372
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST APRIL, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
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.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion,
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
"In Inches during
Saturday,
7th
9 30.11 69.0
Noon 30.13 70.5 76.0 64.0 65.0 61.0
65.5 61.0
o.c.d.
30.03 68.0
April.
3
30.10 69.0
64.0 60.0
o.c.d.
o.c.r.
...
66.0 65.0 E
30.05 68,075.0 64.0 66.0 65.0 E
30.05 68.0
66.0 65.0 E
5 0.m.
om.
0.00
4
-
o.p.
Sunday,
9
30.09 67.0
65.5 62.0
O.C.
...
8th
Noon
30.08 67.5 66.0 61.0 65.5 63.0
April.
3
30.02 | 67.0
:;
0.0.
65.0 62.5
o.c.d.
...
30.01 68.0
67.0 65.0 E
30.02 68.0 67.0 63,0 67,0 66A I 29.99 68.0
67.0 06.0 E
4
o.m.
...
...
3
b.q.m. 0.00
3 o.d.
...
:..
Monday,
9th
April.
Tuesday, 9
10th Noon
9
30.01 67.0
65.0, 64.0
Noon
29.97 70.0 67,0 63.0 66.0 64.5
3
29.91 70.0
66.0 65.0
j
29.98 70.5
April.
69.5 66.0
29.98 74.0 74.0 65.0 73.0 | 68,5
3 29.93 74.0
***
...
73.0 | 68,0
Wednesday,
11th
April.
9
30.03 71.5
70.0 66.0
Noon
30.02 73.5 74.0 | 67.0 | 72.0 | 70.0
3 29.96 73.0
72.0 65.0
True wind cannot be registered.
O.C.I.
29.95 69.0
66.0 66.0 E
...
o.c.r.
***
O.C.I.
29.89 69.0
29.90 71.0
---
c.b.
o.c.b.
0.0.
...
29.95 69.0 67.0 64.0 67.0 67.0 E
29.90 73.0 74.0
68.5 68.0 E
70.5 70.0 Calm
65.0 73.3 71.5 B
3
♡ ♡ 2
3 o.r.
•
o.r. 1.34
o.r.
DO.
29.89 73.0
***
c.b.
29.93 73.0
72.5 71.0 E
***
72.0 71.0 E
O 1 B
0 b.c.
***
b.c. 2.88
3
b.c.
c.b.
29.93 75.0 76.0 | 67.0 76.0 73.0 | E
b.c.
29.98 76.0
78.0 74.0 E
en en es
३ b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Thursday, 12th
April.
9
Noon
30.02 70.0
67.5 62.0
0.0.
29.94 71.0
69.0 66.0 E
4 b.c.
---
30.00 71.0 73.0 65.0 | 66.5 64.0
o.c.d.
...
29.94 71.0 79.0
66.0 68.0 67.0 E
3
29.94 71.0
66.0 63.0
o.c.d.
29.90 | 70.0
67.0 66.0 E
co co
3
o.d.
0.02
3
o.d.
...
***
Friday,
13th
9
29.98 70.0
68.5 66.5
0.c.
Noon 29.98 73.0 72.0 65.0 71.5 68.5
O.C.
...
29.90 71.0
29.90 74.0 74.0
70.0 70.0 B
3
o.m.
...
65.0 73.0 72.0 | B
3
b.c.m. 0.11
April.
3
29.92 73.0
72.5 68.5
o.c.b.
....
1883.
29.90 76.0
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12,
76.5 74.0E
3
b.c.m.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
Saturday,
7th
April.
9 30.02 | 70.0
Noon 30.00 | 70,0 | 70.0
3
29.98 70.0
Sunday,
8th
April.
9
29.99 68.0
--
29.92 68.0
Monday,
9th
April.
29.82 68.0
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
:རྫ: |: ༄:
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
64.0 63,04 NË
62.0 61.0 | NE
62.0 61.0 NE
Noon 29.98 68.0 64.0 60.0 | 64,0 | 62.0 | NE
3
29.98 68.0 64.0 60.0 62.0 62.0 N
9 29.92 | 68.0
Noon
3
σ σ Force.
6 c.d.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min
Dry.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
during
previous 24 hours.
In inches d
28.30 57.0
56,0 56.0 E
o.c.m.
62.0 | 65,062,5 NE
6 c.d.
0.03
6
c.d.
---
28.32 57.0 57.0 55.0 57,057,0| E
28.29 | 56.0
o.c.d.
0.10
56.0 56.0 E
o.c.d.
...
62.0 62.0 NE
62.0 62.0 NE
10 10 10
5
c.m.
28.30 58.0
LOU
...
5
c.m.
0.00
65.0 65.0 N
♡ 2 2
5 c.d.
3
...
58.0 58.0E
28.29 60.0 60.0 56.0 60.0 60.0 ESE
28.24 62.0
62.0 62.0 SE
4
o.f.
...
KON
5
o.f.
0.00
4
o.f.
:
AAA
28.24 60.0
0.98
***
60.0 60.0 E
28.22 63.0 63.0 58.0 63,0 63.0 | E 28.18 63.0
63.0 63.0 SE
4
o.c.r.
O.C.I. 1,45
4 o.c.r.
...
Tuesday,
10th
9 29.86 68.0
66.0 | 63.0 | NNE
Noon 29.85 69.0 69,0, 62,069,0 | 65,5 | NNE
April. 3 29.83 69.0
68.5 66.0 NE
3
O.C.
28.20 60.0
...
...
c.b.
3 c.b.m. 2.10
2
60.0 60.0 E
28.25 64.0 64,0 | 56.0 | 63.0 62.0 E
28.20 65.0
64.0 63.0 E
4
o.f.
4 O.C.
3
b.c.
3.10
:
***
Wednesday, 9 29.89 70.0!
67.0 65.5 NNE 11th Noon 29.89 70.0 70.0 62.0 68.0 65.0 NNE April. 3 29.8671.0
68.0 65.0 NE
3 c.b.
28.23 63.0
...
---
4
c.b. 0.00
4
c.b.
63.0 63.0 E 28.24 64.0 64.0 61.0 | 64.0 64.0 E
28.20 65.0
64.0 63.0 E
5 o.p.c. ...
ត
b.c. 0.00
10
5
b.c.
Thursday,
9 29.90 69.5
66.0 63.0 NE
5
o.m,
...
ARA
12th
April.
Noon 29.88 69.0 ||
63.0 63.0 NE
5
0.1.
0.03
3 29.83 69.0
63.0 63.0 NE
4 o.d.
28.23 59.0
58.0 57.0 E
28.19 58.0 59.0 56.0 58.0 58.0 E
28.16 59.0
59.0 59.0 E
5
o.m.
...
5
o.f.d.
0.00
5 o.f.d.
...
Friday,
9 29.86 69.0
66.0 66.0 NNE
13th
Noon 29.86 69.5 68.0 | 60.0|68,0 | 67,0 | N
April.
3 29.84 69.5
68.0 67.0 N
∞ ∞ ∞
3 c.m.
28.24 62.0
...
3
c.m.
0.15
3 c.m.
62.0 62.0 E
28.26 65.0 65.0 56.0 64.0 64.0 E
28.2168.0
67.0 66.0 E
4 o.f.
3
O.C. 0.30
3
o.c.m.
...
***
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; l. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; q. squally, r. rain; s. snow; .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.
10
11
12
Hurricane,
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 Gabe Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 3 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth water...
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, &c.
""
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
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 Foresall
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ....
Bate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind,
0 to
3
53
61
69
70 80
above 80
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