SUPPLEMENT
To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 4th December,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 472.
1886.
The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of October, 1886, is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th December, 1886.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
Weather Report for October, 1886.
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 noted on the 5th, the 30th, and the 31st.
It was hazy on the mornings of the 10th, the 11th, and the 20th.
Fog occurred on the mornings of the 21st, and the 25th.
A rainbow was observed at 5.30 p. on the 13th and at 7 a. on the 26th.
Dew fell on the evenings of the 10th, the 19th, the 20th, the 25th, and the 28th.
A lunar halo was seen on the 12th.
A solar corona was seen on the 5th.
A solar halo was seen on the 2nd.
A thunderstorm occurred on the 12th. Thunder began about 5 p. The storm passed from E round by N towards W between 7 p. and 9 p. It was nearest (30s.) between 7.10 and 7.45 p.
Lightning was seen on the 17th, and the 21st.
Direction.
Total Distance.
Duration.
Velocity.
Miles.
Hours..
Miles
per hour.
N
1284
83
15.5
NE
1064
70
15.2
E
8013
478
16.8
SE
471
47
10.0
S
36
8
4.5
SW
18
3
6.0
W
174
24
7.3
NW
99
5
5.8
+8
Calm
12
26
0.5
TABLE I
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1886.
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