THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
839
1879.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
6th
December.
9
30.27 68.0
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
63.0 | 63.0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches du
1)
previo during
previous 24 hours.
b.c.
30.09 72.0
69.0 68.0 Calm
0
b.c.
3
Noon 30.27 72.5 75.0 67.0 72.0 66.0
30.22 73.5
b.c.
73.0 65.0
b.c.
30.09 78.0
30.09 75.076,564,0 77.0 71.0 NW
77.0 72.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
2
b.
Sunday,
7th
December.
9
30.45 58.0
58.0 48.0
b.m.
30.27 68.0
60.0 54.0 NE
5
b.m.
...
-
Noon
3 30.37 58.5
30.42 59.5 65.0 52.0 59.0 50.0
b.m.
58.051.0
b.m.
30.27 67.0 77.0 57.0 64.0 57.0 NE
30.23 | 68.0
4
b.
0.00
68.0 60.0 N
4
b.
Monday,
8th.
December.
9
30.40 59.0
59.0 53,0
...
Noon
3
30.28 61.5
:སྤྱི
30.33 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 54.0
61.0 55.0
Tuesday, 9
9th Noon
December, 3
...
30.31 61,0
[ 61.0 | 56.0
30.26 64.5 68.0 59.0 61.0 59.0
30.19 67.0
Wednesday, 9
30.30 | 60.0
67.0 60.0
60.0 50.0
10th
December. 3
Thursday, 9
11th Noon
December, 3
Noon 30.25 64.0 68.5 58.0 64.0 52.0
30.20 | 66.0
66.0 56.0
***
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.22 63.0
61.0 57.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
30.23 65.0 68.0 55.0 67.0 62.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.17 68.0
66.0 62.0 E
4 b.c.
⠀
b.c.
30.15 65.0
64.0 61.0 N
b.c.
30.14 68.0 70,0 | 58.0 | 70,0| 64.0] W
b.c.
30.0871.0
70.0 66.0 NW
2 1 3
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
قة
b.
30.10 65.0
62.0 57.0 N
4
b.
b.
30.11 67.0 72.0 | 57,0|| 72.0 65.0 NE
2
b.
0.00
b.c.
30.11 70.0
75,0 68.0 NE
2
b.
30.30 | 61.0
61.0 52.0
b.c.
30.12 | 65,0
63.0 58.0 NE
2 b.
...
30.26 64.5 67.0 57.0 64.0 54.0
30.19 66.0
b.m.
66.0 54.5
b.m.
30.12 | 67.0 76.0 | 58,0 | 69.0 . 60,0 | W
30.09 72.0
2
b.
0.00
72,5 | 67.0 | W
2
b.
:
Friday,
12th
December.
9
30.27 | 62.5
62.0 56.0
b.c.
30.11 66.0
64.5 61.0 NE
...
Noon
30.22 65.0 67.0 59.0 65.0 56,5
3 30.17 66.0
b.c.
30.11 69.0 73.0 | 59,072,0 64,5 E
66.0 58.0
b.c.
30.08 71.0
76.0
64.0 E
2 3 1
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
1879.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
VICTORIA PEAK.
THERMOMETER.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inchies during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
tion.
tion.
Saturday,
6th
December.
9 30.15 73.0
69.0 66.0 NE
1
C.
28.42 64.0
64.0 61.0 ENE
1 b.c.
3
Noon 30.15 | 73.0 79.5 71.5 71.5 67.0 NE
30.13 73.0
1
b.c.
6.00 28.40 68.0 68.0
60.0 67.0 62.0 ENE
1
b.m.
0.00
70.0 | 67.0 | NE
1
b.c.
28.39 69.0
68.0 63.0 ENE
2
b.m.
:
Sunday,
7th
Noon
December. 3
9
30.29 68.5
60,0 51,5 | NNE
5
b.h.
28.5052.0
52.0 47.0 NNE
5
o.c.h.
30.32 68.0 71.0 54.5 63.0 54.5 NNE
30.25 68.5
5
b.b.
0.00
64.051.0|N
4
b.
28.50 56,0|56.0 49.0 55.0 | 49.0 N
28.49 59.0
4
o.c.h. 0.00
58.0 50.0 N
4
o.c.h.
Monday, 8th
December,
Tuesday,
9th
December.
9
30.25 64.0
59.0 53.0 NE
Noon 30.23 64.0 68.0 52.0 60.0 52.5 NE
3
30.18 64.0
59.0 54.0 NE
10 10 10
5
b.c.
28.44 53.0
...
53.0 48.0 E
4
o.c.m.
5
b.c:
0.00
5
b.c.
28.42 55.0 50.0 49.0 55.0 49.0 E
28.38 55.0
55.0 50.0 E
4
b.m. 0.00
4
b.m.
9
30.17 67.0
64.0 57.0 NE
2 b.m.
28.4056.0
56.0 54.0 ENE
1 b.m.
...
་་་
Noon
3
30.16 67.0 67.0 57.0 67.0 58.0 E
30.11 67.0
1 b.c. 0.00
67.0 60.0 E
1 b.c.
28.38 59.059.0 | 51.059.0 56.0 SW
28.33 62.0
62.058,0| NW
1
b.m. 0.00
2
b.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.14 67.0
***
...
64.0 53.5N 10th Noon 30.14 67.0 72.0 55.0 62.0 59.5 | N
December. 3 30.12 67.0
63.0 54.0 NNE 3 b.c.
WN ~
2 b.
28.3754.0
53.5 49.0 N
2
b.
0.00
...
28.39 58.0 58.0 | 50.0 | 57.0 | 53.0 | N
28.35 60.0
60.0 57.0 N
4 2 2
b.m.
o.h.
0.00
o.t.m.
Friday,
9
Thursday, 9 30.17 68.0
66,0|55.0 | N
11th Noon 30.17 69.0 72.0 55.0 65.0 55.0 N
December. 3 30.10 67.0|
66.0 56.5 E
30.14 68.0
67.5 56.0 NE 12th Noon 30.09 | 67.0 69.0 59.0 65.0 | 57.5 | NNE
December. 3 30.08 67.0.
64.0 57.0 NE
...
3 b.c.
3 b.
1 b.
0.00
28.40 55.0
55.0 | 50.0 | NE
28.37 58.0 58.0 51,0 58.051.0 ENE
28,33 62.0
62.057.0 ENE
3 b.c.h.
2 b.c.h. 0.00
1
b.c.h.
3 b.
4 b.
4 b.c.
0.00
28.38 57.0
57.0 54.0 E
28.35 60.0 60.0 53.0 | 60.0 | 55.0 | ENE
28.31 60.0
60,056.0 | ENE
4
b.m.
4 b.m.
0.00
4
b.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy, hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . 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. mucli rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
of the Wind.
Figures to
denote the Forec
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze, Strong Breeze Moderate Gale Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale
Storm Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way,
With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots-
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water...
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
3 10
11
15
16 20
5 to 6
21 25
Royals, &c.
26 30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
31
36
37
44
53
61 69
10
80
11
above 80
12
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