Extra Weather Telegrams. The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half-rates, during typhoons, on receipt of certain code words from Hongkong:-Amoy, Canton, Macao, Phulien, Sharp Peak, and Taihoku. The Director of the Philippines Weather Bureau also sends extra telegrams at his discretion, from Aparri, or some other station nearer the typhoon centre.
From May to October the 9 p.m. observations at Swatow, in addition to the 6 a.m. and 3 p.m., were forwarded to the Observatory by the Customs authorities, as in previous years.
By the courtesy of the Naval authorities meteorological observations made on board His Majesty's ships were occasionally forwarded to the Observatory by wireless telegraphy. The last was received on July 20.
Results of Weather Forecasts.-The results of comparison of the daily weather forecasts with the weather subsequently experienced are given below, with the results of the previous five years:-
Year Complete Success Partial Success Partial Failure Total Failure 1909 58 32 8 2 1910 58 32 9 1 1911 55 32 12 1 1912 62 34 3 1 1913 66 28 3 3 1914 62 32 1 5Storm Warnings-Storm warnings according to the "China Coast" code, and the local code, were displayed when necessary. Others according to the Hongkong telegraphic code were sent to the following ports:-Amoy, Swatow, Sharp Peak, Macao, Canton, Pakhoi, Hoihow, Phulien, Manila, Labuan, and Singapore. For the benefit of vessels taking shelter in Kowloon Bay and to the west of Stonecutters Island, the local warnings are repeated at Lyemun by the Military authorities and at Lai-Chi-Kok by the Standard Oil Company.
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Extra Weather Telegrams. The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half-rates, during typhoons, on receipt of certain code words from Hongkong:-Amoy, Canton, Macao, Phulien, Sharp Peak, and Taihoku. The Director of the Philippines Weather Bureau also sends extra telegrams at his discretion, from Aparri, or some other station nearer the typhoon centre.
From May to October the 9 p.m. observations at Swatow, in addition to the 6 a.m. and 3 p.m., were forwarded to the Observatory by the Customs authorities, as in previous years.
By the courtesy of the Naval authorities meteorological obser- vations made on board His Majesty's ships were occasionally forwarded to the Observatory by wireless telegraphy. The last was received on July 20.
Results of Weather Forecasts.-The results of comparison of the daily weather forecasts with the weather subsequently experi- enced are given below, with the results of the previous five
years:-
Year.
Complete Partial
Success. Success.
Partial Failure.
Total
Failure.
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%
1909...
58
32
8
2
1910.....
58
32
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1911
55
32
2
1912.
62
34
3
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1913..
66
28
3
3
1914.
62
32
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Storm Warnings-Storm warnings according to the "China Coast"
code, and the local code, were displayed when necessary. Others according to the Hongkong telegraphic code were sent to the following ports:-Amoy, Swatow, Sharp Peak, Macao, Canton, Pakhoi, Hoihow, Phulien, Manila, Labuan, and Singapore. For the benefit of vessels taking shelter in Kowloon Bay and to the west of Stonecutters Island, the local warnings are repeated at Lyemum by the Military authorities and at Lai-Chi-Kok by the Standard Oil Company.
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