THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH MAY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
405
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
21st
April.
9
HOUR.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
30.05 78.0:
77.0 71.5
Noon 30.04 80.0 84.0 73.0 80.0 73.5||
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 heure, f
BAROMETER.
o.c.b.
b.c.
3
30.00 80.0
80.0 75.0
o.c.b.
!
Sunday,
22nd
9
30.07 78.0
76.0 74.0
o.c.b.
30.00
81.0
78.0 77.0 E
Noon
30.0677.5 81.0 72.0 76.0 73.0
o.c.b.
April.
3
29.99 78.0
77.0 73.0
o.c.b.
30.00 81.0 83.5 73.0 80.0 78,0 E
29.95 82.0 ·
Monday,
23rd
April.
9
30.07 75.0
73.0 70.0
Noon
30.06 75.0 79.0
72.0 73.0. 70.0
3
30.03 74.0
Tuesday, 9
30.09 75.0
72.0 69.5
73.0 69.5
24th
April.
Noon 30.09 77.0 76.0
70.0 76.0 70.0
30.05 79.0
78.0 71.0
Wednesday, 9
30.07 77.0
25th
April.
Noon
30.06: 78.0 78.0
76.0 72.5
72.0 77.0 72.0
3
30.01 78.0
Thursday,
26th
April.
29.98 78.0
77.0 72.5
77.0, 73.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.0.
30.00 79.0
83.0 S1.0 E
76.5 75.0 E
STONE CUTTERS ISLAND,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
O TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
29.97 81.0
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
79.0 77.0 | NE
29.98 82.0: 85,073,080,078.0 | S
29.97 83.0
81.5 80.0 Calm
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
2 2
b.c.
b.c. 0.36
0 |b.c.
2 b.c.
3 b.c.
00 00 10
0.00
3 b.c.
3 b.c.m.
O.C.
30.00 79.0 83.5 72.0 76.0 75.0 E
3b.c.m. 0.00
O.C.
30.00 78.0
76.0 75,0 | E
3
b.c.m..
o.c.b.
30.02 77.0
75.0 73.0 E
3
b.c.m.
b.c.
30.03 78.0 77.0:70,0
75,5473.0 E
3
b.c. 0.01
b.c.
29.99.79.0
78.5 75.0 | E
3 b.c.
!
o.e.b.
29.99: 78.0
76.5 75.0 E
3
b.c.m.
o.c.b.
29.99, 80.5 80.5 72.0 80.0' 78.0 . E
3
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.
29.96 82.0
81.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.
o.c.b.
29.93.79.0
78.0 77.0 E
i
Noon
29.99 810 81.0 73.0 80.0 74.0
b.c.
3
29.93 81.0
80.074.0
b.c.
29.9382.0 82.0 74.0 81.0 78.0 E
29.89 83.0
3
ลงส
2
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0,00
$4.0 81.0E
ثابت
!
Friday,
9 29.93 79.0
78.0 74.0
0.c.
29.88 80.0
79.0 77.0 E
3
27th
April.
Noon
29.93 81.0 81.0 75.0 80.0 75.0
o.c.b.
29.88 83.0 85.0 75.0 85.0 82.0 E
3
29.90 82.0
82.0 76.5
o.c.b.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET,
29.8784.0
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
84.0 81.0 ESE
00 00 00
3
b.c.
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.m.
DAY AND ᎠᎪᎢᎬ,
HOUR.
9
Noon
3
23rd
April.
Saturday,
21st April.
Sunday, 9
22nd Noon
April, 3
Monday, 9
Noon
3 29.93 76.0
29.93 75.5
29.90 | 77.5
80.0 76.0 SE
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
74.0 72.0 Calm
29.9376.0 80.0 70.0 77.0 72.0 Calm
Force.
WEATHER.
ILAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
c.b.m.!
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
28.32 71.0
71.0 70.0 ESE
0.0.
:
28.30 75.0 76.0 69.074.0 73.0 S
28.30 73.0
73.0 72.0 ESE
2b.c.
0.13
b.c.
29.95 77.0
29.9577.0 80.0
74.0 73.0 Calm
0
c.g.
28.30 70.0
72.5 75.0 72.5 NE
2
c.b.m. 0.00
29.90 77.0
74.0 73.0 NNE
2
b.c.m.
70.0 70.0 S
28.33 71.0 72.0 68.0 70.0 70.0¦ S
28.28 72.0
71.0 71.0 SE
2
2 o.f.
.o.f.
0.00
3 b.c.
29.94 77.0
29.96 77,0 77.0
...
71.0 71.0 NE
3
e.m.
28.32 68.0
68.0 68.0 E
+
¦ o.f.
70.0.71.0 71.0 NE
3
c.m. 0.00
28.30 67.0 68,064.0
67.0.67.0 | E
4
o.f.
0.00
71.0 71.0 NE
3
c.m.
28.27 67.0
67.0 67.0 E
1
o.f.
:..
Tuesday,
24th
April.
9 29.98 75.0
Noon: 29.99 75.0: 74.0
3 29.95 75.0
71.0 69.0 NE
4
c.m.
28.35 66.0
66.0 66.0 E
4
o.f.
68.0 | 73.0 70.0 · NE
3
c.b.m. 0.00
72.0 71.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
28.30 69.0 70.0 64.0 68.0 68.0 ESE 28.26 70.0
69.0 67.0 E
4 b.c.
4
0.12
b.c.
:
Wednesday, 25th
April.
29.94 75.0
9
Noon 29.93 75,075.0 72.0 73.5 72.0 : NE
72.0 70.0 NE
3
c.b.
28.32 69.0
69.0 69.0 ESE
4
o.f.
3
29.90.77.0
73.0 72.0 NNE
3 c.b.
3 c.b.
0.00
28.30 70.0 70.0 64.0 70.0 69.0 E
28.28 71.0
70.0 70.0 E
4
o.f.
0.00
4 o.f.
:
Thursday,
9 29.88 76.0
75.0 72.5 NNE
3 b.c.
---
26th
:
April.
Noon 29.88 77.0 76.0 70.0 76.0 72.5 NE
3 29.83 78.0
3
c.b.
0.00
77.0 73.0N
3
b.c.
28.30, 68.0 28.2671.0 72.0 28.21 72.0
Friday,
27th
...
9 29.83 77,5
Noon 29.83 | 78.0 77,072,0 76.0 74.0 N
75.5 73.0 N
3
b.c.
3
c.b.m. 0.00
April.
3
29.81 78.0
76.0 74.0 N
4
e.b.m.
68.0 68.0 ESE
66.0.70.0 70.0 ESE 71.0 71.0 ESE
28.23 70.0
70.0.70.0 ESE
28.2072.0 72.0 68.0 72.0 | 72.0 | E
28.1872.0
72.0 72.0 E
4
3 0.0.
4 o.m.
o.f.
0.00
4 io.f.
o.f.
0.00
17 o.f.
STATE OF WEATHER:-5 blue sky; c clouds (detached); 4. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h, hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 7. 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.
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned
Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3- 10
11
15
16
20
15206
21
Royals, &c...
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Light Alr
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
FO
Whole Gale
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just sufheicnt to give steerage way..
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to
water..
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Rects and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just hear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresai! Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Above 80
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