No. 228.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of November, published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th December, 1872.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1872.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
Date 6 A.M. NOON 6 P.M. Barometer Thermometer Self Registering September 7 29.92 29.94 29.87 86 83 86 8 29.89 29.88 29.83 84 83 87 9 29.89 29.93 29.91 85 83 85 10 29.97 30.01 30.03 87 83 87 11 30.02 30.05 29.97 82 81 86 12 29.98 29.93 29.80 80 ... 86 13 29.90 29.89 29.84 78 ... 81REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
Date BAROMETER THERMO-METER HIGROMETER WINDS RAIN Sept. 7 28.39 74.0 72.5 SE 0.00 8 28.40 75.0 72.5 E 0.00 9 28.33 76.0 74.5 E 0.05 10 28.41 75.0 74.5 SE 0.00 11 28.40 71.0 70.0 N 0.00 12 28.40 68.0 64.0 NNE 0.10 13 28.31 68.0 64.0 NNE 0.35REGISTER AT GUNPOWDER DEPOT, KOWLOON Bay.
Date BAROMETER HYGROMETER THERMO-METER WINDS RAIN Sept. 7 29.93 80 82 E 0.00 8 29.91 81.5 88 ESE 0.00 9 29.94 81 82 Calm 0.00 10 30.02 82.5 85 N 0.00 11 30.05 79 81.5 N 0.00 12 29.98 78 85.5 SW 0.00 13 29.90 78 ... NNE ...Page 52