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THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
27TH
1877.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
WEA-BARO-
THER. METER|
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet.
WEA-BARO-
0 TO 12. Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
THER. METER
WEA-
THER.
In inches
BARO- during previous METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO- THER. METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
In inches
THER. during previous
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
24 hours.
1
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Saturday, 9 30.14 78.5
78.0 72.0 b.c. 20th Noon 30.09 79.0 80.0 76.0 79.0 69.0 b.c. October, 3 30.0680.0 80.0 69.0 b.c.
:
29.99 81.0
:
:
..
80.0 74.0|| NE 30.00 | 82.0 84.0 74.0 84.0 76.0; NE 29.98 83.0 85.0 77.5 NE
..
Sunday,
9 30.2075.0
21st
75.0 69.0 b.c. Noon 30.17 76.0 82.0 72.0 76.0 71.0 b.e. October, 3 30.11 76.0
30.03 79.0
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4-6
4-6
3
b.c.
30.03 80.0
80.0 73.0 N
2
b.c.
74.0 69.0 NNE. 4
b.c.
28.31 71.0
70.0 68.0 NE
4
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.96 80.0
:;
30.01 81.0 82.0 74.0 79.0 70.0 NE
2
b.v.
0.00
75.0 68.0 75.0 72.0 NNE
2 b.c.
28.30 74.0 74.0 68.0 74.0 68.0 NNE
2
b.v.
0.00
:
78.0 71.0 NE
4
b.c.
:
77.5 73.0. ENE
3
b.c.
30.08 78.0
74.0 69.0 NE
3
b.c.
76.0 71.0 b.c.
:
:
:
30.04 80.0 85.0 71.0 78.0 74.0; E 30.02 80.0
4
g.m.
30.08 78.0 82.0 80.0 74.0 70.0 NE
4
b.c.
0.00
81.0 74.0 E
4
b.c.
30.02 76.0
..
:
:
:
74.0 70.0 NE
4
b.c.
දස
Tuesday,
Monday, 9 30.22 75.5
75.0 71.0 b.c. 22nd Noon 30.18 78.0 79.5 73.5 78.0 72.0 b.c.
October,
30.13 77.5
9 30.25 75.0
:
30.06 78.0
77.5 73.0, NE
1 b.c.
..
:
77.0 71.0 b.c.
30.06 80.0 81,0 72.0 78.0 73.0 ESE 30.03 80.0
4
30.09 77.0 30.09 78.0 79.0 71.5 76.0 71.0 NE
74.0 70.0. NNE
4
الله
c.m.
4
b.c.m.
0.00
80.5 75.0 ESE
4
--
g.m.
g.m.
30.0478.0
76.0 71.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
..
·
23rd
October, 3 30.20 75.0
Wednesday, 9 30.32 73.5
75.0 71.0 b.c. Noon 30.22 76.5 80.0 72.5 76.0 72.0 b.c.
30.07 78.0 77.0 72.5 E 30.08 80.0 83.0 70.0 75.0 75.0 NW
3
2
:
75.0 70.0 c.
30.08 79.0
76.0 72.0 N
50 N N
b.c.
..
g.
30.13 77.0 75.5 70.0 NE 30.12 79.0 80.0 70.0 76.0 70.0 NE
4
b.c.
4
b.c.m.
0.00
2
g.m.
30.10 78.0
74.0 69.5 E
4
b.c.m.
..
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:
:
:
:
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:
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:
:
:
..
74.5 72.0 NNE
ہیں
b.c.
28.27 75.0
74.0 68.0 NNE
2
b.v.
69.0 66.0 NNE 3
75.0 66.0 69.0 67.0 NNE
69.0 67.0 NNE
3
co co ro
b.c.
28.32 69.0
b.c.
:
1:2
:
69.0 65.0 E
4
0.c.m.
28.35 09.0 69.0 66.0 69.0 66.0 ESE
6
o.c.m.
0.00
b.c.
28.30 71,0
:
:
70.0 67.0 ESE
5
o.c.m.
:
:
:
69.0 68.0 NNE
3
b.c.
28.35 66.0
66.0 65.0 E
4
b.m.
..
75.0 67.0 72.0 69.0 NNE
2
b.c.
28.35 72.0 72.0 65.0 72.0 68.0 E
3
b.m.
72.0 69.0 NNE
2
b.c.
28.31 71.0
..
71.0 68.0 E
2
b.m.
::
0.00
登:
:
24th
73 0 69.0 b.c. Noon 30,30 | 75.5 79.0 71.5 75.0 69,5 b.c.
30.15 76.0
74.0 70.0 NE
4
g.m.
30.13 75.0
74.0 69.0 NE
3 b.c.m.
··
:
:
October, 3 $0.24 75.0
Thursday, 9 30.41 67.5
25th
October,
67.0 58.0 b.c. Noon 30.88 71.0 78.0 66.0 71.0 59.0 b.c. 3 30.35 72.0
:
:Ë:
:
75.0 71.0 c.
30.16 78.0 80.0 69.0 80.0 74.0 NE 30.1679.0
3
b.c.
:
77.0 72.0 ENE
3
ca
g.Jn.
:
:
30.11 : 77.0) 79.0 69.0 75.0 69.0 NE 30.09 76.0
3 c.m.
0.00
74.0 68.5 NE
3
71.0 68.0 NNE
75.0 71.0 69.0 67.0 NNE 3 b.c.
63.0 65.5 NNE
71.0 68.0) NNE
75.0 71.0 69.0 67.0 NNE
68.0 65.0 NNE
Co
b.c.
28.41 70.0
69.0 66.0 E
4
b.in.
co
b.c.
28.36 68.0
28.4172.0 72.0 65.0 72.0 68.0 E 68.0 66.0 E
3
b.m,
0.00
3
..
b.m.
co co co
3 b.c.
28.41 66.0
..
66.0 65.0 ENE
4
b.c.m.
b.c.
28.45 69.0 69.0 65.0 69.0 66.0 E
4
b.c.m.
0.00
b.c.
28.43 68.0
68.0 66.0 E
4
bc.m.
c.m.
:
30.24 69.0
68.0 61.0 N
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..
:
72.0. 59.0 b.e.
:
:
30.24 | 72.0| 82.0 64.0 73.5| 65.0 N 30.24 75.0 78.0 68.0 N
4 b.c.
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
30.12 76.0 30.11 78.0 79.0 69.0 74.0) 69,0. NE 20.09 76.0 74.0 68.5 NE
..
73.0 69.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
61.0 25.0 NNE
5
b.c.
28.52 60.0
:
:
60.0 55.0 NNE
4
o.c.m.
··
3 c.m.
0.00
75.0 49.0 65.0 58.0, NNE
5
b.c.
28.54 66.0 66.0,
58.0 N
4 b.c.m.
0.00
:
この
C.In.
:
:
:
:
65.0 7.0 NNE
5
b.c.
28.50 67.0
:
9.0 NNE
4
b.m.
:
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Friday,
26th
9 30.41 66.0 66.0 55.5 b.c. Noun 30.39 71.5 78.5 63.0 71.0 59.5 b.e. October, 3 30.36 71.0 71.0 58.5 b.c.
:
30.26 69.0
30.25 75.0
..
67. 61.0 N 30.2673.0 79.0 61.0 74.0 63.5 W 76.5 65.0 W
3
1 b.c.
1 b.c.
b.c.
+
71.0
30.82 78.0 |79.0) 58.0|| N 30.32 73.0 78.0, 61.0 79.0 58.0 N 30.02 71.0 79.0 58.0 N
3
b.c.
62.0 55.0, NNE
2 b.c.
28.55 61 0
60.0 56.0 NNE
2 b.c.m.
3
4
b.c.m.
b.c.
0.00
·
:
:;:
75.0 56.0 65.0 37.0) Calm
0
b.c.
0 b.c.
28.55 65.0 65.0 57.0 65.0] 57.0 NE 28.51 60.0 66.0 58.0 N
2
b.m.
1
b.m.
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0.00
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70 - 80
above 80
CEREREASTRA
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
per Hour in Miles.
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
OCTOBER,
1877.
65.0 57.0 Calm
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ♬ foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ngly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. 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.
=
Calm...
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale Strong Gale
Whole Gale. Storm... Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots. set and clean full would go iu smooth 3 to water.
1566
Royals, se.
In which she could just carry in chase, hige Peels and T. G. Sails full and by
Doulde Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, &C..................
Cse Reets and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Maín Topsail and reefed Forestil Under Storin Stuysail .......
Bare Poles.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
Wind.