18TH MAY, 1878.
257
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
KAIN FALL.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
THERMOMETER.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THER.
METER
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches drring previous 24 hours,
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
RAIN FALL. †
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
THERMOMETER.
In inches
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12.
RAIN FALL.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
during previous METER
WEA-
THER.
24 hours.
Altd. Max. Min. Dry.Wet. Direct.
Force.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
Saturday,
11th
May.
9
30.06 84.5
84.0 79.0
b.c.
29.94 84.0
83.0 79.0 S
3
b.c.
29.94 830-
83.0 78.0 SSW
1
b.c.
28.23 | 74.0!
74.0 73.0 SSW
3
O.C.
Noon
30.05 86.0 88.0 79.0, 86.0 78.5
b.c.
29.93 86.0 88.0 76.0 85.5 80.0 S
3
b.c.
0,00€
1929483.0 84.577.0 83.5 78.0 SSW
3
b.c.
0.00
28.28 75.0, 75.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 SSW
4
o.c.
0.00
3
29.98 86.0
86.0 79.5
b.c.
29.91 87.0
86.5 81.0 SSW
DO
3
b.c.
840 78.0 SW
4
b.c.
28.18 75.0;
74.0 73.0 SSW
4
0.c.
:
Sunday,
12th
May.
9
30.02 84.0
3
84.0 79.0 Noon 29.99 86.0 89.0 79.0 86.0 79.0 29.95 87.0
b.c.
29.91 86.0
84.5 80.0 S
20.98 $84.0
85.0 81.0 SW
ૐ
b.c.
28.14 75.0]
75.0 75.0 SSW
5
o.f.
: ིི:
b.c.
29.93 86.5 87.5 78.5 86.5 81.5 S
6
9.00
29.90 85.0 88.0 81.0 85.0 80.0 SW
5
b.c.
0.00
28.13 75.0 75.5 74.0 75.0 74.0 SSW
5
o.p.c.
0.00
..
87.0 80.0
b.c.
29.89 88.0
·
86.5 82.0 S
4
b.c.
29.85 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
4
b.c.
28.10 75.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
『,
o.p.c.
Monday,
13th
May.
3
85.0 80.0
29.99 85.0
9 Noon 29.94 87.0 89.5 82.0 87.0 80.5 29.90 86.0
c.
··
..
··
Tuesday,
14th
9
30.11 76.0
86.0 77.0
76.0 71.0
Noon 30.12 76.5 82.0 74.0 76.0 72.5]
May.
3
30.08 77.0
:
Wednesday,
9
30.16 75.0
77.0 73.0
75.0 73.0
..
15th
May.
Noon 30.17 | 76.0 82.0 74.0 76.0 71.0.
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
0.c.
o.c.r.
--
:
:
29.88 85.0 82.0 80.0 S 29.87 86.0 87.0 79.0, 85.0 82.0 S 29.83 83.0
4
o.r.
29.97 84.0
..
**
85.0 84.0 SW
5
b c.
28.20 75.0
•
78.5 76.5 SW
6 b.c.in.
2 o.r.l.t.
0.64
29.95 86.0 87.0 79.0] 86.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
29.93 85.0
:
O.C.
29.98 79.01
..
77.5 74.0 N
2
b.c.
29.97 77.0
:|:
:
..
83.0 80.0 SSW
5
b.c.
:ཛྲ;
75.0 SS
#5:
o.f.
28.15 73.0:
··
..
75.0 71.0 N
6
Co
O.C.
28.29 | 69.0.
··
O.C.
29.98 80.0 84.0, 72.5 78.5 74.0 EbN
5.
A
b.c..
1.74
o.c.
29.98 80.0
·
79.0; 75.0 E
6
b.c.
:
:
30.00 77.0 85.0; 72.0 75,0 71,0 NE 29.98 77.0 77.0 73.0 NE
6
m.0.
0.00
28.26 70.0, 70.0; 67.0 69.0 68.0 E
6
O.C.
28.25 70.0
:བྲེ:|:སྐྱེ
28.21 75.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 SSW
6
o.f.
0.00
73.0 73.0 SSW
6
0.c.aq,
68.0 67.0 ENE
4
b.c.
4
b.c.
2.10
--
69.0 69.0 E
4
b.c.
O.C.
30.01 78.0
77.0 73.5 E
5
b.c.m.
29.99 78.0!
76.0 73.0 NE
5
O.C.
28.30 67.0
66.5 66.0 E
5
محمد
o.f.
0.c.
30.01 78.0 81.0 72.5 79.0 74.0 E
6
b.c.m.
0.00
3
30.12 76.0
76.0 71.0
C.
30.00 80.0
80.0 74.5. E
6
b.c.m.
:
:
29.98 79.0 84.0 73.0 77.0 74.0 NE 29 84 79.0
5
O.C.
1.90
28.28 69.0 69.0 66.0 68.0 67.0 E
4
c.m.
0.00
76.0 74.0 NE
5
O.C.
:
28.28 69.0
:
69.0 67.0 E
4
c.m.
:
..
Thursday,
16th
9
30.11 75,0 Noon 30.09 76.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 73.0
··
75.0 74.0
O.C.
29.96 78.0
76.5 75.0 E
3
0.1.
30.03 77.0
..
75.0 71.0 NE
5
0.c.
28.28 69.0j
69.0 68.0 E
4
o.f.
0.0.
29.96 78.0 81.0 73.0 76.5 75.0 E
5
o.c.d.
0.01
May.
3
30.02 | 76.0
76.0 73.0
O.C.
29.95 79.0
77.0 74.0, E
4
g.p.
:
"
30.01 77.0 82.0 71.0 76.0 72.0 NE 29.97 76.0 74.0 70.0 NE
6 0.0.
0.00
:
ལ་
0.0.
28.30 70.0 70.0 65.0 70.0 69.0 E 28.26 71.0
0.f
0.00
70.0 68.0 E
4
o.f.
Friday,
17th
9
30.04 82.0
82.0 79.0
C.
Noon 30.01 85.0 87.0 75.0 85.0 80.0
O.C.
29.91 82.0 29.91 81.0 85.0 73.0 84.0 80.0 E
82.0 79.0 E
2
b.c.m.
29.93 80.01
85.0 78.5 SE
4
28.24 73.0
-
73.0 72.0 E
4
o.f.
2
b.c.m.
0.01
May.
3
29.9682.01
82.0 79.0
0.0.
29.88 83.0
84.0 80.0 E
2 g.b.l.t.
..
29.91 81.5 85.0 71.0 85.0 81.0 SSW 29.86 82.0
3
C.
0.05
85.0 79.0 SW
3 C.
:
:
28.28 74.0 71.0 66.0 74.0 73.0 E 28.17 74.0 74.0 74.0 E
4.
o.f.
4
o.f.
::
0.00
THE HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
:ཁྐྲ ོ :
STATE OF WEATHER:b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; f. foggy ; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightninga. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; 7. thunder; &. 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 conting rain, &c., &c.
Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew).
Figures
Description of Wind.
Illustrations of tlower of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Mof-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Just sufficient to give steerag y.
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind,
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze..
Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale
Strong Gale Whole Gale.. Storm.. Hurricane..
With which the above Ship Wall sail ( 1 to 2 knots
set and clean full would go mooth water..
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royals, &c
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reets and Courses
In which she could just bear ‹-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles...
61 - 69
70-80
above 80
Figures to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
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