METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1871.
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TM OCTOBER, 1871.
R. YOUNG,-Superintendent.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
DAY OF MONTŲ,
CORRECTED TO
DAY OF
WEEK.
SELF REGISTERING
32° FAHRENHEIT IN THE SHADE, AND REDUCED TO Muz, and Min. of the previous MEAN SEA LEVEL. 24 hours, taken at Noon.
ATTACHED
IN SHADE.
MAX.
IN
SUN
BULB
IN
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SUADE. SHADE.
VACIO.
HUMIDITY
COMPUTED. COMPLETE SATURATION
==100.
DEW POINT COMPUTED.
FORCE
QUARTER.
0 to 12.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
RAIN IN
INCHES
STATE OF THE WEATHER,
6
7
1234 10 10 1 20
Friday,
*2 Saturday,
Sunday,
Monday,.
29.810
5 Tuesday,
29.720
Wednesday,
29.853
29.745
Thursday,
29.880
20.745
78.0 82.0
77.5 83.5
8 Friday,
29.787
29.698 77.0 84.0
9
Saturday,
29.767
10
Sunday,
11
Mouday,
12 Tuesday,
13
Wednesday,
14 Thursday,
15 Friday,
10 Saturday,
17 | Sunday,
29.870
18 Monday,
29.879
20.820
19 Tuesday,
29.053
29.870
20 Wednesday,
29.990
29.021
21 Thursday,
22 Friday,
23 Saturday,
29 967
29.825
24 Sunday,
25 Monday,..
26 Tuesday,...
27
28
29
30 Saturday,
9 A.M. 3 r.M. Min. Max. Noon. Temp at 9 A.M. 3 P.M.3 г.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 .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.) 29.768 29.697 80.5 89.0 86.5 84.5 81.5 150. 84.0 81.0 76.0 77.0 64 29.642 29.453 79.0 80.5 ! 81.0 80.5 79.5 148. 80.0 79.0 75.0 76.0 75 29.519 29.660 77.0 81.0 80.5 77.0 81.0 103. 77.0 81.0 74.0 79.0 84 29.750 79.5 81.0 81.0 79.5 80.5 95. 79.0 80.0 76.0 77.0 85 29.757 74.5 82.0 82.0 79.5 81.5 130. 79.0 81.0 75.0 70.0 80 81.5 79.0 82.5 145. 79.0 82.0 74.0 78.0 75 83.5 81.5 82.0 143. 81.0 82.0 77.0 78.0 80 84.0 82.5 84.5 146. 82.0 84.0 76.0 78.0 72
29.681 77.5 84.5 835 82.0 83.5 142. 82.0 85.0 78.0 77.0 80 20.760 29.752 75.5 84.0 77.0 80.5 76.5 139. 80.0 76.0 78.0 74.0 00 29.790 29.620 75.0 81.5 81.0 81.5 80.5 140. 81.0 80.0 78.0 77.0 85 29.785 29.735 79.0 83.5 83.0 82.5 82.5 130. 82.0 82.0 77.0 78.0 76 29.707 29.698 78.0 85.0 85.0 81.5 84.5 149. 81.0 84.0 77.0 79.0 80 29.767 29.053 79.0 85.0 84.5 81.5 86.5 145. 81.0 86.0 78.0 80.0 85 20.762 29.683 80.5 86.5 85.5 83.5 86.0 147. 83.0 86.0 79.0 81.0 80 29.840 29.772 78.0 87.0 82.5 81.5 83.0 139. $1.0 83.0 78.0 76.0 85 29.800 78.5 83.5 80.5 81.0 80.5 104. 81.0 80.0 77.0 78.0 80 76.0 80.5 78.0 77.5 81.5 115. 77.0 81.0 75.0 70.0 89 75.5 83.5 79.5 78.5 80,0 136. 78.0 80.0 70.0 78.0 89 77.5 82.5 82.5 81.5 83.0 128. 81.0 83.0 78.0 79.0 85 20.8908 78.0 83.51 83.5 81.5 84.0 133. 81.0 84.0 76.0 80.0 76 29.825 77.5 85.0 85.0 82.5 84.5 145. 82.0 84.0 77.0 74.0 76 29.907 29.828 77.5 85.5 84.5 81.5 84.5 139. 81.0 84.0 76.0 78.0 76 29.907 29.783 79.5 87.0 87.0 82.5 86.5 145. 82.0 85.0 78.0 79.0 80 29.747 29.638 78.5 87,0 83.0 81.5 84.5 143. 81.0 84.0 74.0 75.0 68 29.758 29.717 75.0 84.5 81.5 77.5 81.5 140. 77.0 81.0 70,0 72.0 67
Wednesday, 29.884 29.838 73.5 82.0 77.5 75.5 77.0 132. 75.0 77.0 68.0 70.0 66
Thursday, 29.907 29.838 69.0 77,5 76.5 74.5 77.5 131. 74.0 77.0 68.0 72.0
Friday, 29.822 29.817 74.0 80.5 80.5 76.5 81.0 140. 76.0 81.0 69.0 76,0 67 20.849 29.751 75.0 63.0 83.0 79.5 83.5 142. 79.0 83.0 71.0 76.0 63
GA.M.
3 P.M.
85 73.9
76 72.3
80
80
80 70.7 74.3 Calin 85 71.6 73.0 N.E. 90 71.9 77.7 E. 75.0 N.E.
72.6 E.
S.W.
E.
0.5
...
2.5 3
.51
Fine.
Overcast.
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>>
¡N.E.
E.
N.E.
70.6
75.3 N.E.
E.
74.3
75.3 ¡Calm
IS.E.
72
72.0
74.0 ¡N.E.
N.E.
72
75.3
73.0 N.E.
N.E.
75
76.6
70.6 N.E.
E.
85
76.0 75.0 E.
S.E.
2
80
73.6 75.3 E.
Calm
EPPEN EPEC
2
3.31
and Rain.
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1.5
1
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1.5
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1.5
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77
0.5
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2
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and Rain.
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0.5 4.30
1.5
90
90
99
80
80
70
79
70
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76 74.3
75.7 R.
Calm
0.5
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Fine.
72
75.0
76.1 S.W.
Calia
1
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76.3
77.8 S.W. s.W.
75.0 74.7 N.W. S.E.
0.5
1.5
.02
74.3 76.6 N.E. S.E.
1.5
1
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73.6
77.7 E. ¡E.
1
1.5
1.75
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74.6
75.0
76.6 JN.E. IS.E.
2
0.5
1.26
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76.3 IN.E.
N.E.
1
2.03
72.6 74.4 N.E.
N.E.
0.5
Overcast.
Fine.
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78.6 75.7 N.E.
N.E.
1.5
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72
72.6
74.0 E.
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75.3
74.5 (Calm
N.E.
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69.3 69.1 N.W.
N.W.
"
"
65.1
65.9 N.W.
N.N.W.
1.5
Overcast.
"
65.5
73.0 65.1 N. Calm 63.6 68.5 IN. N. 64.0 72.6 IN.E. S.W. 71.3 IN.W. ¡N.
1.5
Overcast.
"
1
0.5
.04
1.5
1
1
.41
0.5
Fine.
Fine.
:
Mean
20.818 29.748
77.0 83.7 82.1 80.3 82.2 135. 79.9 61.8 75.3 76.9 77
77
72.3 73.8
17.15
Maximum of the month. Minimum
.89.0
80.0
86.0
86.0
1268.
do.
.69.0
77.0
70.0
74.0
7.23 1870
Remarks.
1868.
1869.
1870.
During the month,
Range
.20.0
0.0
16.0
12.0
1860.
12.01
11.38
• The lowest Barometric reading during the Typhoon of the 2nd and 3rd September, was 28.983. Temp. 77°. Time 11.30 P.M. of the 2nd. Force 12. Direction of Wind, N.N.E.