THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MARCH, 1878.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital. during the Month of February, 1878, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th March, 1878.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1878. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
No. 52.
2.69
PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min, of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULB
11N
SUN,
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
NAL
RANGE,
ON
GRASS.
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max.
Temp. ut
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION
== 100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
WIND.
CLOUD
RAIN IN
INCHES
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
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
0-10.
Friday,
2 Saturday,
30.00
30.00
54.0 54.0
50.0 56.0 55.0
105.
29.95
29.90
57.0
60.0
50.0
59.0
58.0
85.
3 Sunday,
29.95
29.90
€3.0
60.0
54.0 62.0
61.0
72. 54.0
70. 54.0
82. 68.
6.0
18.0
61.0
52.0 9.0 16,0 52.0 8.0 7.0
54.0 54.0 52.0 57.0
52.0
86. 86.
50.0
50.0
E.
E.
10
10
55.0
60.0
58.0
87. ୫୫.
53.2
56.2 E.
E.
0.02
10
10
54.0
63.0
60,0
$1.0
58,0
88.
88.
59.3
56.2 E.
W.
0.02
10
10
4 Monday,
30.05
30.00
07.0
60,0
53.0 59.0 58.0
66.
84.
56.0
6.0 10.0
55.0
57.0 | 60,0
65.0
54.0
87.
86.
53.2
48.7
E.
0.14
10
10
5 Tuesday,
30.16
30.12
50.0
50.0
45.0 51.0
50.0
82.
62.
50.0
65 Wednesday,
30.30
30.23
45.0
50.0
41.0
51.0 49.0
78. 62.
46.0
F
7. Thursday,
30.28 30.16
53.0
54.0
45.0 55.0
54.0
92.
66.
50.0
8 Friday,.
30.10
30.05
55.0
57.0
49.0 59.0
58.0
83. 63.
52.0
9
Saturday,
30.06
29.95
58,0
61.0
51.0 61.0
60.0
83.
63.
54.0 10.0
10 Sunday,
30.00 29.96 62.0
60.0
54.0
66.0
65.0
116.
78.
62.0
12.0
19.0 16,0
10.0 16.0 19.0 11.0 50.0 9.0 52.0 16.0 | 54.0
6.0 12.0 52.0
48.0 48.0 53.0 54.0 49.0 55.0 57.0 58,0 61.0 56.0 62.0
50,0 50.0
48.0
48.0
86.
86.
49.5
49.5
N.E.
N.N.E.
0.12
10
10
45.0 50,0
43.0
45.0
85.
68.
40.7 39.7
N.
N.
0.20
10
49.0
74.
69.
45.0
44.I E.
E.
0.02
10
10
53.0
55.0
87.
87.
51.1
53.2 E.
E.
6
10
58.0 87.
82.
| 64.2
55.4 E.
E.
10
6
66.0 60.0 64.0 88.
88.
58.3
62.4
E.
E.
0.17
10
11
Monday,.
30.08 30.05
58.0
56.0
52.0
58.0 57.0
124. 84.
57.0
6.0
27.0 56.0
58.0
50.0
55.0 64.0
81.
87.
52.3
52.1 W.
N.W.
9
10
12 Tuesday,
30.16
30.10
51.0
50.0
47.0
52.0
51.0
115. 75.
51.0
5.0
24.0
53.0
51.0 | 50.0
49.0 48.0
86.
86.
46.9
49.5 N.E.
N.N.W.
0.03
10
10
B
Wednesday,
30.20
30.10
53.0
57.0
47.0
58.0
57.0 103. 73.
53.0
11.0
20.0
51.0
58.0 | 57.0
50.0
52.0 80.
70.
47.0
47.4
N.E.
N.E.
8
୪
14 Thursday,
30.15
30.08
52.0
56.0
47.0
56.0
54.0
89.
68.
52.0
9.0
16.0
51,0
52.0
56.0
€0.0
53.0
86.
81.
43,0
50.2
N.E.
N.E.
10
10
15 Friday,
30.15
30.11
50.0
53.0
45.0
58.0 52.0
$2.
66.
51.0
8.0 15.0
52.0
50.0
53.0
48.0 50.0 86.
80.
49.5 47.0
N.N.E.
N.
0.12
10
10
16! Saturday,
30.15 30.10
52.0
57.0
46.0
55.0
54.0
78.
62.
51.0
9.0
11.0
50.0
52.0
57.0
50.0 54.0 86.
81.
48.0 51.2
N.E.
E.
0.30
10
7
17 Sunday,
30.03
29.95
58.0
59.0
50.0
62.0 60.0
123.
80.
59.0
12.0
21.0
56.0
58.0
59.0 56.0
56.0 87.
82.
54.2 53.3
E.
N.E.
10
10
18 Monday,
30.03
30.00
55.0
61.0
50.0
61.0
60.0
117.
75. 61.0
11.0
14.0
57.0 55,0 61.0
53.0
58.0 87.
82.
51.1
55.4
N.W.
W.
0.03
4
6
19 Tuesday,
30.10
30.06 56.0
56.0
50.0
57.0
56.0
124.
79. 56.0
7.0
23.0
55.0
20
Wednesday,
30.15
30.08 55.0
56.0
50.0
57.0
56.0
112.
75. 55.0
7.0
20.0 53.0
21
Thursday,
30.15
30.08
55.0
57.0
49.0
57.0
55.0
105. 73. 54.0
8.0
19.0
22 Friday,
30.15
30.05
60.0 63.0
52.0
64.0
63.0
115.
78.
60.0
12.0
18.0
23 Saturday,
30.05
29.97
62.0
66.0
54.0
65.0 64.0
113.
741.
58.0
24 Sunday,
30.02
29.96
58.0
58.0
54.0
59.0 58.0
124.
82.
58,0
25 Monday,
30.12
30.02
51.0
51.0
45.0
52.0 51.0
105.
70. 51.0
11.0 18.0 5.0 24.0
19.0
7:0
26 Tuesday,
30.05
29.90
54.0 55.0
46.0
56.0
55.0
98.
69.
52.0
10,0
17,0
56.9 56.0 55.0 56.0 53.0 55.0 57.0 54.0 60.0 63,0 57.0 58.0 82. 55.0 62.0 59.0
66.0 63.0 57.0 58.0 68.0 56.0 56.0 87. 53.0 50.0 50,0 49.0 49.0 50.0 54.0 55.0 51.0
54.0
54.0 87.
87.
52.1
52.1
E.
E.
6
10
54.0
54.0 93.
87.
53.0
52.1
F
N.E.
0.08
10
53.0 55,0
87.
87.
51.1
53.2
N.E.
N.W.
10
72.
54.4 53.8
E.
E.
8
82.
83. 56.4 87. 54.2 54.2
60.6
E.
E.
0.02
9
N.W.
N.W.
10
10
93.
93.
47.9 47.9
N.W.
N.E.
0.53
10
10
53.0
SO.
87.
48.1 51.1
N.E.
E.
0.61
10
10
27 Wednesday,
29.83
29.76
59.0 63.0
28 Thursday,
29.95
29.91
63.0
65.0
50.0 64.0 62.0 57.0 66.0 65.0
95. 68.
55.0
140
13.0
52.0
59.0
93.
75.
61.0
9.0 14,0
55.0 63.0
63.0
65.0
57.0 62.0
88.
94. 55.2
61.2
N.E.
N.E.
10
10
59.0
63.0
77.
88.
55.6 61.4
N.E.
E.
0.28
Mean,
30.08 30.01 55.5 57.5 49.3 58.2 57.0
99.
71.
54.7
{ 2
16.5 52.8 55.5
56.7 53.2
54.7
85.
82. 51.4 52.4
Summary of February, 1877:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.58.3
Total Rain fall,
1.60 inches.
Rain fell on 11 days.
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