484
THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
11TH
1876.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
Cape d'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET,
POLICE STATION, GAP.
HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
BARO-
HOUR.
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12. Attd. Max. Min,Į Dry. | Wet. Direct. Force.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO-
THER. METER
0 To 12. Attd.Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO- THER. METER
WINDS
◊ TO 12. Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO-
0 TO 12.
THER. METER|
WEA-BARO- THER. METER|
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet, Direct.
Forca.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wot. Direct, Force.
VICTORIA PEAK.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL
WEA-
THER. during previous
24 hours.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
In inches
Saturday,
28th
October,
9
30.10 | 74.0
Noon
3
73.0 69.0
30.0877.5 79.0] 71.5 76.0 71.0|
**
0.0.
b.c.
30.04 77.0..
:
76.0 73.0
b.c.
:
:
30.04 76,0 76.0 74.0 NE 20.03 79.0 80.0 72.0 79.0 79.0] NW 30.0879.0
2
b.c.
30.03 | 77.0j
74.0 69.0 N
1
o.m.
68.0 64.0 N
2
:
0.7.
28.29 67.01
66.5 64.0 NNE
8
c.m.
:སྶ
2
79.0 79.0 NW
2
NŃ
b.c.
30.03 79.0 80.0 69.0 77,0| 70,0| NE
2
b.c.
73.5 64.5 73.0 68.0 N
2
b.c.v.
28.28 | 71.5 71,5 64.0 71.0] 68.5 NNE
1
b.c.m.
b.c.
29.99 79,0
:
77.0 71.0 NE
4
b.c.
71.0 68.0 NNE
1
b.c.v
28.25 70.5
..
70.0 68.0 NW
1
b.c.m.
Sunday,
9
30.15 75.0
74.0 69.0
b.c.
30.08 78.0
78.0 77.0 NE
2
b.
30.07 | 77,0|
76.0 71.0 N
3
b.c.m.
29th
October,
Noon 80.13 | 78.0|80.0) 72,0| 77,0| 70,0
b.c.
3
30.0979.0
79.0 75.0
b.c.
..
:
30.10 79.0 81.0 73.0 79.0 79.0 NE 30.08 80.0
2
b.c.
30.08 79.0 79.0 68.0 77.0 71.0 N
3
b.c.
80.0] 80.0] NNE
1
b.c.
30.07 79.0
77.0 71.0 N
2
b.c.
··
Monday,
30th
October,
9
30.1873.0
78.01 67.0
b.c.
30.10 76.0
Noon 30.14 75.5 76.5 69.5 74,0| 68.0
8
30.1077.0
Tuesday,
31st
October,
ย
30.18 78.0
..
76.0 68.0]
72.0 68.0
Noon 30.13 75.0 78.5 70.5 74.0 66.0|
3
30.07 76.0
..
75.0 67.0
cannot be registered..
Do.
b.c.
30.10 78.0 80.0 71.0 78.0 79.0 NNE
b.c.
30.09 80.0
..
b.c.
30.12 76.0
:::
76.0 75.0] NNE
4
b.c.
30.10 78.0
*
75.0 68.0 N
5
b.c.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
::
0.14
..
69.5 66.0 ENE
4
b.c.
28.33 68.01
67.5 65.5 NNE
3
b.c.ni
A
78.0 67.5 72.0 66.0 ENE
2
b.c.
28.82 71.0 71.0 63.5 70.0 67.0) NNE
2
b.c.m.
0.04
2
b.c.
30.09 80.0 80.0) 68.0] 81.0 71.5 N
3
b.c.
80.0 79.0 ENE
2
b.c.
30.0577.0
76.0 68.0 N
2
b.c.
76.0 75.0 NNE
4
b.
30.10 | 77.0
75.0 67.0 N
3
b.c.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
::
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72.0 66.0 N
1
b.c.
28.30 70.0
69,5| 66.5 NNE
1
b.c.
..
68.5 63.0 N
3
b.c.
28.84 65.5
..
65.0 62.5 N
3
ය
b.c.
72.5 63.0 70.5 68.5 N
2
b.c.
28.33 68.5 70.0 61.0 68.0 64.5 NE
2
b.c.
0.00
71.7 66.0 Calm
0 b.c.
28.30 69.0
..
68.5 67.0 Calm
0
b.c.v.
68.5 68.0 N
3
b.
28.35 | 65,5
65.0 61.5] NNE
3
b.c.
b.
b.
30.12 78.0 82.0) 71.0 78.0 78.0 NE 30.0879.0
2
b.c.
30.09 79.0 82.0 73.0 78.0 68.0 N
79.0 79.0 SW
1 b.c.
30.03 77.0|
:
76.0 67.0 SE
Co o
b.
72.5 63.5 70.0 70.0 N
2
b.c.
28.33 69.0 69,0| 61.5| 68.5| 65.0 NNE
2
b.c.
0.00
2
D.
Wednesday,
9
30,1573.0
72.0 65.0
1st
Noon❘ 30.10 76.0 78,5 69,5| 75.0 66.0|
True wind
b.c.
30.08 176.0
76.0 76.0 NE
2
b.
30.08 78.0
··
75.0 63.0 N
.1
b.
b.c.
30.08 78.0 80.0 70.0 78.0 78.0 SW
1
b.
`30.05 | 77.0 82.0 67.5 74.0 65.0 N
2
b.
Nov.,
3 80.03 76.0
75.0 67.0
:
b.c.
30.06 79.0
79.0 79.0 ESE
1
b.c.
30.02 77.0
:
:
75.0 66.0 E
2
D.
:
A
Thursday,
2nd
9
30.1073.5)
72.0 70.0
b.c.
30.08 76.01
·
| 76,0| 76.0 ENE
1
b.c.
30.04 76.0
74.0 67.0 NE
1
b.c.
Noon 30.07 74.0 78.0 69.0 73.0 68.5|
b.c.
30.06 | 73.0 83.0 70.0 73.0 78.0] ENE
I
b.c.
30.04 | 77.0 82.0 68.0 75.0 68.0 E
2
b.c.
:
:
:
::
::
:
:
75.0 72.0) S
1
b.c.
28.27 71.0
:
:
69.5 65.0 SE
1
b.c.
:
69.0 61.0 N
2
b.m.
28.32 67.0
74.0 63.5 71.2 62.5 Calm
0
b.m.
:
74.0 66.0 Calm
0
b.c.m. 28.24 71.0
::
66,0| 60,5; ENE
1
b.c.m.
28.30 69.0 71.0 61.0 68.5 62.5 N
H
b.c.m.
0.00
70,0| 65,0| SE
1
b.c.m.
:
70.0 65.0 NE
2
b.e.m. 28.28 | 68.0
Nov.,
3
30.0275.0
:
73.0 69.0
b.c.
30.06 76.0
76.0 80.0) ESE
1
b.c.
29.99 | 77.0
74.0 68.0 E
3
b.c.
:
화 :
75,0 65,0 69.5| 63,8) NE
2
ลง
b.c.m. 28.24 | 08,0| 70.5 63.0 67.5 63.0 ESE
..
09.0 648 NE
2
b.e.m. 28.22 | 68.0
:
::
..
68.0 63.0 ESE
8
co
b.c.
3
b.c.
..
67.5 63.0 E
3
b.c.
::
0.00
Friday,
9
a
30.09 75.0
•
74.0 70.0|
b.c.
30.04 76.0
76,0| 76.0|| ENE
1
b.c.
3rd
Noon 30.06 76,5 78.0 70.8) 75,0] 70,5|
b.c.
30.06 77.0 78.0 72.0 77.0 78.0 ENE
2
Nov.,
3
30.02 | 76,0
:
75.0 71.0
b.c.
80.03 80.0
80.0 79.0) ENE
2
b.c.
b.c.
74.0 70.0 NE
80.0377.0 30.04 79.0 77.0 72.0 75.0 70.0 NE 75.0 71.0 E
29.98 78.0
b.c.
:
69.5 67.0 ENE
3
b.c.m. 28.28 67.0
3
b.e.
3
b.c.
..
:
::
::
71.0 66.5 71.0 67.0] ENE
2
70.3 66.0 E
1
b.c.m. 28.26 | 70,5] 70.0 64.5 70.0 68.0 E 70.0 67.0 E
b.c.m. 28.22 7
::
67.0 65.5 E
3
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m.
0.00
8
b.c.m.
Page
1
NOVEMBER,
1876.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clonds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hall; 1. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; . thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. 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., &c.
1
Figur36
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze
Gentle Breeze ・・・ Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale..
Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Storm..
12
Hurricane. •••
Figures
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.
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
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..
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royals,
&c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails. full and by...*
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &C.--
Close Roefa and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresall Undor Storm Staysail
Bare Poles. • • • • • • • • • •
above 80
12
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