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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of November, 1879, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd December, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONth of noveMBER, 1879. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
No. 265.
849
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
DAY OF MONTH.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
MAX.
SUN, MIN.
SUN, BULB
BCLB Ex-
IN VACUO. POSED.
DIUR-
NAL
ON
RANGE,
GRASS.
IN
SHADE.
Max. Noon.
Temp. at
1 Saturday,
2 Sunday,
3 Monday,
30.12
4 Tuesday,
5 Wednesday,
30.15
30.10
30.03
6 Thursday,
29.96
29.92
7 Friday,
8 Saturday,
30.05
30.00
30.12
9
Sunday,
30.05
30.16
30.11
10
Monday,
59.0 63.0
51.0 64.0
63.0
30.20
30.10
11
Tuesday,..
61.0 68.0
30,22
30.15
12
Wednesday,
130. 08
13 Thursday,
30.24
30.17
14 Friday,
30.23
30.15
15 Saturday,
30.20 30.10
16 Sunday,
30.17
17
Monday,
30.23
18 Tuesday,.
30.18
19
Wednesday,
30.05
20 Thursday,
30.02
21 Friday,
22 Saturday,.
23 Sunday,
24
Monday,
25 Tuesday,
30.00
20
Wednesday,
30.05
27 Thursday,..
30.14
28
Friday,.
30
29 Saturday, Sunday,
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. 30.12 30.08 75.0 79.0 66.0 79.0 78.0 137. 101. 70.0 67.0 74.0 79.0 67.0 70.0 66
30.13 30.09 75.0 79.0 66.0 81.0 79.0 140. 102. 69,0 15.0 33.0 66.0 75.0 79.0 68.0 71.0 30.13 30.10 75.0 78.0 67.0 82.0 79.0 138. 100. 69.0 15.0 31.0 66.0 75.0 79.0 68.0 71.0
30.09 73.0 78.0 06.0 80.0 79.0 135. 102. 68.0 14.0 34.0 65.0 73.0 78.0 30.08 70.0 75.0 62.0 80.0 79.0 135. 100. 65.0 18:0 35.0 61.0 70.0 75.0 63.0 68.0 70.0 66.0 01.0 67.0 66.0 123. 91. 64.0 6.0 27.0 60,0 70.0 65.0 63.0 63.0 69.0 68.0 61.0 68.0 67.0 121, 90. 64.0 7.0 26.0 61.0 69.0 68.0 65.0 64.0 78
68.0 68.0 63.0 71.0 69.0 117. 85. 65.0 8.0 20.0 62.0 68.0 67.0 64.0 04.0 66.0 69.0 60.0 71.0 70.0 127. 91. 60.0 11.0 31.0 57.0 66.0 69.0 58.0 60.0 127. 89. 52.0 13.0 37.0 50.0 59.0 63.0 49.0 55.0 49.0 67.0 66.0 125. 89. 50.0 18.0 39.0 48.0 65,0 72.0 56.0 72.0 71.0 55.0 16.0 43.0 69.0 75.0 60.0 75.0 74.0 133.. 100. 61.0 15.0 39.0 59.0 69.0 75.0 70.0 75.0 .60.0 77.0 70.0 133. 99. 60.0 17.0 39.0 58.0 70.0 70.0 01.0 65.0 73,0 74.0 64.0 79.0 76.0 132. 98. 05.0 15.0 33.0 61.0 73.0 74.0 65.0
30.14 65.0
72.0 75.0 66.0 76.0 75.0 133. 98. 67.0 10.0 31.0 64.0 72.0 75.0 66.0 68.0
30.17 72.0 75.0 64.0 78.0 76.0 135. 100. 06.0 14.0 34.0 63.0 71.0 75.0 06.0 68.0
30.06 72.0 76.0 64.0 76.0 74.0 137. 98. 66.0 12.0 32.0 64.0 71.0 29.94 73.0 79.0 03.0 79.0 78.0 132. 96. 66.0 16.0 30.0 63.0 73.0 80.0 08.0 70.0 74
29.90 75.0 82.0 63.0 83.0 82.0 140. 106. 69.0 20.0 37.0 66.0 75.0 84.0 70.0 74.0 30.03 29.92 74.0 75.0 63.0 .9.0 78.0 136. 96. 67.0 14.0 29.0 64.0 74.0 75.0 06.0 70.0 62
29.89 29.75 70.0 70.0 64.0 72.0 70.0 125. 91. 67.0 8.0 24.0 62.0 68.0 70.0 66.0 67.0 88
20.85 29.80 68.0 73.0 62.0 72.0 70.0 110. 80. 63.0 10.0 17.0 60.0 08.0 72.0 65.0 67.0 83
29.97 29.90 70.0 70.0 63.0 73.0 71.0 121. 85. 66.0 10.0 19.0 62.0 70.0 69.0 67.0 66.0 83
29.90 71.0 75.0 63.0 75.0 74.0 133. 98. (5.0 12.0 33.0 61.0 71.0 74.0 67.0 68.0 78 30.00 72.0 74.0 62.0 75.0 74.0 131. 96. 64.0 13.0 32.0 61.0 71.0 74.0 68.0
30.07 68.0 73.0 59.0 74.0 72.0 136. 96. 62.0 15.0 34.0 59.0 67.0 73.0 30.24 30.12 68.0 74.0 59.0 74.0 73.0 133. 97. 61.0 15.0 36.0 58.0 68.0 74.0 62.0 64.0 68
30.22 30.12 71.0 74.0 63.0 76.0 75.0 127. 90. 64.0 13.0 26.0 61.0 71.0 75.0 65.0 66,0 69 30.15 30.08 71.0 76.0 62.0 79.0 78.0 133. 97. 65.0 17.0 32.0 62.0 72.0 77.0 66.0 €8.0 69
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
DURING
MIN.
IN SOIL
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SAPURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
THE
PREVI-
OUS 21
HOURS.
0-10.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
13.0
31.0
59
61.9 03.8
N.N.E. N.E.
9 A.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
0.06
4
66
63
63.0 65.5
N.E.
N.E.
5
66
63
63.0 65.5
E.
E.
65.0 69.0
62
59
59.1
62.7
N.E.
E.
65
66
57.6 63.0
N.E.
N.E.
65
88
57.6 61.4
N.E.
N.
10
78
61.9 60.8 N.
N.E.
0.60
78
83
60.8 61.6
N.E.
N.E.
0.03
60
56
51.5
53.0 N.
N.W.
0.15
49
59
40.1
48.2 N.
N.E.
61.0 69.6
52.0 56.0
54
44
44.1 45.9
N.E.
N.E.
52.0
65.0 | 72.0
56.0 62.0
55
54
48.6 04.5 N.E.
E.
3.0 66.0 68
58
58.3 59.5
N.E.
W.
57
52
54.0 57.2 N.E.
62
58
59.1
58.4 E.
69
66
61,5
63.0
E.
73
66
62.2
63.0
E.
76.0 67.0 68.0 78
63
64.0
62.3
E.
56
64,3
63.2
E.
W.
74
57
66.4 67.4 W.
W.
74
60.2 66.4
N.E.
N.E.
4
83
64.4 64.7
N.E.
N.E.
0.85
10
74
62.6 63.2 W.
W.
0.45
9
83
64.7 63.7 W.
W.
8
70
64.0 63.6
W.
W.
1
65.0 83
58
65.7 58.4 N.E.
N.N.E.
62.0
65,0 73
62
58.0 59.1
N.E.
W.
55
57.3 56.7 N.E.
N.E.
58
60.4 59.5
N.E.
W.
7
59
61.5 61.7
N. E.
N.E.
7
5
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Mean.
30.11 30.03 70.1
73.6
Summary of November, 1878:-Mean Shade Temp.,.
72.1
61.8 75.1 73.7 130. 95. Total Rain fall,.
63.8 13,3 31.4 60.7
0.02 inches. Rain fell on
69.9
1 days.
73.7 63,9
66.1
69
64
69.2
60.5
2.14
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