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.
486
THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
WINDS
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
WEA-BARO-
THER. METER||
Saturday, y 30.18 75.0
3rd
Nov.,
**
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet.
75.0 72.0 b.c. Noon 30.15 77.5 80.0 73.0 77.0 73.0 b.c. 3 30.10 79.0 79.0 74.0 b.c.
0 TO 12. Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
WEA-BARO- THER. METER
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12. Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
RAIN FALL.
WEA- BARO-
In inches THER. during previous METER
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO- THER. METER
WINDS
0 TO 12,
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
..
30.04 80.0 77.0 75.0 Calm 30.04 82.0 84.0 70.5 82.0 77.0 SSW 30.02 84.0 83.5) 79.5 SSW
2 2
0 b.c. 30.08 80.0 79.0 74.0 SE b.c. 30.07 80.0 82.0 72.0 80.0 76.0 SE b.c. 30.01 80.0 79.0 76.0 SE
1
b.c.m.
66,0 59.0 NNE
3
b.c.
28.38 72.0
72.0 70.0 SSW
2
o.f.
··
1 b.m.
0.00
70.0 57.0 67.0 60.0 NNE
4
b.c.
28.33 | 73.0 75.0, 68.0 73.0 70.0 S
2
b.c.m.
0.00
b.m.
68.0 62.0 NNE
2
b.c.
28.29❘ 73.0
72.0 69.0 S
2
b.c.m.
:
:
-,
Sunday, 9
4th
Nov.,
ස
3
30.10 80.0
5th
Monday,
30.16 78.0 78.0, 69.0 b.c. Noon 30.14 | 79.0 81.0 74.0 79.0, 69.0 b.c. 80.0 71.0 b.c.
9 30.16 77.0
77.0 72.0 b.c. Noon 30.13 79.5 81.0 73.0 79.0 73.0 b.c.
**
30.01 81.0 79.0 76.0 SE 30.01 | 82.0 84.0 72.0 81.0 76.0 SE 30.00 82.0 81.0 77.0 SE
2
b.c.
30.05 81.0
75.0 75.0 NE
2
b.c.
..
3
b.c.
3 b.c.
30.01 80 0
::
30.05 81.0 82.0 73.0 76.0 75,0 NE
2
b.c.
0.00
:ཎྜཱ
76.0 74.0 NE
2
19
b.c,
:
-
••
··
Nov.,
3
30.09 80.0
:
..
80.0 74.0 b.c.
:
:
30.00 80.0 84.0 75.0 ENE 30.0282.0 83.0 70.0 83.0 79.0 SW 29.99 84.0
85.5 81.5 SW
1 2 2
b.c.
29.99 81.5
:
78.0 73.0 S
1
b.c.m.
:
:
•
:
::
68.0 63.0 NNE
2
b.c.
28.33 72.0
··
71.0 68.0 SE
2
b.m.
:
71.0 83.0 69,0] 64.0] NNE!
2
70.0 65.5 SSW
~ 2
b.c.
28.83 74.0 75.0 68.0 74.0] 69.0 S
2
b.in.
0.00
b.c.
28.29 74.0
74.0 69.0 SE
2
b.m.
:
66.0 64.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.33 71.0
..
71.0 68.0 SW
1
b.c.m.
:
:
b.c.
29.98 81.5 85.0 72.0 82.0 75.0 S
1
b.c.
0.00
:
b.c.
29.92 81.5
:
82.0j 74.0 S
1
b.c.
..
:
Tuesday,
9 30.25 75.0
6th
Nov.,
3
75.0 71.0 b.c. Noon 30.23 75.0 82.0 73.5 75.0 71.0 b.c. 30.22 74.0 74.0 72.0 b.c.
30.08 79.0
76.5 73,0| ENE 30.08 79.0 83.0 72.0 78.0 74.0 ENE 30.08 80.0 82.5 77.0 ESE
4
b.c.
30.06 77.0
74.0 71.0 NE
K
b.c.
4
b.c.
30.05 78.0 83.0; 73,0| 74.0 72.0 NE
5
b.c.
0.00
::
3 b.c.
30.03 78.0
75.0 73.5 NE
5
b.c.m.
71.0 64.5 68.0 64.5 Calm
69.0 65.0 NNE
68.0 64.0 NNE |
70.0 64.0 68.0 64.0 NNE
69.0 65.0 NNE
O N
b.c.
28.33 75.0 75.5 68.0 75.0 71.0 W
1
b.i.
0.00
b.c.
28.28 76.0|
75.0 71.0 SW
1
b.nl.
:
..
1 2 N
b.c.
28.38 67.0
67,0 66.0 E
5
o.p.f.
b.c.
28.38 | 69.0: 71.0 66.0 69.0 67.0 E
5
c.n),
0.00
2
b.c.
28.37 72,0
71.0 68.0 E
4 b.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.33 70.0
7th
Nov.,
3
Thurs lay,
8th
9
30.31 73.0
:::
70.0 65.0 b.c. Noon 30.29 74.0, 78.0 68.5 74.0, 68.0. b.c. 30.25 75.0 75.0 68.0 b.c.
80.15 74.0 72.5 69.0 N 30.15 78.0 82.0 61.0 78.0 74.5 ESE 80.14 80,0 84.0 77.0 Calm
2 b.c.
80.29, 78.01
:
76.0 69.0 N
2 b.c.
2
b.c.
30.25 78.0 80.5 72.0 72.0; 68.0 N
3
b.c.
0.00
:
::
:
J
68.0 63.0 NNE
3
b.c.
28.46 67,0
| 66.0 60.0 ENE
شت
b.m.
80.0 63.0 69.0 65.0 NNE
2 b.c.
28.44 71.0 71.5, 64.0: 71,0| 66.0 ENE 3 b.i7.
0.00
0
b.c.
30 20 78.0
72.0 66.0 E
2
b.c.
:
69.0 65.0, Calm
0
b.c.
28.41 | 68.0.
68.0 64.0 N
2
b.m.
Nov.,
3
**
•
73.0 69.0 b.c. Noon 30.28, 77.5 77.0 69.5 75.0 70.0 b.c. 30.22 74.5 74.0, 70.0 b.c.
:
:
30.16 76.0 30.1676.0 83.0, 68.0 75.5 71.5 ESE 30.12 | 78,0
75.5 73.0 NE
1
b.c.
30.18 76.0
75.0 69.0 NE
4
c.m.
68.0 66.0 NNE
5
b.c.
28.46 67.0
66.0 64.0 E
4
o.c.m.i
4
g.
30.16 77.0, 78.0, 9.0 74.0 69.0 NE
4
b.c.
0.00
!
76.5 74.0 Calm
0
b.c.
20.14 77.0
:
:
Friday,
9th
9
30.31 74.5
..
Nov.,
co
74.0 72.0 c. Noon 30.28 77.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 72.5 b.c. 30.24 78.0' 78.0 72.0 b.c.
•
•
30.14 77.0 77.0 74.0 ENE 30.14 79.0 81.0 71.0, 81.5 76.0 NE- 30.11 80.0 83.5 77.5, E
2 c.p.
1 b.c.
3 b.c.
30.19 | 70.0
30.18 78.0 79.0 70.0 78.0 75.0 NE 30.13 78.0
:::
75.0, 69.0 NE
4
b.c.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
70.0 64.0 67.5 66.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.43 69.0 71.0| 66.0; 69.0 65.0 E
3
o c.m.
0.00
68.0 67.0. Calm
0
b.c.
28.39 71.0
:
70.0 67,5 ENE
2
o c.m.
:
76.0 74.0 NE
4 c.m.
70.0 69,0 NNE
3
f.m.
28.46 67.0
67.0 66.0; E
3
0.1.
:
4
77.0 73.0 NE
4
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
72.0 63.0 72.0 69.7 NNE
72.5 69.0 NNE
2
1.C.
b.c.
··
28.45 71.0 71.0 66.0 71.0 69.0 E 28.40 70.0 69.0 66.0 E
3 b.c.
0.00
co
3
b.c.
◊ to
3
10
10TH NOVEMBER, 1877.
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; q. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; &. thunder; u. ngly (threatening) appearance of weather; . 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., &e.
Figures
to denote the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
=
Figures
10 denote
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind
the Force
per Ilour in Miles.
of the
Wind.
Wind.
Calm...
Light Air
Light Breeze
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze.
Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Tresh Gale
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale..
Storm.....
12
Hurricane.
Just suflicient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots set and clean full would go fu smooth 23 to 4
water.
In which she could just carry in chase, full and by
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Rees and T. G. Sails. Double Reeds and lib, ke.
Triple Reefs, &.............
Chise Beets and Courses
In which she could just bear close-rected. Main Topsail and teeted Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
44
45 52
53 60
61
70
above 80