No. 163.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of September, is published for general information. By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th October, 1873.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1873. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
DAY OF MONTH,
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO
32° FAHRENHEIT, ATTACHED AND REDUCED TO IN SHADE. MEAN SEA LEVEL.
Max, and Min, of the previous
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE.
MAX.
MAX.
Die'r-
SUN,
24 hours, taken at Noon,
SUN,
BULB
BULB
Ex-
IN VACJO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
GRASS. IN
NAL
RANGE,
SLADE.
9 A.M.
6 Saturday,
Monday,.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday,
7 | Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
10 Wednesday,
11
Thursday,
3 P.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max. 20.61 29.77 82.0 84.0 70.0 84.0 83.0 29.85 20.79 82.0 85.0 79.0 84.0 83.0 29.83 29.75 83.0 85.0 79.0 85.0 84.0 20.78 29.70 84.0 87.0 80.0 87.0 86.0 29.78 29.70 84.0 87.0 81.0 88.0
Temp. at Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
MENT
DURING
0-10.
24 hours ous 24
INCHES
IN MILES. HOURS,
DEEP,
WIND.
MOVE.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
CLOUD.
OZONE.
0.10.
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.
146.0 | 125,0 146.0 | 125.0
5.0
51.0
149.0 125.0
153 0128.0
87.0
29.73 29.70 8*.0 87.0 81.0 89.0
88.0
123.0131.0 154.0131.0
29.78 20.80 20.74 84.0 87.0
20.70 85.0 87.9 81.0 88.0
87.0
14.0 1310
82.0
89.0
88.0
156.0132.0
29.77 29.75 85.0 87.0 83.0 89.0
88.0
156.0 183.0
89 0
158.0134.0
89.0
12 | Friday,
86.0
18 Saturday
84.0
14 Sunday
84.0
150.0 128.0
16 Monday
$4.0
10 Tuesday,.. Viednesday, 18 Thursday,
83.0
159.0135.0 150.0 127.0 150.0|128.0 74.0 75.0 97.0 93.0 72.0 121.0113.0 73.0 146.0 124.0 77.0
29.68
12
Friday,
21
20 Saturday,
Sunday,
4-2
Monday,
23 Tuesday,
25 | Thursday,
24 | Wednesday,
29.83
26 Friday,
27 || Saturday,.
28 Sunday,
29 Monday,
20 Tuesday,
79.0 82.0
29.70 29,63 86.0 89.0 84.0 9.0 29.72 29.66 87.0 90.0 84.0 90.0 29.76 29.71 81.0 84.0 80.0 87.0 29.75 29,66 79.0 83.0 77.0 85.0 20.79 29.75 82.0 84.0 77.0 85.0 29.90 29.86 80.0 79.0 79.0 85.0 20.00 29.84 81.0 83.0 77.0 84.0 29.76 29.67 83.0 86.0 80.0 86.0 85.0 6.0 47.0 78.0 83.0 86.0 79,0 81.0 30
29.56 84.0 86.0 21.0 88.0 87.0 151.0 127.0 78.0 7.0 49.0 79.0 84.0 80.0 79,0 81.0 76 29.64 29.56 83.0 88.0 81.0 88.0 81.0 151.0 127.0 78.0 7.0 49.0 79.0 83.0 88.0 78.0 82.0 76
29.64 29.56 83.0 83.0 80.0 87.0 86.0 113.0 96.0 74.0 7.0 22.0 75.0 83.0 83.0 78.0 78.0 76 76
20.50 29.37 80.0 80.0 76.0 83.0 82.0 96.0 93.0 73.0 7.0 20.0 74.0 80.0 80.0
29.64 29.64 79.0 81.0 77.0 80.0 80.0 90.0 94.0 78.0 3.0 21.0 74.0 79.0 81.0 76.0 77.0 85 80 73.9 74.3 S. E.
29.85 29.80 81.0 $3.0 77.0 84.0 83.0 120.0 101.0 73.0 7.0 28.0 74.0 81.0 83.0 78.0 80.0 85 20.85 29.77 82.0 84.0 80.0 86.0 85.0 141.0 '111.0 75.0 6.0 36.0 76.0 82.0 84,0 79.0 80.0 85 80 29.75 81.0 84.0 79.0 85.0 84.0 | 121.0102.0 75.0 0.0 27.0 76.0 81.0 84.0 78.0 80.0 85 80 29.83 29.80 80.0 81.0 78.0 85.0 84.0 101.0 96.0 75.0 7.0 21.0 76.0 80.0 81.0 78.0 79.0 90 90
29.88 29.80 78.0 78.0 77.9 82.0 81.0 85.0 80.0 74.0 5.0 6.0 75.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 76.0 89 89 74.6 74.6 E.. 29.90 29.86 78.0 79.0 77.0 79.0 78.0 98,01 89.0 74.0 2.0 15.0 75.0 78.0 70.0 76.0 77.0 89 90 74.6 75.6 E. 29.93 29.87 80.0 81.0 78.0 79.0 78.0 1300 112.0 74.0 1.0 38.0 75.0 80.0 81.0 77.0 78.0 85 85 75.0 76.0 E.
29.00 20.80 80.0 61.0 81.0 139.0 | 119.0 74.0 3.0 45.0 75.0 80.0 81.0 78.0 79.0 90 70.0 77.7 N.
74.0 74.0 5.0 51.0 75.0 6.0 50.0 76.0 83.0 85.0 79.0 80.0 80 77.0 7.0 51.0 79.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 82.0 76 77.0 7.0 54,0 79.0 84.0 67.0 78.0 82.0 72 77.0 8.0 54.0 79 0 84.0 87.0 79.0 82.0 76
77.0 7.0 54.0 79.0 83.0 87.0 80.0 82.0 70 77.0 7.0 53.0 79.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 82.0 76 78.0 0.0 55.0 79.9 85.0 87.0 81.0 82.0 80 78.0 6.0 56.0 79.0 86.0 89.0 82.0 83.0 80 79.0 6.0 56.0 81.0 87.0 90,0 82.0 84.0 77 70.0 7.0 51.0 78.0 8:.0 84.0 74.0 80.0 68 8.0 54.0 75.0 79.0 83.0 73.0 76.0. 71 8.0 53.0 77.0 82.0 84.0 75,0 77.0 68
75.0 82.0 84.0 77.0 79.0 76 ·26 75.0 82.0 85,0 77.0 80.0 76 76
73.6 75.7 E. IN.
41
0.08
8
73.6 76.7 Calm E.
59
0.02
8
70
76.3 76.7 E.
E.
41
0.44
77
75.7
78.8 W.
W.
46
77
74.0
78.8 N.
W.
23
77
75.7
78.8 W.
N.W.
33
77
76.7 78.8 W.
W.
42
77
76.7
78.8 W.
¡w.
30
77
78.4
78.8 W.
43
73
79.4
79,2 W.
W.
71
73
78.8
80.3 N.
N.
177
80 69.3
77.4 N.
N.
160
8
68 68.9
71.3 IN.E.
7
68
70.3 72.4 N.E.
58
7
6.0 21.0 74.0 50.0 79.0 75.0 74.0 75
7.0 40.0 74.0 81.0 83.0 77.0 79.0 80
75
71.5 70.6 E.
80
74.3 76.3 N.
W.
76
76.3 77.8 Calm
W.
76
75.7 77.8 N.
W.
73
74.7 78.2 IN.
W.
74.7 74.7 N.E.
N.E.
70,0 77.0 80
85
73.3 75.0 E.
E.
1238332388:
S.E.
85
76.0
77.0
76.0 77.4 76.6 77.7 N.
78.0 E.
S.E.
77.4 W.
W.
W.
W.
Calm
21st instant.
E.
E.
E.
90
W.
•
...
Miran
29.78 29.72 82.0 84.1 Summary of September 1872:-Meau Shade Temp.,
79.4 85.4
84.4
134.0 116.3
75.3 6.0 41.0 76.6
82.0 84.1 77.7 79.7 79
78
74.9 70.7
28 away during the storin of the
22
0.31 10
10
176
1.04
9
35
8
42
182
535
0.51
10
The Anemometer partly blown
0.27
10
10
3.80
10
10
1.26
10
10
0.13
9
10
0.59
10
0.95
10
10
1.48 10
10
1.83
0.17
10
9
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0.
1.
0.
1.
1.
2.
4.
0.
12.94
.83.6
Tor! Rain fall,
0.27 inches, Rain fell on 12 days.
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C. J. WHARRY, M.D.,
Superintendent.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH OCTOBER, 1873.
Moseseos
sossos :
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