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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28ти JUNE, 1873.
No. 106.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of May, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th June, 1873.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1873. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
DAY OF MONTH,
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF
WEEK.
32° FAHRENHEIT, ATTACHED
IN THE SHADE.
AND REDUCED TO
IN SHADE.
Maz. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MEAN SEA LEVEL.
MAX. MAX.
SUN,
KULB
IN
DIUR.
SUN, MIN.
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
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.
6
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
IN SOIL,
MIN. DRY BULBIN, WET BULB IN SHADE. SHADE.
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE BATURATION =100.
DEW POINT. QUARTER.
MOVE-
MENT
DURING
21 hours OUS 24
0-10.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
RAIN IN)
INCHES
DURING!
THE
PREVI-
0-10.
IN MILES HOURS.
12
24
INCHIES
DEEP.
Hours. Hours.
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.
1 Thursday, 2❘ Friday, 3 Saturday,
4 Sunday,
82.0
80.0 29.84 20.86 29.80 77.0 77.0
29.82 29.90 29.85 7.7.0 78.0 72.0 73.0
29.98 29.95
83.0 82.0
76.0 76.0 83.0 82.0
74.0
70.0 79.0
132.0 119.0
76.0
7.0
43.0
77.0
82.0
78.0
69.0
7.0
9.0
71.0
80.0
77.0
82.0 76.0 78.0 80
77.0 74.0 74.0 84
80 73.3
75.3 IN.E.
N.E.
183
5
4
0.
84
71.9
71.9 ¡E.
W.
164
10
1.
83.0 82.0
136.0 120.0
69.0
9.0
51.0
71.0 77.0
78.0
74.0
75.0 84
84
71.9
72.9 Calm E.
232
1.31
6
1.
78.5
117.0
97.0
69.0
28.0
9.0
70.0
72.0 73.0
67.0
68.0
74
74
63.2
64.3 E.
E.
315
0.03
10
4.
5 Monday,..
30.05
70.0
30.00
70.0
70.0
74.0
73.0
95.0
80.0
66.0
4.0 14.0
68.0 71.0 72.0
67.0
68.0 78
79
64.0
65.0 E.
E.
456
10
10
4.
6 Tuesday,..
30.08
71.0
30.00
73.0
70.0 74.0
78.0
132.0 | 102.0
60.0
4.0
36.0
68.0
71.0
78.0
67.0
68.0 78
74
64.0
64.3
E.
E.
400
4.
7
Wednesday,
30.05
72.0
29.90
75.0
70.0 75.0 74,0
139.0 104.0
66.0
5.0
38.0
68.0
72.0 75.0 69.0
70.0
84
74
66.7
66.4 E.
E.
260
9
4.
8 Thursday,
29.98
29.89 76.0
78.0
71.5
79.0
78.0
9 Friday,
29.95 29.88 80.0
82.0
74.0
82.0
81.0
141.0 111.0 66.0 146.0 125.0 70.0
10 Saturday,
29.94 29.77 80.0 83.0 75.0 83.0
82.0
148.0 126.0 71.0
11❘ Sunday,
29.85 29.09
81.0
83.0
78.0
86.0
85.0
146.0 125.0
72.0
7.5 45.0 69.0 8.0 55.0 72.0 8.0 55.0 73.0 8.0 53.0 75.0
76.0 78.0 72.0 80.0
80.0 83.0
81.0
74.0
79
69.2
79
71.2 E.
N.E.
217
2
2.
82.0 75.0
77.0
75
76 71.6
73.6 E.
N.E.
177
2
0.
76.0
78.0 80
76
73.3
74.7 N.W.
N.W.
174
6
83.0 77.0
77.0
80
72
74.3
73.0 W.
W.
164
0.05
6
0.
12 Monday,..
29.86
29.69
77.0
81.0
75.0
85.0
84.0
143.0 112.0
71.0
10.0
41.0
74.0 77.0
81.0
74.0
77.0
84
80
71.9
74.3 E.
E.
124 0.65
9.
8
0.
14
13 Tuesday,.. Wednesday,
29.87
29.85 78.0
82.0 75.0
81.0
80.5 111.0
96.0
72.0
6.0
24.0 74.0
78.0
82.0
76.0
79.0
89
85
74.6
77.0 E. E.
111
0.34
9
9
1.
29.92 29.83 76.0
77.0
75.0
83.0
82.5
105.0
93.0
72.0
8.0
21.0
74.0
78.0
77.0
72.0
73.0
71
79
67.8
70.2 E.S.E. E.
152
2.56
10
10
1.
15 Thursday,
29.93
29.78 82.0
84.0
78.0
86.0
85.0
73.0 142-0 116.0
8.0
43.0
74.0
82.0
84.0 79.0
80,0
85
80
77.0
77.4 S.
¡w.
123
0.17
8
7
1.
16 Friday,.
29.87
29.72 77.0 78.0
17 Saturday,
29.77
79.0
77.0
29.73
18 Sunday,
29.78
29.70
19 Monday,
29.75
29.70
20 Tuesday,
29.77
29.70
21
Wednesday,
29.77
22 Thursday,
23 Friday,
24 Saturday
25 Sunday
'29.68 29.80
78.0
81.0
26 Monday
29.73
29.62
81.0
82.0
27 Tuesday,
29.68 29.62
77.0
80.0
84.0 94.0 80.0 74.0 79.0 78.0 112.0 95.0 76.0 76.0 75.5 80.0 79.0 95.0 89.0 77.0 82.0 76.0 82.0 81.0 128.0 100.0 81.0
80.0 76.5 83.0 82.0 129.0 100.0 29.75 79.0 80.0 76.0 82.0 81.0 134.0 102.0 29.80 79.0 80.0
20.78 76.0 82.0 81.0 184.0 102.0
20.85 29.70 79.0 76.0
· 81.0 82.0 81.0
29.87 29.79 78.0
78.0 76.0 82.0 81.0
75.0 82,0 81.0 77.0 83.0 82.0 76.0! 82.5
74.0 85.0
70.0 11.0 10.0
71.0
77.0
78.0 73.0
74.0 79
79
70.2
71.2 E.N.E.W.
160 0.40
10
10
0.
72.0 4.5 70.0 6.0
74.0
75.0 6.0
78.0 5.0 17.0 79.0 77.9 17.0 73.0 30.0 71.0
79.0 74.0
76.0 84
85
71.9
73.9 E.
E.
131
2.00
8
76.0
70.0 73.0
73,0
84
84
70.9
70.3 1. ¡Calm
182
0.07
10
10
77.0
26.0
6.5
75.0
80.0
81.0 77.0
82.0 74.0
84
78.0
80
71.9
75.3 Calm
W.
184
1.11
10
85
77.0
80
75.0
74.3 JE.
E.
270
0.06
9
29.0
74.0
79.0
80.0
76.0
76.0
85
80
78.9
73.3 E.
E.
256
8
140.0|114.0
73.0
73.0
6.0 29.0
74.0
79.0
80.0 76,0
77.0 85
85
73.9
75.0 E.
E.
358
9
6.0 41.0
74.0
79.0
81.0
75.0
77.0
80
104.0 92.0 73.0 6.0 19.0 74.0
78.0
78.0
74.0
74.0
144.0 121.0 72.0
7.0
49.0
73.0
78.0
81,0
75.0 77.0
119.0 | 100,0
75.0
6.0
25.0
76.0
81.0
82.0
78.0
70.0 85
82.0
140.0 116.0
72.0
5.5
41.0
73.0
77.0
80,0 74.0
77.0
28 Wednesday,
29 Thursday,
30
Friday,
31 Saturday,
Mean
29.68 82.0
29.63 81.0 29.77 29.75 83.0 83.0 78.0 29.74 78.0
29.74 83.0 84.0 29.76 29.75 84.0 79.0
84.0
29.85 29.77 78.0 79.6
82.0
84.0
75.1
81.9 80.9
77.0 83.0
84.0 85.0 84.0 148.0 122.0 86.0 134.0 115.0 85.0
127.0 106.1 71.4
143.0 | 118.0
72.0
6.0 46.0
73.0
81.0
82.0 77.0
78.0
148.0 121.0
73.0
6.0
48.0 75.0
83.0
83.0 79.0
79.0
73.0
74.0
34.7
7.0 49.0 75.0 83.0 84.0 79.0 7.0 41.0 77.0 84.0 84.0
6.8 73.0 73.0 79.7 74.5
80.0
2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
80
72.3
74.3 E.
E.
163
79
79 71.2
71.2 S.E. E.
188
10
84
80
74.3 E.
72.9
E.
142
9
8
3.
85 76.0
77.0 N.W.
W.
156
0.17
10
10
1.
$5
71.9
75.0 ¡Cal.
Calm
183
1.53
10
10
1.
80
80
74.3
75.3 N.
W.
124
0.83
8
80
80 76.3
76.3 [E.
E.
274
4
0.
80
80
76.3
77.4 N.
E.
224
7
0.
80,0 70.0
60
76
77.4
75.7
W.
E.
211
7
6
0.
CHOHOH∞&APACO--------ENADGONNO
1.
75.7 81
79
71.9 72.9
211
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