METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER IT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
454
THE HONGKONG. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
CAPE D'AGUILAR,
ITEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
WI DS
KAIN FALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
DATE.
BALO-
HOUR
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO
0 TU 12.
Attd.Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
THEN.
•
METAR
WEA-
THER.
In inches
'Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
Atd. Max. Min., Dry.: Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direct. Force.
WEA-
THER.
In inchios during previousi 24 hours.
BARO-
JETER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Saturday,
9
14th
80.0 76.0
29.95 $1,0 Noon 29.95 81.0 84.0, 76.0 79.9 76.0
o.c.q.
29.82 $3.0
82.0 76.0 ENE
7
29.72 71.0
69.0 62. NE
6
O.C.
S.13 72.0
71.0, 70.0) E
15
0.m.g.
:
g.t.
!
0.c.q.
24.83 60.0! 87.0: 77.0 81.5 78.0 ENE
7
0.55
g.o.F.
Sept.
3
29.92 81.0
80.0 76.0
..
:
o.c.q.
29.88 $2.0:
81 0 77.0 E
6
29.71 72.0 79.0 64.0 71.0 63.0 NE 29.71 71.0
0.c.
0.00
28.13 72.0 74.0 70.0 71.0 71.6 E
6
o.m.g.
0.60
70.0 65.0 NE
4
O.C.
28.11 73.0]
72.0 72.0 E
t
o.m.
Sunday,
9
29.97 80.0
79.0 75.0
o.c.q.
29.84 62.0
$0.5 76.0 E
29.86 $0.5
78.0 76.0 NE
6
c.m.
28.15 71.0
:
g.m.
15th
Noon 29.96 81.0 84.0 76.0 80.0 76.0
b.c.q.
29 95 85.0 85.5 76.5 84.5 77.0 E
b.c.
0.47.
20.86 81.0 82.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 NE
6
c.m.
0.31
Sept.
29.93 82.0
$1.0 76.0
b.c.q.
29.81 84.0
85.0 78.0. E
b.c.
29.84 81.0į
:
78.0 75.0 NE
c.m.
28.13 | 74.0
:::
o.in. p.q.
:
71.0 70.0 E
6
o.m.q.
28.14 74.0 74.0 69.0 74.0 71.0 E
6
o.m.q.
0.86
73.0 71.0 E
6
o.m.q.
:
T
Monday,
16th
Sept.
9
29.97 81.0
80.5 76.0
h.c.
29.53 83.0
81.6 77.0. E
5
b c.
29.85 | 81.0)
80.0 75.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.16 73.0)
72.0 71.0 E
--
cQ
Noon 29.94 83.0 84.0 78.0 81.0 76.0 29.86 84.5
83.5 77.5
Tuesday,
9
29.91 83.0
81.0' 76.0
!
17th Noon 29.90 | 87.5 88.
78.0 84.0 75.0
Sept.
3
29.8387.0.
86.0 78.00
Wednesday,
18th
Sept.
9
29.82 81.5
80.0 78.0
..
Noon 29.7784.0 83.0 78.0 82.0 75.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
bc.
29.8.4 84.0 86.0 78.0 84.0 78.0; E
5
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.78 85.0
85.5 79.0 ESE
4
b.c.
29.78 | 82.0
Noon, no observations.
82.0, 72.0, SE
28.15 76.0 77.0 70.0; 76.0 74.0 E
4
b.m.
28.09 78.0
77.0 74.0 E
- -
4
0.m.
4
o.in,
0.00
2
o.m.
bc.
29.79 81.0
82.5 76.0 ENE
b.c.
29.81 81.0}
$1.0 76.0 N
2
b.c.m.
28.14 75.0
74.0 72.0 ENE
3
"b.m.
b.c.
29.80 86.0 87.0 78.0 85.5 77.0 W
1
000
b.c.
29 7687.0
86.0 79.0 SW
2
b.c.
29.82 83.0 84.0 73.0, 3.0] 76,0; S 29.75 84.0 85.0 78.0 SW
1
b.m.
0.00
28.11 77.0 78.0 71.0 77.0 74.0 ENE
2
b.m.
0.00
2
b.c.
28.08 77.0
76.0 74.0 W
2
b.m.
:
28.02 $73.0
72.0 67.0 N
4
b.m.
b.c.
29.70 84.0
82.0 72.0 NW
3
b.
b.c.
3
29.72 80.0
84.0 78.0
b.c.
..
29.70 85.0 89.5 77.5 85.5 74.0 NNW 29.65 87.0
4
b.
0.00
28.04 75.0 77.0 70.0 74.0 68.0 N
ཟ :
5
b.in.
0.00
27.98 78.0
89.5 79.0 NNW
:
:
77.0, 71.0 NNW
4
b.m.
:
4 b.
..
27.98 75.0
74.0 74.0 N
4
b.m.
Thursday,
19th
Sept.
9
Noon
3
29.7383,0
82.0 77.0
b.
2964 84.0
83.5 76.0 NNW
I
b.
Tel:graph wire out of order.
29.73 87.0. 88.0 78.0 85.0| 75.0
D.
29.70 88.5.
87.0 70.00
b.
29.04 86.0, 90.5 78.0 86.0 76.5 NNW: 29.62 | 88.0|
3
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0.00
27.94 77.0
··
27.98 78.0 78.0 71.0 77.0 76.0 NNW 76.0 75.0. WNW
3
b.m.
0,00
4
b.m.
87.0 78.0, W
4
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28.09 76.0
Friday,
20th
9
29.87 84.0 82.5 70.0 Noon 29.86 88.0 89.0 79.0 86.0 73.0
29.7485,0
85.0 75.0 N
2
D.
..
+
b.
29.7487.0 88.0 78.0, 87.0 76.0 N
3
b.
0.00
75.0 74.0 N 28.09 78.0 78.0 72.0 77.0 76.0|| NW
3
b.m.
2
o.m.
28.0478.0
77.0 76.0, WNW]
3
o.m.
::
0.00
Sept.
3
29.81 89.0
:
88.0 77.0
b.
29.70 89.0 →
88.01 79.0 N
3 b.
!
misty (Wary); o, overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; &, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility.
Illustration
of the
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightn Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). NOTE.— A bar (~) ander any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and
Kate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures
to denote
the Force :.. of the
Wind.
Wind.
Calm..
Light Air. Light Breeze Goutle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale
Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
19
Whole Gale
11
Storm..
12
Hurricane..
Just sufficient to give stee
With which the above Shi set and clean full would
knots
Tooth
17
Royals, &c.
water..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reets and T. G. Sails. full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Iteefs, &c.............
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail...!
Bare Poles...
- 44
15 - 52
53 - 60
61 - 69
70 - 80
above 80
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
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21ST SEPTEMBER,
1878.