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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH APRIL, 1873.
No. 63.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION..
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of March, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th April, 1873.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1873. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
DAY OF MONTE.
DAY OP
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO '32° FAHRENHEIT, AND REDUCED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
IN THE SHADE.
MAX.
MAX.
DISH-
IN SHADE,
Mux, and Min, of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
SUN,
MIN.
NAL
BULB
IN
BULH
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
ON RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M. 19 A.M. 3 P.M. Min.
Max.
Temp. ut
Noon.
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
DIURNAL
EXPOSED,
RANGE, BULB
IN SOIL,
L BULB IN WET BULBIN
MIN.
SHADE.
SHADE.
C
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION
===100,
RAIN IN
INCHES
Move- DURING
DEW POINT..
QUARTER.
MENT
DURING
THE
PREVI-
CLOUD.
OZONE.
0-10.
0-10.
24 hours] ou8 24 HOURS. IN MILES.
INCHES
DEEP.
3
6 Thursday,
7
Friday,
8
Saturday,
9 Sunday,
Saturday,
2 Sunday,
Monday,
4 Tuesday, 5 Wednesday,
30.15 30.03 59.0 61.0 56.0 63.0 62.0 84.0 81.0
30.07 30.10 29.97 64.0 66.0 61.0 66.0 65.5 30.15 29.98 66.0 70.0 03.0 70.0 30.15 30.03 64.0 65.0 62.0 70.0 30.18 30.12 61.0 62.0 60,0 65.0 30.17 30.07 61.0 63.0 60.0 66.0
30.07 30.07 29.97 64.0 07.0
10 Monday,
11 Tuesday,.
12 Wednesday,
19 Wednesday, 20 Thursday,
13 Thursday,
14 | Friday,
15 Saturday, 16 Sunday,
17 Monday,.. 18 Tuesday,
29.91 30.02 63.0 65.0 57.0 67.0 66.5 122.0 100,0 29.97 30.04 04.0 66.0 62.0 69.0 68.5 122-0100,0 30.03 29.95 05.0 66.0 63.0 69.0 68.0 119-0 93.0 30.07 29.96 61.0 04.0 61.0 66.0 65.0
30.11 30.08 61.0 62.0 30,20 30.14 58.0 59.0
64.0 68.0
29.94 29.84 61.0 67,9 64 0 68.0 67.5 118.0 29.09 29.91 04.0 69.0 65.0 70.0 69.5 122.0 100.0 30.07 30.01 62.0 64.0 58.0 69.0 38.5 120.0 98.0
29.98 64.0 65.0 64.0 68.0 67.5 120.0 07.0 53.0 4.0 44.0 58.0 04.0 65.0 61.0 61.0 8.2
29.94 61.0 64.0 59.0 64.0 63.0 119.0 93.0 €3.0 5.0 40.0 57.0 61.0 64,0 57.0 59.0 77 121.0 96.0 55.0 5.0 41.0 60.0 654,0 66.0 59.0 61.0 72 69.5 128.0 101.0 57.0 7.0 44.0 65.0 66.0 70,0 61.0 69.0 125.0 100.0 56.0 8.0 44.0 61.0 64.0 65.0 59.0 64.5 | 122.0 98.0 55.0 5.0 43.0 61.0 61.0 62.0 67.0 65.0 125.0 101.0
50.0
7.0
31.0
56.0
49.5
9 A.M. 3 F.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.19 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M. 59.0 61.0 54.0 57.0 71 77
12 24 Hours. Hours.
53.5 E.
E.
191
9
10
5.
6.
R2 53.5
54.8 E.
E.
542
10
73
54.8
57.0 E.
E.
350
65.0
73
73
57.0 61.1 F.
IE.
142
3
61.0
72
78
54.8 57.7 JE.
211
10
57.0 77
72
53.5 52.7 E.
464
10
57.0 6.0 54.0 65,0 01.0
63,0 57.0
57.0 77
77
53.5 55.6 E.
448
5
.8
58.5 57.7 E.
178
9
9
67.5 120.0 98,0 56.0 4.0 42.0 61.0 64.0 67.0 61.0
59.0 64.0 64.0 112,0 54.0 64.0 63.5 104.0
21
Friday,
22 Saturday,
23 Sunday,
24 Monday,
27
28
25 | Tuesday, 26 Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday,
29 Saturday
39 Sunday
31
Monday
Mean
65.0 77 50.5 11.0 41.5 62.0 62.0 64,0 57.0 59.0 72 57.0 10.0 43.0 62.5 63.0 65.0 58.0 62.0 72 57.0 7.0 43.0 62.5 64.0 66,0 61.0 63.0 53.0 6.0 40.0 58.0 65.0 66,0
123.0 100.0 55.0 5.0 45.0 61.0 61.0 64.0
91,0 52.0 5.0 39.0 57.0 050 61.0
87.0 57.0 10.0 30.0 58.0 58.0 59.0 55.0 56.0 81
30.12 30.01 61.0 64.0 56.0 64.0 63.5 81.0 76.0 37.0 8.0 30.00 29.98 64,0 68.0 61.0 69.0 68.5 96.0 84.0 69.0 8.0 30.06 29.95 69.0 71.0 66.0 72.0 71.0 146.0 120,0 (4.0 6.0 56.0 30.02 20.95 71.0 71.0 67.0 74.0 73.0 146.0 120.0 64.0 7.0 56.0 30.04 29.95 70.0 75.0 69.0 75.5 75,0 140.0 118.0 66.0 8.5 52.0 30.13 30.02 65.0 06.0 63.0 69.0 78.0 124.0|108.0 04.0 6.0 44.0 30.15 30.05 61.0 05.0 59.0 66.0 65.5 120.0 98.0 57.0 7.0 30.13 30.10 60,0 65.0 59.0 66.0 65.0 120,0 97.0 58.0 30.20 30.10 G0.0 64.0 59.0 66.0 65.0 118.0 96.0 57.0 30.15 30.10 61.0 05.0 59.0 68.0 65.0 128.0 110.0 57.0 30.23 30.13 64.0 67.0 60.0 67.0 | 66.5 124.0 101.0 58.0 30.20 30.12 65.0 70.0 62.0 70.0 69.0 120.0 100.0 59.0 30.20 30.06 66.0 73.0 64.0 71.0 70.0 148.0123.0 64.0 30.10 30.01 63.4 66.1 61.1 69.3 67.4; 125,0 98.4
56.0 5.0 44.0 61.0 04.0 69,0 60.0
97.0 54.0 4.0 43.0 59.0 64.0 67,0 61.0 64.0 82
63.0 82
78
58.5 59.8 E.
E.
185
10
83
58.5
61.6 H
271
10
78
56.7
61.9 IN.
N,
317
5
72
52.7 54.8 E.
E.
450
4
82
62.0
63.0 59.0 62.0 ୫୪
83
59.0 58.0 88
x a d x x
83
53.8 59.5 E.
E.
445
8
10
83
58.5 60.6 E.
E.
235
10
83
59.5 60.6 E.
E.
337
0.10
10
10
88
57.3
63.0 E.
E.
446 0.13
10
82
57.3
56.4 E.
E.
516
10
10
82
52.3
53.3 JE.
E.
319
10
19.0
25.0
65.0 69.0 71.0
58.0 61.0 64.0 58.0 61.0 82 01.0 64.0 68,0
82
55.4 58.5 E.
E.
259
10
62.0 65.0 88
83
60.3 62.6 E.
E.
420
66.0
68.0 R?
83
63.7 05.7 R.
W.
334
7.0
7.0
6.5.0 71,074,0 67.0 70.0 75,0 66,0 65.0 60.0 61.0 64.0 78
41.0 58.0 04.0 65.0 £0.9 61.0 77 39.0 59.0 60.0 05.0 50.0 61.0 76
39.0 | 58.0 60.0 64.0 56.0
7.0 53.0 59.0 61.0 65.0 57 0 7.0 43.0 60.0 64.0 07.0 60.0 8.0 41.0 62.0 65.0 70.0 61.0 7.0 59.0 68:0 66.0 73.0 62.0
63.0
69.0 85
74
65.7 65.3 E.
E.
540
10
550
67.0
710 83
79
64.7 68.1 Calm W.
172
10
88
57.7 62.4 JE.
E.
212
10
56.7 57.7 E.
448
9
52.5 57.7 N.E.
N.E.
302
10
3.
60.0 76
52.5 56.7 E.
E.
440
9
4.
61.0 77
78
53.5 67.7 E.
E.
494
4.
02.0 77
73
56.7
58.0 E.
E.
53
4.
66.0 78
68.0 78
78
57.7
02.9 E.
E.
136
7
5.
6.
74
58.8 64.3 W.
W.
222
+
3.
4.
57.2
6.6 43.8 60.9 63.4 66.1 59.7
62.3
78
TR
56.0 59.2
326
0.23
Summary of March, 1879:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.66.3
Total Rain fall,
0.55 inches. Rain fell on 6 days.
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