THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH MAY, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
435
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
12th
HOUR.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
9 29.97 82.0
80.0 77.0
Noon 29.96 78.0 83.0 74.0 76.0.74.0
( TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
0.c.r.t.l.
May.
3
29.92 77.5
74.0 72.0
0.c.r.l.t.
:
o.c.r.t.
29.92 82.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 21 hours.
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Attd.
Max,
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
78.0 78.0 NW
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
29.89 79.0
29.92 80.0 87.0 74.0 76.0 75.0 | E
74.0 74.0 ESE
2
3
o.r.l.t. o.r.l.t. 6.07 30.r.lt
Sunday,
13th
May.
9
29.97 78.0
76.0 73.5
o.c.r.
:
29.94 79.0
76.0 76.0 N
1
¡O.r.
Noon
29.96 78.0 78.0 71.0 76.0' 74,0
0.0.T.
29.93 80.0 77.0
72.0 76.0 76.0 E
2
b.c.p. 5.46
3
29.92 81.5
80.0 76.5
b.c.
:
29.90 83.0
86.0 83.0 E
2
b.c.
Monday,
14th
May.
9
29.99 : 83.0
82.5 78.0
Noon
29.98 84.5 86.0
75.0 85.0 79.0
3
29.92 84.5
Tuesday,
15th
May.
9 29.97 $3.5
Noon
Wednesday, 9
29.96, 79.0
85.0: 79.0
83.0 77.0
29.97 $5.5 87.0 78.0 86.0 78.5
29.92 87.0
87.0 79.0
77.0 73.5
16th
May.
Noon 29.94 83.0 84.0 76.0 82.5 77.0
3 29.90 $3.5
82.5 77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
:
29.94 84.0
· 83,081.0 | E
b.c.
:
29.94 85.0 87.0
75.0 84.0 81.0 SE
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
:
:
29.90 86.0
29.94 84.0
86.0 83.0 | SE
30 20 10
2 b.c.
3
b.c. 0.00
$3.0 81.0 SW
29.94 · 86.0 86.5
78.0 85.5 82.0 SW
29.90 86.0
c.m.
29.91 82.0
86.0 82.0 SW
78.0 78.0 N
CO NO NO
2
b.c.
2 b.c.
b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
2 b.c.p.
I
c.m.
29.91 83.0 87.0
73.0.81.0 79.0 NW
3 b.c. 0.05
0.c.m.
29.87 84.0
81.5 80.0 NW
4
b.c.
Thursday,
9
29.96 79.5
77.5 75.0
O.C.
:
29.90 $1,0
17th
May.
Noon | 29.9679.0 84.0 76.0 77.0 74.0
O.C.
29.90 82.0 84.0
79.0 78.0 E
77.079.0 78.0 E
4
b.c.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
!
29.91 79.0
77.0 74.0
O.C.
29.88 81.0
79.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.m.
T
!
Friday,
9 29.96 80.0
78.0 74.0
b.c.
29.9281.0
80.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.m.
18th
Noon 29.93 82.0 81.075.0 81.0 74.5
b.c.
29.9282.0 82.0'75.0
81.0 78.0 F
4
b.c.
0.00
May.
3
29.88 $1.0
83.075.0
b.c.
29.86 83.0!
84.0 80.0 E
3
b.c.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
THERMOMETER.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previou 524 hours.
13th
May.
Saturday,
12th
May.
Sunday, 9
Noon
9 29.82 82.0
76.0 76.0 SSE
3
F.q.t.l.
28.24
74.0
74.0 74.0: S
F o.f.r.
Noon 29.83 80.0 85.0 72.0 72.0.72.0 N.
3 29.82 80,0
3
r. t. 1. 0.43
-
72.0 72.0 N
2
r.t.l.
28.20 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0¦ S
28.16 73.0
6
73.0 73.0 NE
4
o.f.r.t. 3.10
o.f.r.t.
29.88 78.0
74.0 78.5 N
20.m.p.
28.28 72.0
70.0 70.0 S
3
b.e.d.
3
29.86 79.0 80.0 70.0 76.0 74.0 Calm
29.84 84.0
0
c.b.m. 6.55
80.0 74.0 Calm
Ü
b.c.m.
28.24 73.0 73.0 67.0 72.0 72.0 S
28.22 74.0
4
0.c.r.
7.50
72.0 72.0 S
3
o.m.
Monday,
9 29.88 81.0
81.0 79.0 N
1 c.b.m.!
28.2274.0
73.0 73.0S
4
o.f.
14th
Noon 29.86 83.0 82.0
76.0 82.0·78.0
S
2 b.c. 0.00
May.
Tuesday,
15th
May.
3
29.84 83.0
82.5 78.0 S
2 b.c.
28.20 75.0 76.0 70.0 74.0 74.08
28.2274.0
1
¡ 0.c.
0.00
74.0 73.0 S
3
0.C.
T:
9
29.88 83.0
3
:83.0 80.0 SW
Noon 29.88 81.0 85.0 76.0 84.0 80.0 SW
29.83 84.5
84.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.27 73.0
72.0 72.0 S
3
o.f.
2 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
***
28.24 75.0 75.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 S
28.2275.0
4
O.C.
0.00
74.0 74.0 S
4
O.C.
~Wednesday; |
16th
May.
9
Noon
29.85 82.0
78.0 77.0 N
29.85¦82.5 85.0 77.0 80.0 77.5 Calm
1 b.c.
28.25 74.0
73.0 71.0 NW
3
b.c.
ป c.b.
0.00
3
29.8083.0
82.0 78.0, N
1 c.b.
28.22 75,075.0 71.0 74.0 72.0 W
28.18 74.0
73.0 72.0 NW
O.C.
2.54
4 O.C.
!
Thursday,
9
29.86 80.0
76.0 75.0 NE
5o.c.m.
28.2171.0:
17th
May.
Noon | 29.86, 80.0 83.0 70.0 75.0175,0 | NE
3
29.81 80.0
76.075.0 NE
5
5
o.c.m. 0.00
o.c.m.
71.0 71.0 E
28.24 74.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 | 72.0 | E
28.20 75,0
: : :
5
o.f.
4 o.f.
0.00
74.0 73.0 E
4
o.f.
Friday,
18th
9
29.83 79.5
77.0 73.0 NE
Noon 29.83 | 79.5 78.0 74.0|77,5 74.0 NE
| 4
4
May.
3
29.8081.0
78.0 74.0 NE
4
c.b.m.
b.c.m. 0.00 b.c.m.
28.21 | 70,0
70.0 70.0 E
28.24 72.0 72.0 69.0 71.0 70.0 | E
28.18 74.0
73.0 72.0 E
4 o.f.
+ 0.C. 0.00
3 o.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue skye clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers, 7. squally, r. rain; s. snow; thunder: 4. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. 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
10
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 1 5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foressil
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ..............................
Kate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3
10
11
15
16
20
21
25
69
80
above 80
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