THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH MAY, 1877.
No. 123.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of April, 1877, is published for general By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th May, 1877.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1877. 137 feet above menn low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
253
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTIL
SELF REGISTERING
BAROMETER.
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
IN THE SHADE.
Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Nuun.
SUN,
SUN,
BULK
IN
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
3 P.M.
Temp. ut Nuuti
1
Sunday,
2
Monday,.
3 Tuesday,.
30.10
4
Wednesday,
30.14
5 Thursday,.
30.12 i
30.05
65.0 68.0
6 Friday,
30.05
66.0 70.0
7 Saturday,
30.00
8
Sunday,
30.00
9 | Monday,
10 Tuesday,
30.00
11
Wednesday,
30.05 |
12 Thursday,.
30.05
13 Friday,
29.95
29.85 68.0
14 Saturday,
29.95
29.86
70.0 73.0
15 Sunday,.
20.00
29.85
74.0 80.0
16 Monday,
29.85
29.82
79.0 82.0
29.92
17 Tuesday,
29.86
75.0 75.0
18
Wednesday,
29.94
29.86
65.0
64.0
19 Thursday,
30.00
29.04
65.0
65.0
20 Friday,
30.00
29.88
66.0
69.0
21
Saturday,
20.81
29.75
67.0 81.0 79.0 141. 100. 62.0 78.0 69.0 142. 102. 62.0 78.0 70.0 132. 95. 16.0 32.0 08.0 68.0 65.0 78.0 73.0 132. 95. 66.0 13.0 29.0 70.0 71.0 67.0 81.0 70.0 124. 93. 68.0 14.0 25.0 72.0 74.0 73.01 85.0 83.0 141. 108. 73.0 12.0 35.0 75.0 79.0 71.0 83.0 76,0 138. 106. 70.0 12.0 36.0 75.0 75.0
58.0 70.0 61.0 121. 99. 60.0 18.0 39.0 65.0
66.0 53.0 76.0 65.0 120. 96. 60.0 18.0 36.0 65.0 65.0 58.0 76.0 69.0 •120. 94. 58.0 18.0 36.0 68.0 68.0 64.0 76.0 68.0 130. 80. 65.0 12.0 24.0
9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max. 30.12 30.05 62.0 64.0 57.0 68.0 62.0 90. 70. 57.0 11.0 13.0 60.0 63.0 64.0 59.0 60.0 77.
30.10 30.05 68.0 71.0 60.0 73.0 130.
71.0 90. 61.0 13.0 20.0 64.0 68.0 72.0 64.0 78.
08.0
30.05 67.0 74.0 62.0: 75.0 78.0 131. 93. 62.0 13.0 31.0 67.0 68.0 75.0 65.0 69.0 83.
30.10 69.0 76.0 62.0 77.0 78.0 137. 98. 63.0 15.0 35.0 68.0 69.0 76.0 66.0 70,0 83. 61.0 76.0 67.0 139. 100, 62.0 15.0 38.0 68.0 65.0 68.0 63.0
29.97 61.0 76.0 68.0 127. 94. 03.0 15.0 31.0 66.0 66.0 70.0 64.0 29.90 70.0 73.0 64.0 76.0 73.0 124. 91. 65.0 12.0 26.0 69.0 70.0 73.0 68.0 29.9) 72.0 74.0 65.0 77.0 133.
74.0 04. 66.0 12.0 28.0 70.0 72.0 29.95 72.0 74.0 68.0 78.0 75.0 128. 92. 10.0 22.0 73.0 72.0
30.03 29.96 74.0 74.0 67.0 78.0 75.0 134. 95. 30.00 76.0 77.0
29.96 67.0 68.0
71.0
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
IN SOIL,
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE,
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
100.
DEW POINT,
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
INCHES
D'SEP.
9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M. 19 A.M. 3 P.M.
0-10.
77.
55.6
57.7
E.
E.
79.
60.8
! 65.0
E.
E.
70.
62.6 | 64.7
E.
W.
71.
63.7 65.7 E.
W.
65.0 88.
83.
61.4
62.6
E.
E.
67.0 88.
83.
62.4
64.7
E.
E.
9
71.0 88.
88.
66.5
66.5
N.E.
E.
75.0 70.0
71.0 89.
79.
68.5
68.1
E.
70.0
74.0 | 70.0
71.0 89.
84.
68.5
68.8
E.
0.08
68.0
11.0: 27.0 72.0
74.0
78.0
71.0
71.0 84.
79.
68.8
63.1
E.
E.
!
69.0
14.0
31.0 72.0
77.0
77.0
72.0
72.0 76.
75.
68.3 68.5
E.
E.
5
63.0
16.0
39.0 69.0
67.0
68.0
60.0 65.0
64.
*3.
54.4
62.6
E.
E.
63.0
71.0 | 65.0 | 68,0
23.
83.
62.6
65.7 E.
E.
ઈં
74.0
81.0 71.0
68.0 69.0
83.
74.
65.7
| 65.3 | E.
E.
74.0
8-4.
68.
68.8
69.3
E.
83.0 75.0 78.0
80.
76.
72.3
74.7
E.
7
75.0
70.0
69.0
74.
70.
· 66.4
64.7
N.W.
8
64.0
62.0 61.0
83.
82.
59.5
58.5
0.05
10
65.0 61.0 61.0
78.
73.
57.7
57.7
E.
0.56
8
64.0
65.0
69.0
G3.9 (15.0
88.
78.
61.4
61,9
E.
0.68
10
68.0
68.0
68.0
66.0 66.0 88.
88.
64.4 64.4
E.
0.66
10
10
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22 Sunday,
29.75
29.70 69.0 72.0
65.0 76.0 69.0 122. 83.
05.0 11.0 18.0
67.0
69.0
72.0 67.0 70.0 83.
80.
65.4
68.5
E.
0.30
10
23 Monday,
29.73
29.70 67.0 78.0
24 Tuesday,
29.75
25 Wednesday,
29.80
29.72 68.0 73.0 29.72 71.0 73.0
26 Thursday,
29.80
27 Friday,.
28 Saturday,
29 Sunday,
30 Monday,
29.75 71.0 73.0 29.84 29.80 75.0 | 76.0 29.91 29.85 76.0 77.0 29.90 29.85 74.0 76.0 29.85 29.80 77.0 80.0
68.0 79.0 77.0 114. 65.0 79.0 71.0 108. 67.0 70.0 70.0 130. 67.0 79.0 71.0 120. 93. 67.0 70.0 75.0 120. 88. 68.0 79.0 76.0 117. 89. 68.0 79.0 76.0 130. 93. 69.0 83.0 81.0 140. 105.
61. 66.0 11.0 15.0
69.0
67.0
78.0
83. 65.0 14.0 18.0
70.0
68.0
73.0
65.0 75.0 66.0 70.0 82.
83.
84.
63.4
72.9
E.
4.10
10
84.
64.4
67.8
W.
0.15
10
100. 08.0 12.0
32.0
71.0
71.0
78.0 69.0
70,0 88.
84.
07.5
67.8
E.
0.50
Q
67.0 12.0
26.0
70.0
71.0
73.0 69.0 70,0
88.
84.
67.5
67.8 E.
W.
1.20
10
67.0 12.0
21.0
71.0
75.0
68.0 11.0 21.0 69.0 11.0 24.0 69.0 14.0 36.0 73.0
71.0
76.0
76.0 77.0 72.0 72.0 74.0 76.0 72.0 78.0 81.0 73.0
72.0
72.0
84.
79.
69.8
69.2
E.
W.
0.65
74.0 79.
84.
69.2
71.9
W.
W.
0.95
73.0
89.
84.
70.5 70.9 E.
E.
1.20
75.0
75.
72.
69.5 70.9 E.
E.
0.10
6
Mean
20.94 29.88 70.0 72.9 64.5 77.8 75.0 127.
93.
Summary of April, 1876:-Mean Shade Temp.,
Total Rain fall,
65.2 13.2 28.4 68.5 73.0 11.95 inches. Rain fell on 21 days,
73.2 67.2
69.3
83. 79. .64.9
66.3
11.16
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