AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
172
THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 20тm
APRIL,
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
ARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BAKO-
THER.
METER
rday,
У
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force. 80,23 75,0
Attd. Max. Min
RAIN FALL.
In inches „uring previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER,
Attd. Max. Miu. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous, 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force. ¡
In inches during previous 21 hours.
75.0 70.0
b.c.
30.05 75.0
73.
30.10 72.5
70.0 68.0 NE
b.c.
28.40 68.0
68.0 67.0 E
4
b.c.
13th
April.
Noon 30.22 77,5 80.0 68.0 77.0 71.0 3 30.20 78.0
b.c.
30.08 81.0 80.5] 65.5, 80.5 77.0.
2.62
78.0 71.0
b.c.
30.07 79.0
..
79.5 77.0 ES.
Sunday, 9
14th
April.
3
30.22 76.5 Noon 30.21 77.0 80.0 71.0 77.0 74.0 30.15 78.0
76.0 75.0
b.c.
30.07 77.0
77.0 72.0 ESE
2
b.c.
b.c.
78.0 71.0
b.c.
30.07 79.0 82.0 69.0 79.0 72.5 ESE 30.06 80.0
:。
30:11|73.0
3
b.c.
0.00
79.0 72.0] ESE
4
:
b.c.
30.00 74.0
Monday, 9 30.17 72.5 • 72.0 71.0 15th Noon 30.17 75.5 79.0 70.0 75.0 72.5 April. 3 30.09 76.0
·
C.
30.03 76.0
74.0 72.0 E
..
2
:
b.c.m.
30.04 74.0
:: 2 ::
30 12 74.0 76.5 64.0 75.0 70.0 NE 30.09 70.0
4
b.c.
2.33
74.0 70.0 N
4
b.c.
28.40 71.0 71.0, 62.0 71.0 68.0 E 28.35 71,0
4
b.m.
2.87
71.0 67.0 E
4
b.m.
68.0 68.0; NE
4 C.
28.42 70.0
..
69.0 67.0 ESE
3
b.c.
30.09 74.0 76.0 64.0 71.0 69.0 NE
::
:
4
b.c.
0:05
28.4172.0 72.0 66.0 71.0 67.0 ESE
2
b.m.
10.00
74.0 69.0 NE
5
b.c.
28.36 70.0
69.0 68.0 ESE
2
b.c.
:
..
71.0 69.5) NE
2
O.C.
:
28.34 68.0
76.0 73.0
Tuesday,
16th
9
30.20 71.0
..
71.0 69.0
Noon 30,18 71.0 78.0 70.0 71.0 68.5
April.
30.13 72.0
72.0 70.0
Wednesday,
y 30.24 70.5
:
70.0 68.0.
wind cannot be registered.
Do.
C.
b.c.
30.04 78.0 80.0 69.0 78.5 75.0 E 30.00 79.0
2
b.c.m.
0.00
80.0 75.0 E
2
·
b.c.
30.04 75.0 77.5 68.0 73.0 72.0 NE 30.00 74.5
2
o.d.
0.00
10:0
68.0 68.0 ESÉ
2
73.5 71.0 N
3
O.C.
:
:
:
28.34 70.0 70.0 66.0 70,0 69.0 ESE 2
28.29 72.0
~ N
o.f.
71.0 70.0 ESE
ลง
o.f.
2 c.f.
0.00
::
o.c.m.
30.03 | 75.0
73.0 71.0 E
4
g.m.
c.m.
e.m.
:
:
30.03 76.0 80.0 69.0 74.0 71.0 E 30.03 76.0
4
g.m.
75.5 72.0 E
4
g.m.
::
30.06 72,0
70.0 69.0 NE
4
0.0.
28.34 67,0
66.5 66.0 E
3
දස
o.f.
0.00
30.07 73.5 77,0 67.5 70.0 68.5 NE 30.03 74.0
4
O.C.
72.0 68.0 NE
4
0.0.
::
0.00
28.3267.0 67.0 65.0 67.0 66.0 E
4
o.f.
0.12
28.29 69.0,
:
··
67.0 66.0 E
4
o.f.
O.C.I.
30.08 74.0
..
72.0 70.0 E
3
g.m.
30.11 72.5
**
70.0 68.5 NE
4
m.o.
28.38 65.0
64.0 65.0 E
4
o.f.
17th
April.
Noon 30.23 71.0 74.0 68.5 71.0 68.0 3 30.17 72.0
True
O.C.
:
..
72.0 70.0
o.c.m.
30.08 75.0 81.0 67.0 73.0 70.5 E 30.07 76.0
3 g.m.
0.00
75.0 72.0 E
:
:
3
b.e.m.
:
:
30.12 72.5 74.0 66.5 70.0 69.0 NE 30.06 73.0 71.0 69.0 NE
4
0.
0.06
4 0.
..
28.37 65.0 65.0 63.0 65.0 65.0 E 28.32 68.0
4
o.f.
0.15
:
67.0 660 ESE
4
:
Thursday, 9 30.20 74.0
18th
April.
74.0, 71.0 Noon 30.20 76.0 77.5 70.0 76.0 72.0|| 3 30.12 76.0..
b.c.
30.06 78.0
75.0 73.0 E
..
:
3 b.c.
b.c.
30.06 78.0 77.5 69.0 77.0 74.0 E
3 b.c.
0.00
76.0 73.0
b.c.
30.04 80.0
..
:
82.0 77.0 E
2
b.c.
:
30.07 | 73.0) 71.5 68.0 NE 30.0875.0 75.0 68.9 74.0 71.5 NE 30.0% 75.0 75.0 73.0 NE
4 0.
28.35 68.0|
68.0 67.0 ESE
2 o.f.
2 b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
..
28.36 71.0 71.0 65.0 71.0 69.0 ESE 28.33 71.0 71.0 69.0 ESE
2 b.m.
0.00
2 b.m.
Friday, 9
30.1676.0
19th
April.
30.09 83.0
Noon 30.13 80.0 84.0 74.0
3
::
76.0 73.0
b.c.
30.01 78.0
76.5 75.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
83.0 75,0
b.c.
30.01 80.0 83.0 70.0 81.0 76.0! SW 30.01 83.0 84.0 79.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
►
30.03 76.5 76.5 73.0 N 30.03 79.0 78,5 70.0 78.0 73.0 SE 30.00 76.5. 76.0 74.0 SW
1
b.c.
2
b.c.
3 b.c.
::
28.29 71.0
0.00
:
:
70.0 69,0 SSW 28.33 73.0 73.0) 67.0 72.0 69.0 SSW 28.30 73.0
1
b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
72.0 70.0 SSW
2
b.c.
bjects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightnin NOTE -A bar (—) under any letter augments itss ignification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and cor
sty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility. ain, &c, &c.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.. Fresh Breeze
Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale
Whole Gale..
Storm.... Hurricane..
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-elam Gipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
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
5 to 6
Royals,
Single Reets and T. G. Sails.
fuli and by In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, ke..
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just boar close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles...
22
44
52
53 - 60
61 - 69
70 - 80
above 80
TOPAPRI
1878.