METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
556
THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 16TH
WINDS
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO-
◊ TO 12.
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
METER!
0 To 12.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min., Dry.] Wet. Direct. | Force. |
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.|
RAIN FALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
HAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
In inches
during previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9th
Nov.
9
30.21 75.0 Noon❘ 30.20 | 73.0 76.0 70.0 71.0 68.0
72.0 69.0
0.0.
30.02 74,0]
73.0 69.0 NE
3
g.
30.09 74.0
··
70.0 68.0 N
4
o.d.
28.33 64.0
64.0 63.0 ENE
3
o.f.
O.C.
30.02 74.0 79.0 69.5 73.0 69.0 NE
3
g.
0.00
3
30.16 74.0
:
78.0 68.0
O.C.
30.02 74.0
:
73.5 70.0 NE
2
g.
30.08 74.0 75,0 67.5 70.0 66.5 N 30.06 75.0
3
0.
0.00
73.0 68.0 N
4
0.
28.33 64.0 64,0| 63,0| 64.0 63.0 ENE 28.31 64.0
3
o.m.
0.00
64.0 63.0 ENE
3
0.m.
•
Sunday, 9
30.25 74.0
72.0 67.0
O.C.
30.05 71.0
..
73.5 69.0 N
4
b.c.
30.11 75.0
10th
Nov.
3
Noon❘ 30.21 74.5 75.0 70.0 73.0 67.5| 30.16 75.0
O.C.
74.0 68.5
Q.C.
30.05 75.0 77.0 70.0 74.5 70.5 N
30.04 76.0
g.
0.00
··
75.0 72.0] N
2
b.c.
30.06 75.0
:;
74.0 67.0 N
A
b.c.
28.37 65.0
··
64.0 64.0 N
3
o.m.
:
30.10 75.0 75.0 68.0 74.5 68.0 N
2
b.c.
0.00
28.3665.0 65.0; 62,0| 65.0 63.0 ENE
3
b.c.
0.00
74.5 68.5 N
2
0.
28.36 66.0
..
Monday,
9
30.25 73.5
71.5 66.0
O.C.
30.04 74.0
72.5 68.0 N
3
Nov.
**
11th
Noon 30.22 74.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 66.0||
30.20 75.0
Tuesday,
12th
9 30.29 | 69.5
Noon 30.25 71.0 75,0 64.0 69.0 61.0
699 94
73.0 66.0
66.0 63.0
Nov.
3
30.20 78.0
71.0 64.0
:
cannot be registered.
O.C.
30.07 76.0 79,0| 70.0 76.0 69.0 N
2
CON
b.c.
30.12 74.0
71.0 66.0 N
ឌ
b.c.
28.40 64.0
:
:
:
66.0 64.01 N
20
b.c.
64.0 62.0 NNE
4
O.C.
b.c.
0.00
O.C.
30.06 75.0
76.0 70.0 N
3
b.c.
:
30.12 76.0 76.0 67.0 74.5 67.0 N 30.12❘ 75.0
3
0,
0.00
28.36 66.0 66.0 61.0 66.0 63.0; NNE
OF
5
0.c.
0.00
:
74.0 66.0 N
2
0.
28.83 65.0
..
65.0 61.0 NNE
5
0.m.
:
b.c.
30.08 70.0
+
67.5 61.0 N
4
b.c.
30.14 72.0
670 61.0 NNE
4
b.c.
28.39 58.0
Do.
b.c.
b.c.
:
:
30.08 71.0 78.5 70.0 73.0 65.0 N 30.08 72.01
4
b.c.
0.00
30.11 73.0 76.5 62.0 69.5 62.0 NNE
4
b.c.
0.00
74.0 66.0 N
3
b.c.
30.10 72.0..
:
70,0 62.0 NE
5
b.c.
..
28.35 03.0
:
58.0 55.0 NNE 28.39 61.0 61.0 56.0 61.0 58.0 ENE 63.0 60.0 ENE
5
0.m.
4
o.m.
0.00
4
o.m.
:
··
Wednesday,
13th
Nov.
9
30.28 71.0
..
:
69.0 63.0
Noon 30.24 72.0 74.0 66.0 71.0 63.0
True wind
c.b.
30.1071.0
71.0 64.0 N
2
b.c.
30.09 74.0 79.0 69.5 76.0 68.0 N
3
30.19 75.0)...
Thursday,
14th
9
30.23 72.5
70.0 63.0 Noon❘ 30.17 75.5 76.5 73.0 74.0 64.0
Nov.
ය
3
30.12 76.0
:::
73.0 66.0]
b.c.
30.08 78.0
་ ་
:
:
84.0 75.0 N
3
29 29 19
3
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
::
30.14 71.5
68.0 62.0 NE
5
b.c.
28.41 63.0
62.0 59.0 ENE
4
0.m.
-
0.00
b.c.
30.06 73.0
..
**
72.5 67.0 N
2
b.c.
30.11 75.0
:
:
30.16 72.5 79.0 65.0 70,5 63,0❘ NE 30.10 78.01
4 b.c.
0.00
•
72.0 64.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.38 66.0 66.0 58.0 66.0 62.0 NE 28.36 66.0
3
0.m.
0.00
66.0 64.0 NE
3
co
0.1.
72.0 65.0 NE
b.c.
74.0 67.0
b.c.
30.01 80.0
··
30.06 77.0 80.5 70.0 79.0 70.0 E 80.0 72.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
30.10 | 74.0 75.0 66.0 71.0 65.0 NE
no co
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
30.05 | 73.0
..
71,5 66.0 ENE
2
b.
..
:
T
Friday,
35th
9
30.23 70.0
63,558,0
b.c.
30.04 69.0
Nov.
8
Noon 30.19 68.0 72.0 63.0 67.0 59.0|| 30.12 70.5
..
::
b.c.
69.0 62.0 N 80.03 71.0 80.0 70.0 75.5 64.0 N
4
b.c
30.07 73.0
A
b.c.
0.00
69.0 61.0
b.c.
30.02 73.0
74.5 66.0 N
4
b.c.
67.0 59.0 NE 30.07 73.0 73.0 60.0 72.0 67.0 NE 30.03 72.0
4
b.c.
5
b.c.
0.00
::
:-8
28.38 64.0
:
64.0 62.0 NE
3
o.c.m.
28.34 69.0 69.0 60.0 68.0 65.0 ENE
2
o.c.m.
0.00
28.82 70.0
69.0 66.0 NE
co
o.c.m.
:
:
28.34 60.0
59.0 56.0 N
5
o.c.m.
72.0 62.0 NE
4
b.c.
..
28.31 60.0 60.0 55.0 60.0 56.0 N 62.0 58.0 N
28.29 62.0
4
b.m.
4
b.m.
::
0.00
..
:
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
NOVEMBER,
1878.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; 2. hail; 7. lightning m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. 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. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
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Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wiod.
Description of Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned- Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Just sufficient to give steerage way:
Cahn...
Light Air
Light Breeze... Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze、、、. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale Frosh Gale Strong Gale Whole Gale
Storm.... Hurricane...
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 Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Barc Poles...
0 to 2
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water... 5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails..
28365
70
above 80
2