THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 20TH
JULY,
1878.
367
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
DAY AND
BARO-
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
0 To 12.
METER
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
METER
WEA-
THER.
13th
87.0 82.0 Noon 29.91 88.0 92.0 83.0, 88.0 82.0||
Attd. Mux. Min. Dry. Wet., Direct. Force.
Saturday, 9 29.92 87.0
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
b88.0
87.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wat. Direct.
29.82 86.0
Force.
BARO-
In inches during previous METER
24 hours.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WIND
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous
24 hours.
86.5 82.0 SSW
1
b.c.d.
28.14 78.0
..
77.0 75. E
3
O.C.
..
80 | 88.0 90.0 80.5 87.5' 84.0 SW
1
b.c.p.
29.82 85.5 90.5 81.0 87.0 82.0 SE
2
b.c.r.
0.07
28.13 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 75.0 E
20
O.C.
0.00
July.
3
29.86 89.0
:
89.0 81.0
b.c.
7890.0
88.0 82.0] SW
2
b.c.
Sunday,
9
29.96 86.0
..
86.0, 81.0
b.c.
29.82 87.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.80 87.0
28.86 85.0
:
:
87.5 81.5 S
2
b.c.r.
28.11 77.0
..
76.0 75,0 E
3
b.c.v.
84.0 79.0 S
2
..
b.c.
29.96 87.0 92.0 82.0] 87.0 81.0
29.92 85.5
b.c.
29.83 88.0.90.5 80.5 87.0 84.0 E
2
b.c.
100
85.0 80.0]
0.0.1.
29.83 86.0
82.5 82.0 E
4
o.q.r.
..
-29.85 86.0 89.0 79.0 86.0 80.5 SE 29.83 86.0
3
b.c.q.
..
86.5 81.5 SSE
3
b.c.q.
::
28.19 77.0
76.0 75,5 SSE
4
O.C.
0.09
28.15 76.0
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28.19 78.0 79.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 SSE 76.0 75.0 SSE
4
^.c.v.
0.00
4
op.r.
: 8:
Monday,
15th
9
July.
co
Tuesday,
9
30.01 84.0 Noon 80.02 | 85.0₤130-82.0 85.0 79.0 30.00 85.0
30.05 82.0
..
8430 80.0
b.c.
29.87 86.0
84.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.p.
29.91 85.0
**
:
85.0 80.0
82.0 78.5
16th
Noon 30.0685.0 89.0 79.0 85.0 80.0
July.
3 30.0388 0
88.0 79.0
Wednesday,
to
30,10 85.0
85.0, 80.5
17th Noon 30.09 86.0 90.0 83.0 80.0 79.0
True
wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.
o.c.r.
29.89 86.0 89.5 75.0 84.5 80.0 E
29.89 86.0
b.c.
1.26
85.0 80.5 SW 29.9284.0 89.5 73.0 83.0 79.0 SW
:
4
b.c.q.
28.21 77.0
76.0 75.0] ESE
4
o.c.m.
2
b.c.p.
0.65
28.21 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 74.0 SE
o.c.p.s.
83.5 80.0 E
2
..
:
b.c.p.
29.91 84.0
$3.0 78.5 SE
2
b.c.p.
28.20 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSE
3
o.p.8.
::
0.78
b.c.
29.93 85.0
83.5 80.0 E
2
b.c.
:
:
29.94 84.0[
84.0 79.0 E
1
b.c.
..
28.25 76.0
..
75.0 74.0 ESE
4
O.C.
1.c.
29.92 86.0 87.0 76.5 86.5 81.0 E
4
b.c.
0.31
29.95 85.0 88.0' 75.0) 87.5 81.0 SE
1
b.c.
0.17
28.28 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 74.0 ESE
4
b.c.
0.35
b.c.
2592 88.0
90.5 85.0. ESE
3 b.c.
29.94 85.0
88.0 81.5 SE
1
b.c.
:
28.26 78.0
78.0 74.0 ESE
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.94 86.0
July,
3
30.05 89.0
89.0 80.0
b.c.
b.c.
..
85.0 82.0 Calm 29.95 88.0 92.0 77.5 87.0 82.5 SW 29.94 90.0 90.0, 83.0 SW
0 b.c.
29.98 $5.0
87.5 82.5! SE
2
b.c.
28.28 77.0.
76.0 74.0 SSE
2
b.c.
1 b.c.
0,00
1
b.c.
29.97 85.5 90.0 78.0 87.0 82.5 SE 29.95 86.0
2
b.c.
0.00
29.30 78.0 78.0 74.0 78.0 75.0 SSE
2
b.v.
0.00
..
87.0 81.0 SE
2
b.c.
29.27 78.0
78.0 74.0 SSW
3
b.v.
Thursday, 9 30.07 81.0
:
84.0 80.0
b.c.
18th
Noon 30.04 88.0 91.0 81.0 88.0 81.0
b.c.
July.
3 30.01 89.0
:
:
89.0 82.5)
b.c.
29.91 90.0
:
:
29.92 86.0 85.0 81.0 SW 29.92 88.0 90.5 78.0 87,5 82.0 SW 90.5 84.0
I
b.c.
29.93 85.5
..
87.5 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
:
:
29.94 86.0 89.0 79.0 89.0 81.0 SW 29.92 87.0
3
b.c.
:
87.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
::
28.26 76.0
75.0 74.0 SSW
10
2 b.c.v.
9.00
28.26 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 75.0 SSW 28.23 78.0
2
b.c.v.
0.00
77.5 75.0 SSW
3
CO
b.c.v.
Friday,
9 30.00 84.0
19th
Noon 80.00 87.0 92.0 82.0 87.0 80.0||
July.
3 29.97 87.5
:;
::
84.0 80.0
b.c.
29.88 88.0
b.c.
87.0 81.0
b.c.
:སྡེ:
::
86.0 83.0 Calm 29.88 89.0 92.0 78.5 88.5 84.0 SW 29.88 89.0 88.0 84.0 SW
↓ b.c.
29.90 84.0
85.0 81.5 SW
2
b.c.
2
b.c.
0.06
3 g.
29.90 86.5 89.0 78.0 87.5 81.0 SW 29.88 86,0 86.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
1 b.c.
::
28.23 77.0
76.0 75.0 SSW
O.C.
+
0.10
28.23 78.0 79.0 74.0 77.0) 75,0| SSW 28.21 78.0
2
b.c.
77.0 75.0 SSW
2
b.c.
::
0.00
Figures
012345678TDIR
SUN
70
above 80
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-0.War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
to denote
per Hour in Miles.
the Force
of thie
Wind.
STATE OF WEATHER-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. isty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; 7. thunder; v. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. 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 continuir; rain, &c., &c.
Light Air
Light Breeze
Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Galo. Presh Gale
Strong Gale
Whole Gale......
Storm..... Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage way-
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With which the above Ship with allil ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smc h&4 (5 10 6 Royals, &c.
water.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry in chee, Double Recfs and Jib, &c. full and by
**Tple Reefs, &c....
Close Roefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-r-fød Main Topsail and reefed Forcsail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles........
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
Wind.
0
Calm
11
12