412
THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24th
1878.
DAY AND HOUR. DATE.
BARO-
METER
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
METER
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE I
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
NED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WAA-
THER.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
1
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
during previous 24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours,
BARO-
METER
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,8,
FEET.
WINDS
RAIN FALL,
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
32.0
83.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.26 75.0!
75.0 75.0 SW
4
0.c.
Saturday,
9
30.06 82.0
$1.0 79.0
b.c.
..
..
17th
Noon 30.06 86.5 88.0 80.0 86.0 81.0
L.c.
29.92 85.0 83.5 82.0 Calm 29.93 87.0 87.5 78.0 86.0 82.0 SW
0
b.c.
29.98 ¿
0 86.0 76.0 87.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
28.26 77.5 78.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 S
4
O.C.
0.40
2
b.c.
0.03.
29.95 85.
:
86.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.24 77.0
76.0 75.0 SW
4
O.C.
Aug.
دم
80.02 86.0
:
85.0 80.0
b.c.
29.92 88.0
88.5 82.5 S
3 b.c.
29.92 85.5)
83.0 80.0 SW
}
b.c.
28.26 77.0
++
76.0 75.0 SSW
3
O.C.
Sunday,
9
30.06 83.0
81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.92 84.0
82.0 80.5 Calm
0
b.c.
29.94 84.0
18th
Noon 30.06 85.0, 90.0, 80.0 84.0 80.0
b.c.
29.94 88.0 89.5 77.5 86.5 82.5 W
ེ:
26.0 82.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
0.00
29.94 95.5 88.0 79.0
0 85.07 SW
2
b.c.
28.25 | 77.0) 77.0 74.0 76.0 75,0 SSW 28.21 78.0
3
O.C.
0.00
77.0 75.0 SSW
4
b.c.
Aug.
**
30.02 86.0
:
85.0 $0.0
b.c.
29.91 88.0
88.5 84.0 SW
2 b.c.
29.92 87.0
87.
:
:
:
Monday,
9
30.07 86.0
85.0 82.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
:
84.5: 82.5 NW
2
b.c.p.
29.91 84.0
19th
Noon 30.06 88.0, 90.0 80.0 88.0 82.0
Aug.
***
30.01 89.0
88.0 83.0
Tnesday,
9
30.06 86.5
85.0 80.0
20th
Noon 30.05 88.5 91.0 81.0 87.0 81.0
i
Ang.
3 30.01 90.0
89.0 83.0j
:
Wednesday,
21st
Aug.
9
30.04 | 85.51
86.0 82.0
Noon 29.98 89.0 92.0 82.0 88.5 82.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.
29.93 87.0 89,5 77,5 86.0, 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.91 88.0
b.c.
29.92, 86.0
b.c.
29.92 88.0 89.0 78.5 87.0 82.5 W
b.c.
29.90 89.0
:::
87.0 83.5 SW
2
b.c.
85,0 82.5 NW
2
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.00
88.5 84.5 SW
4
b.c.
:
:
:
84.0] &
29.68 88.0 89.0 78.0 87.0 83. 86.0 82.0' S
29.82 87.0
29.89 85.0
29.92 86.5 89.0 80.0 88.0 84.0 SW 29.91 86.5
88.0 83.0 SW
9.0 SW
^ SW
I b.c.
28.27 76.0
75.0 75.0 SW
4
o.p.c.
:
2
b.c.
0.00
28.25 77.0, 77.0 72.0 76,0| 75,0| SW
3
0.0.
0.00
W
2
b.c.
:
28.22 77.0
76.0 76.0) SW
4
o.c.p.r.
:
2
..
85.0 81.0, SW
A
b.c.
28.27 76.0
75.0 75.0 W
2
0.c.m.
b.c.
0.00
28.27 77.0 78.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 W
2
c.c.m.
0.00
co
b.c.
28.22 78.0
77.0 77.0 SW
4
6.c.m.
··
b.c.
29.90 87.0
b.e.
:
:
:ལྦ
b.c.
28.24 77.0
:
76.0 76.0 SW
4
o.f.
85.5 83.0. Calm
0
b.c.
29.91 85.0
85.5 82.0 SW
b.c.
0.00
29.90 88.0 89.0 79.5 88.5 85.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
3
29.94 91.0
90.0 83.0:
b.c.
29.85 90.0
88.0 85.0 SW
3
b.c.
29.89 86.0 89.0 79.0 89.0 84.0 SW 29.84 87.5|
3
:
28.15 78.0
28.22 79.0 79.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 SW . 77.0 77.0 SW
2
O.C.
0.00
3 o.c.m.
:
86.0 83.0 SW
4 b.c.
Thursday,
22nd
9
29.99 81.0
Aug.
77,0 75.0 Noon 29.95 85.0 90.0, 76.0 83.0 77.01 29.91 85.0!
o.c.r.t.
29.86 81.0
C.
84.0 81.0
C.
29.84 86.0
:
:
: ஜீ
:
28.18 71.0
71.0 71.0 W
4
o.c.r.
74.5 74.0 Calm
0
29.87 81.0
80.0 78.0 SW
3
b.c.
29.85 84.0 88.5 71.5 82.0 79.5 S
1
1.82
..
:
85.0 81.0 SW
4
g.p.
29.86 83.0 89.0 74.0 82.0 80.0 SW 29.88 83.0
2
b.c.
2.45
28.17 73.0 74.0 69.0 72.0 72.0 SSW 28.13 75.0
4
o.c.m.
74.0 74.0 SSW
5
o.f.m.
::
4.00
81.0 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
Friday, 9
23rd
Aug.
3
86.0 81.0
29.96 86.0 Noon 29.9688.0) 90.0 82.0 87.5 82.0 29.91 88.0
··
b.c.
b.c.
29.85 86.0
85.0 82.0 WSW
2
29.8587.0
4.
87.0 81.0
b.c.
29.81 88.0
+
29.85 88.0 87.0 79.0 87.0 83.0 SW 87.0 82.0 SW
4
0.10
:
29.8 86.5 88.0 78.0 87.0 84.0 SW 29.81 86.0
:00
87.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
28.1
7 76.0
++
75.5 75.5 SW
4
o.c.m.
!
4
q.p.
0.00
..
87.0 84.0 SW
5
b.c.q.
28.17..
28.12 77,0
77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 76.0 SW
5
o.cm.
0.20
75.0 75.0 SW
6
o.c.m.
:
Illus
the Wind as regards a well-conditioned
-Rate of the"
or First-class Clipper Ship.
per our in
and T. G. Sails
and Jib, &c.
&c.
45
and Courses
#3
60
il and reefed Foresail
61 69
70
80
above 80
STATE OF WEATHER:-8, blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 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. hea
(hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; ». rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility.
1, &c., &c.
Calm... Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale
Fresh Gale Strong Gale
Stron
Whole
Gale
Storm.
Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give
With which than o
set anderen POLLENS water..
In which she conid jist
full and by
In which she could just bengose-reefed Main
Under Storm Stayskil
Bare Poles.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
AUGUST,
1878.