METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH FEBRUARY,
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO
0 TO 12.
DATE.
Hook.
METER
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
KAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
Attd. Max. Min.) Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct,
Force.
during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous) 24 hours.
BARU-
METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
24 hours.
Saturday, 9
2nd Noon
February. 3
--
..
30.19 57.0 57,0 56.0
30.17 58.0 58.5, 53.5 58.0 57.0
80.10 58.0 38.0 52.0
с.п.
30.06 60.0
58.0 58.0 E
4
g.m.
80.07 58.0
55.0, 55.0 NE
5
o.m.
28.27 36.0
c.m.
C.In.
30.06 60.0 59.5 52.0 59.5 58.5 E 30.00 60.0|
4
o.d.
0.01
30.05 59.0 61,0 56.0 55.0 55.0 NE
5
0.m.
0,00
57.0 57.0 ESE 28.27 58.0 59.0 48.0 58.0 58.0 ESE
6
o.f.
6
o.f.
44
0.00
60.0 59.0 SbE
4
:
o.d.
30.01 60.0
55.0; 55.0 NE
5
o.d.
28.23 60.0
-
..
60.0 59.0. ESE
5
ها
o.f.
J
Sunday, 9
3rd
30.16 62.5
62.0 62.0
c.f.
February.
Noon 30.15 61.0 63.0 57.0 61.0 61.0 3 30.12 61.0
:ཚུ
བ:
c.f.
:
:
61.0 61.0
c.f.
છું છું
30.01 64.0
64.5 64.0 Calmı
30.02 64.0 65,0 56.0 62.0 62.0 NNW
3
o co
30.0268.0
:
61.5 61.0 NNW
co
Monday,
9
30.31 57.0
57.0] 55.0
C.
30.12 / 62.0
:
58.0, 57.0 N
ལ
0 g.m.
o.r.
3 g.m.
2 o.d.
30.32 61.0
60.0 60.0 N
Ι
f.f.
28.33 64.0
64.0 64.0 SSW
3
0.01
30.34 | 62.0, 63,0| 54.0 61.0, 61.0] N
1
f.d.
0.00
ཡོ:
o.f.
28.32 65.0 65.0, 58.0 65.0, 65.0 SSW
2
o.f.
0.00
30.9? 62.0
:
:
62.0 62.0 Calm
0 f.
28.28 61.0
:
61.0 61.0 NNW
2
o.f.
:
30.13 61.0
**
55.0 55.0 NE
5
o.h.
28.36 52,5
53.0 52.5 E
4
..
o.f.
4th Noon 30.27 59.0, 62.0 56.0 59.0 57.0.
February. 3 30.23 60.0
60.0 57.0
Tuesday, 9 30.42 51.0
51.0 48.5
5th Noon 30.43 49.5 50.0 48.0 49.0 48.0
February.
3 80.40 50,0
50.0 48.0
··
Wednesday,
9
30.56, 45.0
45.0 43.5
..
6th
Noon 30.54 48.0 50.5 44.5 48.0 45.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
C.
!
C.
30.12 62.0 64,0 55.0 60.0 58.0, E 30.1262.0
3 b.c.
0.10
59.5 58.0 E
GO
3 g.m.
30.11 61.0
་་
30.11 61.0 63.0 54.0 55.0 55.0 NE 55.0 55.0 NE
5
o.h.
0.30
28.35 53.0 53.0 52.0 53.0 53.0 E
5
o.p.f.
0.47
5 o.h.
28.32 51.0
..
..
:
:
52.0 51.0 E
હૈ
O.C.
c.m.
30.23 58.01
56.0 50.0 N
..
2
0.r.
$0.28 59.0|
19.0 47.5, N
4 o.d.
28.46 44.0
44.0 44.0 NNE
ક્ષ
2
o.f.
+
c.m.
c.d.
:
30.26 56.0 60.0 18.0 51.0 50.0 Calm 30.25 58.01
0
o.r.
0.19
52.0 50.0 NE
1
g.m.
:ཀྟྲི ;
30.25 58.0..
30.28 58.0 59.5 50.0 43.0 48.0] N 48.0 47.0 N
3
o.d.
0.00
28.46 44.0 45.0 43.0 44.0 44.0 NNE
1
0.1
0.29
4 o.f.
28.41 43.5
..
44.0 44.0 NNE
2
o.f.
c.d.
30.37 53.0
45.5 45.0 N
3
o.r.
30.38 55.5
C.
February. 3 30.47 49.0
Thursday, 9 30.50 53.0
49.0 46.0
C.
20.38 53.0 52.0 42.0 51.0 48.5 N 30.3255.0
3
b.c.
0.14
51.5 49.0, N
..
:
3
b.c.
:ལྦ ;
30.36 55.5 56.0 49.5 42.0 42.0 N
30.30 55.5
::
43.0 42.0 N
4
o.d.
28.55 88.0
39.0 39.0 N
2
o.r.
4
C.
0.22
43.0 43.0 N
4.
C.v.
..
28.55 40.0, 44.0 38.0 41.0 40.0 NE 28.40 41.5 42.0 42.0 NE
3
O.C.
0.15
H
0.0.
7th
February.
53.0 49.5 Noon 30.51 54.0 54.5 48,0] 54.0 50.0|
3 30.41 54.0] 54.0 50.0
C.
30.33 54.0
1+
53.5 51.0 NE
3
b.c.
30.36 54.5
52.5 49.0 NE
5
c.v.
..
..
C.
30.33 55.0 56.0 47.0 56.0 53.0] E 30.2856.0
3
b.c.
0.00
55.0 52.0 E
Friday,
8th
February.
9 30.32 55.0 55.0 53.0 Noon 30.83 58.0 58.5 53.0 58.0 55.0 3 30.27 58.0
b.c.
30.20 57.0|
..
C.
..
58.0 50.0
C.
60.0j
57.0, 55.0; E 30.20 59.0 58.5 56.0 58.5 56.0 ESE 20.20 | 60.0 58.5 56.5 ESE
:
:
3
b.c.
..
:
30.34 55.0 56.5 52.5 52.5 49.0 NE 30.30 | 54.5
$
C.V.
0.00
52.5 49.0 NE
4 C.V.
..
28.53 42.0 43.0 42.0 E 28.52 43.0 45,0 40.0 44.0 43.0 E 28.45 43.0 44.0 43.0 E
..
4
O.C.
4
0.0.
..
3
O.C.
::
0.00
4 b.c.
4 g.in.
30.20 54.5
..
0.00
4
g.m.
54.052.5, NE 30.20 | 56.5 58.0 50.0 54.0 52.0 NE 30.15 57.0) 55.0 53.5 NE
5 b.c.
28.39 52.0
5 c.u.
5 c.d.
0.00
52.0, 52.0 SE 28.36 50.0 51.0 44.0 50.0 50.0 SE 28.33 49.0 50.0 50.0 SE
4
o.f.
4
o.f.
0.00
3
o.f.
Figures
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
to denote
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
the Force
of the
Wind.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d, drizzling rain; . foggy; 9. gloomy; h, hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; . squally; 7. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visible; . 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.
Figures
to denote the Force
Description of Wind.
or the
Wind.
Light Air Light Brecze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze. Fresh Brecz? - Strong Breeze Moderato Gale.. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
Whole Gule.
Storiu.....
Hurricane.
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..
(In which she could just carry in chase, full and by
(5106
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
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.
Calm
U
10
11
12
70
above 80
0 to
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