THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST SEPTEMBER, 1878.
449
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of August, 1878, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st September, 1878.
ΜΕΤΕ
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCI
By Command,
OBSERVATION
HONGKONG. FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1878. of Spring Tides.
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 184.
131
JUL MOV
THERMOMETERS (
HYGROMETER:
DAY OF MONTH.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
•INCHES
BAROMETER.
DAT OF WEEK.
ATTACHED
SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE,
MAX.
MAX.
IN SHADE.
Max. and Min. of the previous
SUN,
SUN,
MIT
24 hours, taken at Noon.
BULB
אן
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
ON
GRASS. IN
SRADE.
7
1 Thursday,
2 Friday,.
3 Saturday,
4 Sunday,
5 Monday,.
6 Tuesday,
Wednesday,
8 Thursday,
9 Friday,
9 A.M.
29.65
29.75
3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P. M. Min.
Max. Noon.
Temp. at
29.71
29.85
10 Saturday,
29.85
11
Sunday,
14
12 Monday,
13 Tuesday,
Wednesday,
15 Thursday,
16 Friday,
17 Saturday,
18 Sunday,
19 Monday, 20 Tuesday,
21 Wednesday,
22 Thursday,
28 Friday,
24
25
Sunday,
26 Monday
27 Tuesday,
28
29 Thursday,
30 Friday,
21
Saturday,
Saturday
Wedneslay.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9
29.63 82.0 85.0 75.0 84.0 83.0 140. 110. 79.0 9.0 31.0 82.0 85.0 79.0 80.0 81.0 82.0 75.0 82.0 81.0 132. 102. 77.0 7.0 25.0 79.0 80.0 81.0 77.0 78.0 85. 29.80 29.75 83.0 79.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 124. 98. 74.0 6.0 24.0 73.0 83.0 79.0 80.0 77.0 85. 90. 29.73 29.74 80.0 83.0 74.0 82.0 81.0 115. 93. 75.0 8.0 18.0 77.0 80.0 83.0 78.0 79.0 90. 80. 29.77 29.73 84.0 89.0 75.0 88.0 87.0 140. 103. 76.0 13.0 27.0 77.0 85.0 80.0 80.0 77.0 76. 85. 29.83 29.81 80.0 82.0 73.0 82.0 (81.0 134. 98. 75.0 9.0 23.0 72.0 80.0 82.0 77.0 77.0 85. 76. 29.87 29.83 80.0 83.0 72.0 84.0 83.0 132. 94. 74.0 12.0 20.0 76.0 80.0 82.0 77.0 77.0 85. 29.85 29.83 82.0 83.0 72.0) 85.0 84.0 137. 102. 75.0 13.0 27.0 77.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 79.0 80. 29.80 82.0 86.0 74.0 90.0 89.0 146. 106. 78.0 16.0 84.0
28.0 79.0 88.0 79.0 80.0 76. 29.80 84.0 82.0 75.0 80.0 79.0 136. 105. 75.0 5.0 30.0 78.0 84.0 82.0 80.0 77.0 80. 29.78 29.74 81.0 78.0 71.0 77.0 75.0 131. 102. 72.0 6.0 30.0 75.0 82.0 78.0 77.0 75.0 76.
29.80 29.78 76.0 76.0 70.0 88.0 87.0 121. 91. 72.0 18.0 19.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 74.0 74.0 89.
29.83 29.82 79.0 77.0 70.0 82.0 80.0 98. 84. 70.0 12.0 14.0 72.0 80.0 76.0 78.0 74.0 90. 89. 29.85 29.83 79.0 80.0 70.0 82.0 81.0 100. 88. 71.0 12.0 17.0 73.0 79.0 79.0 76.0 75.0 85. 29.84 29.77 78.0 81.0 70.0 78.0 77.0 118. 90. 73.0 18.0 17.0 74.0 77.0 81.0 74.0 77.0 84. 29.80 29.77 77.0 79.0 72.0 84.0 83,0 118. 98. 74.0 12.0 24.0 76.0 77.0 79.0. 75.0 76.0 89. 29.83 29.81 83.0 86.0 77.0 89.0 88.0 148. 116. 79.0 12.0 27.0 75.0 83.0 88.0 80.0 82.0 85. 29.85 29.82 84.0 88.0 77.0 89.0 87.0 138. 108. 77.0 12.0. 31.0 78.0 85.0 90.0 81.0 82.0 80.
29.84 29.80 84.0 86.0 76.0 90.0 88.0 146. 109. 78.0 *4.0 31.0 79.0 85.0 86.0 80.0 81.0 76.
29.84 29.80 85.0 87.0 77.0 91.0 90.0 148. 112. 79.0 14.0 35.0 77.0 85.0 89.0 80.0 83.0 29.82 29.72 85.0 88.0 78.0 93.0 92.0 148. 112. 79.0 15.0 .83.0 78.0 86.0 89.0 81.0 83.0 20.75- 29.70 75.0 85.0 70.0 84.0 93.0 146. 112. 72.0 14.0 40.0 74.0 75.0 85.0 73.0 81.0 29.75 29.70 84.0 86.0 77.0 89.0 88.0 142. 108. 72.0 12.0 36.0 73.0 85.0 86.0 81.0 81.0 80. 29.76 29.70 84.0 87.0 75.0 89.0 87.0 140. 105. 75.0 14.0 30.0 77.0 85.0 87.0 81.0 82.0 80. 29.81 29.79 85.0 88.0 77.0 90.0 89.0 148. 110. 78.0 13.0 32.0 77.0 87.0 89.0 80.0 81.0 69. 29.90 29.85 84.0 87.0 75.0 85.0 84.0 146. 111. 78.0 10.0 33.0 79.0 84.0 89.0 79.0 82.0 76. 29.92 29.85 84.0 88.0 760 92.0 91.0 149. 112. 78.0 16.0 34.0 79.0 84.0 91.0 80.0 81.0 80. 29.84 29.78 85.0 88.0 76.0 92.0 90.0 149. 112. 78.0 16.0 34.0 79.0 87.0 88.0 80.0 81.0 69. 29.80 29.77 85.0 88.0 77.0 92.0 91.0 149. 113, 80.0 15.0 33.0 79.0 87.0 89.0 81.0 82.0 29.86 29.84 86.0 88.0 79.0 95.0 94.0 156. 119. 80.0 16.0 39.0 79.0 88.0 90.0 81.0 83.0 69. 29.86 29.90 86.0 88.0 77.0 95.0 94.0 ! 153. 118. 81.0 18.0 37.0 80.0 88.0 91.0 81.0 82.0 69.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
IN SOIL
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
G
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION -100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER
INCHES
DEEP.
M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M.
0-10.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
80.0
85.
76.
85.
77.0 76.7 75.0 76.0 78.0 75.6
S.
S.W.
•
E.
E.
0.10
E.
E.
0.33
10
76.6 76.3
S.W.
E.
1.35
76.7 75.0
E.
E.
0.03
75.0 73.6
E.
E.
0.40
76.
75.0 78.6 E.
E.
0.36
80.
75.3
76.3 E.
E.
0.10
65.
75.7
74.9
W.
S.W.
76.
77.4
73.6
W.
S.W.
84.
73.6 72.9
S.W.
S.W.
1.10
89.
72.6
72.6
E.
S.W.
1.15
10
76.6
72.6
E.
E.
1.96
10
80.
73.9 72.3
E.
E.
2.15
8
80.
71.9 74.3 E.
W.
1.10
10
85.
73.6 73.9 S.W.
S.W.
1.15
73. 78.0 78.2 S.W.
S.W.
65.
78.4 77.0 S.W.
S.W.
0.02
76.
76.7 77.8 S.W.
S.W..
76.
73.
76.7 79.2
S.W.
S.W.
0.03
5
76.
73. 77.8 79.2
S.W.
S.W.
89.
80.
71.6 78.4
S.W.
S.W.
3.15
10
76.
78.4 77.8 S.W.
S.W.
0.40
77.
78.4 78.8
S.W.
S.W.
0.10
65.
75.5 76.0
S.W.
S.W.
€9.
75.7 77.6 S.W.
S.W.
0.10
59.
77.4 74.8 S.W.
S.W.
69.
75.5 76.5 S.W.
S.W.
73.
69.
77.1 77.6 S.W.
S.W.
69.
76.5 78.6 S. W.
S.W.
62.
76.5
76.4 S.W.
S.W.
Mean.
imary of August, 1877:-Mean Shade Temp.,
29.81
29.77
82.1
84.0 74.3 86.5 84.6
136.
104. 75.9 1.1
28.2 76.6 82.0 84.8 78.6
79.3 80.
75.
75.9
75.9
1
2
...
15.08
.83.5
Total Rain fall,
12.21 inches.
Rain fell on 14 days.
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