1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH APRIL, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
BAROMETER,
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 21 hours.
In inches during
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Lion.
341
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
24th
March.
Sunday,
25th
March.
9 30.07 69.0
Noon 30.03 70.0 70.0|65.0 69.0 66.0
68,0 66.0
O.C.
29.99 68.0
67.0 67.0 Calm
0
b.c.m.
C.C.
329.95 70.5
69.0 65.0
0.c.
29.98 69.0 70.0 | 64.0 | 69,0 | 68.0 | E
29.94 71.0
74.0 72.0E
1
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
30.04
69:5
68.0 66.0
o.c.m.
29.96 70.0
...
68.0 67,0 Calm
Noon 30.04 69.0 70.0 64.0 66.0 61.0
o.c.m.
3 29.98 68.0
66.0 62.0
o.c.m.
29.96 70.075.0 64.0 68.0 67.0 E
29.96 68.0
68.0 67.0 E
• ∞ ∞
0
Btc.
3 b.c.m. 0.00'
3 b.c.
:
:
:
Monday, 26th
March.
9
30.06 64.0
62.0.60.0
Noen
30.06 | 66,0 | 67,0 | 60.0 62.0 60.0
30.01 64.0
61.0 59.0
Tuesday, 27th***
March.
9
Noon
30.17 63.0
§1.0 59.0
30:16 | 67.0 64.0 59.5 63.0 60.5
30.09 67.0
64.0 61.0
Wednesday, '9
30.13 65.0
63.0 59.0
28th Noon 30.12 68.0 66.0 60.0 66.0 59.5
March. 3 30.07 70.0
68.5 60.0
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.r.
29.96 66.0
63.0 63,0 | E
3
o.r.
0.c.r.
29.98 66.0 69.0 60.0 64.0 64.0 E
!
3
b.c.m. 1.44
o.c.r.
29.98 65.0
62,5 62.0 E
3
o.p.
...'
O.C.
30.08 64.0
62.0 62.0 N
2
---
g.m. ...
i
O.C./
*
30.08 66.0 66.5 59,0 66,064.0 | N
2
b.c.m. 0.07
O.C.
30.06, 66.0
65,0 64.0 Calm
0
b.c.
...
O.C.
30.05 66.0
65.0 63.0 E
3.
b:c.
---
0.0.
30.05 67.0 69.0
61.0 68.0 65.0 E
3. b.c.
0.00
o.c.b.
30.0369.0
68.0 64.0 E
3
b.c.
Thursday,
29th
March.
9 30.13 66.0
64.5 61.0
Noon -80.11 68.0 69.0 61.0 67.0 61.0
o.c.b.
30.03: 67.0
65.0 64.0 NE
--
O.C.
30.03 67.0 70.0
61.0 | 67.5 65,0 | E.
3
30.05 68,5
67.0 59.0
o.c.b.
30.01 68.0
69,0 65.0 E
oo as as
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Friday,
30th
March,
9
Noon
3
30.09 68.0
:
67.0 61.0
o.c.m.
30.10 69,0 70,062.0 69.0 63,0
0.C.
30.00 68.0
130.00 69.0 70.0
67.0 65.0 | E
3:
bic.
62.0 68.5 67.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
30.06 70.0
69.0 62.5
0.0.
30.00 69.0
68,5 66.0 E
2
b.c.
...
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday, 24th
March,
9 29.94 65.0
...
64.0 63.0 N
3
29.9267.0
25th
March,
Noon 29.92 65.5 68.5 60.0 68.5 66.0 N.
3 29.87 66.0
Sunday, 9
Noon 29.96 66.0 | 70.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 62,0N
3 29.93 66.5
2
69.0 65.0 N
***
65.0 64.0 N
~ ~ ∞ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
o.m,
28.31 62.0
0.0.
0.00
2 c.b.
tion.
62.0 62.0 E
28.26 63.0 64.0 56.0 63.0 | 63.0 | ESE
28.22 66.0
o.f.
o.p.f.
0.00
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
66.0 65.0 SE
0.m!
...
Monday, 9 29.93 66.0
26th:
March,
29.91 65.0
:ཙྪ;
62.0 62.0 N
59,0 59.0 N -Noon 29.93 65,0 62,058.0 60.0 60.0 | NE
3
co co to
2 o.m.
28.30 63.0
63.0 63.0 E.
4
o.f.
...
3
c.d. 0.12
3
o.m.
28.30 59.059,056.0
28.25 59.0:
59,0 | 59.0 | E
59.0 | 59.0 | E
4
o.f.d.
0.25
ગ
5
o.f.
6
r.
:
***
6
c.p.
1.32
59.0 59.0 NE
6
c.m.
Tuesday,
27th:
March.
Wednesday,
28th
March,
Thursday,
29th
March
30.05 64.5
9
60.0 59.0 NE
Noon | 30,0265,062,056,0 | 62,0 | 60.0 NE
4
c.m.
...
3 o.m. 0.00
"
3
30.00 65.0
61.0 59.0 NE
2
O.C.
...
9
30.00 64,5
Noon 29.96|65.0|62.0|58.0
3 29.93 65.5
...
***
60.0 58.0 NNE
62.058.0 NNE
62.0 59.0 NNE 3
4 O.C.
4
28.33 54.0
c.b.
c.b.
0.00
28.25 56.0
56.0 56,0 E
28.26 56.0 56.0 54.056.0 | 56.0 | E
28.22 55.0
55.0 55.0 E
28.37 54.0
54.0 54.0 ENE 28.35 56.0 56.0 53.0 56,0|56,0| ENE
28.31 56,0
56.0 56.0 ENE.
54.0 | 54.0 E-
28.32 55.056.0 | 53.0 55.0 | 54.0 | E
10 10 30
5
o.f.
5.
o.f.r. 1.85
6
o.f.
co co co
3 o.f.
3
O/C. 0,35
3.- o.c.m.
28.34 58.0
58.0 55.0E
10 10 10
5-
o.f.
***
o.m.
0.00
5
o.mi
---
...
**
...
9 30.00 64.0
Noon 29,98|| 65,0|63,0|58,0
3 29.97 65.0
14.0
Friday,
9 29.98 64.5
62.0 59.0 NE
62;0 | 60.0 | NE
62.0 60:0 | NE
63.0 580 N
3.
0.0.
28.34 55.0
...
3 O.C. 0:00
3 O.C.
55.0 55.0 E
28.33 58.0 58.0 53.0 58.0 57.0 E
28.27 58.0
4
0.0.
4
o.m. 0.00
58.0 56.0 E
b.c.
30th
Noon 29.97 65.0 64.0 59,0 64.0 60.0 N
March
3 29.94 65,0
64.0 60.0 N
2 2 2
o.m.
44
...
o.m. 0.00
o.m.
28.34 58.0
57.0 56.0 ESE
28.35 61.0 62:0 55.0 61.0 60.0 ESE
28.31 60.0
60.0 60.0 ESE
4
o.m.
1 b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers, ← squally, r. rain; s. snow; thunder; . 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.
Figure to
Henote the Force:
of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm,
11
12
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.
Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
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...........
Doublé Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &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.
Figuras to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3
above 80
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