METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.

POLICE STATION, GAP. IIEIGHT 1,800 FEET.

VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT 1,822 FEET.

382

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT

GAZETTE, 18TH AUGUST,

1877.

DAY AND

BARO-i

THERMOM FER.

WEA-BARO-

THERMOMETER.

HOUR.

DATE.

METER

THER, "METER

Atts. Max. Mia., Dry. Wet.)

Saturday,!

11th

29.75 82.00

9

$2.0 80.0, b.c. Noon 29.75 83.5 87.0 70.0 83.0 80.0) b.c. 29.71 83.0

August, 3 83.0 80.0 b.c.

:

WINDS

0 To 12.

Attd. Max. Min. Jry. Wet. Dircet. Force.

29.61 84.0

WINDS

WEA- BARO-] THER. METER

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.

WEA-

THER, during previous ETER

RAIN FALL.

In inches

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

WEA-BARG- THER, METER

WINDS

0 TO 12.

RAIN FALL.

WEA-

In inches

THER. ¡during provious

Furce.

24 hours.

Attd. Max. Mio. Dry. Wet. Direct.

Force.

¡Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.

Force.

24 hours.

84.0 81.0 SE

4

b.c.

29.67 84.0

84.0 81.4 NE

2

b.c.

78.0 77.0 Calin

0

b.c.

27.98 77.0

76,0 75. ESE

2

o.p.c.

:

29.62 86.0 86.0 76.0 90.0 82.0 SE 29.60 $6.0

:

37.0 80.0 SE

**

**

b.c.

29.67 85.0 86.0: 76.0 85.0 83.0 NE

3

b.c.

0.00

$2.0 78.0 80.0 77.5 Calm

0

b.c.

27.99 78.0 79,0) 74.0 78.6) 76.0) SSE

2

b.e.

0.45

b.c.

29.64 81.5

:

:

81.0 82.0 NE

2

b.c.

:

Sunday,

12th

August,

29.81 82.0 82.0, 80.0 b.c.

9 Noon 29.85 | 87.0, 88.0; 80,00 87.0 80.0 b.e. 29.81 85.5

3 85.0 80.0, b.c.

29.69, 86.0

35.0 82.0 Calm

0

U.c.

20.74 $6.0;

55. 82.0 SW

3

b.c.

29.70 87.0 88.0; 77.0 86.5 83.5 SW 29.68 | 88.0

1

b.c.

29.74, 86.0 89.0 80.0 85.0 83.5, SW

3

b.c.

0,00

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

50.0 78.0; Calm

0

b.c.

27.97 80.0

78.0 70.0 SSE

2

o in,

78.5 78.0, SSW

2

b.c.

28.05 78.0

77.0 76.0, SW

2

o.p.f.

82.0 76.0 81.0 70.0 SSW

4

b.c.

89.0; 84.0 SW

1

b.c.

29.69 86 0;

:

:

84.5 81.6 SW

4

b.c.v.

:

:

81.0 78.0 SSW

2

b.c.

28.04 78.0|

Monday,

18th

..

August,

·

29.89 84.0. 81.0' $1.0 b.c. Noon 29.88 89.0 90.0, 81.5 89.0 81.0. b.c. 29.87 $0.0

3 $9.0 81.5 b.c.

29.78 86.0 85.0 82.0 SW 29.74 88.0 90.0 79.0 87.5 83.0, 5W 29.70 88.0 86.5 83.0 SW

1

b.c.

2

b.c.

29.74 88,0 29.74 80.0 SS. 79.0 87.0 88.0 SW

·

84.0 81.5, SW

2

b.c.

78.0 78.0 SSW

2

19

b.c.

28.10 78.0

-

0.00

2 b.c.

29.72 $7.00

81.0 82.0 SW

3

b.c.

:

3

29.84 85.0

9

Tuesday, 85.0 $2.0, b.e. 29.70 $6.0 85.5 82.0 SW 14th Noon 29.82 | 88,0 91.0 82.0 88.0; 81.0; b.c. 29.70 $9.0 90.0 79.0; 87.5 83.0 SW August, 29.76 81.0: 87.0 80.0 b.c.p. 29.6 88.0

-

b.c.

29.81 810

$6.0 82.0. SW

3

b.c.

:

2

b.c.

29.80 : 87.0) 58.0 83.5'8 80.0 SW

3 b.e.

0.00

88.0 83.0, SW

'

b.c.

23.78 $6.0

85.9 82.5 SW

3

b.e.

:

:

:

83. 76.0, 81.0 79,5 SSW

79.0 78.5 SSW

70.0 77.0 SSW F

82.0) 78.0 82.0 78.0 SSW

50.0 78.0 SSW

النت

b.c.

g: 1 g

28.05 | 78.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 75.5 SW

2

b.e.

0.00

77.0 76.0 SSW!

3

o.m.

:

77.0 76.0 WSW

2

o.p.c.

28.11 | 78.0, 79.0 75.5 78.0, 75.0 W

2

o.p.c.

0.00

b.c.

28.11 70.0

:

78.0 76.0' WSW

2

o.p.c.

3

الله

b.c.

28.06 78.0

77.0 75.0 WSW

2

o.p.c.

:

:

2

b.c.

28.04 78.0 80.0' 76.0 78.0! 76.0 SW

2

b.m.

0.00

انت

b.e.

28.00 77.0

:

| 76.0) 75.0: SW

3

b.m.

:

Wednesday,

15th

9

August,

*

129.78181.0; 81.0 80.0 b.c. Noon 29.73 $3.0 90.0 77.5 88.0 78.5. b.c. 29.69 | 83.0! 83.0 79.0 b.c.

20.62 $3.0

$8.5 79.0. ENE

c:

1.C.

29.06 83.0

78.5 77.5 N

b.c.

76.0. 74.0, NNE

2

b.e.

27.98 77.0!

76.0 74.0 WSW

1

O.C.

:རྗ

:

20.62 85.0; 90.0 78.0 83.5 80,0 E 29.59 94.0 25.5 $14; E

CO

b.c.

**

b.c.

:

29.66 $1.5 87.0 75.0 79,0 77.0 N 29.60 $8.0.

4

b.c.v.

0.00

82.0 72.0 78,0| 76,0 NNE:

:་

b.c.

27.97 78.0 78.0 73.5 78.0 74.5 E

2

b.m.

0.37

:

78.0 76.0 NNE

5

b.c

76.0) 75,0 NNE

8

b.c.

27,93, 77.0

77.0 74.0 E

4

o.p.c.

:

Thursday,

16th

August,

29.72 80.0 80,0 76.0 0.c.

# Noon 19.00 82.0 86.0 78.0 82.4 75.0 0.0. 29.C4 SC.0

3 80.0 75.0 0.c.r.

Friday,

17th

9

20.82 84.0

:

:

29.61 $3,0] 82.0 15.0 E 29.59 84.0 89.6| 76.0 85.0 78.6 NE 29.55 $401 81.5 78.5, NE

4

g.

20.80 $1.0|

82.0, 74.0 SW

4

c.m.

74.0 70.0 NNE

10

b.c.

27.03 79.0

72.5 70.0: E

5

o.m.q.

3.

29,50 82.0.83.0 76,4| 81.075.0. N

6 div.

0.78

$1.0 74.0, 75,5 70,5 NNE

10

**

3

:

1.

S.P.

29.58 $2.0

77.5 76.0 N

CO

o.d.

78.5 73.0 NNE

9

b.c.

f.r.

27.01; 75.0. 77,9, 71,5; 75,0| 71.0 ENE 27.88: 74.0

1

b.c.

0.35

..

74.0 72.0 ENE

3

f.d.

..

:

:

81.0 80.5 ESE

Co

0.2.

0.1.

$

+4

84.0 80.0, S

4

80.0 78.0 S

29.70 88.0 29.72 $4.0.86.0 80.0 83.0 76.5 SW o.r. 29.72 81.0

81.0 79.0 S

84.0 81.0 b.c.p. 29.6: SALO Noon 29.82 82.0 86.0 79.0 82.0 78.0 c.c.p. 29.67 81.0,87.0 77.0; 89.0, 80.0 SSW Angust, 3 82.0 78.0 b.c.p. 29.67 85.0|

29.90 $2.0! ..

81.0 72.0 73.0 75.0' SSW

75.0. 75.0 SSW

“TATE OF WEAT IER;---6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; y. gloomy; h. hall; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; 7. thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. Objects at a distante unusually vi ble; 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.

3

76.0 76.0 SSW

8 2.

28.0175.0

75.0 74.0 SSE

3

o.p.f.

c.p.

:

b.c.

7

0.44

f.r.

8 f.r.

:

:

28.03 75.0 75,0, 72.5 75.0 74.0, SSW 75.0 74.0 SSW

28.01, 75.0

4

o.f.

0,30

3 o.f.

2

c.p.

1877.

HARBOER (

Wind.

63012

2 ||||||||||

222868828286

37

45

53

GL

70 - 80

above 80

Figures

Mustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.

Kate of the Wind

to denote the Force

per Hour in Miles.

of the

or the

Wind.

Calm

Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze-

Fresh Breeze.

Strong Breeze - Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale Strong Gale Whole Gale

Storm.

Hurricane

Jus refuient to; ive steerage way ***

With which the above Ship with all soil ( 1 to 2 knots

set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4

510 6

Royals, &c.

Single Reels and T. G. Sails

In which she could just carry in chase, Double Keels and Jib, &c. full and by

Triple Reefs, &c. ...

Courses -

In which she cobhld just bear e'ose-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Fortsai

Under Storm Stayshil

Bare l'oles....

&

Figures

to lente

the Force

Description of Wind.

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