THE HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 2ND
DECEMBER, 1876.
535
1876.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WINDB
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
THER. METER
THER. METER
WEA BARO- THER. METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO- THER. METER
THERMOMETER.
0 To 12.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
RAIN FALL.
In inches
Attd./Max.] Min. Dry. | Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attu. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
[Attd. Max. Mín. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
WEA- THER. ¡during previous
24 hours.
Saturday, 9 30.21 67.0
66.0 62.0
b.c.
30.22 70.0
69.0 63.0] NE
1
b.c.
30.17 70.0
..
66.5 61.0 NE
3
b.c.
61.0 57.0 NNE
2
b.c.m. 28.40 58.5
58.5 56.5 E
3
b.m.
..
19
25th Noon 30.19 69.0 70.0 64.5 68,0 62.0
b.m.
30.22 700 72.0 65,0 71.0′ 64.0 Calm
0
b.
30.16 70.0 69,0] 64.0 68.0 61.0 NE
3
b.m.
Nov.,
8
30.14 70.5
:
69.0 63.0
b.c.
30.15 72.0
72.5 65.0] SW
1
b.
30.1170.5
68.0 62.0 E
2
b.m.
:
Sunday,
එ
9
30.23 65.5
64.0 60.0
b.
30.20 69.0
26th Noon 30.17 68.0 67.0 51.0 67.0 62.0
է.
189
69.5 63.0 ENE
2
b.
30.16 71,0
..
67.0 61.0 NE
5
b.m.
30.20 70.0 72.0 63.0 70.0 2.0 ENE
Nov.,
3 30.14 69.0
..
9
30.24 67.0
68.0 63.0
b.c.
30.15 69.0
Nov.,
03
Monday,
27th
Noon 80.19 67.5 70.0 64.0 66.0 60.5
30.12 67.5)
66.0 62.0
b.
30.19 70.0
:
:
Tuesday,
28th
9
30.19 69.0
66.0 61.0
68.0 63.0
Noon 30.14 73.0 74.5 64.5 72.0 64,5||
Nov.,
3
30,07 74,0
Wednesday,
29th
9 30.18 75.0
Noon 30.14 73.0 75.5 68.0 72.0 66.0||
:
73.0 65.0
69.0 64.0)
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.
4:
:
72.0 63.0 ENE
10 20
b.
30.15 70.5 69.0 62.5 67.5 60.0 NE
4
b.m.
•A
b.
30.11 71.0
68.0 58.5 NE
4
b.m.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
65,5 58.0) 65.5 59.0 Calm
0
b.c.m. 28.38 | 63.0 63,0 56.0 63.0 59.0 E
1
b.m.
0.00
68.0 60,5 NW
1
:
b.c.m. 28.89 65.0
..
63.0 57,5 NW
1
b.m.
:
..
61.0 56.0 NNE
2
b.m.
28.38 01.0
..
61.0 57.0 E
4
68.5 51.0 63.0 55.5 NE
8
b.m.
28.36 64.0] 63.0) 55,0 64.0 57.0 E
4
70.0 61,0 ENE
2 b.
30.16 | 70.0
66.0 60.0 NE
6
b.m.
30.19 70.0 74.0 65.0 70.0, 63.0 ENE
4
b.
30.14 70.0
b.c.
30.16 72.0
b.c.
:: 9
b.c.
30.10 74.0
:::
71.0 64.0 ENE
* A
b.
30.15 70.5, 68.5 64.5 66.5 60.5 NE
6 b.c.
b.
30.09 | 70.0;
.+
:
:
66.5 60.5, NE
6
b.m.
72.0, 66.0] Calm
0
b.
30.12❘ 72.0;
70.0 64.0 NE
3 b.c.
-
30.15 74.0 76.0 66.0 76.0 68.0 ENE
1
77.0 69.0 ENE
2
42
b.c.
30.11 72.5 72.0 64.0 71.0 65.5 NE
H
b.c.
b.c.
30.04 72.5
70.5 65.0 E
2
b.c.
:
b.c.
30.16 72.0
72.0 67.0 ENE
1
b.c.
30.12 | 73.0
700 66.0 NE
5
--
b.c.m.
b.c.
Nov.,
3 30.10 72.5
:
71.0 66.0
b.c.
80.14 74.0 78.0, 69.0 77.0) 67.0 ENE 30.10 75.0
:ཎྜཱ
:
75.0 68.0 ENE
2 2
b.
30.10 74.0 72.5 67.5 71.0 66.0 NE
5b.c.m.
::
b.
30.05 74.0
:
:
71.0 66.0 NE
5
b.c.
Thursday,
9 30.22 71.0
70.0 66.0
30th
Noon 30.19 72.5 75.5' 69.0 71.5 66,5
Nov.,
3 30.14 71.0
70.0 67.0
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
30.18 74.0
74.0 68.0 ENE
1
b.c.
30.14 73.0
700 66.0 NE
..
་་
:
:
30.18 74.0 77.0 69.0 73.0 68.0 ENE 30.16 74.0
J
g.
30.14 73.0 72.0 65.0 71.0 66.5 NE
6
73.0 68.0 ENE
2
g.
30.10 72.5
..
:
70.0 67,0 NE
G G7
6
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
Friday,
9
30.17 68.0
67.0 66.0
.t
1st
Noon
30.14 67.5, 74,0 66,5 66.0 65,5
Dec.,
3 30.07 67.0
66.0 65.0
o.c.r.
o.c.q.r. 30.14 72.0 69.0 66.0 ENE o.c.q.r. 30.13 72.0 74.0 67.0 69.5 67.0 ENE 30.08 72.0
6
69.0 66.0 ENE
6
co to co
o.r. 30.09 70.5
o.r.
o.r.
..
68.0 68.0 NE 30.08 71.0 71.5 65.0 67.0 67.0 NE 30.08 70.5 67.0 67.0 NE
00
o.m.
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8
o.d.
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8 o.d.
:
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ཁྱོ;,
:
62.5 54.5 NNE
2
b.m.
28.32 67.0
·
:
68.0 58.5 E
* * *
b.c.m.
--
61.5 55.0 NE
4
b.c.m. 28.37 60,0
..
··
:
60.0 55,0 E
6
Co
b.m.
b.m.
b.c.m.
0.00
63.0 59.0] 62.0 55.0 NNE
3
b.c.m. 28.35 63.0 63.0 56.0 62.5 57.0 E
6
b.m.
0.00
:
:
61.0 56.0 NE
4
b.m.
28.31 73.0
..
69.0 62.0 NNE
20
70.3 59.5 70,0] 61.0 NE
b.c.
3 b.c.
28.38 68.0
:
:
:
63.0 68.0 E
5
..
66,0 60.0' E
10
b.m.
:
28.85 69.0 70.5) 56.0 68.0 62.5 ESE
69.5 60.5 NNE
2 b.c.
28.34 73.0
:
··
68.5 62.0 ESE
2 2 2
b.m.
་
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
65,0 61.0 NE
5
LO
b.c.m. 28.36 64.0
64.0 61.0 E
4
71.5 63.5 69.0 62.0 E
4
b.c.m. 28.34 68.0 70.0] 61.0 67.0 63.0 ENE
3
+♡
b.c.
b m.
0.00
:
:
67.5 59.5 E
3
b.c.m.] 28.30 | 70.0
..
65.0 62.0 NE
4
b.c.q. 28.38 65.0
70.0 63.0 65.5 61.5 ENE
6
o.q.m. 28.35 65.0 70.0 61.0 65.0 62.0 E
:
:
:ཛྱ
:
66.0 61.0 E
4
b.m.
64.5 62.3 ENE
4
b.c.
:
5
b.m.
0.00
64.0 62.0 ENE
3
$
0.q.m. 28.29 | 63.0
:
63.0 62.0 E
G
b.m.
:
61.9 61.9 E
5
f.q.d.
28.31 61.0
61.0 61.0 E
c
6
q.r.f.
1
66.0 61.0 61.5 61.5 E
5
..
61.0 61.0 E
5
10 10
~
7
q.r.f.
0.47
--
6 r.f.
.f.q.d. 28.27 60.5 65.0 60.0 60,5| 60.0 E f.q.d. 28.25 60,0 60.0 60.0 E
STATE OF WEATHER:~b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g, squally; . rain; s. snow; t. thunder; «. 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.
to denote
Figures
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze.
Fresh Breeze
Strons
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.
Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
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
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 11
5 to 6
Royals,
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs 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 Foles.
of the
Wind.
0 to 2
0
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888882220CON
52
61
70
above 80
1