564
THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
22ND DECEMBER, 1877.
1877.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
*
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AQUILAR, HEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP, HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BAD-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WEA BARO- THER. METE
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet.
0 TO 12.
Attil. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
WEA-
THIER
Force.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
WEA-
THER.
Force.
In inches
24 hours.
during previous
BAлO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12. Atta. Max, Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
THERMOMETER,
WEA- BARO-! THER. ETER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
KAIN FALL
WEA-
THER.turing previous
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet.! Direct.
Force.
In inches
24 hours.
Saturday, 9
80.15 | 70.0)
70.0 69.0 b.c.m. 30.01 73.0;
71.0 70.0. E
3
g.
་་
15th
Noon 30.09: 70.5 72.0 67.5 70.0 69.0 c.m. 80.00 74.0 75,0 66.0 74.0 71.0; E
Dec.
3 30.03 75.0
3
80.02 78.0
Noon 30.07, 78.0, 79.0, 70.0, 78.0 75.0 b.c.m. 29.99 79.0 79.0 70.0, 80.0 77.0 S
Sunday, 9 30.13 76.0..
36th
Dec.
-
75.0 73.0 b.c.in, 29.96| 76,0|
76.0 74.0 b.c.m. 29.99 | 77.0||
gg
4
o.p.
0.00
75.5 73.5 ESE
3
b.c.
44
30.03 72.0 67.0 67.0 NNE 30.00 78.0 74.0 68.0 69.0 68.0 N 29.94 78.5 70.0 68.0 NE
4 o.m.
69.0 68.51 SSW
1
f.m.
28.3168.0.
68.0, 68.0 E
3
o.f.
o.m.
0.03
74.0 64.0 69.5 69.0 SSW
2
r.f.
29.23 68.0 69,0, 60,0 68.0 68.40) SW
4
o.f.
0,00
3
b.c.m.
70.5 75.5) Calm
0
g.p.
30.01 73,5
3
b.c.
0.02
78.075.0 b.c.m. 29.96 $1.0
:
81.0 77.5 S
3
b.c.
71.0 71.0 SE 30.00 76.0 77.0 73.0 74.0 72.0 SE 29.95 76.0 74.0 72.0 SE
1 c.m.
:
:
:
71.5 71.6 SSW
2
f.m.
28.23 | 68.0.
68.0; 68.0 SW
4
0.f.
71.0, 71.0 SSW
3
! f.m.
28.32 | 70.0.
70.0 70.0, S
5
f.m.
1
c.m.
0.00
2
:
c.m.
:
:|
72.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 SSW
71.0 71.0 SSW
3
f.m.
28.28 70.0 70.0 68.0, 70.0 69.0 SSW
5
f.m.
0.38
4
f.in.
28.23 70.0
70.0 69,5 SSW
1
f.in.
Monday, 9 30.12 76.0
76.0-69.0 b.c.m. 29.99; 79.01
..
77.5 76.0 Calm
0
30
30.01 75.0
17th
Dec.
·
Noon 30.00 77.5 80.0 74.5 77.0) 64.5 b.c.m. 29.98 | 80.0) 81.0 73.0 78.5 76.0 S 3 30.03 78.0 ..
3
g.p.
0.03
74.0 72.5 SE 30.00 77.0 78.0 70.0 76.0 74.0 S
3
c.m.p.
70.0 70.0 SSW
ลง
2
f.m.
28.29 | 69.01
..
69.0 69.0 S
5
o.f.
··
4
c.p.
0.04
:
72.0, 70.0 70.5 70.5| SSW
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f.nl.
28.27 69.0 70.0, 68.0 69.0 69.0 SSW
3
o.f.
0.00
78.0 75.0, b.c.m. 29.95 80.0
78.0 76.0 SE
දය
:
:
3 b.c.
:
29.9477.0
:
76.0 74.0 S
4
:
:
Tuesday,
9
30.20 70.0
70.0 68.0, 0.c.r. 30.03 74.0
70.0 69.0 NE
4-6
o.r.
30.07 75.0
18th
Dec.
3
..
Noon 30,1869.5 76.5 66.0 69.0 65.0 Lb.c.m. 30.03 74.0 81.0 63.0 73.0, 69.0 NE 30.15 70.0 70.0 64.0; c.
4
b.c.
0.34
30.03: 73.0
72.0, 70.0) N
4 K.
..
72.0 71.0 N 30.05 | 75.0 73.0 74.0, 68.0 64.0, N 30.03 72.0 68.0 63.0 N
3 c.f.r.
ལ་ ཀ
5 c.p.
0.29
:
:
::
:
:
71.0 71.0 SSW
1
f.m.
28.21 69.0
69.0 69.0 S
4
0.f.
:
65.0 65.0 SSW
3
68.0 60.0 63.0 61.0 NNE
3
co co
f.m.
28.30 68.0
68.0 68.0; SW
3
b.c.m.
b.c.
28.80 63.0 69.0 61.0 63.0 61.0 N
3
b.c.m.
0.52
:
0.
Dec.
3
Wednesday, 9 30.22 67.0 .. 67.0 65.0. o.c.m. 30.06 70,0) 68.0 65.0 E 19th Noon 30.17 67.0 72.0 65.5 67.0 64.5 o.c.m. 30.06.71.0 74.5 64.0 68.5 66.0 E 30.11 67.0 67.0 65.0 0.c.m. 30.02 70.0
:
1 g.m.
4-5 g.m.
..
0.00
68.5 65.5 E
4 g.m.
30.07 68.0 65.0 64.0 N 30.07 69.0 70.5 65.0) 66.0 65.0 NE 30.01 70.0 65.0 64.0 NE
á
0.m.
:
:
:
68.0 65.0 NNE
3
b.c.
28.30 62.0
62.0 60.0 N
3
b.c.m.
:
60.0 60.0 NNE
4
f.in.
28.82 59.0
59,0 59.0, E
6
o.m.
6 o.m.
Thursday,
9
30.22 66.0
20th
Dec.
3
Noon 30.00 | 66.5;
30.1767,0
:
:
:
:
66,0 65.0 0.c.d.
66.0 65.0 0.c.d.
67.0 66.00.c.d.
30.66 70.0
67.0 65.5 E
OD
0.r.
·
30.11 | 67.0|
:
:
::
0.00
72.0 59.0 60.0 60.0 NNE
4
f.m.
28.29 79.0 62.0) 58.0) 59.0 59.0 ESE
CT C7
f.ral.
5 f.in.
0.00
65.0 64.0 NE
o.m.d.
:
..
:
30.06 70.0: 69.0 63.0 68,0 67,0 E 30.06 71.0] 68.0 67.0 Calm
2
o.r.
0.15
0 0.г.
30.08 68.0 68.5; 64.0) 65,0; 64.0 NE 30.05 68.0
4 o.m.d.
:
66.0 63.0 N
4
+
o.m.d.
::
:
:
:
:
60.0 60,0 NNE
5
f.io.
28.23 69.0
59.0 59.0 ESE
5 f.m.
60.0 60.0 NNE
4
f.m.
28.35 59.0
-
59.0 59.0 E
5
f.d.
0.25
:
71.0 60.0 61.0 61.0 NNE
4
f.m.
かわ
:
:
62.0 62.0 NNE
3
f.m.
28.34 59.5 60.0 58.5 59.0 59.0 E
28.30 61.0
4
r.f.
61.0 61.0 ENE
3
f.d.
::
0.31
Friday,
21st
80.43 | 53.0
Dec.
9 53.0 49.5, c. Noon 30.40 55.0 62.5 51.5 55.0) 51.0 c. 3 30.3756.5 756.5 56.0, 51.01 c.
..
30.26 62.0
:
54.0 51.0 N 30.26 60.0 68.0 50.0, 57.0 54.0 N 30.24 62.0 58.0 55.0 N
3 b.c.
B
♡ co
b.c.
0.03
No communication.
::
47.0, 46.0 NNE.
1
b.c.
28.48 46.5
46.5 46.0 N
o.c.m.
60,0| 43,0| 47.0 46.0 NNE
1
b.c.
b.c.
47.5 46.0 NNE
1 b.c.
28.45 49.0]
:
28.50 49.0 61.0 45.0 49.0 47.5 N 49.0 47.0 N
O.C.
0.20
O.C.V.
:
:
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.
Figures to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
0
70
80
above 80
12
distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; r. visibility. Objects at a 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.
10
Whole Gale..
11
12
Stormy. *****
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 in smooth water.
310 4
5 to 6
Royals, Se
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Beefs and T. G. Sails.
full and by
Bedde Reefs and Jib, KG. Triple Reets, &..
| Clese Roofs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles.
Figures
to denote
the Force
Description of Wind.
of the
Wind.