438
50
S.S. BENLARIG.
1892-July 20, noon. 26° 30′
120° 30′
29.66 ENE
4p. midt.
.61 + .52
4
dark cloudy sky.
2a. Ockseu Lt.
21, 4a.
.48 ESE
5.20 course to E to 3.25p.
6a.
.42
8a.
.32
7
noon 24° 20' 119° 14'
4p.
.32 NEE
q. wind increasing.
heavy rain, sea rising rapid. weather moderating,
.32 NE
6p. Brilliant Yellow Sunset.
.30
8p.
.27
N 9
wind and sea increasing.
7p.
course to NE/E.
midt.
22,
4a.
.26 N/W .27
same weather q. with rain.
7
weather improving.
$a.
.35 NNW
6
weather moderating fast.
noon 23°57′ 118° 48'
.42 W
3
weather moderating, high sea from S.
4p. 8p.
.48 WSW
.54 SW
midt.
.53
"
swell from S.
On the 23rd at noon the wind at S Cape was still from WNW force 5, barometer 29.56 rising. At Takow the barometer read 29.58 the wind being from NNW of force 3. At Anping 29.56 was the reading of the barometer and the wind was from NNW of force 5. The weather was tine at all these stations. Light airs prevailed on the SE coast with fine weather. The barometer had risen about
0.10 inch since noon of the previous day and now read 29.62 at the Lamocks and 29.63 at Amoy. The stations on the SE coast were no longer under the influence of the typhoon. At Tamsui and Keelung light NNW and N breezes prevailed, the weather being cloudy with passing showers at the latter station. The barometer read 29.64 at Tamsui, 29.59 at Keelung. At the northern entrance to the Formosa Channel calm and light N airs prevailed with cloudy but fine weather. Farther north fresh NNW to NNE breezes prevailed at sea, the weather being fine. The Oceana at noon, in 25° 58′, 121° 39′, had barometer 29.56 a fresh N breeze with high swell from NW to NE. The Asagao, in 27° 41′, 123° 00′, had a fresh NNE breeze with passing showers, barometer steady, during the afternoon the weather was squally and a high NE sea got up. Both vessels were about NW of the centre and they were the only ones in a position to be directly affected by the disturbance at this time. In the China Sea the SW monsoon was blowing strongly.
The centre at noon on the 22rd may have been in about 23°, 1254°, but this is very uncertain no data being available for positions to the eastward of the storm's path.
The following are the observations for noon July 23rd:-
+
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao, Hongkong,
SW/S
520
29.72 + .03
S
W/S
600
.57 + .03
E
Breaker Point,
W
500
.60 + .09
SE
Swatow,
W
500
.57 + .04
E
122 N
0.
Lamocks,..
W
460
.62 + .10
SE
I
Chapel Island,
W/N
400
.63 + 13
WSW
1
A moy,
W/N
400
.63 + .13
SW
Ockseu,
WNW
370
calm
Turnabout,
........... NW/W
330
.61.11
N
88 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
cm.
b.
Middle Dog,
NW/W
340
.55 + .07
Foochow,
NW/W
360
.56 + .06
Steep Island,
NNW
450
.63 + .04
North Saddle,.......
NNW
480
Tamsui,
Keelung,
NW/W 270 NW/W 250
.59 + .01
.64 + .22 .59 + .16
calm
E
NNE
NE
NNW
N
cm.
3
3 b.
2
3 3
C.
b.
2 cp.
Fisher Island,
W
360
.58 + .14
NNW
2
cm.
Anping,
W
300
.56 + .15
NNW
5
b. heavy sea.
Takow,
W/S
300
.58.17
NNW
3
C.
S. Cape,
WSW
280
.56 + .21
WNW
5
cm.
Towards evening the wind had a tendency to back at S. Cape. At midnight there was a moderate W breeze (barometer 29.62). At Takow and Anping light NW airs prevailed at 9 p. barometer 29.61 at both places. The weather was cloudy at all these stations. In Northern Formosa and at the adjacent channel stations light N airs and calms prevailed with fine weather. The barometer was almost steady. Tamsui had at 9p. 29.65, Keelung 29.63. The Oceana about 140 miles NNE of Keelung at midnight had a strong N breeze with squally weather.