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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1872.
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THE HONGKOng governmENT GAZETTE, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1872.
DAY OF MONTI.
OR REDUCED
DAY OF
WEEK.
BAROMETER.
NOT CORRECTED TO)
32° FAHRENHEIT, ATTACHED
THERMOMETERS ( Fahrenheit.)
SELF REGISTERING
IN THE SHADE.
MAX. MAX.
TO
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
SUN,
MEAN SEA LEVEL.]
BULB
IN
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
GRASS.
DIUR-
NAL
RANGE,
IN
SHADE.
Temp. at
Max.
Noon.
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
4 Sunday,
5 Monday,
6 Tuesday,
7 Wednesday,
8 Thursday
9 Friday,
14
Wednesday,
15 Thursday,.
16 Friday,
17 Saturday,
18 Sunday,
19 Monday,.
23 Friday,
25 Sunday,
26 Monday,
27 Tuesday,
29.84 29.78 82.5 82.0 79.5 87.0 86.0 148 29.87 29.83 83.5 86.0 79.5 86.5 86.0 152
1
Thursday,
2 Friday,
3 Saturday,
10 Saturday, 11 Sunday, 12 Monday, -
13 Tuesday,
20 Tuesday,
21 Wednesday,
22 | Thursday,
24 Saturday,
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. Min.
20.65 29.62 84.5 86.5 81.0 89.0 89.0 145 112.0 80.0 81.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 81.0 76 29.64 29.56 84.5 87.0 81.0 88.0 88.5 150 119.0 77.0 7.0 42.0 82.0 84.0 87.0 78.0 29.62 29.56 82.5 83.5 80.0 89.0 84.0 122 104.0 76.5 9.0 27.5 80.5 82.0 83.0 79.0 78.0 85 29.05 29.57 82.5 80.5 79.5 86.0 81.5 115 93.0 75.5 6.5 17.5 79.5 82.0 80.0 78.0 77.0 80 29.65 29.60 83.5 82.5 77.0 85.0 84.0 126 105.0 76.5 8.0 28.5 79.0 83.0 82.0 80.0 77.0 85 29.67 29.64 82.5 83.5 78.5 86.0 86.0 140 117.0 75.5 7.5 31.5 79.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 77.0 80 29.88 29.85 81.5 83.5 78.0 84.5 83.5 115 92.0 75.0 6.5 17.0 79.5 81.0 83.0 78.0 79.0 85 29.88 29.84 83.5 86.5 79.5 87.0 87.0 142 112.0 76.0 7.5 36.0 79.0 83.0 86.0 78.0 81.0 76 29.91 29.85 82.5 87.0 80.5 87.0 87.0 149 117.0 77.0 6.5 40,0 80.5 82.0 87.0 77.0 81.0 76 29.80 29.81 83.5 87.5 81.0 87.5 87.5 150 119.0 77.5 6.5 41.5 81.0 83.0 87.0 78.0 80.0 76 29.87 29.83 84.0 87.5 81.0 88.0 87.0 152 123.0 78.0 7.0 45.0 81.5 84.0 87.0 78.0 78.0 72 29.91 29.87 83.5 86.5 80.0 87.0 86.5 150 119.0 78.5 7.0 40.5 82.0 83.0 86.0 78.0 81.0 76 29.87 29.83 84.5 87.5 81.5 88.0 88.0 151 120.0 78.0 6.5 42.0 82.0 84.0 87.0 78.0 80.0 72 29.85 29.81 84.5 87.5 81.5 88.5 88.5 153 121.0 78.0 7.0 43.0 82.0 84.0 29.78 29.72 84.5 87.5 81.5 88.5 88.5 152 119.0 79.5 7.0 39.5 82.5 84.0 87.0 77.0 80.0 68 29.79 29.75 84.5 88.5 81,5 89.0 88.0 154 124.0 79.0 7.5 45.0 82.5 84.0 88.0 76.0 80.0 64 29.80 29.74 84.0 88.0 81.0 89.0 86.5 150 121.0 780 8.0 43.0 82.0 84.0 88.0 79.0 80.0 76 29.82 29.79 83.0 87.5 80.0 88.0 88.0 150 120.0 77.5 8.0 42.5 82.0 83.0 87.0 79.0 80.0 80 29.85 29.79 83.5 85.0 80.0 88.0 85.5 153 124.0 78.0 8.0 46.0 81.5 83.0 85.0 79.0 78.0 80 29.80 29.75 82.5 85.0 80.0 87.0 86.0 145 116.0 76.5 7.0 38.5 80.0 82.0 29.80 29.76 80.5 84.5 79.0 86.0 84.0 142 102.0 .76.0 7.0 20.0 79.0 80.0 84.0 77.0 78.0 85 29.82 29.76 81.5 85.5 78.0 85.0 85.0 144 104.0 77.0 7.0 27.0 79.0 81.0 85.0 77.0 80.0 80 29.82 29.75 82.0 83.5 79.0 85.5 85.5 147 107.0 78.0 6.5 29.0 79.0 82.0 83.0 77.0 78.0 76 29.86 29.81 83.5 86.5 79.0 86.3 86.5 150 112.0 77.5 7.5 34.5 80.0 83.0 86,0 75.0 78.0 64
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
MOVE-
HUMIDITY
6
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN COMPLETE IN SOIL, SHADE. SATURATION -100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
MENT
DURING
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
0-10.
0-10.
SHADE.
IN MILES.
24 hours ouS 24 HOURS.
INCHES
12
24
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.
8.0
32.0
73
81.0 72
73
75.7 77.1 S.W. IS.W. 74.0 77.1 S.W. S.W.
72
4
10
0.
103 0.08
6
5
70
77.0
74.7 s.W.
Calm
80
0.03 10
10
85
75.3
75.0 Calm
S.W.
55
1.02
5
76
78.0
73.6 S.W. S.W.
81
1.91
72
75.3
73.0 Calm
Calm
61
0.20
76
76.0
74.7 Calm
S.E.
114
0.55
76
74.7
77.8 S.E. S.E.
69
1.56
73
69
61
76
73.6 77.1 74.7 75.5 S. W. 74.0 72.2 S.W. S.W. 74.7 77.8 Calm Calm
S.W. S.W.
73
0.5
0.5
0.5
S.W.
88
62
85
0.15
69
74.0 75.5 S.W. S.W.
117
87.0 78.0 81.0 72
73
74.0 77.1 S.W. S.W.
201
69
72.4 75.5 S.W. S.W.
287
65
70.7 74.9 S.W. S.W.
177
65
75.7 74.9 Calm S.W.
28
69
70.3 75.5
Calm
Calm
63
0.
68
76.3 73.4 E.
S.E.
278
85.0 77.0 78.0 76
68
73.6 73.4 S.E.
E.
414
72
75.0 74.0 E.
E.
140
76
74.3 76.7 S.E.
S.E.
238
0.49
76
73.6 74.7 Calm
S.E.
58 0.76
28 Wednesday,
29 Thursday,
31
30 Friday,
Saturday,
Mean
29.82
..82.4
73
22
1870:-
1869:---
1868:-
84.0
115.0 76.0 7.5 39.0 80.0 82.0 82.0 78.0 78.0 80 110.0 70.5 7.0 33.5 79.0 83.0 86.0 79.0 81.0 80
29.93 29.89 83.5 86.5 80.0 87.5 87.5 148 118.0 78.0 7.5 40.0 80.0 83.0 86.0 78.0 81.0 76 30.00 29.94 83.5 87.5 81.5 88.0 80.5 153 122 0 79.0 0.5 43.0 81.0 83.0 87.0 77.0 80.0 72
29.97 29.90 83.0 86.5 81.5 87.0 87.0 150 120.0 78.5 5.5 41.5 81,5 83.0 86.0 78.0 80.0 76 29.94 29.90 84.5 87.0 81.0 88.0 87.5 153 115.0 79.0 7.0 36.0 81.5 84.0 86.0 76.0 81.0 64
29.77 | 83.2 85.8 80.0 87.2 86.4 145 114.2 Summary of August, 1871:-Mean Shade Temp.,
29.83 29.78 83.5 86.5 79.5 87.0 87.0 151 122.0 76.0 7.5 36.0 80.0 83.0 86.0 77.0 78.0 72
64
69.7 72.8 Calm
S.W.
87
64
73.0 72.8 Calm
S.W.
90
80
75.3 75.3 E.
S.E.
189
76
76.3 77.8
S.E.
Calm
71
76 74.7
77.8 S.
E.
64
69
73.0 75.5 IS.E.
E.
182
72
74.7 76.1 S.W.
S.W.
237
0.
0.
76
70.7 77.8 S.W.
S.W.
112
0.
0.
77.3
7.1 36.2 80.6
82.8 85.4 77.7
79.4
75
62
74.4 75.3
128
6.75
Total Rain fall,,
16.23 inches. Rain fell on 13 days. .15.42
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