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SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 13th November, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 442.

The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of September, 1886, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th November, 1886.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

Weather Report for September, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the atmospheric circumstances in Luzon and along 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.

Unusual visibility was noticed on the 4th, the 5th, the 6th, the 7th, and the 21st.

It was hazy all day on the 10th, on the mornings of the 1st, the 12th, and the 15th, and on the evening of the 11th.

Fog occurred on the mornings of the 3rd, the 4th, and the 16th.

Dew fell on the evenings of the 1st, the 3rd, the 4th, the 7th, the 10th, the 13th, and the 15th. Lunar coronas were seen on the 6th, the 8th, the 11th, the 13th, and the 18th.

A lunar halo was seen on the 14th.

Solar coronas were seen on the 5th, and the 11th.

Solar halos were seen on the 2nd, and the 5th.

A rainbow was seen at 5.10 p. on the 19th.

A moderate thunderstorm passed E of the Colony on the 2nd. It was nearest about 3.45 a. Thunder and lightning were observed on the 2nd. Lightning was seen on the 3rd, and the 4th. Between 7 p. and 10.30 p. on the 5th a thunderstorm passed from W to E. It was nearest (15') at 8.31 p. Lightning continued till the following morning.

Thunder and lightning E of the Colony were observed on the evening of the 17th, and lightning was seen on the evenings of the 18th and 21st.

Between 8.30 p. and 10 p. on the 22nd, a thunderstorm passed from NE round by S to SW. It was nearest (10) from 8.45 p. to 8.55 p.

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

Direction.

Total Distance.

Miles.

Duration. Hours.

Velocity. Miles per hour.

N

NE

E

ZÈ

1152

112

10.3

943

85

11.1

2865

191

15.0

SE

539

56

9.6

S

176

32

5.5

SW

171

22

7.8

W

457

67

6.8

NW

229

33

6.9

Calm

41

122

0.3