THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
19TH AUGUST,
1876.
355
NCORSEE9888
0 to 2
10
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气
30
36
44
52
60
61
69
70 80
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above 80
*=989RTRŽ
1876.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS,
CATE D'AGUILAR HEIGHT 170 FEIT.
POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,800 FEAT.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,822 FEE
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12. Attd. Max. Min. Dry. | Wet. Direct. Force.
WINDS
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THE MOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO-
THER. METER
0 TO 12.
Att. Max Min. Dry, Wet. Direct.
WEA BARO- THER, METER
Forte.
0 TO 12. Attd. Mas, Min. Dry. Wet. Diree,, Foree.!
WEA-BATO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WINDS
RAIN PALI..
WA-BARO- THEMETER
THERMOMETER,
◊ TO 12.
WE
THEL
In inches
THER. MULTER¦
Atta. Max, Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
|Attd.|Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Na previous
24 hours.
Saturday,
29.8184.0
83.0 79.0
b.c.
29.76 81.0
83.0 79.5 Calm
0
b.c.
29.76 84.0
84.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
78.0 76.0 SSW
2
b.c.
28.00 75,5
:
12th Noon 29.8187.0 89.0 81.0 80.0 82.0
b.c.
29.76 84.0 85.0 78.0 85.0 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
29.75 86.0 $7,0, 78.0! 86.0; 82.0 SW
2
b.e.v.
80.5 74.5 80.3) 76,3) SSW
3
74.5 73.0 SW b.c.v. 23.05 | 76,5; 76,5 72.0 75.0 73.0 SW
3
C.
b.e.x
0.00
August,
3
20.75 88.0
87.0 80.0
b.c.
29.74 86.0
86.5 81.0 SW
2
|b.c.
29.72 88.0
87.0, 82.0 SW
b.c.
80.0, 76.0 SSW
2
b.c.
28.02 | 77.0
76.0 74.0! SW
售
b.c.v.
Sunday,
13th
August,
9
29.79 86.0
85.0 80.0!
b.c.
29.71 85.5
85.5 82.0' SW
I
b.c.
29.73 85.0
85.0 81.0; SW
1).c.
77.0 77.0 SW
1
f.
28.02 - 76.0
75,0| 75,0! W
1
c.f.
Noon 29.77 89.0, 91.0 82.9 83.01 82.0 29.78 87.0
8
b.c.
29,7186.0 89.0 80.0 86.0 85.0: SW
CC
b.c.
29.78 86.0 87.0 80.0 86.0 83.0 SW
b.c.
$1.
76.0 80.0; 78.0 SW
4
0.
28.02 77.077,0 78.5 76.9) 75.5| SW
4
c.f.
0.00
86.0' 81.0
b.c.
29.7 86.0
Monday. 9
14th
August,
29.80, 81.0 $1.0 79.0 Noon 29.80 80.0 82.5 79.5 80.0 77.0 29.75 82.0;
o.c.r.
29.73 83.0
+
82.0 79.0;
Tuesday,
29.80 81.0
··
80.0 77.0
15th
Noon 29.76 82.0 84.0 77.0 81.0 78.0
15
3
August,
Wednesday, E
Lith
August,
29.71 $1.0
29.77 78.0
Noon 20.7977.0 84.0 75.0 77.0 76.0
..
80.0 78.0
:
:
77.0, 75.0
Truc
wind cannot be registered.
Do.
o.c.r.
29.75. 82.0 85.0, 77.0 79.0 78.0 sw
:: 2
SG.0 84.5 SW
b.c.
29.70 86.0
$4.0 82.0 SW
**
b.c.
:
73.0 77.0 SW
4
gh
0.
¿
28.00 76.0!
:
75.8 75.51 SW
5
f.w.
815 80.0 SW
!
0.1.
29.74 83.0,
81.0 79.0 NE
:
0.1.
29.75 82.0, 87,0 75,0| 78.0 77.0, SE
76.0) 75.0; Calm
81.5 74.5 79,5 74.0] SW
0
1.
28.03 74.5.
74.0 78.0, W
f.r.
:
ru
b.c.
29.73 82.0
..
80.6 79.0 SW
عيم
b.c.
29.71 | 83.0
83.0 79.0 SW
་
2
b.c.
་ ་
0.c.r.
20.72 72.0
O.C.
O.C.
..
83.0 78.0 ENE 29.78 83.0 85.0 76.0 84.0 78.5 ENE 83.0 79.0 ENE
29.70 83.0!
3
میں
o.".
29.72 81.0
77.0 76.0 NE
3
1.
4
b.c.
29.71 82.0 84.0; 75,0| 79,0| 77.0] SW
0.01.
::
пора
c.q.r.
29.6681.0
78.0 77 0 NE
0.4.
o.c.r.
29.78 80.0
78.0 76.5 E
2
0.1.
29.73 79.0!
77.0 76.0 SE
1.
:
:
o.c.r.r. 29.74 80.0 83.0 75,0 77.0 76.0 E
2
o.r.
29.7777.0
··
77.0 76.0
0.C.
29.74, 80.0
79.0 77.0 ENE
0.1.
: |
29.75 79.0 81.0 72.0 75,0' 75.0 S
29.74, 79.0;
r.r.
:
77.01 77.01 E
-1
o.in.
:
:
Thursday, H
17010
29.91 81.0 80.0; 78.0 Noon 29.92 81.5 83.0 76.0 81.0 77.01
August,
20
29.91 78.0
78.0 76.0!
0.c.r.
$1.5 78.0 E
o.c.m. 29.88 | 82.0. o.c.m. 29.85 83.0 82.0 75.0 82.5 80.0, E 70.0 78.0 ESE
29.86 82.0
2
0.0.
20.85 $1.0
80.0 78.0 E
3
10
0.11.
:
:
OT.
29.87 81.0 82.0 74.0 81.0 79.0 E
3
0.m.
4
o.p.r. 29.85 78.0
77.0 77.0 E
4
Hin
0.1.
Friday,
6
29.95 82.0
$1.0; 78.01
b.c.
18th
| Noon 29.94 S5.0 86.0 76.0 84.0 80.0
August,
3 29.87 85.0
85.0 79.0
b.c.
b.c.
:
84.0 80.5 Calm
29.87 82.0 29.87 84.0 85.0 77.0 85.0, 80.0 SW 81.0 80.0 WSW:
20.84 84.0
0
b.c.
•
1 b.c.
1
b.c.
77.0 74.0 NE
29.87 82.0' 29.88 82.0 84.0 74.0, 83.0 30.0 E 29.81183.0
4
o.m.
:
28.1678.5 78.0 71.0 77.5, 75.5 NNE 77.5 76.0 Calm
28.10 78.5
STATE OF WEATHER :-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; } passing showers; 7. squally; r. rain; s. snow: . thunder: . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility 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.
=
Oljeets
b.c.
84.0 81.0 SW
3
L.c.
:
..
: : :
:
r.
78.0, 76 0 SW
1
b.
28.01 | 78.01
77.0 70.7! Calm
73.0 72.5 NE
11.
28.02 73.5
72.5, 72.0 NE
4 f.d
(
785 72.5 75.5 73.0 NE
G
c.
28.00 74.0 77.5; 72.0 73.0 725, NE
79.8 73.8 NE
7
f.r.
27.95 74.0
$78.0 73.0°E
72.0 72.0 SSW
4
4.r.
28.00 71.5
710 710 SE
..
fapr.
76.6 70.5 71.0, 710) SSW
(1.2.
78.0 78.0 SSW
3
qr.
27.90 71.5
75.5 73.5 NE
6
0.4.
28.18 78.5!
73.0 72.0' SE
76.5 72.0 76.9] 75,0) NE
6
0.4.
28.13, 71.5 71.0 70.5 74,0; 78,0' SE
73.0 72.5 NE
6
q.r.
28.12 78.0
72.5 72.0 SE
76.0, 74.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.16 | 76.0,
75.0 74.0 ENE
"
c.m.
80.0 72.01 80,0° 75,0) N
3
b.c.
0.00
79.0 76.5 N
1 b.c.
2 cm.
28.03 74.0 76.0 78.0; 78.5| 72.4 W
4.57
:
c.m.
0.84
:
27.9971.0 74.0 70.01 70.5; 70.5; S
71.0!
71.0 71.0 SSE
2.84
:
2.19
:
e.m.
Figuros
to denote
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
the Force
per Hour in Miles.
of the
Wind.
Wind,
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze..
Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Presh Gale Strong Gale Whole Gale
Storm.
Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
וז
water.
With which the above Ship with all sail (I to ? knots set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 15 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Rects and Jib, &c. full and by
Triple Reefs, &c..... Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare l'oles. - - -
Figures to denote
the Force
Description of Wind.
of the