METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGH. 1,823 FEET.
THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
11TH
1876.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BARO-
METER
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12. Attd. Max. Min. Dry. [Wet.] Direct.] Force.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WEA BARO- THER. METER
0 TO 12. Atti, Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
WEA-BARO- THER. METER:
WINDS
0 TO 12.
THERMOMETER.
WEA BARO- THER. METER)
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO- THER. METERİ
0 TO 12. WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Atta. Max, Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force. i
24 hours.
Saturday,
4th
9
30.15 75.0
74.0 70,0]
b.c.
30.10178.0
Nov.,
Noon
3
30.07 76.0
:
30.09 75.5 78.0 72.0 74.0 69.5) 75.0 70.0
b.c.
:
b.c.
Sunday,
5th
9
30.18 68.5
·
70.0 66.0
b.c.
30.1271.0
**
:
:
77.0 71,0) NE 30,10 | 78.0 79.0 72.0 77.0 70.0 NE 30.0878.0
2
b.c.
**
30.09 79.0
75.0 69.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
:
69.5 65.5 E
3
b.c.m. 28.33 69.5
2
77.0 71.0 ENE
2
:
DO N
b.c.
80.07 | 78.0 76.0, 72.0 74.0 69.0) NE
Б
b.c.
..
:
71.5) 65,0| 70.0 65.5] E
3
69.0 66.0 E b.c.m. 28.28 71.0 71.0 64.5 70.0] 66.0] ENE
4 b.m.
4
b.c.m.
0.00
b.c.
30.03 79.0
69.0 64.0 N
3
co
0.11.
80.11 78.0]
Nov.,
3
co
Noon 30.1371.0 76.0 67,0 69.0 67.0 69.0 64.0
30.09 70,0
b.c.
b.c.
..
80.12 | 72.0) 78,0 66.5 70.0) 64.5] N 30.1072.0
4
0.m.
71.5 65.0 NNW
2
b.c.
..
:
30.04 77.0
:
:
: ;
74.0 69.0 NE
3
b.c.
:
69.8 65,0 E
2
:
:
b.c.m.) 28.2670,0
..
70.0 65.0 E
3
b.c.in.
:
70.0] 64.0] N
30.10 | 77,0 75.0 65.0 74,0 66.0 N
3
co co
3
b.c.
:
:
b.c.
62.5 58.5 NE
70.0 60.0 68,0 58.5| N
3
co co
b.c.
28.33 62.0
62.0 69.0 N
B
b.c.m.
b.c.
28.29 63.0 71.0 59.0 63.0 59.0 NW
4
b.c..
0.00
78.0 65.01 N
3
b.c.
:
:
62.5 57.8 N
4
b.c.
28.28 63.5
:
..
63.0 59.0 NW
4
b.c.ni.
Monday,
9
80.20 63,0
6th
Nov.,
ย
Noon 30.18 67.0 72.0 59.5 66,0 59.0| 30.16 68.0
::
62.0 59.0
b.c.
30.14 65.0
64.5 57.0 N
4
D.
30.14 74.0
63,0 57.0] N
5
b.c.
58.5 51.5 NW
3
00
b.c.
28.33 59.0
..
59.0 54.0 N
3
b.c.in.
..
64.0 58.0
Tuesday,
9
30.24 65,0
··
64.0 58.0
7th
Noon 30.20 67.0 70.0 60.0 66.0 60.0
Nov.,
3
30.15 08.0
Wednesday,
8th
Nov.,
9
30.28 67.5
67.0 57.5
66.0 59.0
Noon
30.18 | 69.5 71.0 63.0 68.0 59.5|
True wind cannot be registered.
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Do.
b.c.
b.c.
30.15 70.0
: ជ
:
:
30.18 68.0 70.0 60.0 69.0 60.0 NE
2
b.c.
30.14 74.0 75.0 68.0 67.0 58.5 NE
4
b.v.
:
:
63.0) 52,5 61.5 55.0 NW
2
b.c.
28.38 0 63.0 53.0 61.5 56.5 NW
4
b.c.m.
0.00
10:0
75.5 62.0 NE
2
b.
30.11 73.5
69.5 59.0 NE
**
4
b.v.
..
..
:
:
4
b.c.
30.20 | 66.0
67.0 59.0 NE
♡
ba
30.18 73.01
66.0; 56.0 N
5
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
:1:
3
**
30.15 71.0
70.0 61.0
b.c.
b.c.
30.16 72.0
:
:
Thursday,
ទ
30.26 66.0
65.0 59.0
b.c.
30.21 | 68.0
:
·
30.20 69.0 71.0 61.0 70.0 62.0 NW
30.1670.0
30.20 | 69.0}
30.21 70.0 75,0 65.0 71.0 61.0 Calm
70,0 63.0 NW
68.0 57.0 N
1
b.
30.17 71.0 71.0 59,066.0 56.0 NE
5
b.
72.0 62.0 NE
1
b.
30.1170.0
..
67.0 57.0 NE
4
b.c.
69.0 60.0 NE
3
0
ස ප
b.c.
80.18 73.0
69.0 59.0 N
4
b.c.m.
b.c.
30.14 72.0 72.0 62.0) 69.0 58.0 N
3
b.c.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:::
:
:
:
61.0 54.5 ENE
2
b.c.
28.30 01.0
--
:
61.0 55.5 NW
4
b.c.m.
60.0 52.0] ENE
3
b.m.
28.33 59.0
..
58.0 53.0 ENE
4
b.c.m.
:
:
62,5] 53,0| 61.0 53.0 E
1
b.m.
28.34 60.0 62.5 53.0 60.0 54.0 E
3
b.c.
€0.00
:
62.0) 55.0) Calm
0
b.m.
28.31 62.5
62.0 54.5 E
1
b.c.
:
63.254.0 E
2
b.c.m. 28.39 62.0
62.0 55.5 E
2
b.m.
++
65.0 57.5 65.0 55.0 Calm
0
b.c.m. 28.34 63.0 63.0 56.0 68,0 55,5 E
3
b.m.
0.00
form of
H
b.
30.11 72.0
70.0 60.0 SE
2
b.
:
1
D.
9th
Nov.,
3
Noon 30.20 | 68,5| 73,0 63,0| 67,0| 59.0) 30.1470,0
b.c.
30.21 69.0 74.0) 63,0| 70.0 58.0 NE
4
b.
:
:
:
:
66.5 37.2 SW
2
b.c.m. 28.31 63.0
:
..
:
62.5 65,0 NW
$
b.m.
59.5 52.0 N
3
b.c.
28.38 57.5
57.0 50.0 ENE
4
b.c.m.
:
69.0 56.0 62.0 51.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.34 61.0 64,0 54.0 61.0] 58.0 N
4
b.m.
0.00
Friday,
10th
*
30.17 66.0 Noon❘ 30.12 69.0 71.0: 62.0 68.0 59.5]
NOY.,
3
30.05 69.0
:
:::
69.0 59.0
b.
30.1.670.0
71.0 60.0 NE
63.0 51,0 NE
3
b.c.
28.80 64.5
......
63.5 54.0 NNE
4
b.m.
4
b.
..
:
Telegraph wire out of order.
65.0 58.0
b.
30.15 69.0
73,0 63.0 Calm
0
b.
68.0 59.0
b.
30.15 71.0 72.0 64,0 72.0 61.0 ENE 30.10❘ 72.0
2
O N
b.
b.
72.0 62.0 ENE
2
b.
:
:
:
::
:
:
63.5 52.0 NE
2
b.c.
28.33 61,0
65.0) 56,5 60.0 54.5 Calm
0
b.c.
63.0 54.0 E
1
b.c.
60.5 51.0 E 28.30 63.5 64.0 55.0 63.0 54.0 SE 63.0 55.0 E
28.24 64.0 ..
2
b.m.
2
b.m.
0.00
1
b.in.
:
NOVEMBER, 1876.
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; g. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; . thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; . 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.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description.of Wind.
Calen
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.. Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale Strong Gale
Whole Cale
Storm,
Hurricane.
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 to
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
201
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth water...
In which she could just carry in chase, full and by
3 to 4 71
(5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.. Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, & ©*...................... Close Reef and Courses
In which she could just bear close-recfed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles....
===RTRŽ
above 80
70 - 80
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