No. 169.
7
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government-Civil Hospital during the Month of September, 1874, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th October, 1874.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1874. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
IN
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
Ex-
DIUR-
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
VACUO. POSED.
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M. Min.
Max. Noon:
Temp. ut
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.
SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
INCHES
DEEP.
24 hours) US 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.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
MOVE-
MENT
DURING
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
0-10.
0-10.
12
24
Hours. Hours.
1 Tuesday,
29.76
84.0
81.0
29.73
77.0
85.0
84.0
152.
117.
77.0
8.0
40.0
85.0
2
Wednesday,
29.97
29.93
82.0 85.0 78.0
86.0
85.0'
152.
117.
8.0
77.0
40.0
85.0
84.0
81.0
82.0 85.0
78.0 81.0 81.0 85
79.0
85
85
76.0
79.0 S. E.
S.E.
124
0.34
10
9
0.
80
77.0.
78.4 S.E.
E.
43
0.66
9€
3
Thursday,
30.02
29.95
83.0
86.0
80.0
87.0
86.0
154.
119.
78.0 7.0
41.0
86.0
83.0 86.0
79.0 82.0 80
80
76.3
79.4 E
W.
122
7
**
4
Friday,
29.88
29.83
84.0 86.0 78.0
88.0
87.0 154.
119. 78.0
41.0
10.0
5
Saturday,
29.89
29.85
83.0
84.0
88.0
80,0
87.0
128.
104.
26.0
8.0
78.0
6
Sunday,
30:04
29.97 83.0 84.0
80.0 86.0
85.0
144.
111.
78.0
Monday,
Tuesday,
9
Wednesday,
10 Thursday,.
11
Friday,
29.97
29.88
12 Saturday,
29.91 29.84
83.0 29.96
30.02
83.0 29.97 29.92 83.0 85.0 29.92
29.95
82.0 29.97 29.93 82.0
83.0
84.0 80.0
86.0
85.0
144.
111.
78.0
33.0
6.0
33.0
6.0
.80.0 85.0
86.0
85.0
146.
112.
78.0 6.0 34.0
86.0 84.0 86.0 83.0
86.0
86.0 £3.0
86.0
86.0
84.0 83.0 84.0 79,0
79.0 81.0
76
76
75.7
77.8
W.
¡E.
376
5
79.0
80.0
80
80
76.3
77.4
E.
E.
184 0.36
10
80.0
80
80
76.3
77.4 E.
Calm
56
0.42
8
84.0 79.0
80.0 80
80
76.3
77.4 Calm
Calm
13
83.0 85.0
79.0
81.0
80
80
76.3
78.4 Calm Calm
6
80.0 86.0 80.0 87.0
86.0
85.0 146.
112.
78.0
6.0
34.0
86.0
83.0
85.0
79.0
81.0
80
80
76.3
78.4 Calm
Calm
11
0.11
86.0 150.
78.0
116.
7,0
38.0
86.0
86.0
82.0
78.0
82.0
80
80
75.3
79.4 Calm
E.
17
86.0 80.0
87.0
86.0
150.
116.
86.0
80.0
86.0
87.0
150.
116.
13 Sunday,
29.88
29.82
83.0 86.0
80.0
87.0
86.0
152.
117.
78.0 7,0 33.0 7.0 38.0
78.0
39.0
7.0
78.0
86.0 82.0
86.0
86.0
86.0
78.0
82,0 80
80
75.3
79.4 8.W.
Calm
13
1-1
Monday,
29.88
29.82
84.0
87.0
81.0 88.0
154.
87.0
79.0
119.
7.0 40.0
83.0 86,0 79.0 83.0 87.0 84.0 87:0 81.0
82.0
80
80
76.3
79.4 S.W. Calm
19
0.21
79.0
86,0
82.0
80
80
76.3
79.4 Calm S.W.
23
0.
84.0
85
85
79.0
82.1
Calm S.W.
37
15 Tuesday,
29.06
29.88
84.0
87.0
81.0
88.0
87.0
154.
119.
79.0
40.0
7.0
87.0 84.0 87.0 80.0
83,0
80
81
77.4
80.4
Calm S.W.
43
16
Wednesday,
29.96
29.96
84.0
87.0
81.0
88.0
87.0
152.
117.
79.0
7.0 38.0
17 Thursday,.
29.90 29.85
82.0
83.0 79.0 87.0
86.0
99. 87.
79.0
8.0
8.0
18
Friday,.
29.87 29.81
78.0
82.0
76.0
82.0
81.0
87.
99.
76.0
19 Saturday,
29.84 29.75
80.0 81,0 76.0
82.0
81.0
99.
87.
76.0 6,0
20 | Sunday,
29.78
29.74
80.0
80.0
76.0 82.0
81.0
87.
83.
75.0
6.0
21
Monday,.
29.85
29.80
80.0
83.0 77.0
84.0
83.0
112.
98.
76,0.
7.0
11.0
6.0
11.0
8.0
22.0
84.0
22 Tuesday,
29.80 29.60
81.0
85.0 84.0 122.
23 Wednesday,
29.78
29.81
80.0
24
Thursday,
29.93 29.92
25 Friday,
29.98
29.95
81.0
81.0 82.0
83.0 82.0
82.0
82.0
26
Saturday,
30.02
29.97
81.0
82.0
27 Sunday,
29.99
29.94
82.0
28 Monday,
29.96 29.84
81.0
29 Tuesday,
29.83
29.80
82.0
85.0
81.0
87.0
86.0
30 Wednesday,
29.78 29.67
82.0
87.0
81.0
87.0
86.0
85.0 78.0 76,0
81.
77.0
80.0 90.
76.0
119. 99.
82.0 77.0 83.0 77.0 89.0 120. 100. 76.0 76.0
82.0 77.0 83.0 120. 100.
7.0
77.0
142. 110.
84.0 84.0 83.0 78.0 6.0 38.0
85.0 80.0 86.0 85:0 152. 117. 79.0 6.0
117. 79.0
153.
6.0
79.0
119.
154.
102.
78.0
24.0
7.0
6.0
6,0
8.0
23.0
6.0 24.0
6.0 24.0
33.0
38.0
40.0
The Minimum Thermo-
meter in soil was broken
during the storm of the
22nd and 23rd instant.
81.0
84.0
87.0 87.0 80.0
83.0
87.0 82.0 84.0 78.0 82.0 76.0 84.0 80.0 81.0 83.0 80.0 80.0 83.0
80.0
81.0 85.0 80.0 80.0 75.0 82.0 77.0
83.0
80
81
77.4
Calm 80.4 S.W.
31
78.0
79.0
80
80
75.3
76.3 S.W.
E.
174
1.85
0.
78.0 89
80
74.6
75.3 E.
Calm
63
0.
76.0
77.0
80
80
73.3
74.3 N. E.
N.E.
375
9
9
1.
76.0
76.0
80
80
73.3
73.3 N. E.
N.E.
261 0.11
9
10
1.
76.0
76.0 80.0
80
77.0
72
73.3
76
76 72.6
75.0
75
75
71.6
73.0 E.
76.7
71.6 N.
N.E.
224
0.35
9
IO
2.
E.
N.E.
9
10
1.
N.
77.0
80
76
74.3
73.6 [E.
E.
81.0 82.0 77.0
81.0
77.0
82.0
78.0 80
80
78.0
80 74.3
75.3 E.
E.
80
74.3
75.3 E.
E.
82.0
84.0
78 0
80.0 80
80
75.3
77.4 E.
E.
81.0
85.0
77.0
81.0
80
80
74.3
78.4
Calm
Calm
82.0 85.0
82.0
87.0
78.0
83.0
78.0
81.0 80
80
75.3
78 4
80
81
75.3
80.4
W.
N.W. N.
S.W.
...
The Memometer blown away during the storin of
the 22nd & 23rd instant.
4.73
10
10
4.
3.99
10
9
3.
1.64*
1.
4
0.
Mean
29.90)
20.85 81.9 84.3
78.8 85.6
195.
84.6
107. 77.5
6.7
30.1
81.9
77.9
84.3
80.1
80
79
75.3
77.4
14.77 1
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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH OCTOBER, 1874.
sosdscosssissetsidos
:
Suminary of September, 1873:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.83.0
Total Rain fall,.
12.94 inches.
Rain fell on 15 days.
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