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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1878.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of December, 1877, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th January, 1878.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE Month of DECEMBER, 1877. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 15.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
SELF REGISTERING
BAROMETER.
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
MAX.
SUN,
BCLB
DIUR-
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
BULU
IN
Ex- GRASS. IN
SHADE.
VACUO. POSED.
9 A.M.
3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon.
Temp, at
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SIIADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
==100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
ד
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.
DURING
THIE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.
0-10.
30.00
Saturday,
Sunday,
3 Monday,
4 Tuesday,
30.05
29.92
30.00
64.0
65.0
60.0
67.0
66.0
125.
85.
61.0
7.0
24.0
64.0
64.0
65.0
62.0
63.0
88.
88.
65.0
69.0
57.0
69.0
68.0
116.
82.
58.0 12.0
24.0
61.0
65.0
69.0
62.0
64.0
83.
60.3
73. 59.5
30.08 30.02
68.0 69.0 63.0 70.0
69.0
111.
80.
62.0
7.0
18.0 65.0
68.0
69.0 65.0
65.0
83.
78.
62.6
N.W.
61.4
60,1 N.W.
61.9
N.W.
0.25
10
E.
N.E.
30.10 30.04 67.0 67.0
61.0 70.0 68.0 110.
80.
62.0
9.0
18.0
64.0
67.0
67.0
63.0
63.0
78.
78.
59.8 59.8
N.E.
5
Wednesday,
30.00
29.95
67.0
68.0
61.0 68.0
67.0
97.
77.
62.0
7.0
15.0 64.0
67.0 68.0 62.0
64.0
73.
78.
58.0
60.8
E.
6 Thursday,
30.00
29.94
66.0
67.0
61.0
69.0 68.0
97.
77.
62.0
8.0
15.0
64.0 66.0
67.0
64.0
65.0
88.
88.
62.4
63.4
E.
E.
30.04
29.95 66.0
66.0
68.0 61.0
66.0
90.
75.
62.0
05.0
13.0
7.0
66.0
66.0
64.0
64.0
88.
88.
62.4
62.4
N.E.
7
Friday,
30.05 30.00
68.0
€8.0
60.0
69.0
68.0 113.
83.
61.0
9.0 22.0
64.0
68.0
68.0
64.0
64.0 78.
78.
60.8
60.8
E.
E.
8
Saturday,
30.08
30.05 68.0
68.0
61.0
69.0
68.0
123.
83.
62.0
8.0
21.0 64.0
68.0
68.0 64.0
63.0
78.
73.
60.8
59.1 E.
E.
9 Sunday,
30.14 30.05
67.0
67.0 01.0
69.0 67.0
105.
80.
62.0
8.0 18.0
64.0 67.0
67.0
64.0 63.0
83.
78.
61.6
59.8
E.
10
Monday,
11
Tuesday,
30.04 20.90
65.0
67.0
60.0 69.0 68.0
123.
84.
61.0
9.0
23.0
63.0
65.0
07.0
63.0
64.0
88.
83.
61.4
61.6 E.
E.
12 Wednesday,
29.90
29.85
73.0
76.0
61.0
76.0
77.0
125.
85.
62.0
16.0 23.0
64.0
74.0
76.0
71.0 72.0
84.
79. 68.8
69.2
E.
29.90
29.83 72.0
76.0
67.0
78.0
76.0 132.
101.
66.0 11.0
35.0
68.0
72.0
76.0
70.0
71.0
89.
75.
68.5
67.4
Calm
S.
13 Thursday,
14
Friday,.
29.94
29.85
70.0 | 69.0
65.0 71.0
70.0
143.
103.
66.0 6.0
37.0
69.0
70.0
69.0
68.0
67.0
28.
88.
66.5
65.4
E.
29.90
29.84 70.0
77.0
64.0
72.0 70.0
129.
95.
65.0
8.0
30.0
67.0
70.0
77.0
68.0 73.0
88.
79. 66.5
70.2
E.
15 Saturday,
29.90
29.84 77.0
77.0
65.0 79.0
77.0
125.
95.
66.0 14.0
29.0
69.0
77.0
77.0
78.0 74.0
79.
84.
70.2
71.9
S.
16
Sunday,
17
Monday,.
29.90
20.84
77.0
76.0
70.0
79.0 77.0
110.
85.
15.0
9.0
69.0
71.0 77.0 76.0
73.0
73.0
79.
84. 70.2
70.9
S.
18
Tuesday,
29.08
29.94 67.0
69.0
62.0
70.0
69.0 121.
87.
64.0
8.0
23.0
69.0
66.0
69.0
63.0
64.0
88.
68.
62.4 58.3
N.E.
19
Wednesday,
29.98
29.86 66.0
66.0
61.0 68.0 67.0
122.
92.
62.0
7.0
30.0
65.0
66.0
66.0
64.0
64.0
88.
83.
20 Thursday,.
30.00
29.96 65.0
66.0
60.0
67.0
66.0
110.
85.
61.0
7.0
24.0
64.0
65.0 66.0
64.0
65.0
94.
88.
21
Friday,
30.18
30.14
53.0
55.0
49.0 56.0 55.0
93.
80.
51.0
7.0
29.0 58.0
53.0
50.0
55.0 47.0
64.
22
Saturday,
30.23
30.15
52.0
56.0
46.0
57.0
56.0
117.
78.
50.0
11.0
28.0
55.0
52.0
50.0
48.0
51.0
74.
70.
23 Sunday,
30.25 30.15
54.0
57.0
45.0
58.0 57.0
108.
75.
44.0 13.0
31.0
52.0
54.0
57.0
50.0
53.0
74.
61.6 E.
62.4
E.
63.4
63.2
45.2 N.
70. 41.0 46.3 N.E.
43.9
N.E.
75. 46.1 49.3
24 Monday,.
30.13
30.05 59.0
65.0
55.0
65.0 6-4,0
121.
87.
54,0
10.0
33.0
50.0
59.0
65.0
55.0
50.0
76.
60. 51.4
42.4
N.N.W.
25 Tuesday,
30.12 30.06
63.0
64.0
56.0
67.0 65.0
182.
92.
57.0
35.0
11.0
59.0
64.0 64.0
59.0
58.0 72.
67.
54.8
53.0
26
Wednesday,
30.21
30.15
55.0
58.0
50.0
60.0
61.0
122.
86.
52.0
11.0 34.0
57.0
55.0 58.0
50.0
52.0 70. 66.
45.2
46.6
N.W.
N.
27 Thursday,
28
Friday,
29 Saturday,
30 Sunday,
31
Monday,
Mean
30.18
30.10 53.0
58.0
47.0
58.0
57.0 110.
80.
48.0
11.0 32.0
55.0
52.0
58.0
49.0
52.0
66.
80.
46.6
45.9
N.N.W.
30.10
30.00
58.0
62.0
52.0 63.0 62.0
110.
80.
52.0
1. 0
50.0
28.0
58.0 62.0
53.0
57.0
71.
72.
48.5 52.7
30.02
29.90
61.0 06.0
29.90 29.80
65.0
66.0
29.85
29.80
70.0
75.0
80. 57.0
56.0 66.0 65.0 107. 80.
107.
59.0 67.0 66.0 82.
101.
61.0 74.0 77.0
10.0
23.0 | 60.0
61.0
66.6
59.0
61.0
88.
73. 57.3 57.0
N.W.
W.
60.0
8.0
20.0 62.0
65.0
66.0
63.0
64.0
88.
88.
61.4
62.4
E.
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8
N.E.
0.01
10
N.E.
0.03
10
10
9
*300*
8
10
10
N.E.
0.35
10
10
୫
9
E.
10
10
S.E.
10
0.08
3
E.
0.62
E.
7
N.E.
0.38
8
E.
0.15
10
E.
0.05
10
N.N.W.
0.18
N.E.
N.E.
N.W.
N.
N.
N.W.
¡N.W.
N.E.
E.
0.02
0.02
10
62.0
13.0
20.0
64.0
70.0 75.0
68.0
73.0 ୫୫.
89.
66.5
71.6
N.E.
8
30.05
29.96
64.5 66.9 58.6 68.0
66.9
114.
84.
59.3 9.4
21.6
62.2
64.8 66.9
61.7
63.0 81.
77.
59.2
59.4
2.14
Summary of December, 1876:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.61.6
Total Rain fall,
3.30 inches. Rain fell on
6 days.
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