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No. 107.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of May, 1874, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th June, 1874.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1874. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
276
DAY OF MONTH.
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO
32° FAHRENHEIT, AND REDUCED TO
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
MEAN SEA LEVEL.
BULB
IN
MAX. MAX. SUN,
BUL.B
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
DIUR-
MIN. NAL
ON
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
IN SOIL,
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
6.
INCHES
DEEP.
MENT
DURING
24 hours QUS 24 Hours. IN MILES.
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.
WIND.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
MOVE-
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
0-10.
0-10.
1
Friday,
2 Saturday,
29.96 29.88
29.82 29.70
77.0 80.0 80.0 81.0
78.0
82.0
81.0
142.0 118.0
78.0
79.0
84.0
83.0
122.0 109.0
3 Sunday,
4 Monday,
29.85 29.86 81.0 77.0 76.0
81.0
80.0
120.0 107.0
5 Tuesday,
29.92 29.90 29.84 69.0 71.0
29.85 70.0
70.0
68.0
71.0
70.0
82.0 79.0
68.0
71.0
70.0
75.0
72.0
6 Wednesday,
29.80
29.88
75.0
77.0
75.0
78.0
77.0
80.0
78.0
7 Thursday,
29.86 29.80 78.0 80.0 76.0
79.0
78.0
120.0 107.0
76.0 3.0
8 Friday,
29.88 29.82 76.0 77.0
76.0
79.0
78.0
87.0
83.0
71.0
9 Saturday,-
29.85
29.78
73.0
77.0
74.0
77.0
76.0
85.0
80.0
71.0
3.0 9.0
4.0 40.0 73.0 77.0 80.0 74.0 76.0 84 76.0 • 5.0 33.0 71.0 80.0 81.0 76.0 77.0 80 5.0
70.0 37.0 70.0 81.0 77.0 77.0 73.0 80
65.0 63.0
3.0 14.0 70.0 70.0 66.0 66.0 78
3.0
65.0 7.0 64.0 69.0 71.0
3.0
66.0 12.0 65.0 75.0 77.0 73.0 72.0
31.0 78.0 80.0 76.0 3.0 12.0 70.0 76.0 70.0
80
71.9
73.3 E.
E.
235
6
4
66.0 69.0 83
75.0
89
77.0
89
77.0 74.0 75.0 89
73.0
77.0
71.0
76.0
89
10 Sunday,
29.85
29.78
80.0 82.0
80.0
83.0
82.0
123.0 107.0
79.0
3.0
28.0 77.0
80.0 82.0 78.0
79.0
90
11
Monday,
29.88
29.82
80.0
83.0
81.0
84.0
83.0
123.0 107.0
80.0
3.0
27.0
78.0
80.0 83.0
78.0
80.0.
90
12 Tuesday,
29.90
29.85
80.0 80.0
80.0
83.0
82.0
95.0
92.0
73.0 3.0
19.0
72.0
80.0 80.0
78,0 78.0
90
13 Wednesday,
29.95
29.85 75.0
76.0
73.0
76.0
83.0
75.0
81.0
71.0 3.0
10.0
71.0
75.0 76.0
73.0
74.0
89
14 Thursday,
29.90 29.80
81.0
84.0
81.0
84.0
83.0
141.0 119.0
82.0
3.0
37.0
80.0
81.0 84.0
78,0
80,0
85
15 Friday,
29.78
29.73
77.0
77.0
75.0
78.0
104.0
77.0
92.0
3.0
71.0
21.0
73.0
77.0
77.0
75.0
75.0
89
16 Saturday,
29.76
29.74
76.0
78.0
75.0 78.0
106.0
77.0
95.0
74.0 3.0
21.0
76.0
76.0
78.0
74.0 76.0
89
17
Sunday,
29.80
29.75
76.0
77.0
75.0 77.0
76.0
104.0 93.0
73.0
2.0
20.0
75.0
76.0
77.0
74.0
75.0
89
18
Monday,...
29.76
29.73
79.0
81.0
78.0
82.0
81.0
143.0 119.0
80.0
4.0
39.0
79.0
79.0
81.0
77.0 78.0
90
19
Tuesday,
29.85
29.84
75.0
76.0
74.0
76.0
75.0
100.0
91.0
70.0
2.0
21.0
75.0
75.0
76.0
71.0
72.0
79
20
Wednesday,
29.90
29.85
75.0
78.0
76.0
79.0
78.0
144.0 119.0
74.0
3.0
45.0
76.0
75.0
78.0
71.0
74.0
79
21
Thursday,
29.85
29.77
76.0
78.0
77.0
80.0
79.0
132.0 112.0
74.0
3.0
38.0
78.0
76.0
78.0
73.0
75.0
84
22 Friday,.
29.76
29.70
78.0
78.0
75.0
79.0
78.0
97.0 85.0
72.0
4.0
13.0
77.0
78.0
78.0
76.0
75.0
89
23 Saturday,
29.72
29.68
77.0
78.0
78.0
81.0
80.0
112.0
96.0
72.0
3.0
24.0
78.0
77.0
78.0
75.0 76.0
89
24
Sunday,
29.75
29.72
80.0
81.0
80.0 82.0
81.0
144.0 121.0
79.0
2.0
42.0
81.0
80.0
81.0
78.0
79.0
90
25
Monday,..
29.80 29.73
78.0
79.0
78.0
81.0
80.0
132.0 111.0
76.0
3.0
35.0
79.0
78.0
79.0 75.0
77.0
84
26 Tuesday,
29.78
29.72
78.0 79.0
77.0
80.0
79.0
106.0 85.0
77.0 3.0 8.0
80.0
78.0
79.0
75.0 77.0
84
27
Wednesday,
29.75
29.69
78.0
80.0
77.01 80.0
79.0
124.0 95.0
78.0
3.0
17.0
82.0
78.0
80.0
76.0 78.0
89
28 Thursday
29.70
29.02
82.0 84.0 80.0
84.0
83.0
114.0
93.0
80.0
4.0
13.0
85.0
82.0
84.0
79.0 81.0
85
29
Friday,.
29.75
82.0 29.73
84.0
82.0
85.0
84.0
139.0 110.0
81.0
3.0
29.0
86.0
82.0 84.0
78.0
81.0
80
30
Saturday,
29.82
82.0 29.75
82.0
84.0
85.0
84.0
142.0 | 113.0
81.0
3.0 32.0
86.0
82.0
84.0
81.0
78.0
80
31
Sunday,!.
29.83
29.80
84.0
83.0
82.0
85.0
84.0
95.0
89.0
78.0
3.0
11.0
85.0
84.0
83.0
81.0
80.0
85
Mean
29.83
77.7
29.76
79.0
.76.9 80.1
79.1
113.0 98.6 74.6
3.2
24.0 75.7
77.7
79.0 74.9
76.3
85
2228338*3222882822211288383033 2
73.3
74.3 S.W.
W.
168
9
9
...
74.3
70.2 E.
S.E.
342
0.10
7
10
62.9
62.9 E.
E.
176
0.06
10
10
63.7
67.5 E.
S.E.
185
0.17
10
10
71.5
73.6 S.E.
S.E.
318
1.11
10
10
74.6
75.0 S.W.
W.
47
1.19
9
9
72.5
73.6 N.
Calm
19
1.86
10
10
69.5
75.3
N.W. W.
104
2.94
10
10
76.6
77.0 S.W.
S.W.
67
5.86
9
8
76.6
78.0 S.W.
S.W.
109
0.06
10
9
76.6
76.6 S.W.
W.
32
0.15
10
10
71.6
72.6 Calm Calm
32
5.93
10
10
76.0
77.4 S.
S.W.
89
0.84
7
9
73.6
73.6 Calm
W.
37
1.72
10
10
72.6
74.0 E.
Calm
82
0.63
.9
10
72.6
73.6 E.
E.N.E.
39
1.11
10
75.6
76.0 S.W.
W.
43
0.28
8
7
68.1
69.2 S.E.
E.
50
0.08
10
10
68.1
71.2 E.
S.E.
164
0.09
10
9
70.9
72.9 S.E.
S.E.
83
10
10
74.6
72.9 S.E.
S.E.
93
1.19
9
10
73.6
74.6 Calm
N.W.
32
1.48
9
10
90
76.6
77.7 W.
E.
98
0.09
8
10
90
72.9
75.6 E.
E.
80
0.35
10
72.9 75.6 E.
S.E.
117
1.74 10
74.6
76.6 E.
S.E.
15
0.20
10
$77.0
79.0 S. W.
S.W.
65
10
75.3
79.0 W.
S.
40
6
75.3
79.0 S.
S.
35
85
79.0
78.0 S.W.
s.w.
34
0.05
9
10
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH JUNE, 1874.
12
24
Hours. Hours.
Modesssoscsvossoc
corsoosessossooiosossoos
73.0
74.7
97 129.28
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Summary of May
1873:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.78.8
Total Rain fall,
12.27 inches. Rain fell on 15 days.
1872:-
.80.0
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12.27
13.29
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1870:-
.80.0
16.26
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1869:
.79.4
10.01
13
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Superintendent.
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1868:
78.7
10.07
16
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