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THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
2ND
SEPTEMBER,
1876.
369
1876.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTT: RS' ISLAND.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR, IIEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP.
FIEIGHT 1,300 FELT.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET,
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE,
HOUR.
BATO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO-!
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
WINDS
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THER. METER;
Atid. Max.) Mia, Dry, Wet. Direct. Force.
( TO 12.
Attd. Max. Mín. Dry. Wet. Direct, Force.
WEA BARO- THER. METER
0 To 12.
WEA-BARO-
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
WA-BARO-
0 TO 12. WEA-
In inches
THER. METER
THE
METER:
THER, during previous
Atul Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry, Wet, Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
24 hours.
Saturday, 9 29.80 81.0 80.0 76.0 25th Noon 29.50 $1.5 84.0 75.0 81.0|| 77.0; August. 3 29.77 82.0 $1.0 77.0
b.c.p. 29.73 82.0 82.0 79.0 SSE b.c. 29.73 82.0 83.0 74.0 83.0 79.0 SSE b.c.m. 29.74; 84.0
1
b.c.
29.78 $1.0.
80.0 78.5 NE
1
b.c.m.
75,0° 75.0 ENE
2 0.4.
28.01 74.0
73.5 78.5! ESE
2
f.
1
b.c.
29.74 81.5 81.5, 72.0 78.0 77.0 NE |
2
b.c.m.
79.7 76.7 75.0 74.0 ENE
1
28.03 74.5 71,0 70.0 73.5 73.40 E
1.91
$4.0 79.0 SSE
J
b.c.
29.73 $3.0:
80.0 78.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
Sunday,
27th
August,
29.82 78.5
Noon 29.83 | 80.5 84,0| 77.5 80.0 77.0 29.80 82,5
13
78.0 76.0
0.c.r.
29.77 81.0
$1,078.0 Calm
0
o.г.
29.75 80,0
77,0 76.0 NE
0.1.
:
:
0.0.
29.7781.5 84.0 78.0 78.0, 78.0 NW
I
0.c.
29.76 | 80.0 81.5 75.0 80.0 78.0 NE
2
: ུ
0.m.
:
82.0) 77.0
b.c.
29.77 83,0
:
28t
Monday, J
Noon
29.92 81.5
80.0 78.0
b.c.
29.8% 82.0!
::
70.0 78.0 NW
b.c.
20.77 81.0
--
80.0 78.0 NE
2
b.c.m.
81.0 79.0 SW
b.c.
29.85 82.0
81.5 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
:
:
:
:
:
:
75.5 78.5 ENE
72.8 72.0 NE
76.0 72.0 74.0 72.5' NE
76,074 0 NE
13
0.0.
28.01! 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
4
c.nl.
༣་
1.r.
28.04; 71.5;
י.
710 71.0 N
3
d.f.
K
0.11.
28.06 74.0 78.0 70.51 78,0! 73,0| N
*:
c.m.
0.37
5
0.
28.04, 71.0.
73.0, 72.0 NW
1
c..
:
August.
>>
..
29.93 83.5 85.0 79.0 82.0| 79.0) 29.91 86.0
85,079.0!
Tuesday, 9 29.92 82.0
81.0; 76.0
:
20th Noon 29.92 86.0 88.0 80.0 85,0| 78.0|
August, 3 29.87 86.0
85.0, 79.0
:
Wernesday,
9
29.90 | 82.0;
Both
August,
29.85 | 86,0
Thursday,
9
29.90 79.0
$1.0 79.0
Noon 29.88 81.5 58.0, 80.5 83.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29 85 81.0 84.0 78.0 84.0 79.0 SW
b.c.
29.8683.0 84.0 76.0 83.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
i
T
b.c.
29.85 85.0|
85,0 80.0 SW
b.c.
29.95 84.0
84.0 50.0 SI
3
b.c.
76.5 75.0 SW
79.3 78.5 79.5 76.0 SW
80.0 765 SW
2
b.c.
28.16 | 73.5!
72.5 72.0, W
f.
2
جه
b.c.
28.16 75.0 71.5 70.5, 74.0 79.5' WNW
2
b.c.
0.00
རྩྲི:
*
b.c.
28.15
76.0 78.0 W
2
b.c.v. I
b.c.
29.86 81.0,
83.0 81.0 SW
1
-
b.c.
29.86 | 84.0
83.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
Do.
b.c. 29.86 85.0 86.0 80.0 84.0 80.0 SW
1
b.c.
29.86 85.0 86.0 77.0 85.0 S15 SW
2
b.e.v.
:
:
77.5 76.0 SW
1 b.c.
78.16 75.5,
75.0 74.0; SW
2
b.c.
:
:
80.5 78.5, 80,5; 77,5! SW
1
b.c.
28.15 77.0 76.5 72.5 76.0 75.0 SW
b.c.v.
0.00
b.c.
29.84 85.0
85.0; 81.0 W
1
b.c.
29.82 85.0
84.0 81 0 SW
b.c.
:
77.5 75.5 SW
2
h.c.
28.10 75.0
74.0 73.5 SW
X
ᎠᎴ .
:
b.c.
29.81, 84.0
82.0 80.0; SW
1
e.p.
29.84 84.0'
82.0. 80,0 WSW
b.c.
:
76.8 76.0, Calm
0
0.
28.13 | 75.5
75.0 74.0° SW
b.c.m.
··
| 85.0 79.0
b.c.
b.c.
29.84 85.0 86.0 79.0; 81.5, 80.5 SW
1
b.c.
29.81 85.0 67.0 78.0 85.0' 81.0 SW
*
b.c.
:
81.0 74.3 79.5 76.0 S
1
b.c.
28.1277.0 76.5 73.0 76.0 74.0 S
2
ཏུ
c.m.
0,03
29.82 80.0!
1:
84.5 80.0| SW
2
b.c.
29.8084.0
81.0, 79.0 SW
>
b.c.t.
:
78.0 75.0 Calm
0
0.0.
28.0976.0
75.0 78.5 S
3
c.m.l.
78.0 76.0 31st Noon 29.91 80.5 87.0 79.0 79.0 77.0! August, .3 29.90, 78.0 77.0 76.0
0.c.p. 29.83 | 82.0|
79.5 77.0 ESE
1 c.p.
29.84 | 82.0
82.0 76.0 N
o.m. t.
0.c.
o.c.r.
:
..
:
29.85 83.0 86.0 77.0) 81.0, 77.0 ESE 29.86 | 82.0 78.0 78.0) SE
1
c.r.
29.85 82.0 80.0 76.0 79.0 78.0 SE
o.m.t.
}
c.r.
Friday,
1st
y
Хоол
Sept., 3
29.99 | 79.0| 78.0, 77.0 29.99 80.0, 82.0; 76.0; 79.0 77.0' 29.96 84.0
b.c.m. 29.90 | 81.0|
79.5 77.0 Calm
0
سے
0.r.
:
:
:
:
76.2 78.3) Calm
S
b.c.
28.12 78.5
| 73.0 72.5 SE
1
c.m.p.
80.0 74.0 75.0 71.5' E
1
f.r.t.
28.18 75.0 77.5, 71.5 74.0 78.5 SE
f.p.
0.25
72.0 72.0 E
f.r.t.
28.11 72.5
72.0 72.0 SE
5
f.q.r.
:
76.5 75.5 Calm
0.
28.20 75.0
74.5 74.0 SSE
f.
Telegraph wire out of order.
b.c.
83.0 79.0
79.0།
29.9283.0 82.0 75.0 81.0 79.00 E b.c.m. 29.92 | 84.0]
c.p.
82.0 79.0 SE
1 b.c.
77.0) 70.5) 76.0 75.5 Calm
75.0 74.5 S
f.p.
3 o.f.
28.22 | 76.0, 75,6| 70.0 75,0; 74.0! S 28.20 75.0
f.
1.30
74.0 73.0 SSE
c.m.
Wind.
0
37-44
53
61 - 69
70 - 80
above 80
............... | | | | 3
52
60
Figures
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-o-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
to denote
the Force
of the
at a distance unusually visible; . wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER :-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d, drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; 7. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast ; p. passing showers; q. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; thunder; v. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; r. visibility. Objects NOTE :—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
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0
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze
3
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze.
Fresh Breeze
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.
Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
IL
Storm.
12
Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage way,
With which the above Ship with al sail ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in sinooth
water....
In which she could just carry in chase, full and by
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
Donble Reefs and Jib. &c.
Triple Reefs, &c.............
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and rested Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Figures
to dopte the Force
Description of Wind.
of the
Wind.
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