THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11тH SEPTEMBER, 1875.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of August, 1875, is published for general By Command,
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th September, 1875.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1875. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 136.
391
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Mar, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
BULR
IN
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
Ex- GRASS.
DIUR-
MIN. NAL
ON
RANGE,
IN
VACUO.
POSED.
SHADE.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Min.
Mux.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB.
EXPOSED.
1
Sunday,
29.91
29.88
84.0
86.0
79.0 88.0
87.0
146.
119.
76.0
9.0
43.0
2
Monday,.
29.88
29.86
84.0
86.0
79.0 88.0
87.0
146.
119. 76.0
3
Tuesday,
29.84
29.80
84.0 87.0
79.0
88.0 87.0
151.
122.
43.0
9.0
76.0 9.0 46.0
4
Wednesday,
29.80
29.76
84.0
86.0
79.0
88.0
87.0
146.
119. 76.0 9.0 43.0
5
Thursday,
29.77
29.73
82.0
84.0
78.0 88.0
87.0
94.
89.
76.0
10.0
13.0
84.0 86.0 80.0
80.0 80.0 84.0 86.0 80.0 80.0 84.0 87.0 80.0 80.0
86.0
80.0 84.0
78.0
80.0 82.0 84.0
80.0
82.0
80.0 77.4
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
T
IN SOIL,:
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.
SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
MOVE-
MENT
DURING
RAIN IN
INCIES
DURING
THE
PREVI- 24 hours ouS 24 HOURS. IN MILES.
0-10.
0-10.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 г.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.9 A.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.
12
24
Hours. Hours.
1.
79.4 S.W.
W.
232
82.0
80.0
80.0
77.4
79.4 S.E.
E.
247
83.0 80.0
81.0
77.4
80.4 E.
¡E.
266
82.0
80.0
80.0
77.4
79.4 E.
S.
299
0.76
4
80.0 80.0
80.0
75.3
77.4 S.
E.
i 275
0. 3
6 Friday,
29.84
29.79
84.0
86.0
79.0
99.0
89.0
152.
122.
78.0
11.0
44.0
81.0
84.0 80.0 80.0 82.0
80.0
80.0
77.4
79.4 [Calm
S.
286
7
Saturday,
29.74
29.70
84.0
82.0
77.0
88.0
87.0
136.
113.
78.0
35.0
11.0
81.0
80.0
82.0
84.0
78.0
80.0
80.0
77.4
75.3 S.E.
Calm
294
8 Sunday,
29.76
29.70
84.0
86.0
78.0
88.0 87.0
150.
121.
78.0
43.0
10,0
81.0
84.0 86.0
80.0
82.0
80 0
80.0
77.4
79.4 Calm
E.
195
0.23
9 Monday,
29.78
29.74 84.0
87.0
79.0
88.0 87.0
152.
122.
78.0
9.0 44.0
81.0
84.0
87.0 80.0
83.0
80.0
81.0
77.4
80.4
E.
146
10 Tuesday,..
29.83
29.76 85.0 88.0
80.0
89.0
88.0
154.
123.
78.0
9.0
45.0
81.0
88.0
85.0
81.0
84.0
80.0
81.0 78.4
81.5 E.
E.
154
11
Wednesday,
29.78
29.73
86.0 89.0
80.0 89.0
88.0
154.
123.1 78.0
9.0
45.0
81.0
86.0 89.0
82.0 85.0
80.0
81.0
79.4
82.5 N.E.
E.
126
12 Thursday,
29.76
29.70 86.0
89.0
80.0
89.0
88.0
154.
123.
78.0
9.0
45.0
81.0
86.0
89.0
82.0
85.0
80.0
81.0
79.4 82.5
N.E.
E.
134
0.25
13 Friday,
29.76 29.70 86.0 89.0.
80.0
$9.0 83.0
154.
123. 78.0
9.0
45.0
81.0 86.0 89.0
14 Saturday,
29.80 29.75
80.0
88.0
80.0
89.0
88.0
154.
123. 78.0
9.0
45.0
81.0 86.0
88.0
80.0
82.0
82.0
81.0 79.4
80.0
82.5 E.
E.
121
84.0 80.0
81.0 79.4
78.4 E.
W.
129
15 Sunday,
29.78
29.72
86.0
88.0
89.0 80.0
88.0
148.
120.
78.0
9.0
42.0
81.0
86.0
88.0 | 82.0
84.0
80.0
81.0 79.4
78.4 (S.E.
E.
256
0.28
16 Monday,..
29.76
29.60
86.0
89.0
81.0
90.0
89.0
152.
121.
78.0
9.0
43.0
81.0 86.0
89.0 82.0
85.0
80.0
81.0
79.4
82.5 E.
E.
! 199
17 Tuesday,
29.65
29.58 87.0
89.0
81.0
91.0
90.0
152.
121.
78.0
10.0
43.0
82.0
87.0 89.0
83.0
85.0
81.0
81.0 80.4
82.5 S. W.
S.W.
320
18
Wednesday,
29.70
29.63
87.0 86.0
80.0
90.0 89.0
134.
110.
76.0 10.0
34.0
81.0
87.0 26.0
83.0
82.0
81.0
80.0
80.4
79.4 S.
S.W.
280
19 Thursday,
20 Friday,
21
Saturday,
22 Sunday,
29.70 84.0
29.73
86.0 29.77 29.73 29.76 29.67 84.0 29.69
29.75
88.0
80.0
84.0
87.0
80.0 89.0 88.0 89.0
141. 113.
74.0 9.0
39.0
80.0
84.0 88.0 80.0
84.0 80.0 81.0
88.0
142.
113. 74.0
9.0 39.0
81.0
82.0 88.0 $8.0
137.
114.
73.0 0.0
80.0
41.0
84.0 88.0
78.0
89.0
89.0
121.
110.
74.0
9.0 36.0
80.0
86.0 84.0 84.0 87.0 81.0 84.0
82.0 80.0 80.0 83.0
77.4
80.0 79.4
78.4 S.
E.
276
0.13
77.4 E.
Calm
276
85.0 81.0 79.0
80.0 E.
¡E.
285
88.0 80.0
83.0
80.0
77.0
77.4
79.8 W.
S.E.
232
23
Monday,
29.74 29.70
85.0
89.0
79.0 90.0
90.0
146.
115.
73.0
11.0
42.0
79.0
85.0 90.0 81.0
72.0
80.0
38.0
78.4
60.7 E.
N.
280
24 Tuesday,.
29.80
29.80
80.0
86.0
80.0 88.0
88.0
150.
115
73.0 8.0
42.0
80.0
25
Wednesday,
29.86
29.78
84.0
85.0
79.0 88.0
87.0
150.
115. 74.0
9.0
79.0
41.0
84.0
26 Thursday,
29.82
29.75
83.0
88.0
78.0
89.0
88.0
141.
112.
27
Friday,
29.79
29.72 85.0 89.0
80.0
89.0: 89.0
28 Saturday,
29.75
29.69
90.0
85.0
81.0
89.0 89.0
29 Sunday,
29.75
29.60
87.0
89.0 82.0
90.0 90.0
145.
73.0
114.
145. 74.0
150. 129. 75.0
77.0
114.
11.0 39.0
78.0
83.0
86.0 86.0
85.0
88.0 77.0
40.0
9.0
81.0
85.0
88.0
71.0
77.0 76.0
80.0
77.0 79.0
58.0
8.0 45.0
80.0 85.0
90.0 79.0
79.0
72.0
76.0 43.0
68.9 61.0 72.4 70.1 74.9 E.
73.0
72.0 65.0 73.3 N.W. W.
71.8
61.0
64.0
75.1
56.0
61.3
69.5 S.E.
E.
250
5
N.E.
E.
265
S.
315
290
72.1 W. İs.W.
278
8.0 37.0
30 Monday,
29.79
29.72
81.0
83.0
80.0
90.0
90.0
141.
100. 77.0
10.0 23.0
31 Tuesday,
29.73
29.64 81.0
83.0 79.0
84.0 81.0
110.
94.
73.0
5.0
21.0
82.0
80.0
81.0
79.0
87.0
89.0 80.0
82.0
69.0
69.0 75.5
77.6 S.
E.
3.15
81.0
83.0 77.0
77.0
80.0
72.0
74.3
73.0 Calm
E.
244
0.20
7
83.0 77.0
78.0 80.0
76.0
74.3 74.7 E.
E.
225
0.10
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2.
3.
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1.
1.
1.
4.
3.
1.
1.
Mean
20.13 29.07 84.6 86.9
79.5 88.7
143.
88.0
115.
76.0
9.0
Summary of August, 1874:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.82.9
Total Rain fall,
39.5
12.88 inches.
80.4
84.6 80.9 79.8
81.3 77.2
75.0
76.7
76.5
242
1.98
Rain fell on 10 days.
1873:-
83.5
15.58
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84.5
6.75
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16.23
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