669055-1886-Weather-Report-for-November-1886- — Page 1

SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 18th December, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No

The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the published for general information.

6.

th of November, 1886, is

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th December, 1886.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Weather Report for November, 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 1st, the 12th, and the 26th.

It was hazy on the afternoon of the 9th, and on the mornings of the 26th, and 29th.

Dow fell on the evenings of the 25th, and 28th.

Lunar coronas were seen during the night of the 9th to 10th, and on the evening of the 15th.

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

མ

Direction.

Total Distance.

Duration.

Velocity.

Miles.

Hours.

Miles per hou”.

N

2167

161

13.5

NE

2009

152

13.2

E

6242

345

18.1

SE

481

36

13.4

$

SW

6

1

6.0

W

36

4

9.0.

NW

54

8

6.7

Calm

11

13

0.8

TABLE 1.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1886.