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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, for THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1872.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH FEBRUARY, 1872.
61
DAY OF MONTH.
MEAN SEA LEVEL.}
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO
32° FAHRENHEIT;
SELF REGISTERING
IN THE SHADE.
AND REDUCED TO Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
ATTACHED
MAX.
SUN,
DIUR-
MAX.
SUN,
BULB
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
IN SHADE.
BULB
IN
Ex- GRASS. 272 VACUO, POSED.
Shade.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Min. Max.
Temp. ut
Noon.
9 A. M. 3 P.M. 3 P.M.
DIURNAL
RANGE BULBS
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
MIN.
€
inches
IN SOIL, DRY BULB IN WET BULB IN SHADE.
SHADE.
deep.
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
100.
MOVE-
MENT
DEW POINT,
QUARTER. DURING
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OZONE.
0-10.
0-10.
24 hours ous 24 IN MILES: HOURS.
12
24
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.
Hours. Hours.
1
Monday,.
2 Tuesday,
30.261 30.266 30.146
30.212 55.5 62.0
62.0
58.5
55.0
63.5
63.5
60.5
64.5
62.5 116.
109.
85.
82.5 47.0 7.5
53.0
6.5
32.0
56.5
58.0
62.0
35.5
52.0
60.0
64,0
53.0
54.0
54.0
54.0
71
58
48.5
47.1 E.
N.E.
122
2
1
4
6
66
51
48.7
47.5 N.E.
E.
146
3.5
3
Wednesday,
30.156 30.052 57.0
65.0
62.0
60.5
62.0 113.
78.0 55.0 8.0
23.0
60.0
69.0
62.0
55.0
56.0
71
67
50.0
50.8 N.E.
N.E.
188
0
4.5
4 Thursday,
30.087
29.995
58.0
62.0
61.5
60.0
61.5
69.
63.0 56.0 4.0
7.0
59.0 60,0 61.0
57.0 59.0
82
88
54.4
57.3 S.E.
E.
206
10
4
6.5
6
5 Friday,
Saturday,
30.088
29.990
60.5
66.0 66.0
63.5 68.0
95.
75.5 59.0
5.5
16.5
61.0
63.0
66.0 61.0 62.0;
82
78
57.5
58.8 E.
S.E.
172
05
6
4.5
30.055 29.948
61.0
66.5:
€6.0
64.5
67.5 85.
73.0
61.5
5.5
11.5
62.0
64.0
67.0
61.0
64.0
82
83
58.5
61.6 E.
S.E.
176
8
3.5
7 Sunday,
30.040
29.941 62.5
70.0
70.0
66.5
69.5
95.
84.0
60.0
7.5
24.0
62.5
66.0
69.0
64.0
65.0
88
78
62.4
61.9 Calm
S.W.
93
10
2.0
3.5
8 Monday,..
30.108 30.027
62.0 70,0 63.0
63.5
63,0
75.
73.0
61.0
8.0
12.0
63.0
63.0
63.0
60.0
60.0
82
82
57.5
57.5 E.
E.
89
10
3.5
7.0
9 Tuesday,
30.129 30.068
59.0 64.0
64.0
62.5
64.5
115.
79.0
58.0
5.0
21.0
60.0
62.0
64.0 58.0 59.0
77
72
54.6
54.8 ¡E.
E.
201
3
4.5
6.5
10 Wednesday,
30.095 30.056
60.0
65.0
65.0
63.0
64.0
96.
75.0
57.0 5.0
18.0
60.0 63.0
64.0
59.0
59.0 77
72
55.6
54.8 Calm
W.
199
3
5.5
11
Thursday,
30.172 30.067
51.0
65.0
59.0
54.5
60.5
127.
98.0
47.5
14.0
45.5
56.0 54.0
60.0 49.0
54.0
64
66
42.1
48.7 W.
W.
113
3
12 Friday, 13 Saturday,
30.210 30.107 55.0
€1.0
61,0
59.0
60.5
94.
74.0
6.0
48.0
30.205 30.110
59.0
62.5
62.0
60.0
61.5
99.
14 Sunday,
59.5
15 Monday,..
16 Tuesday,...
17
Wednesday,
18
Thursday,
19
Friday,
20
Saturday,.
21
Sunday,
30.321
30.165 30.063 30.212 30.118 60.0 67.0 30.381 55.0 30.310 30.358 30.239 59.0
53.5 30.340 30.213 53.5 30.309 30.185 60.0
55.5 30.296 30.189 54.5 61.0 59.0 57.0 50.0 30.185 55.0 61.0 61.0
63.5
63.5
61.0
64.0
115.
75.0 58.0 3.5
78.0 4.5
53.5
67.0 62.5
67.0
121.
67.5
57.5
55.5
58.5
75. 69.0 55.0
26.0
60.0
17.0 59.5 60.0 61.0
19.5
59.0
87.0 57.0 7.0 30.0 62.0
55.0
12.5 14.0 60.0
55.0 59.0
60.0
55.0 56.0
76
76
51.4
52.5 IN.E.
Calm
73
2.5
3.5
61.0
54.0 55.0
66
71
48.7
50.6 ¡N.E.
N.E.
200
8
64.0
58.0 59.0
82
72
55.4
54.8
N.E.
N.E.
277
10
2
€7.0 57.0
62.0
72
73
52.7
58.0 IN.E.
Calm
182
0
58.0 50.0
54.0
70
76
45.2
50.4 N.E.
N.E.
182
10
59.0
56.5
59.0
117.
65.0 50.5
5.5
15.5
56.0
57.0
59.0
51.0
53.0 70
66
46.3
47.7 N.E.
N.E.
173
2
59.5
58.0
57.5
58.0
80.
67.0 55.0
6.0
12.0
57.0
57.0
58.0
53.0
52.0
75
66
49.3
E. 46.6
IN.E.
327
10
3.5
60.0 59.0
61.5
99.
75.0 55.0
4.5 20.0
57.0
59.0
61.0 53.0
55.0 66
67
47.7
49.8 E.
E.
460
8
ir
115.
82.0
50.0 6.5
32.0
56.0
57.0
59.0 52.0
54.0 70
71
47.4
49.5 N.W.
E.
113
10
58.5
61.0
93.
74.0
49.0
6.0
25.0
55.5
58.0
61.0
54.0 56.0 76
72
50.4
51.7 (E.
[W.
*63
9
10 10 10 10
5.5
7.0
4.0
4.0
6
22 Monday,..
30.278 30.164 52.0 62.0 58.0 56.0 58.5
111,
74.0
48.0
10.0
26.0 55.0
50.0
58.0
51.0
53.0 70
71
46.3
48.5 IN.E.
N.E.
134
23 Tuesday,
30.272
30.169
53.5
59.0
55.0
55.0
56.5
70. 59.0
53.0
5.5
6.0
56.5 55.0
56.0
51.0 51.0
75
70
47.2
46.3 N.E.
N.E.
475
9
24
Wednesday,
30.160 30.248
53.5
59.0
59.0
56.5
59.5 73. 64.0
55.0
5.5 9.0
56.0 56.0
59.0
51.0
55.0
70
76
46.3
51.4 N.E.
E.
434
10
10
25 Thursday
30.270
30.181
56.0
61.5
61.5
59.0
57.5
80.
69.0
56.0
5.5 13.0
57.5
59.0
57.0
56.0
53.0
82
75
53.3
49.3
E.
IN.W.
398
9
10
26 Friday,
27
30.307
30.189
50.0
61.5
55,5
53.5
50.5
72.
62 0
49.0
11.5
13.0
54.5
53.0
56.0 49.0
52.0
74
75
45.0
48.2 Calm
E.
90
10
10
Saturday,
30.275
30.193
53.5
57.0
57.0
54.5
57.5
75. 66.0 52.0
3.5
14.0
55.0
54.0
57.0
50.0
52.0
74
70
46.1
28 Sunday,
30.312 30.210
53.0
58.5
58.5 55.5
59.5
116.
78.0 52.0
5.5
26.0
55.0
55.0
51.0
59.0
54.0 75
71
47.2
47.4 N.
49.5
E.
154
10
8
3.5
E.
N.E.
93
7
29 Monday, ·
30.328
30.197 52.5
60.5
60.5
56.5
60.5
121.
92.0
48.5
8.0
43 5
56.0
56.0
60.0
51.0 55.0
70
71
46.3 50.6 Calm
E.
137
1
2
1
2.5
30 Tuesday,
30.348
30.207
61.5
55.0
60.5
56.5
60.5
114.
79.0 52.0
6.5
27.0 56.5
56.0 60.0
51.0 55.0
70
71
46.3
50.6
E.
N.E.
126
3
5
3.5
31
Wednesday,
30.317 30.198
55.5
62.5
62.5
57.5
63.5
116.
94.0
51.5
7.0
42.5
55.5
57.0
63.0
52.0 56.0
75
63
48.2
50.1
Calm Calm
110
03
5
2
2.5
Mean
30.232 30.132 56.0 62.0
61.2
58.8 | 61.4
98.
75.6 | 53.7
6.7
21.5
57.6
58.5
61.1
54.2
56.0
74
71
50.2
51.7
190
08
1868. 1870
Maximum of the month.
.70.0
73.0
72.0
70.0
73.0
Minimum
do.
.50.0
51.0
43.0
47.0
48.0
Remarks.
1808.
1869.
1870.
1871.
During the
month,
0.79
0.30
1809.
1871
0.18
0.07
Range
.20.0
22.0
29.0
23.0
25.0