METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
426
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, ↑
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
YL
BARO-
◊ TO 12.
a'
chos
\revious
METER
WEA-
THER.
Atid. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
Atta. Max. Min. Dry.Wet. Direct. Force.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
during previous 24 bours.
In inches
Saturday,
31st
9
30.08 85.0 Noon 30.06 | 90.0 92.0 81.0 89.0, 83.0
84.0 80.0
b.c.
29.93 77.0
84.5 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.98 85.0]
b.c.
29.94 89.0 89.5 78.0 88.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
29.98 86.0 89.0 79.0 88.0 62.0 SW
Aug.
3
0.01 90.0:
:
:
89.0 81.0
b.c.
29.90 90.0
88.5 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
:
·
Sunday,
ත
30.03 87.0
1st
Sept.
co
Monday,
9
2nd
Sept.
69
Tuesday,
sru
Sept.
9
$6.0 79.0 Noon 30.00 87.0 91.0 80.0 86.0 80.0 29.94 89.0
29.97 87.0
Noon 29.95 89.5 91.0 82.0, 89.0 81.0 29.92 90.5
29.99 86.0
b.c.
29.90 87.01
b.c.
29.89 88.0 89.5 78.0 88.0 82.0 SW
:co
85.5 81.0 NW
1
b.c.
29.91 87.0
29.90 86.0
: ༷ : |
85.0 82.0) SW
2
b.c.
28.30 79.0|
78.0 75.0 Calm
0
b.m.
2
b.c.
0.00
28.30 | 82.0, 82.0, 75.0 81.0 79.0 Calm
0
b.m.
0.00
88.0 83.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.26 82.0
•
81.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.m.
88,0 82.0 SW
3
b.c.
··
H
b.c.
0,00
29.90 $6.0 89.0 78.0 88.0 82.0, SW
2
b.c.
0.00
00:0
28.25 77.0
76.0 74.0 WSW]
4
b.c.m.
28.24 80.0 80.0 75.0 79.0 76.0 SSW
2
b.m.
89.0 81.0
b.c.
29.86 90.0
89.0 83.0 SW
2 b.c.
29.8586.5
86.0 83.0 SW
2
:
:
..
-
b.c.
28.19 79.0
78.0 76.0 SW
..
··
4
b.m.
::
0.00
:
:
::
86.5 81.0
b.c.
29.84 86.0
;
:
:
89.0 82.0
85.0 81.0
Noon 29.99 90.0 92.0 81.0 89.0 83.0)
3
29.95 90.0
Wednesday,
9
30.08 86.0
:
:
..
89.0 82.0
84.0 79.0
4th
Noon 30.06 90.0 92.0, 82.0] 90.0 82.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.
ོ:
-
85.0 82.0 Calm
0 b.c.
29.85 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
2
-
b.c.
28.18 77.0
:
29.85 88.0 90.0 77.5 88.0 82.0] SW
4 b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.82 90.0
89.0 82.0 SSW
5
10
b.c.
29.85 87.0 99.0 80.0 88.0 82.0 SW 29.82 86.0
2
b.c.
0.00
28.18 78.0 78.0 75.0 77.0 75.0 SW
33
76,0| 76.0] SSW
4
o.f.m.
5
b.m.
0.00
87.0 85.0 SW
4
b.c.
28.15 78.0
:
77.0 75.0 SW
4
b.m.
:
··
:
b.c.
29.86 87.0
85.0 81.5] Calm
0
b.c.
29.87 86.0
86.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.87 88.0 90.0 79.5 88.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
29.88 87.0 90.0 80.0, 57.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.85 90.0
90.0 83.0 SW
3
b.c.
29.83 87.0
87.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
::
28.21 78.0j
76.0 76.0 SW
4
·
o.c.m.
0.00
28.20 78.0 78.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 SW
4
o.c.m.
28.17 78.0
:
77.0 76.0 SW
5
0.cm.
::
0.00
b.c.
29.93 86.0
:
83.5 80.0, Calm
0 b.c.
b.c.
29.94 89.0 90.5 79.0 87.5 82.5 SW
2 b.c.t.
Sept.
co
30.02 92.0
:
:
91.0 82.0
b.c.
29.91 90.0
88.5 83.5 SW
1
b.c.
::
29.95 86.0
87.0 83.0 SE
1
b.c.
0.00
29.93 87.0 90.0 80.0 90.0 84.0 SW 29.92 88.0
2
b.c.
0.00
ལྕ :
28.27 77.0
28.27 79.0 79.0 75,0 78.0 76.0 SW
76.0 75.0 W
2
10 1
O.C.
2
b.m.
0.00
88.0 85.0 SW
1
.C.
28.25 | 79.0
78.0 76.0 SW
3
b.m.
--
:
:
:
Thursday,
9
30.08 87.5
86.0 81.0
b.c.
29.94 87.0
:
:
85.5 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
29.96 86.0
|88.0, 83.0 SSW
1
b.c.
28.29 80.0
79.0 76.0 Calm
0
5th
Sept.
3
Noon 30.07 | 90.0 93.0 83.0 89.0 81.0 80.02 92.0
b.c.
29.90 90.0 91.0 79.5 90.5 83.5 Calm
0
b.c.
0.00
29.95 87.0, 91.0, 80.0 90.0 84.0 SSE
1
b.c.
0.00
91.0 82.0
b.c.
29.92 91.0]
:.
89.0 82.5 S
4
b.c.t.
29.92 88.0
:
89.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.29 82.0 82.0 76.0 80,0| 77,0| NNW 28.24 79.0
2
0.00
78.0 76.0 SSW
4
:
Friday,
6th
Sept.
30.0485.5 84.0 81.0
9 Noon 30.02 90.0 91.0 81.0 89.0 31.0 29.95 90.5
3
..
:
89.0 81.0
b.c..
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 86.0
:
29.92 8.0 92.0 79.0 87,0 82.0 SW 29.93 89.0
::
86,0 82.0 SW
1
b.c.
29.92 85.0
4-
86.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.00
89.0 82.0 SW
2
h.c.
:
29.92 86.0 92.0 78.0 89.0 82.0 SW 29.86 87.0
2
b.c.
89.0 78.5 SW
2
b.c.
::
28.26 78 0
0.00
77.0 76.0 SW 28.24 79.0 79.0 75.0 78.0 76.0 SSW 28.18 80.0 79.0 75.0 SSW
2
c.m.
3
c.m.
3
b.m.
::
0.00
of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned
ar or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Milen.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ♬ foggy; g. gloomy; ħ. hai Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). NOTE.—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; I. much rain; r. he
́ (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a. ngly (threatening) «ppearance of weather; v. visibility, n, &c., &c.
Calm.
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 way. With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth water.
3 to 4
5 to 6 Royals, &c.
17
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Keefs and Jib, &c. full and by
Triple Reefs, &c.·
Close Reefs and Courses ..
In which she could just bear close-roofed Main Topsall and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
70
above 80
EPTEMBER,
1878.