THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH FEBRUARY, 1876,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of January, 1876, is published for general By Command,
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th February, 1876.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1876, 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
No. 46.
99
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH,
BAROMETER,
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
MAX.
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.*
IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min, of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULB
IN
MAX.
SUN, MIN. BULB
Ex-
DIR-
NAL
ON
RANGE,
GRASS.
IN
VACCO. POSED.
SHADE.
Terip, at
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
Min.
Max. Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
HUMIDITY
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN COMPLETE
DEW POINT,
QUARTER.
IN SOIL,
SHADE.
SHADE.
6
SATURATION =100.
INCHES
DEET.
MENT
DURING
24 hours
IN MILES.
9 A. M. 3 P.M.19 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. A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.
WIND.
CLOUD.
MOVE-
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVJ-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
RAIN IN
30.12
30.04
61.0
69.0
67.0
82.
78.
48.0
8.0
30.0
62.0
Saturday,
Sunday,
30.17
30.13
61.0
69.0
07.0
82.
78.
48.0
8.0 30.0
02.0
66.0
66.0
07.0
67.0
61.0
63.0
62.0 78.
62.0
73. 57.0
E. 58.0
E.
215
4
83.
73.
60.6
58.0
E.
E.
195
G
Monday,
30.28
30.17
55.0
65.0
63.0
76. 74.
46.0
10.0
28.0 56.0 68.0
64.0
64.0 60.0 78.
77.
60.8
56.7
N.
152
8
4
Tuesday,
30.28
30.10
5
Wednesday,
30.14
30.04
6
Thursday,
30.10
30.02
7 Friday,
30.05
29.95
୪ Saturday,
30.00
29.98
9
Sunday,
30.04
29.90
10
Monday,..
30.20
30.15
11
Tuesday,
30.25
30.18
12
Wednesday,
30.32
30.22
13
Thursday,
30.35
30.27
14
Friday,
30.30
30.19
15 Saturday,
30.25
30.13
16 Sunday,
30.17
30.10
17
Monday,
30.12
30.01
18
Tuesday,
30.05
29.98
19
Wednesday,
· 30.12
30.04
20 Thursday,
30.15
30.06
21
Friday,
30.15
30.06
22
Saturday,
30.10
30.05
23 Sunday,
30.08
30.02
24
Monday,...
30.05
29.98
23 Tuesday,
29.95
29.90
26
Wednesday,
30.10
30.04
27
Thursday,
30.22
30.10
28 Friday,
30.25
30.17
29 Saturday,
30.23
30.11
* This Thermometer has been broken and
not yet replaced.
56.0
64.0 61.0
75.
72.
47.0 8.0
25.0 57.0
60.0
61.0
56.0 57.0 76.
77.
52.5
53.5
E.
E.
144
0.02
6
57.0
66.0 64.0
76. 73.
46.0
9.0
27.0 50.0
63.0
65.0 60.0
62.0
82.
83.
57.5
59.5
N.
169
10
61.0
69.0
67.0
88.
79.
48.0
8.0
31.0
62.0
65.0
68.0
62.0
05.0
83.
$3.
59.5
62.6
E.
E.
142
0.06
10
62.0
69.0
67.0
83.
81.
48.0
7.0
39.0
63.0
66.0
68.0
64.0 66.0
88.
28.
62.4
64.4
Calm
E.
129
9
62.0
69.0
07.0
81.
88.
47.0
7.0
34.0
03.0 65.0
65.0 63.0
€3.0
88.
88.
61.4
61.4 IN.
E.
145
0.21
10
61.0
69.0
67.0
01.
87.
47.0
8.0
40.0
62.0
05.0 66.0
63.0
64.0
88.
88.
61.4
62.4
E.
E.
156
0.03
9
53.0
62.0
58.0
75.
78.
45.0
0.0
30.0
54.0
59.0
57.0
53.0
510
66.
6.5.
47.7
45.5 N.
N.
179
49.0
58.0
57.0
76. 72.
44.0
9.0
28.0
50.0
53.0
57.0
47.0
51,0
64.
65.
41.0
45.5
N.
N.
13-1
49.0
58.0
67.0
72.
76.
44.0
9.0 28.0 50.0 54.0
56.0
47.0 49.0 59.
60.
40.1
42.4 N.
¡N.
131
47.0
58.0 57.0
72.
76.
44.0
11.0
28.0
49.0 52.0 55.0
45.0
47.0
59.
56.
37.9
39.3 IN.
¡N.E.
133
47.0
61.0
59.0
7+.
79.
45.0
14.0
29.0
49.0
55.0
60.0
48.0
58.0
60.
62.
41.3
46.8
N.E.
¡S.
119
51.0
61.0
59.0
74.
79.
45.0
10.0
20.0
52.0
57.0 60.0
51,0
54.0
65.
66.
45.5
48.7
N.E.
N.E.
127
55.0 65.0 63.0
77.
81.
46.0
10.0
31.0
56.0
59.0
65.0
55.0
61.0
76.
78.
51.4
57.7
N.E.
¡N.
115
56,0
66.0
63.0
77.
81.
46.0
9.0 31.0 57.0
59.0 61.0
55.0
56.0
76.
72.
51.4
51.7
E.
¡N.
120
56.0
68.0
06.0
86. 79.
47.0 12.0
32.0
57.0
63.0 67.0
59.0
(2.0
77.
73.
55.6
58.0 S.E.
S. E.
131
55.0
63.0
59.0
79.
83.
47.0
8.0
32.0
57.0
67.0 59.0
52.0 54,0
70.
71.
47.4
49.5
S.E.
152
54.0
64.0
60.0
85.
79.
47.0
10.0
32.0
56.0 58.0
61.0
53.0 56.0
71.
72.
48.5
51.7 S.
W.
196
54.0
64.0
60.0
78.
85.
47.0 10.0
31.0
56.0 56.0
61.0
52.0
56,0
75.
72.
48.2
51.7 N.
W.
239
51.0
61.0
59.0
78.
70.
44.0
10.0
31.0
52.0
56.0
59.0
51.0 53.0
70.
66.
40.3
47.7
IN.
W
212
51.0: 63.0
60.0
82.
78.
45.0
12.0
33.0
52.0
56.0
60.0
51.0 55,0
70.
62.
46.3
49.0 N.
E.
268
0.20
53.0
62.0
59.0
77.
72.
44.0 9.0
28.0 55.0
57.0 57.0
54.0
54.0
81.
81.
51.2
51.2
Е.
E.
259
0.49
10
54.0
63.0
60.0
86. 82.
44.0 9.0
38.0
55.0
60.0
61.0 57.0
58.0
82.
82.
54.4
55.4
W.
246
10
42.0
52.0
49.0
72. 69.
41.0
10.0
28.0
44.0
47.0
48.0
42.0
43.0
67.
67.
30.4 37.5 N.
N.W.
261
38.0
49.0
47.0
70.
68.
39.0 11.0 29.0
40.0
43.0
47.0
37.0 40.0
59.
56.
29.8
32.2
N.
N.
204
37.0: 50,0
48.0
71. 68.
39.0
13.0
29.0
39.0
49.0
53.0
42.0
46,0
57.
59.
34.4 39.0
N.
N.
231
43.0
55.0 53.0
76.
69.
41.0
12.0
28.0
44.0
49.0
54.0
44.0
48.0
67.
G4.
38.6 42.1
N.
E.
226
6
30
Sunday,
30.15
30.07
43.0
55 0
53.0
76.
69.
41.0
12.0
28.0
44.0
51.0
55.0 47,0
49.0
74.
65.
42.8
43.2
E.
E.
279
9
31
Monday,
30.10
30.02
51.0
59.0
57.0
79.
72.
45.0
8.0
27.0 52.0
56.0
58.0
51.0
52.0
70.
66.
46.3
46.6
N.E.
E.
262
9
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Mean
30.15 30.07
52.6
62.0
59.7
79.
75.
45.0
9.6
30.2
53.7
57.7
63.6 53.1
55.1
80.
71.
49.2
56.0
180
1.01
Summary of January, 1875:-Mean Shade Temp.,
57.8
Total Rain fall,
1.01 inches.
Rain fell on
6 days.
1874:-
.59.5
0.33
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1873:--
.58.0
1.47
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1872:-
1871:-
.60.1
0.08
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"1
....63.1
0.07
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.60.2
0.30
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C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.
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