THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST AUGUST, 1875.
No. 152.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of July, 1875, is published for general By Command,
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st August, 1875.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
329
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit,)
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF
WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
MAX. SUN, MIN. SUN, BULB ON
DIUR-
NAL
RANGE,
BULB
IN
VACUO.
Ex- GRASS. IN POSED.
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon.
Temp. at
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
=-100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
MOVE-
MENT
DURING
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
24 hours OCS 24
CLOUD.
Ozone.
0-10.
0-10.
IN MILES, HOURS,
12
24
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Hours. Hours.
1
Thursday,
29.74
29.70
85.0
84.0
80.0
83.0 87.0
148.
120.
73.0
8.0
47.0
78.0
84.0
85.0 80.0 81.0 80
77.4
80
78.4 E.
S.E.
231
0.41
8
9
2.
4.
2 Friday,
29.77
29.70 83.0
85.0
80.0
88.0
87.0
136.
119.
73.0
8.0
46.0
78.0
83.0
85.0
79.0
81.0
80
76.3
80
78.0 S.E.
IS.E.
259
1.26
10
4.
3 Saturday,
29.84
29.85 84.0
86.0
80.0
88.0
87.0
146.
12. 74.0
8.0
46.0
79 0
84.0
86.0
80.0
82.0
80
80
77.4
79.4 S.
S.E.
198
0.04
3.
4 Sunday,
29.85
29.88
85.0
86.0 80.0 88.0
87.0
152.
127.
74.0
8.0
53.0
79.0
85.0
86.0 81.0
82,0
80
78.4
79.4
E.
S.E.
182
3.
5 Monday,.
20.88
29.85 85.0
28.0 80.0
83.0
87.0 154.
128.
74.0
8.0
54.0
79.0
85.0
88.0 $1.0
84.0 80
81
78.4
81.5 S.
W.
190
3.
6 Tuesday,
20.86
29.84
85.0 89.0
80.0
89.0 83.0
154. 129.
75.0
9.0
54.0
80.0
85.0
89.0 81.0.
85.0
80
81
78.4
82.5 Calm
W.
281
1.
7
Wednesday,
29.85
29.83 85.0
86.0
80.0
88.0
87.0
148. 122. 75.0
8.0
47.0
80.0
86.0
85.0
80.0
81.0
76
76
76.7
77.8 S.
E.
192
1.
8
Thursday,
29.79
29.74
85.0 80.0
80.0
88.0
87.0
148.
119.
75.0
8.0
44.0
80.0
85.0 86.0
80.0 81.0
76
76
76.7
77.8 E.
¡S.W.
211
0.10
2.
9
Friday,
29.65
29.73
85.0 87.0
80.0
83,0
87.0
145.
118.
75.0
8.0
43.0
80.0
85.0
87.0
80.0
82.0
76
77
76.7
78.8 S.
S.W.
219
0.12
10 Saturday,
29.73
29.65 85.0
86.0
81.0
88.0
87,0
122. 111.
76.0
7.0
35.0
81.0
85.0
80.0
86.0
81.0
76
76
76.7
77.8
W.
S.W.
231
0.05
2.
11 Sunday,.
29.68
20.60
85.0
860 81.0 83.0
87.0
116. 108.
76.0
7.0
32.0 81.0
85.0
88.0
80.0
81.0
76
76
76.7
77.8 W.
S.W.
254
0.21
8
12 Monday,
29.60 29.54
84.0
84.0
80.0 87.0
86.
94.
86.0
75.0
7.0
11.0
79.0
84.0
84.0
80.0 80.0
80
80
77.4
77.4 W.
S.W.
316
.16
9
13 Tuesday,..
29.65
29.60
83.0
83.0
80.0
86.0
85.0
94.
74.0
86.
6.0
12.0
78.0
83.0
83.0
70.0
78.0 80
70
76.3
74.7 S.E.
W.
321
.36
9
14 Wednesday,
29.68 20.64 85.0
87.0
80.0
89.0
88.0
146.
119.
9.0
75.0
44.0
89.0
85.0 87.0 81.0
83.0
80
81
78.4
80.4
W.
W.
282
.22
8
15
Thursday,
29.55
29.65
85.0
86.0
80.0
89.0
88.0
150.
122.
75.0
9.0 47.0
80.0 85.0
86.0 81.0
82.0 80
80
78.4
79.4
E.
E.
219
16 Friday,
29.58
29.49
85.0
86.0
80.0
89.0
88.0
150.
122.
75.0
9.0 47.0
80.0
85.0
86.0
81.0
82.0 80
80
78.4
79.4 E.
E.
194
8
17
Saturday,
29.48
29.44
84.0
85.0
81.0
89.0
88.0
150. 122.
76.0
8.0
46.0
81.0
84.0
85.0
80.0
81.0
76
76
76.7
77.8 S.W.
W.
211
.93
10
18
Sunday,
29.59
29.56
82.0
83
88.0 80.0
87.0
108.
127.
74.0
19
Monday,.
29.65
29.66
20 Tuesday,
29.80
29.75
82,0 87.0
83.0
82.0
77.0 86.0
85.0
88. 83.
77.0
88.0 87.0
138.
112.
21 Wednesday,
29.75
29.70
82.0 86.0
78.0
88.0
87.0
142.
115
9.0
72.0
11.0
73.0
76.9
8.0 34.0
11.0
39.0
79.0 82.0 77.0 82.0
82.0
78.0
83,0 79.0 80.0
85
85
77.0
78.0 [E.
215
2.54
10
10
83.0
85
80.0
79.0
85
77.0
78.0 IS.W.
E.
209
.79
10
10
87.0 79.0 83.0
85
81
77.0
80.0 E.
E.
191
.17
10
7
10.0 30.0
82.0
80.0
86.0 78.0
82.0
80
80 75.3
79.4 E.
E.
215
.9
8
22 Thursday,
29.60 29.52
81.0
83.0
78.0 87.0 86.0
136. 110. 73.0
9.0 37.0
78.0
83.0
81.0
79.0
77.0
80
80
76.3
74.3 N.
E.
209
4.83
9
23 Friday,
29.53
29.60
78.0
80.0
77.0 80.0
85.0
92.
90.
24 Saturday, ·
29.78
29.75
81.0
81.0
82.0 75.0
81.0
85.
85.
73.0
7.0
72.0
9.0 17.0
78.0
78.0
80.0
75.0
77.0
84
85
72.9
75.0 N.W.
S.W.
329
1.49
10
10
13.0
70.0
81.0 78.0
81.0
78.0
85
85
76.0
76.0 W.
S.W.
200
2.76
10
10
25 Sunday,
29.92
29.88
82,0
84.0
78.0
87.0 86.0
129.
107. 74.0
33.0
9.0
78.0
82.0
84.0 78.0 80.0
80
80
75.3
77.4 E.
E.
211
1.76
9
26 Monday,
29.84
29.88
27 Tuesday,.
29.88
29.84
28
Wednesday,
29.85
86,0
83.0
80.0 79.0
83.0 29.80 83.0 86.0 79.0
79.0 88.0 | 87.0
139.
111.
74.0
9.0 37,0
78.0
83.0
86.0
79.0 82.0
80
80
76.3
79.4 S.E.
S.E.
199
.07
8
88.0
87.0
143.
118. 75.0
79.0 83.0
88.0 87.0
146. 119.
29 Thursday,
29.84
29.80
83.0 86.0 79.0
88.0
87.0
148. 121.
30 Friday,
29.84
29.80
83.0
84.0
70.0
87.0
86.0
136.
31
Saturday,
29.81
29.78
83.0
84.0
79.0 87.0 80.0 99.
111.
87.
Mean
29.74
29.73
83.4
85.0
79.2
87.6
86.6
132.
112.
74.6
Summary of July, 1874:-Mcan Shade Temp.,
.83.8
Total Rain fall,
9.0 43.0
86.0 82.0
79.0
83.0
79.0
44.0
9.0
75.0 83.0 86.0 79.0
75.0 i 9.0 46.0 80.0 83.0 79.0 80.0
81.0 84.0
35.0
8.0
70.0 83.0 84.0 80.0
79.0
12.0 80.0
8.0
75.0
85.0 79.4
83.4
79.1
37.6
8.3
7.91 inches.
86.0
79.0
82.0
80
80
70.3
79.4 S.E.
S.E.
205
7
80
80
76.3
79.4 S.E.
E.
186
7
5
82.0 80
80
76.3
79.4
E.
Calm
159
80
80
76.3
77.4 S.E.
W.
223
.36
8
80
80
76.3
77.4 S.E.
S.
115
36
10
8
1.
81.3
81
79
81.6
76.3
221
18.99
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