METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THE HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
3RD
AUGUST,
1878.
3.93
1878.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BARO-
METER
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
ALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
In inches
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direc.. |
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
BARO- during previous METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches
during previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 9
27th
July.
80.04 86.5 Noon 30.02 87.0 92.0 83,0 87.0 81.0]
86.0] 81.0
b.c.
29.92 88.0
85.0 82.0 Calm
29.92 86.01
85.0 81.0 SE
2
b.c.
28.26 80.0
78.6 77.0, WNW
1
O.C.V.
..
--
?
b.c.
29.91 89.0 91.0 80.0 85.0) 81.5 NW
29.92 87.0 89.0 80.0 88.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
3
29.97 83.0
83.0 79.0
O.C.
29.8886.0
84.0 81.0, E
29.87 88.0
85.0 80.0 N
1
b.c.
..
28.24 80.0 80.0 75.0 79.0 76.0 WSW 28.2178.0
1
o.c.v.
78.0 76.0 SSE
1
b.c.v..
Sunday,
9
30.01 82.0
..
82.0 80.0
b.c.
29.89 85.0
28th
July. 3
Noon 30.02 | 83.5 88.0 79.0 83.0 78.0
o.c.t.
29.94 83.0
-
:
83.0 78.0
C.
..
82.5 79.0 Calm 29.89 86.0 87.5 76.0 84.5 79.5; E
29.86 85.0
J.90 85.5
84.0] 78,0 N
1
b.c.
0.88
83.0 80.0 Calm
b.c.
•
20.89 83.0 90.0 71.0 81.0] 77.0] N 295 86.5
1
b.c.
0.36
81.0 78.0] N
1
b.c.
•
29th
July.
Tuesday, 9
Monday, 9 29.98 $0.0
Noon 29.98 80.5 87.0 77.0 80.0 78.0 3 29.9483.0
29.9283.0
30th Noon 29.90 86.0 89.0 79.0 86.0 79.0
..
80.0 77,0
w
29.85 82.0|
80.5 78.0 E
1
C.
29.8
79.0 77.0 NNE.
3
o.m.
:
:
:
83.0 79.0
83.0 80.0
July.
3 29.84 86.0
Wednesday, 9
31st
29.85, 84.5
86.0 79.0.
84.0 80.0
!
Noon 29.83 88.0, 89.0 80.0, 88,0 81.0||
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
O.C.
29.85 83.0 86.5 73.5: 82.0
5.c.p.
1.03
2.0 84.0 78.0 80.0 78.0; N
2
o.m.
1.42
E
28.23 78.0
28.23 77.0 80.0, 73.0 76.0 74.0 E
28.16 76.0
28.1975.0
28.19 76.0 77.0 70.0, 75.0 74.0 E
**
76.0 74.0 SSE
* 1
o.in.
2
b.c.t.
0.00
A
75.0 74.0 E
2
b.c.
:
:
74.0 73.0 SE
3
o.c.m.
:
3
o.c.m.
1.16
O.C.
29.81 85.0
:
:
86.0 81.0
D.C.
29.83 88.0
:
:
| 83.0, 77.0; NE
2
p
b.c.
:
28.16 75.0
:
b.c.
29.82 85.0
84.0 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.83 84.5.
86.0 81.0 NNE
b.c.
:
b.c.
29.82 86.0 89.0 76.0 86.5 81.5 Calm
0
b.c.
0.00
29.79 85.0 89.0 76.0 87.0 81.0 SW
السحور
28.15 77.0
::
74.0 73.0 E
3
o.c.m.
76.0 75.0 SE
1
O.C.
b.c.
0.00
28.15 77.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 Calm
0
C
O.C.
0.00
b.c.
29.76 88.0
89.5 84.5 Calm
0 b.c.
29.77 87.0
85.0; 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.09 80.0
79.0 77.0 Calm
U b.c.
b.c.
29.74 84.0
84.0 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
29.74 85.0
85.0 80.0 NE
ta
b.c.
28.15 75.0
74.0 74.0 NW
2 b.c.
b.c.
29.73 88.0 90.5 77.0 87.0 82.0; SW
1
b.c.
0,00
July.
3
29.79 88.0
..
$8.0 81.0
h.c.
29.69 89.0
++
83.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
:
29.70 85.0
..
29.74 86.0 88.0 78.0 86.0 82.0 SW 85.0 80.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
28.16 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 W
19
b.c.m.
0.00
e
b.c.
..
28.05 80.0
..
77.0 76.0; SW
1
b.c.m.
Thursday,
29.83 81.0
Aug.
9 81.0 79.0 1st Noon 29.85 81.0 91.0, 79.0 81.0, 79.0|| 3 29.82 84.0 84.0 78.0
0.0.
29.71 84.0.
O.C.
15
82.0 80.0 S
1
b.c.p.
29.75 84.0.
79.0 79.0 SW
1
r.
A
28.05 | 76.0
75.0 75.0 WSW
2
b.c.m.
O.C.
:
+
29.72 84.0 89.5; 79.0 82.0 81.0 Calm 29.72 86.0
0
b.c.p.
0.07
85.0 82.0 W
1
b.c.
29.75 85.0 89.0 79.0′ 84.0 81.0 SW 29.76 85.0)
2
b.c.
:
85.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
: ིི:
0.21
28.05 76.0 80.0: 74,0, 75,0| 75,0| W
2
b.c.m.
28.05 77.0
:
76.0 75.0 SW
3
b.c.m.
Friday,
2nd
9
29.95 79.5
79.0 77.0!
0.C.
Aug.
Noon 29.96 81.0 88.0 79.0, 81.0 79.0, * 29.94 81.5
O.C.
81.0 79.0
0.C.
29.81 84.0 29.83 84.0 87.0, 77.0 83.0 81.5 E
29.83 | 84.0
81.5 80.0 E
1
b.c.
29.84 82.0
1
b.c.
0.00
83.0 82.0 E
1
b.c.
78.0: 77.0 N 29.86 83.0 86.0 76.0 80.0 79.0 N
29.83 83.0 80.0 79.0 N 79.9
1
o.m.
28.18 · 75 0
75.0 74.0 SE
2
O.C.In.
2 o.d.
0.16
1
0.m,
28.18 75.0, 80.0 73.0 75,0 74.0 SE 23.16 75,0| 75.0 73.0 S
c.d.
0.10
•
.m.
•
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clonds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; rain; s. snow; 7. thunder; 2. 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 continuing rain, &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.
Figures
to denote
Illustrations of the ower of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-f-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Just sufficient to give steerage was:
With which the above Ship with all sall (1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in 8100th 3 to 4 water.. 5 to 6
Royals, &c.
1+
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails. full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c. .
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Fore Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles..
53
61
70
above 80
the Force
of the
Wind.