.0
63.0 62.0 N
3
b.c.p.
A
Noon
30.14 74.0 75.0
65.0 75.0 67.0 N
2
b.
0.00
3
30.09 75.0
74.0 69.0 N
2
b.c.
...
28.38 67.0 67.0 | 61.0 66.0 | 64.0 | N
67.0 65.0 NNE 28.36 68.0
2
b.c.
0.00
1 b.c.
30.16 73.0
68.0 65.0 NNE
3
b.c.
28.41 61.0
30.14 72.5 78.0
30.08 72.0
63.0 69.0 64.0 NE
4
b.c.
0.00
69.0 63.0 NE
3
b.c.
61.0 60.0 E 28.36 63.0 63,0 59.0 63.0 61.0 E
28.33 65.0
64.0 63.0 E
3 b.c.
3 b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.m.
་ ་ ་
Wednesday, 3rd
December.
9
Noon 30.09 72.5 72.0
3
30.1172.0
68.0 65.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
28.33 61.0
60.0 60.0 E
3
b.m.
64.0 68.0 65.0 NNE
3
b.c.m 0.00
30.0471.0
68.0 64.0 N
2
b.c.m
28.33 64.0 64.0 59.0 64.0 63.0 E
28.28 63.0
3
b.m. 0.00
63.0 62.0 ESE
1
b.m.
Thursday, 9
4th
December.
30.06 73.5
Noon 30.04 74.0 77.0
3 30.01 75.0
72.0 68.0 S
64.075.0 70.0 SE
b.c.m.
28.32 65.0
65.0 64.0 NW
A
...
1
b.c.
0.00
75.0 70.0 SW
2
b.c.
:
28.32 67.0 67.0 59.0 67.0 65.0 NW
28.28 68.0
68.0 65.0 NW
2 2 2
o.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
Friday,
5th
December.
9
30.11 73.0
70.0 66.0 NE
Noon 30.07 73.0 78.0 69.5 70.0 65.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.35 63.0
63.0 61.0 E
3
b.m.
3
30.07 71,5
68.5 65.0 NE
4 b.c.
f
0.00
b.c.
:
28.32 66.0 66.0 61.0|66.0|63.0 E 66.0 63.0 N 28.30 66.0
3 b.c. 0.00
1
b.c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
1
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. 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; e. 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.
10
11
12
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
Harricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way. With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water..
15 to G
Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
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.
16
21
37
བ བ ུ ཀྵ ཿ ལྤ ུ ཿg བོ
0 to
2
3 10
15
20
25
26
30
31 36
44
45 52
53 60
61
69
10
70
80
11
above 80
12