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SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 16th July, 1887.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 303.

The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of May, 1887, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

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HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

Weather Report for May, 1887.

In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Eastern Extension and Great Northern Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the atmospheric circumstances in Luzon and long the Coast of China, and information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock. It contains also information concerning the first appearance and progress of typhoons.

Fog was noted on the mornings of the 2nd and 6th, and it was hazy on the mornings of the 7th, 10th and 17th.

Dew fell on the 4th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 26th and 27th.

Lightning was observed on the evenings of the 2nd, 10th and 27th, and during the night between the 28th to 29th and 29th to 30th. Thunder was heard on the morning of the 30th and between 2h 0m and 3h 15m p. on that day a thunderstormn passed from SW to NE, It was nearest (10s.) from 2h 20m to 2h 55m p.

Solar halos were seen on the 14th and 27th.

Lunar halos were noted on the 6th and 28th.

A lunar corona was observed on the 10th.

The total distance traversed by, as well as the duration and average velocity of winds from different quarters were as follows:-

Direction.

N

Total Distance.

Miles.

Duration.

Hours.

Velocity. Miles per hour.

170

32

5.3

NE

558

47

11.9

E

8897

493

18.0

SE

244

29

8.4

S

274

30

9.1

SW

571

46

12.4

W

210

23

9.1

NW

.97

19

5.1

Calm

11

25

0.4

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