THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
1878.
HARBOUR Office.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WI-DS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct, Force.
In inches during previons 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
In inches
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
during previous METER
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
24 hours.
Attd. Max, Min. Dry. Wet. Direct Force.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
Saturday,
18th
May.
9
80.10 80.0 80.0 76.0 Non 30.08 83.0 87.0 75.0 83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.92 81.0
80.0 77.0 N
2
b.c.
29.94, 84.0
80.0 77.0 NE
**
b.c.
28.28 72.0
**
71.0 71.0 NNW
3
O.C.
19
b.c.
3
30.02 82.0
82.0 76.0
b.c.
29.98 82.0 84.0 78.5 82.5 78.0 SW 29.93 84.0
2
b.c.
83.5 80.0 N
2
b.c.
23.9583.0 84.5 77.0 82.F. 77.0 SW 29.90 81.0
3
b.c.
0.19
:
82.0 75,0 S
2
b.c.
··
28.29 75.0 75.0, 69.0 73.0 73.0 NNW 28.25 75.0
1
b.c.
0.95
74.0 72.0 NNW
1
O.C.
:
་་
Sunday,
ទ
30.09 75.0
75.0 73.0
19th
Noon 30.10 75.0 82.0.74.0 75.0 71.5||
May.
**
30.04 76.0
: ;
c.m.
29.95 78.0
..
c.m.
77.0 73.5 E 29.94 78.0 84.5 73.0 78.0 73.5 E
4
b.c.m.
29.95 75.0
L
b.c.m.
,9.00
76.0 71.5
c.in.
29.94 78.0
·
:
77.5 74.0 E
6
to
b.c.m.
••
29.98 77.0 83.5 71.0 74.0 71.0 NE 29.93 77.0
: :
74.0 71.0 NE
5
o.m.
28.25 67.0
7
o.m.
0.12
689
67.0 66.0 E
4
o.f.
28.24 67.0 68.0 66.0 67.0 66.0 E
4
o.f.
0.00
75.0 74.5 NE
6
co
0.10.
28.20 67.0
:
:
67.0 67.0 E
4
o.f.
Monday,
9
30.02 | 77,0
77.0 75.0
C.
3
29.9079.0
78.0 76.0, E
4
b.c.m.
20th
Noon 29.98 78.5 80.5 74.5 78.0 76.0|
May.
3
co
29.94 81.0
81,0 76,0
Tuesday,
21st
9
29.97 78.0
78.0 76.01
Noon 29.94 79.0 83.5 76.0 79.0 76.5
May.
3 29.88 77.5
..
77.0 76.0
Wednesday,
22nd
9
29.83, 85.0
:
83.0 80.5
Noon 29.84 84.0 86.0 76.0 84.0 81.0||
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
C.
C.
29.90 82.0 82.0 73.0 82.0 79.0 E 29.8582.0
4
b.c.m.
85.0 82.0 E
1
b.c.m.
::
29.93 77.0
77.5 75.0 NE
3
0.m.
28.23 72.0
M
72.0 71.5 SSW
4
o.f.
!
0.00
29.89 78.0 83.0] 73.0 77.0 76.5 NE 29.84 79.0 78.0: 75.0 NE
3
o.m.
0.12
1
O.C.
28.20 73.0 73.0 67.0 73.0 72.0, SSW 28.16 | 74.0]
3
o.f.
73.0 72.5 SSW
2
O.C.
::
0.00
O.C.
29.83 81.0
79.5 78.0 E
H
g.m.
29.88 79.0
78.0 75,0 NE
1
o.m.
28.18 70
72.0 72.0|| WSW
1
o.f.
O.C.,
o.c.r.t.
29.82 82.0 85.0 74.0 80.0 78.0 E 29.8180.0
I
g.m.
0.72
29.8678.0 82.0 72.05.5.0 75.0 NE
1
0.m.
9.33
28.15 73.0 73.0 69.0 72.0 72.0 WSW
1
o.f.
--
:
:
78.0 77.0 EhS
2
o.r.t.l.
:
29.80 78.0
:
7976.0 NE
2
o.c.r.t.l.
28.12 73.0
72.0 72.0 SSE
3
o.c.r.
::
0.41
O.C.
29.71 84.0
82.5 82.0: W
6
b.c.m.
29.78 74.0
..
81.0 1.0 SW
7
c.m.
O.C.
May.
0.5
29.80 85.0
85.0 81.0
0.C.
29.71 86.0 86.0 73.0 85.5 84.0 SW 29.71 86.0
6
b.c.m.
14,30
84.5 81.0 SW
4
b.c.m.
29.73 82.5 83.0 73.0 83.0 81.0 SW 29.70 82.0
5
m.o.
82.0 81.0 SW
5
c.r.
::
28.04 76.0
75.0 75.0 SW
6
o.f.q.
1.33
28.04 76.0 76.0 71.0, 76.0 76.0 SW
28.02 77.0
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6
o.f.q.
14.11
76.0 76.0 SW
5
o.f.q.
:ཊུ:
Thursday,
9
29.87 85.0
23rd
May.
දස
3
85.0 81.0 Noon 29.88 87.0 88.5 82.0 87.0 82.0|| 29.82 87.0 87.0 82.5
b.c.
29.75 85.0
88.5 83.0 AW
2
b.c.m.
29.80 84.0
b.c.
29.76 86.0 87.0 79.0 86.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c.m.
0.00
b.c.
:
29.73 88.0
:
87.0 85.0 SW
4
b.c.na.
..
85.0 82.0 SW 29.79 85.0 86.0 78.0 85,0 83.0 SW 84.5 84.0 SW
25.74 84.0
5
b.c.
28.11 77.0
76.0 76.0 SW
$7
5
o.f.
5
b.c.h.
0.10
28.11 77.0 77,0 75.0 76.5 76.5 SW
5
o.f.
0.00
4
b.c.h.
28.06 77.0
1
77.0 77.0 SW
5
o.f.
Friday,
24th
9 29.90 85.0
·
85.0 82.0
May.
Noon 29.87 86.0 90.0 82.0 86.0, 83.0|| 3 29.8582.0
b.c.
b.c.
29.76 86.0
+
85.0 $3.0, S
2
b.c.m.
29.80 82.0
83.5 83.0) SW
2
b.c.m.
28.10 76.0
76.0 76.0 W
2
o.f.
41
82.0 79.5
0.0.
29.76 88.0 89.0 79.5 88.0 84.0! SW 29.74 86.0 81.5 82.0 ENE¦ 582.0
2
b.c.m.→
6 b.c.m.
0.00
29.80 85.0' 87.0 79.0 86.5 85.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
0.00
29.77840
80.0 80.0; SE
2
O.C.
28.10 77.0 77.0 75.0 77.0 77.0 WSW 28.10: 78.0
3
o.f.
0.00
77.0 77.0 ESE
3
o.f.
Wind.
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53-
61 -
above 80
Figures
Illustrations of the Man
ower of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned f-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind
to denote
per Hour in Miles.
the Foreo
of the
25TH MAY, 1878.
STATE OF WEATHER:--6, blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; ↑ Objects at a distance unusually visible; w, wet (dew). NOTE.—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f, very foggy; r, much rain; r. heavy and contin
misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 7. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. grain, &c., &c.
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze- Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale
Fresh Gale Strong Gale Whole Gale...
Storm.
Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage w With which the above Ship with set and clean full would go in waler.
In which she could just carry in full and by
In which she could just bear close
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles....
1 sall (1 to 2 knots 100th 3 to 4 (5 to 6
13
Royals,
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
hase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c....
Close Reefs and Courses
reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
12
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