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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH APRIL, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Direc⭑
tion.
Saturday,
9
30.12 69.0
30.18 69.0 31st Noon 30,1870.0 71.0 65.0 | 66,5 | 61.0
March.
3
67,5 61,0
o.c.q.
30.09
70.0
70.0 67.0E
66,559,0
b.c.q. b.c.q.
:
30.11 69.0 70.0 65.0 69.0 65.0 E
30.08 | 69.0 :
70.5 67.0 E
CD CD 20
3
6
5
Sunday,
9
30.13 : 67,0
65.0 59.0
o.c.b.
30.07 68.0
66.5 64.0 E
3
1st
Noon
30.1169.0 | 68,061,068,0 | 59.0
b.c.m.
30.07 70.0-70.5 63,0 60.5 65.0
3
April.
3
30.0470.5
70.5 62.0
b.c.m.
30.00 70.0
...
20.0 66,0
Monday, 2nd
April.
9
Noon
3
30,01 70,0
69.0 64.0
...
29.99 71,0 | 72.0 65.0 71.0 64.0
29.93 70.5
69.0 63,0
Tuesday, 9
3rd
April,
29.97 70.0
68.0 61.0
Noon
3
29.94 74.0 74.0 64.5 73.0 68.0
29.89 77.0
April.
Thursday, 9
5th
April.
Wednesday, 9
4th Noon
3
29.94 72.0
...
29.8576.0
76,5 69,5
70,0 67.5
29.9373.0 77.0 66.0 71.5 68.5
74.0 70,0
Truc wind cannot be registered,
b.c.m.
29.97 70.0
68.0 67.0 E
3
b.c.
29.98 71.072,0 64.0 72.0 69.0 E
3
...
bc. .
b.c.
29.98 71.0
70.5 68.0 E
3
Force.
TERRA FE WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.00
b.e.
0.00
0.00
...
o.c.m.
29.89 71.0
...
70.0 69.0 Calm
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
29.95 76.0
***
o.c.b.
29.87 73.0
...
...
O.C.
o.c.b.
...
***
29.90 74.0 74.0 64.0 76.0 73.0 Calm
75.0 72.0 SW
73.5 72.0 E
29.87 73.0 76.0 65.0 73.5 73.0 E
29.84 74.0
74.0 73.0 E
O om
0
b.c.m.
0 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
29.86 73.0
Noon
29.85 78.0 79.0
70.5 70.0
69.0|77.5 75,0
o.c.m.
29.80.72.0
o.c.b.m.
3
29.80 i 78.0
78.0 75,0
-0.c.m.
K
Friday,
6th
April.
9
29.94 78.0
76.0 73.0
Noon 29.96 76.5 79.0 71.0 75.0 69.0
0.c.
0.0.
74.0 74.0 SW
29.88 78.0
75.0 75.0 E
29.90 78.0 76.0 | 71,0 75.0 74.0
72.0 72.0 E 29.82 76.0 76,0 | 69,074.0 74,0 SW
29.78 75.0
2-2
o.r.
1
o.m, 0.12
o.r.
: :
1
b.c.m.
b.c.
0.04
3
29.95 72.0
70.0 65.0
•
0.0.
29.90 74.0
72.0 70.0 E
b.c.
...
...
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
¡Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
59.0 57,0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
'previons 14 hours.
Saturday,
31st
March.
Sunday,
1st
9
30.07 65,0
Noon 30.07 65,5 64.0
3
...
:
63.0 60.5 N
59.0 64.0 61.0 NE
3 c.m.
28.39 59,0
b.c.m.
...
5
30.02 65.5
:
400
64.0 59.0 NE
6
b.c.m. 0,00
b.c.m.
...
28.36 59.0 60.0 54.0 59.0 56,0 E
28,3258,0
b.c.q.
0.00
58.0 57.0 E
b.c.q.
...
9
29.92 65.0
62.5 59.0 NE
5
c.m.
...
Noon 30.00 65.0 64.0 60.0 63.0 58.0 NE
4
c.m. 0.00
April.
3
29.96 67.0
63.0 59.5 NE
3
c.m.
28.34 57.0
29.32 60.0 61.0 54.0 60.0 570 E
28.34 62.0
57.0 55.0 E
10
5
b.m.
...
4
b.m.
0.00
61.0 58.0 E
2
b.m.
Monday,
2nd
April.
Tuesday, .9
3rd
April.
Wednesday, 9
9
**
28.85 68.0
29.92 67.0
65.0 62.0 N
Noon 29.89 67.0 65.0 60.0 65.0 62.0 N
3
3
b.c.m.
28.20 62.0
62.0 61.0 ESE
4
o.f.
**
3
c.b.m. 0.00
64.5 62.0 N
3
c.b.m.
28,2565.0 66.0 60.0 65.0 63.0, SE
28.20 | 63.0
63.0 61.0 SE
3
o.m. 0.00
3
b.m.
: 8:
i
...
29.85 68,0
67.0 66.5 Calm
Noon 29,84 68.0 73.0 63.0 72.5 70,0: Calm
3 29.81 70.0
73.0 69.5 SW
0
c.g.
28.21 | 65,0 :
...
...
c.b.m. 0.00
2
b.c.
65.0 65.0 SE
28.19 67.0 68.0 60.0 67.0 66.0 SE
28.15 67.0
67.0 65.0 SE
***
12 2
o.f.
***
o.m.
0.00
b.m.
...
29.8570.0
4th
April.
3
67.0 66.0 W Noon 29.82 71.0 | 75.0 65.0 72.0 70.0❘ Calm
29.80 70.0
72.0 70.0 Calm
1 0.m.
28.23 66.0
...
0 c.g. 0.00
0
c.g.
...
66.0 66.0 ESE
28.25 66.0 67.0 | 63.0 66.0 | 66,0 SE
28.18 67.0
67.0 67.0 SE
4
0.0.
O.C.
0.00
5
0.c.
49.0
Thursday,
5th
April.
9
29.75 71.0
70.0 70.0 Calm
3
Noon 29,75 73.0 76.0 70.0 76.0 73.0 SW
29.73 73.0
O N
0
f.
...
2
c.g.
0.00
77.0 76.0 SW
1
c.g.
28.15 70.0
70.0 70.0 S
28.12 70.070,063,0| 70.0 70.08
28.10 70.0
70.0 70.08
...
10 10 10
5
o.f.
...
5
o.f.
0.15
5
o.t.
Friday,
9 29.87 73.0
70.0 70.0 Calm
0
c.m.
...
6th
Noon 29.86 | 73.0 76,068,0 69.0 68.0 N
April.
3
29.85 72.0
67.0 66.0 NE
4
1 O.C. 0,04
c.d.
28.25 70.0
70.0 | 70,0 | E
28.20 67.0 67.0 65.0 66.0 66.0 E
28.16 63.0
62.0 62.0 E
4
o.f.
...
5
o.m. 0.20
6 o,m.
***
...
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; ƒ. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4. 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.
=
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
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.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind,
12
Calm Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale
Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water..................
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresnil
Under Storm Staysail ..
Bare Poles
0 to 2
3
10
11 15
16
20
5 to 6 (Royals, &c.
25
"}
26
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courseя
52
61
70-80 above 80
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