THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH OCTOBER, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of September, 1877, is published for general By Command,
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th October, 1877.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, for the mONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1877. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 218.
PII. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETE...
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX. ΜΑΧ.
SUN,
DIUR-
SUN, MIN. BULB
NAL
ON
RANGE,
BULB
IN VACUO POSED.
Ex- GRASS. IN
SHADE.
Saturday,
2 Sunday,
29.83
9 A.M.
29.84 29.81 84.0 86.0 29.76 78.0 82.9
3 P.M. 19 A.M. 3 P.M. Min.
73.0 83.0
3 Monday,
29.83
29.80
81.0 79.0
70.0
80.0
79.0
4 Tuesday,
29.75
29.71
76.0
79.0
72.0
83.0
81.0
5
Wednesday,
29.80
29.71
81.0
80.0
75.0
84.0 83.0
Temp. at Max. Noon. 78.0 89.0 88.0 145. 107. 82.0 143. 105.
127. 97.
117. 87.
110. 89.
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
INCHES
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION
==100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
DEEP.
WIND.
RAIN IN
INCHES
CLOUD.
DURING
JUTE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
·
0-10.
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.
9 A.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
80.0 11.0
6
Thursday,
.85
29.81
83.0 83.0
75.0
85.0
84.0
128.
98.
7
Friday,
29.88
29.81
82.0 83.0
76.0
87.0
86.0
147.107.
8 Saturday,
29.95
29.88
81.0 83.0
75,0 85.0
84.0
151. 11.
9
Sunday,.
29.93
29.87
82.0
83.0
75.0
10 Monday,
20.91
29.85 82.0
83.0
76.0
86.0 85.0
11 Tuesday,
29.89
29.84 82.0 84.0
76.0
88.0 86.0
144.
12
Wednesday,
29.90 29.85 83.0 85.0
75.0
89.0
88.0
147.
13
Thursday,
29.91
29.85 83.0
85.0
76.0 91.0
90.0
14 Friday,
29.90 29.84 81,0
85.0
76.0 91.0
90.0
15 Saturday,
29.88 29.84 81.0
85.0
76.0 88.0 87.0
16 Sunday,
29.88
29.83
82.0
84.0
76.0 91.0 89.0
17 Monday,
29.88 29.85 82.0
84.0
74.0 88.0 86.0
13
Tuesday,
29.95
29.90 82.0
84.0
75.0
85.0 ! 84.0
19
21
Friday,
Wednesday,
20 Thursday,
22 Saturday,
23 Sunday,
24
29.98 29.89 82.0
84.0
74.0
86,0 $5.0
83.0 74.0 10.0 31.0 80.0 73.0 10,0 24.0 70.0 76,0
81.0
73.0 11.0 14.0 76.0
75.0 74.0 9.0 15.0 70.0 82.0 75.0 10.0 84.0
23.0 77.0 83.0 80.0
76.0 11.0 .31.0 78.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 10.0 85.0 78.0 82.0 83.0 77.0 78.0 86.0 85.0 143. 105. 76.0 11.0 29.0 . 78.0 82.0 83.0 77.0 78.0 145, 105. 76.0 10.0 29.0 78.0 83.0 84.0 780 106. | 75.0 12.0 31.0 78.0 83.0 85.0 77.0 79.0 112. 76.0 14.0 36.0 78.0 84.0 85.0
166. 116. 76.0 15.0 40.0 78.0 85.0 85.0 78.0 162. 122. 77.0 15.0 45.0 79.0 82.0 86.0 77.0 78.0 149. 116. 77.0 12.0 39.0 79.0 83.0 86.0 77.0 154. 117. 76.0 15.0 41.0 79.0 85.0 85.0 156. 117. 74.0 14.0 43.0 79.0 84.0 86.0 156. 118. 76.0 19.0 42.0 79.0 84.0 85.0 77.0 152. 110. 76.0 12.0 34.0 70.0 84.0 84.0
27.0
84.0
78.0
87.0 78.0
82.0 ·· 70.0
80.
79.0 72. 65. 78.0
1 74.0
73.9
E.
E.
5
1
80.
74.6
75.3 E.
E.
0.81
10
10
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79.0
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74.3
73.9
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2,50
3
10
75.0
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94.
90.
74.3
75.0 E.
E.
4.60
10
10
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77.0
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85.
! 75.3
75.0
E.
E.
0.81
9
10
78.0
80.
76.
77.4
74.7
E.
0.50
81.
76. 75.3 74.7
S.
76.
76.
73.6
76.
76. 73.6
78.0
76.
72. 74.7
74.7 S.
74.7
74.0
0.62
72.
72. 73.0
S.
S.
75.1 S.
78.0 78.0
72.
Ga. 74.0
73.4 W.
W.
78.0
68.
08. 73.4
73.4 W.
W.
76.
64.
73.6
78.0
72.
64.
73.0
78.0
78.0 68.
68.
72.8 W.
72.8 8. 73.4 73.4 W.
W.
3
2
77.0
79.0
G8.
€8.
$4.5
72.4
W.
W.
78 0
68.
63.
72.4
73.4 E.
77.0
76.0
68.
64.
72.4
70.7 E.
29.92
29.83 82.0
86.0
74.0 91.0 90.0
29.87
29.81 83.0 86.0
29.90
29.83 82.0 81,0
29.88
Monday,.
29.93.
25 Tuesday,
29.96
26
Wednesday,
29.89
29.84 79.0
27 Thursday, -
30.00
29.96
28 Friday,
30.00
82.0 29.84
29.85 82.0 29.90 78.0 80.0 81.0
75.0 80.0 29.96 79.0 79.0
83.0
84.0
29 Saturday,
30 Sunday,
30.00 29.95 78.0 80.0 30.00 29.95 77.0 75.0
154. 120. 76.0 17.0 44.0 79.0 85.0 86.0 76.0 02.0 90.0 156. 122. 77.0 16.0 45.0 80.0 87.0 86.0 74.0 79.0 78.0 143. 113. 76.0 5.0 37.0 80.0 82.0 81.0 73.0 88.0 87.0 148. 110. 75.0 15.0 35.0 79.0 83.0 75.0 28.0 87.0 151. 112. 76.0 13.0 36.0 79.0 82.0 71.0 80.0 79.0 148. 111. 73.0 9.0 38.0 76.0 78.0 70.0 83.0 82.0 140. 90. 72.0 13.0 18.0 75.0 79.0 71.0 82.0 79.0 141. 101. 74.0 11.0 40.0 77.0 74.0 71.0 82.0 81.0 144. 102. 73.0 11.0 20.0 76.0 79.0 79.0 74.0
72.0 82.0 81.0 132. 97. 74.0 10.0 23.0 76.0 78.0 80.0 73.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 135. 98. 73.0 5.0 25,0 70.0 77.0 75.0 71.0
78.0
77.0
68.
61.
73.4
71.2 W.
79.0
77.0
65.
61.
73.9
71.2 W.
:
78.0
77.0
ह0.
80.
75.3 74.3
W.
84.0 78.0 72.0 84.0 78.0 78.0 80. 72. 80.0 74.0 74.0 81.0 74.0 74.0
76.
72.
74.7 74.0 S.
0.40
75.3 74.0 E.
79.
71.
71,2
69.9 E.
2.08
75.
68.
70.6
69.3 E.
0.30
80.0 72.0 74.0 89.
71.
70.5 69.9 E.
E.
0.32
10
73.0
71.0
70.0 71.
75.
71.
70.6 68.9 E.
B.
0.21
8
75.
59.
€9.5
64.9 E.
E.
7
: 74.
66.8
66.4 E.
N.E.
9
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***
Mean
29.93 29.83 80.8 82.5 74.0 85.6 84.3 144.
Summary of September, 1876:-Mean Shade Temp.,
107.
77.5 11.6 32.6
78.0 80.2 82.8 75.9
76.7 75,
71.
73.2
72.8
13.15 |
Total Rain fall,
5.31 inches. Rain fell on 11 days.
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