THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 27TH
JANUARY, 1877.
1877.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-1
METER
THERMOMETER.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
0 TO 12. Attd Jax. Miu. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force. |
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP
HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FLET.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO-
THER. METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12. Attd./Max.Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
THERMOMETER,
WEA-BARO-
THER. ¡METERİ
WINDS
0 TO 12. Attd. Max. Min. Day. Wet. Direct. Force.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WEA- BARO- THER. METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO- THER, METER
0 TO 12. WEA-
In inches
THER. during previous
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Saturday, 9
20th
30.30 66.0 65.0 63.0] Noon 30.25 72.0 78.5 61.0 71.0 65.0
b.m.
30.23 67.0
..
..
b.
Jan.,
ලය
3
30.19 75.0
:
..
:
74.0 66.0
b.
64.0 62.0] Calm
2
30.23 70.0 74.0 60.0 73.0 67,0| SW 76.0 69.0 SW
30.19 72.0!
ม
O
b.
30.19 67.01
66.0 62.0 S
1
b.nl.
61.0 59.0 NE
2
b.c.m. 28.45 61.5
61.5) 58.0) KW
2
b.v.
b.
30.1871.0 74.0' 59.0 68.0 66.5 S
1
b.li.
2
b.c.
30.13 72.0
:
68.0 66.0 SW
2
b.h.
Sunday,
9
30.3263.0
b.m.
30.2668.0
21st
Jan.,
Noon 30.30 64.0 75.0 61.0 63.0 59.5
b.m.
720:0
65.062.0 ENE
2
b.c.
30.23 67.01
61.0 59.0 NE
5
c.m.
**
3
30.23 64.0
63.0 58.0
b.m.
:
:
30.23 66.0 77.0
30.23 66.0
61.0] 66.0 61.0 ENE
:;
2
b.
30.23 67.0 75.0 59.0 61.0 59.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
:
66.0 61.0 ENE
2
b.
30.19 | 67.0
62.0 59.0 NE
4
b.h.
9
30.32 62.0
Monday,
22nd
Noon 30.29 64.0 65.0 60.5 63.0 60.0||
61.0 59.0
c.m.
30.3067.0
63.0 61.0 ENE
2
..
..
00
Wednesday,
3
Jan.,
3
30.25 65.0
64.0 60.0
Tuesday,
9
30.30 65.0!
64.0 63.0
23rd
Jan.,
Noon 30.26 67.0 68.0 62.5 66.0 63.0 30.20 67,0!
..
66.0 63.0
30.2965.0
64.0 63.01
:
24th
Noon 30.24 68.0 71.0; 61.0 67.0 64.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m. 30.27 66.0 69,0 61.0 65.0 61.0 ENE b.c.m. 30.2568.0
2
..
67.0 62.0 ENE
1
to to to
30.23 65.0
61.0 39.0 NE
5
o.m.
30.23 | 65.0 67.0 59.0 61.0' 58.5 NE
5
0.1.
30.18 65.0
:
61.0 59.0 NE
5
0.10.
b.c.m. 30.26 | 68.0
67.0 62.0 ENE
1
b.c.
30.21 65.5
65.0 60.0 N
3
0.1.
Do.
b.c.
30.26 68.0 69.0 63.0 69.0 65.0 ENE
2
b.c.
30.22 67.0 70.0 60.0 64.0 61.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
b.c.
30.20 70.0
:
:
70,0 65.0 ENE
2
b.
30.16 68.0
61.0 61.5 NE
b.c.m.
b.m.
30.26 68.0
67.0 66.0 Calm
0
b.c.
30.2169.0;
67.0 65.5 Calm
0 b.m.
:
b.c.
30.24 70.0 73.0 62.0, 78.0 67.0 SW
1
b.c.
30.2168.5 72.0 60.0 67.0 65.0 Calm
0
b.in.
Jan.,
3
30.1770.0
69.0 64.5
b.c.
30.18 70.0
Thursday,
25th
9
Jan.,
3
30.16 70.0
30.25 66.5 Noon, 30.20 | 70.0 71.5 63.0, 69.0 63.0 69.0 64.0
65.0 62.0
b.c.
30.21 68.01
:
:
++
:
69.0; 66.0 SW
1
b.c.
30.14: 71.0
71.0 65.0 Calm
0
b.c.
:
:
::
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
::
:
:
:
:
:::
:
71.0 63,0 70.5 63.5 Calm
0
b.m.
28.44 65.0 64.0, 59.0 65.0 61.0 NW
1
b.c.
0.00
74.0 65.0 W
2
b.c.m. 28.40 | 67.0;
67.0 63.0 NW
1
b.c.m.
..
:
:
:
56.0 55.5 NE
6
0.1.
28.44 56.0
56.5 55.5 E
4
o.f.
..
73.0 57.0 57.5 55.0 NE
6
b.c.m. 28.43 | 58.0, 58.0 55,5 58.0 55.5 E
4
b.c.m.
0.00
58.0 57.0, ENE
6
b.m.
28.38 59.0
59.0 55.0 E
3
b.m..
..
:
:
55.0 55.0 ENE
5
om.
28.44 55.0
55.0 54.0 E
4
0.f.
72.0 54.0 58.0 56.0 ENE
4
o.m.
28.42 58.0 57.0 52.0 58.0 56.0 E
3
b.c.m.
0.00
:
58.0 55.5 NE
3
0.m.
28.38 58.0
58.0 56.0 E
5
b.c.m.
58.5 57.5 E
1
o.m.
·
: ོ
72.0 63.0 62.0 60.0 NE
1
28.45 58.0 b.c.m. 28.44 63.0 63.0 56.0 63.0 60.0, SE
58.5 58.01 SE
4 b.c.m.
..
2 b.c.m.
0.00
::
65.0 62.0 Calm
0
b.c.m. 28.10 03.0
63.0] 61,0| Calm
0 b.c.m.
:
:
67.0 68.0 Calm
0
b.c.m. 28.47 63.0
63.0 61.0 SE
1
b m.
69.0 58.5 67.5 62.0 NE
I
b.c.m. 28.44, 67.0 67.0 60.0 66.0 63.0! Caim!
0
b.in.
0.00
69.0 64.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.1 28.38 66.0'
66.0 64.0 SE
1
b.c.m.
:
69.0 64.0 Calm
0
b.c.
30.1669.5
70.0, 62.0 N
1
b.c.
b.c.
30.19 72.0 73.0' 63.0 73.0 66.0 SW
b.c.
30.14 71.0 76.0 62.0 71.0 64.0 N
1
b.c.
b.c.
30.16 72.0
72.0 67.0 SW
1
g.
30.11 70.5
69.0 62.5] E
1
b.c.
:
..
Friday,
26th
9
30.3661.0
60.0 59.0
Noon 30.95 62.0 66.0 58.5 61.0 56.5
གླ:
Jan.,
3
30.30 63.0..
62.0 58.0
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
30.32 64.0 62.01 57.0 N 30.33 64.0 74.0, 59.0 63.0 58.0 NE 30.29 61.0
G4.0 58.0 ENE
2 5.
2 g.
1 g.
59.5 55.0 N
80.27 67.5] 30.28 66.0 76.0] 59.0; 60.0 55.0 N 60.0' 56.5] NE
30.24 66.0 66.0
4
o.m.
5 b.c.
5
b.c.
:
:::
:::
:
:
:
:
:
67.5 60.0 NE
1
b.c.m. 28.42; 63.0|
63.0 59.0, E
b.c.v.
:
:
73.0 61.0 68.0 61.5 NE
2
b.c.m. 28.40 | 66.0, 66,0; 61.0, G6.0 62.0 E
1
b.c.v.
0.00
69.0 63.0 Calm
U
p.c.m 28.37 ↑ 66,0]
:
66.0' 63.0, E
1
C.V.
:
..
54.5 51.5| ENE
3
o.m.
71.0 53.0 55.0 52.0 ENE
4 o.m.
55.5 51.5 ENE
5
o.m.
28.48 54.0 28.48 56.0 56,0] 54.0 50.0) 53.5 NE 58.0' 55.0 E
28.43 58.01
55.0 53.0 E
3
O.C.
3
O.C.
0.00
3
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . 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.
Figures to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
Figures
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
to denote
the Force
per Hour in Miles.
of the
Wind.
Wind.
10
11
12
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale
Strong
Gale
Whole Gale
Hurricane.
Storm...
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jih, &c. full and by
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresuil · Under Storm Staysall
Bare roles.
0 to
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots
set and clean full would go in smooth water.
3 to 4
5 to 6 " Royals, &e.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
Triple Reefs, &c. .
2232842838%
ពត៌គងធនធំ
61
70
80
above 80
49