METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER / AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS1 ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR, HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
484
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 12TH OCTOBER,
1878.
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
JE FALL
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
THER
METER
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Ο το 12ο Attd.¡Max.!Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
W
THE
In fiction an ing previous
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-
THER.
1 hours.
Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
In inches during previous, 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Saturday, 9
5th
Oct.
3
co
30.12 84.0 Noon 30.0887.0 88.0 80.0 85.0 78.0 30.02 87.0
83.0 81.0
b.c.
29.99 86.0
85.0 80.0 E
2
b.c.
30.00 84.0
..
b.c.
29.98 87.0 91.0 80.0, 87.5 81.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.93 89.0
89.0 82.5 SW
1
b.c.
·
84.0] 79.0] NE 30.00 84.5 85.0 79.0 84.0 79.0 NE 29.90 84,0
+1
4
4 b.c.
b.c.
28.32 78.0
77.0 76.0 ESE
3
o.p.c.
0.00
83.0 79.0 NE
5
b.c.
..
28.80 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 ESE 28.25 79.0
3
b.m.
0.00
..
78.5 76.0 ESE
1
b.m.
Sunday,
6th
9
30.08 | 84,0 Noon 30.0286.0 89.0 80.0 85.0 78.0
82.5 76.0
b.
29.9586.0
84.0 79.0 NE
4 b.c.
29.94 84.0
··
..
81.5 78.5 N
··
b.c.
Oct.
3
29.96 87.0
86.0 76.01
b.c.
:
..
29.94 88.0 91.0 80.0 88.0 80.5 N 29.89/90.0
1
b.c.
0,00
90.5 81.0 NE
4 b.c.
29.95 86.0 88.0 79.0 88,0] 79.0❘ N 29.89 86.0
:
84.0 79.5 N
422
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
::
28.28 77.0
76.0 74.0 N
2
o.m.
0.00
28.25 80.0 80.0 73.0 79.0 75.0 N 28.20 81.0
1
0.m.
0.00
:
80.0 76.0 NNW
2
o.m.
:
:
Monday,
7th
9
30.01 79.0
:
76.0 69.0
c.b.
29.86 80.0
..
Noon 29.96 81.0 82.0 75.0 80.0 71.0
Oct.
3
29.91 82.0
81.0 72.0
:
Tuesday,
9
29.76 77.5
76,070,5
8th
Noon 29.65 | 78.0 82.0] 73.0 77.0 75.0
Oct.
3
29.70 77.5
76.5 73.0
Wednesday,
9
9th
Oct.
3
30.0781.0
Noon 30.08 | 81.5 82.0 77.0 80.0 78.0
30.04 83.0
80.0 77.0
:
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
c.b.
29.86 83.0 90.0 75.0 83.0 74.0 NW
: 75
77.5 71.0 N
7
b.c.
28.19 70.0
7
b.c.
00
O.C.
29.82 83.0
82.5 75.5 N
7
b.c.
:
::
..
69.0 68.0 N
4
o.c.m.
28.16 72.0 75.0 67.0 72.0 68.0 NNW 28.11 73.0
4
o.c.m.
72.0 68.0 NNW
4
o.c.m.
::
0.00
:
o.c.r.w.
29.64 78.0
75.0 74.0 N
9
27.84 66.0}
►
..
66.0 65.0 N
9
o.r.q.
:
o.r.u.
o.c.r.w.
o.c.r.w.
29.59 82.0;
688
29.58 80.0 80.0 71.0 79.5 78.5 E
9
o.r.u.
),98
:
79.0 78.5 SE
7
o.r.u.
o.c.r.
29.90 82.0..
78.5 78.0 E
q.r.
o.c.r.
:
:
82.0 79.0
O.C.
29.93 83.0
29.93 83.0 86.0 76.0 80.0; 79,0| Calm | 83.5 79.0] E
1
g.m
Thursday,
10th
9
30.1583.0;
83.0 81.0 Noon 30.13 84.0 84.0 79.0 84.0 82.0
o.c.r.
29.99 84.0
83.0 79.5 E
6
g.p.
Oct.
3
30.10 84.0
::
0.0.
:
82.0 98.0
O.C.
..
:
30.00 85.0 86.0 78.0 85.5 80.0 E 85.0 81.0 E
29.9885.0
6 b.c.
1.08
+
b.c.
:
..
Friday,
30.17 83.0
82.0 77.0
b.c.
20.01 84.0
84.0 78.5 EbyN
5
b.c.
11th
Noon | 30,16 | 84.0 85.0 80.0 82.0 77.0
Oct.
3 30.10 84.5..
83.0 77.01
b.c.
b.c.
30.02 85.0 87.5: 80.0 87.0 79.0] E
5
0.00
29.98 86.0
:
87.5 80.0 E
5
b.c.
0.85
27.84 68.0
68.0 68.0 ESE
8
•
•
o.c.p.q.
28.25 73.0
Telegraph wire out of order.
72.0 72.0 SE 28.25 72.0 73.0 67.0 73.0 73.0 SE 73.0 73.0 SE
28.24 73.0..
4
o.f.
..
4
o.c.r.
3.95
4
o.c.r.
28.33 | 74.0|
74.0 73.0 E
6
o.p.c.
28.30 75.0 75.0 72.0 73.5 72.0 E 28.29 75.0
5
O.C.
0.65
74.0 73.0 E
6
0.0.
28.30 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
5
o.c.m.
**
28.32 76.0, 77.0 72.0 75.0 72.0 E 28.2875,0
6
o.c.m.
0.08
75.0 73.0 E
5
o.c.m.
27.77 71.0 73.0 66.0 71.0 70.0 ESE 9 to 10 o.r.q.
:
:སྐྱོ:
:
:ས:
isty (hazy); g- overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; ". rain; 5. D.......... kc., &c.
A thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility.
Figures
Wind.
Illustration
Wind as regards a well-conditioned
Rate of the Wind
to denote
. First-class Clipper Ship.
per Hour in Miles,
the Force
of the
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lighti Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (ɖew). NOTE.—A bar (—) ́under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
Wind.
0
11
12
Calm...
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale Presh Gale Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm.
Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.. With which the above Ship with all sail set and clean full would go in smooth
water...
to 2 knots
3 to 4 31
[ 5 to 6
Royals, &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c. full and by
Triple Reefs, &C.. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresnil
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles....
200-400120200
70
above 80