THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JANUARY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
69
1883.
=
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
Saturday,
13th
9
30.20 66.0
January.
3
30.10 71.0
BAROMETER.
28 Atta.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Noon 30.16 71.0 71.0 61.0 70.0 62.0
:ུ ;
70,063.0
888 Wet.
65.0 59,0
O TO 12.
Direc-
tion,
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
| Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours
0.c.m.
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
:
30.15 67.0
30.15 71.0 72.0 61.0 72.0 68.0|S
30.1175.0
65.0 63.0 E
1
b.c.
1
b.c.
0.00
73.0 69.0 S
2
b.
...
ド
Sunday,
9
30.23 63,0
61.0 67.0
b.c.m.
30.19 66.0
63.5 62.0 E
3
b.c.
14th
Noon
30.22 64,571,0 60.0 62.5 58.0
b.c.m.
30.19 67.0 77.0
January.
3
30.17 66,0
64.0 58,5
b.c.m.
30.15 68.0
:ཛྫ :
60.0 65.0 62.0 | SE
4
b.c.
0.00
67.0 61.0 SE
4
b.c.
Monday,
9
30.24 | 63.0
60.0 54.0
15 th
January.
Noon
30.21 65.0 64.0 57.0 63.5 57.0
3
30.13 65,5
63,0 56.5
...
...
Tuesday,
16th
January.
Wednesday, 9
17th
January.
Thursday,
18th
January.
9
Noon
3
30.20 59.5
57.0 50.5
...
30.16 63.0 64.0 55.0 61.5 52.5
30.09 64.0
63.0 55.0
⠀
30.22 61.0
Noon 30.23 65.0 63.0 56.0 61.0 | 54.0
59.0 51.5
3
30.18 64.0
61.0 54.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
30.16 66.0
62.0 59.0 E
3
b.c.
:
i
b.m.
b.m.
30.16 69.0 68.0 57.0 66,0 62.0 E
30.14 69.0
3
b.
0.00
70.5 68.0 SE
2 b.
...
b.c.m.
30.15 63.0
59.0 57.0 N
b.m.
b.m.
30.15 64.0 70.0 55.0 64.0 67.0S
30.11 67.0
65.5 62.0 W
112
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.
:
b.c.
30.15 63.0
60,0 58.0 N
3 b.c.
b.c.
30.19 64.0 68.0 57.0 62.5 | 59,0 | E
4
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.18 66.0
65.0 63.0 E
2
b.c.
9
30.31 55.0
53.0 46.0
b.m.
30.24 58.0
54.5 52.0 N
4
b.
Noon
30.31 63.0 63.0 51.0 56.0 49.0
b.c.m.
3
30.27 | 63,0
57.0 49.5
b.c.m.
30.26 60.0 56,0 51,0 59.0 55.0 | SE
30.25 61.0
4
b.c.
0.00
59.0 56.0 SE
4
b.c.
...
Friday,
19th
January.
30.28 56.0 9
...
Noon
3
***
54.0 19.5
30.27 61.0 57.0 51.0 55.0 50.0
30.22 63.0
56.0 50.0
0.c.
30.20 57.0
55.0 53.0 E
3
b.c.
***
-
b.c.
30.20 58.0 61.0 52.0 57.0 55.0 E
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
b.c.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
8 Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
30.20 63.0
...
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
62.0 59.0 E
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
c co
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Saturday,
13th
January.
Sunday,
14th
January.
Monday,
15th
January,
Tuesday,
16th
January.
Wednesday,
17th
January.
Thursday,
18th
January.
Friday,
19th
January.
9
30.07 65.0
65.0 60.0 Calm 0
c.b.m.
28.43 59.0
59.0 57.0 NE
4 b.m.
***
Noon 30.04 66.0 72,0 57.0 72.0 64.0 SW
3 30.00 67.0
70.0 64.0 SE
1
b.m.
0:00
1
b.m.
28.36 66.0
28.41 63.0 64.0 56.0 63.0 61.0 NE
66.0 64.0 N
3
b.m.
0.00
1
b.m.
...
...
9 30.13 65.0
60.0 57.0 NĘ Noon 30.10 65,0 72,0 57.0 60.0 58.0 NE
4
c.b.m.
28.40 54.0
54.0 54.0 E
A
***
4
c.b.m. 0.00
28.42 59.0 60.0
55.0 59.0 57.0 E
30.05 | 66,0
60.0 57.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
28.38 60.0
59.0 59.0E
4 5 2
o.f.
o.m.
0.00
o.m.
9
30.10 64.5
59.0 55.0 NNE
4
b.m.
28.45 54.0
***
54.0 52.0 E
4
b.c.
3
Noon 30.10 64.5 61.0 57.0 60.0 55.0 NE
30.05 64.5
4
b.m.
0.00
62.0 57.0 E
1
b.m.
28.36 59.0
28.40 59.0 59.0 45.0 59.0 56.0 | E 59.0 57.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.00
1
b.m.
:
9
30.07 63.5
30.02 64.5
-
58.0 52.0 N
Noon | 30.06 64.0 64.0 54.0 63.0 55.0 N
3
3
b.m.
28.41 51.0
51.051.0N
3
b.m.
2 b.m. 0.00
65.0 57.0 Calm
0
b.m.
28.37 57:057.0 50.0 56.0 54.0 N
28.35 57.0
3
b.m.
0.00
57.056.0 N
1
b.m.
:
9
:
W
30.10 | 63.0
58.0 53.0 N
Noon 30.10 64,0 64.0 56.0 58.0 53.5 N
3 30.10 64.0
59.0 54.0 N
4
b.c.m.
28.39 52.0
51.0 50.0 ENE
4
b.m.
...
***
4
b.c.m. 0.00
3
b.c.m.
28.41 53.0 53.0 49,0 53,0 52.0 E
28.38 55.0
4
b.m,
0.00
55.0 54.0 E
2
b.m.
***
9
...
***
30.18 62.5
52.0 47.0 N
Noon 30.16 62.5 60.0 50.0 53.0 48.0 N
3
54.0 48.0 N 30.16 63.0
3
b.c.m.
28.46 47.0
46.0 45.0 NE
4 b.m. 0.00
4
b.m.
28.48 50.0 50.0 | 45.0 | 50.0 49.0 E
29.43 50.0
50.0 48.0E
444
b.c.m.
2
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
-
9
30.16 60.0 Noon 30.13 60.0 61.0 54.0 52.5 48.0 N
52.5 48.0 N
5
C.
28.45 45.0
45.0 44.0 E
5 b.c.m
5
C.
0.00
-3
30.1261.0
53.0 48.0 N
3
b.c.
28.44 44.0 48.0 43.0 46.0 45.0 E 50.0 48.0E 28.40 50.0
5
b.m. 0.00
2 b.m.
...
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; e clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; g. squally, r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE.—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification,-thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
of the Wind.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
•
Light Air
Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze..
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
-
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth water.....
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Roofs, &c. ............
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force,
of the Wind.
0
0 to 2
310
11
15
16 - 20
26
31
37
45
53
60
61-69
70 - 80
above 80
12
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