METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH APRIL,
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL,
DAY AND
DATE,
Saturday,
80th
March.
HOUR.
BARO
METER
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
THER,
BARO
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
METE
WEA-
THER.
In inches
Attd. Max. Min., Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
BARO- during previous METER
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
Force.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
V TO 12.
KAIN FALL.
WEA.
THER.
Attd. Max. Min.
Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
In inches
during previous 24 hours.
9 30.14 68.0]
..
68,0 66,0
C.
29.99 73.0;
69.5 67.0 ENE
1
o.p.
30.02 73.0
..
66.0 65.0 N
4
O.C.
28.50 63.0
Noon
3
co
30.10 65.0
30.15 66.0 70.0, 65.0 66.0 63.0)
65.0 62.0
o.c.r.t.l.
30.03 71,0 79.0 62.0 65.0 65.0 N
2
o.r.l.t.
1.89
··
o.c.r.
29.97 69.0
:
65.5, 64.0 E
5
o.r.
29.99 72.0
:
30.01 73.0 74.0 65.5 64.0 63.0 N 63.5 62.0 NE
4
o.r.t.l.
2.10
**
5 r.t.l.
63.0 63.0 SE 28.24 60.0, 61.0) 59.0 60.0 60.0 NW 28.18 59.0 59.0 59.0 E
..
2
0.C.
3
o.r.l.t.
2.10
5
o.r.t.
Sunday, 9
30.1862.5 62.0 57.0 31st Noon 30.14 64.0 66.0 60.0 64.0 58.0! March. 3 30.06 63.5 63.0 59.0
..
C.
80.02 66.0
..
67.5 59.0 E
4
g.m.
30.06 66.0
63.0 56.0 NE
1
5
0.m.
28.27 53.0)
54.0 52.0) E
..
O.C DI.
C.
30.01 66.0 67.0 59.0 65.5 60.0 ESE
4
b.c.
0.38
30.05 66.5 66.5 58.0 64,5] 57,0| NE
5
ô
0.85
1.
29.97 65.0
64.5 60.0 ESE
4 g.m,
29.97 66.0
60.0 59.0 NE
5
چرا
..
0.
28.15 54.0
:ལྦ;
28.24 55.0 55.0, 51.0 55.0 52.0 E
5
o.c.m.
0.45
•
54.0 54.0 E
5
o.c.m.
Monday,
1st
April.
9
30.17 64.0
..
64.0 62.5
c.m.
30.00 66.0
65.5 64.0 E
3
0.11.
►►
30.05 66.0
Noon 30.14 65.0 65.5 60.5 65.0, 63.0
6ස
3
30.08 65.0
65.0 63.0
Tuesday,
9
30.14 | 70.0
70.0 67.0
2nd
Noon 30.13 73.0 74.5 64.0 73.0 70.5
April.
3
30.06 73.0
:
73.0 70.0
Wednesday,
9
30.16 72.0
72.0 72.0
3rd
Noon 30.16 77.0 78.5 70,0| 77,0| 75,0]
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
c.m.
80.00 68.0 67,5 58.0 66.5 65.0 E
3
o.m.
0.66
c.m.
29.98 68.0
66.0 65.0 ESE
4
o.p.
29.97 66.5:
::
..
63.0 62.0 N
N
0.
28.28 60.0]
..
....
60.0 60.0 SE
3
o.f.d.
30.04 66.0 66.5 59.0 63.0 63.0 N
2 0.
0.09
64.0 63,0 N
ลง
2
28.22 64.0 64,0 58.0 64.0 64.0 SE 28.22 63.0 63.0 63.0 SE
3
o.f.
0.75
3
..
o.f.
•
b.c.m.
29.99 69.0
71.0, 70.0 E
I
b.c.m.
30.02 67.5
•
68.0 68.0 NE
1
0.m.
b.c.m.
29.98 74.0 76.0 63.0 74.5 73.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.m.
29.98 75.0
79.0 76.5, E
2
b.c.
30.04 69.0 73.0 66.0 68.0 67.5| NE 29.97 70.0
1
0.m.
69.0 69.0 NE
3
0.m.
::
28.81 69.0
69.0 69.0 $ 2
o.f.
0.04
28.33 71.0 71.0 64.0 70.0 70.0 SSW
3
0.c.
0.00
28.28 71.0
··
71.0! 70.0 S
3
o.p.f.
c.m.
30.00 75.0
75.0 74.0 E
1
b.c.
30.01 70.0
69.0 68.0 Calm
0
f.
..
c.m.
30.00 78.0 79.0 68.0 77.0 77,0 ESE
1
b.c.
0.00
30.04 71.0, 75.5 65.0 68.5 68.5 Calm
0
f.
April.
3
30.10 77.0
77.0 74.0
c.m.
30.00 78.0
85.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
30.04 73.0
73.0 73.0 Calm
0
f.
::
28.34 69.0
69.0 69.0 S
4 o.f.
0.02
28.35 71.0 71.0 69.0 70.0 70.0 SW
4
o.f.
0.00
28.30 73.0,
:
71.0 70.0 SW
2
b.c.
Thursday,
4th
6
30.1973.0
78.0 72.0
b.c.m.
30.02 76.0
73.5 73.0 ENE
2
b.c.
April.
3
**
Noon 30.18 73.0 80.0 71.0 73.0 71,0] 30.12 71.5
c.11.
Friday, 9 30.27 66.0
5th
Noon 30.26 | 68.0
April.
3 30.22 69.0
:::
:
::
71.0 69.0
c.m.
30.02 76.0 85.0 69.5 76.0 74.0 E 30.02 76.0
3
b.c.m.
-
·
75.0 73.0, E
g.m.
::
30.04 73.0
0.00
7560:10
69.0 69.0 NE
3
28.36 70.0
69.0 69.0 ESE
3
o.f.
:
30.06 73.0 75.0 66.0 68.0 68.0 NE 30.04 67.5
3
g.
0.04
66.0 66.0 NE
3
g.
..
28.33 69.0 70.0 67.0 68.0 68.0 ESE 28.30 69.0 69.0.68.0 ESE
4
o.f.
..
4 o.f.
::
0.00
60,0 65.0
69.0 65.5
c.m.m.
c.m.
c.m.
30.08, 70.0 68.5 67.0 E 30.08 720 76.0 64.0 70.5 68.0 E 30.08 72.0 70.0 68.0 E
4
g.m.
30.13 69.0
64.5 64.0 NE
5
t.o.
28.39 62.0
3
g.m.
0.00
3
..
g.m.
30.14 70.0 70.5′ 62.0 65.0 64.5 NE 30.11 70.0 66.0 65.0 NE
5
0.
0.12
4-5 0.
··
;:
62.0 62.0 ESE 28.40 64.0 64.0 60.0 64.0 64,0 ESE 28.36 65.0 65.0 64.0 ESE
4
o.f.
4
o.f.
0.00
4 o.f.
·
15
20
25
30
36
29
8888HAMERON
80
above 80
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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.
69.0 66.5
Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. NOTE:-A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuir g rain, &c., &c.
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze
Gentle Brocze 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 ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth water..
3 to 4
11
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
"
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
full and by In which she could just carry in chase, 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.............
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
Wind.
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