675622-1883-Meteorological-Observations — Page 1

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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

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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