1883.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JUNE, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
0.c.
29.84 82.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 21 hours.
In inches during
BAROMETER.
Attd,
Max.
: Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12,
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
81.5 80.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
453
24 hours.
RAINFALL.
Previc during
o.c.b.
b.c.
b.c.
29.97 $0.0
23rd
Noon
29.97 81.5 84.0
78.0 75.0
77.0 80.0 75.5
0.0.
O.C.
May.
3
29.93 82.0
Thursday, 24th
9
29.91 85.0
81.0 76.0
85.0 78.5
0.0.
Saturday,
19th
9
29.88 80.0
78.0 75.0
b.c.m.
Noon 29.89 80.0 84.0 76.0 79.075.0
O.C.
May.
3 29.83 81.0
80.0 76.0
o.c.b.
29.86 83.0 85.0 76.0 83.0 81.0 E
29.86 84.0
85.0 82.0 E
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
Sunday,
20th
9
29.88 82.0
81.0 76.0
o.b.
29.85 84.0
83.0 81.0 E
...
Noon
29.88 83.0 83.0 77.0 82.0 77.5
o.b.
29.85 85.0 86.0 78.0 85.5 83.0 E
...
May.
3
29.86 83.5
82.0 77.5
b.c.
:
Monday,
9
29.93 82.5
81.5 77.5
21st
Noon
29.93 84.0 84.0
77.0 83.0 77.0
May.
3
29.89 84.5
Tuesday, 22nd May.
9
29.97 83.0
83.5 78.0
81.5 77.0
Noon 29,97 84.0 84.0 79.0 82.5 77.0
3 29.93 83.0
Wednesday, 9
82.0 76.5
:
...
...
True wind cannot be registered.
o.b.
29.85 85.0
29.88 85.0
29.89 86.0 89.0 79.0 86.0 83.0 E
86.5 84.0 E
∞ ∞ ∞
3
b.c.m.
84.0 82.0 E
co co co
:
3 b.c.m. 0.05
3 b.c.
3 b.c.m.
3 b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
29.8787.0
88.0 84.0 E
o.c.b.
29.92 85.0
85.0 82.0 E
4
b.c.m.
...
o.c.b.
29.93 87.0 90.0 80.0 87.0 84.0 | E
3 b.c.
0.00
29.93 86.0
88.5 84.0 E
3
b.c.
29.91 81.0
81.0 79,0 E
3
b.c.m.
...
29.89 83.0 88.0
78.0 83.0 80.0 E
3
b.c.m. 0.00
29.88 84.0
84.5 82.0 E
3 b.c.
b.c.
29.88 84.0
82.0 82.0 E
Noon 29.90 85.5 88.0
79.0 87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.88 86.0 85.0
79.0 85.0 82.0. S
May.
3
29.86 86.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.8587.0
87.5 83.0 S
co co co
3 b.c.
3
b.c.
0.02
3
b.c.
...
...
Friday,
25th
9
29.85 84.0
83.5 78.0
o.c.b.
29.82 84.0
82.0 81.0 SW
1
o.p.
Noon
May.
3
29.86 85.0 88.0 79.0 85.0 79.5
29.8185.5
O.C.
29.83 85,0 88.0 | 76.0 | 81.0 80.0 W
4
o.p.
0.52
85.0 79.5
o.b.
29.80 85.0
83.0 81.0 SW
3
g.m.
...
1883.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
Saturday,
9 29.79 80.0
19th
May.
Sunday,
20th
May.
Monday, 21st
May.
Tuesday,
9 29.78 80.5
...
Noon 29.80 81.0 80.0 75.0 80.0 77.0 NE
3
29.78 82.0
9 29.83 81.0
Noon
29.83 82.0
3 29.80 81.0
80.0 77.0 NE
81,077,081.0 77.0 NNE 5
...
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
77.0 75.0 NE
Noon 29.80 80.0 80.0 76.0 77.075.0 NE
3 29.75 80.0
...
Attd.
: ༄ : །: :
Max.
: ེ;
Min.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
| BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion,
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous24 hours.
o.c.m.
28,21
72.0
72.0 72.0 E
4 o.f.
77.0 75.0 NE
4
o.c.m. 0.00
o.c.m.
28.17 73.0 74.0 70.0 72.0 72.0 E
28.16 74.0
4
o.f.
0.00
73.0 73.0 E
4
o.f.
***
78.0 75.0 NE
៦.
5
c.b.m.
***
...
b.c.m. 0.00
80.0 77.5 NE
4
c.b.m.
28.17 72.0
71.0 71.0 E
28.18 74.0 74.0 70.0 73.0 72.0 E
28.1675,0
74.0 74.0 E
4 o.f.
...
5 o.f.
0.00
4 o.p.c.
:
5
c.b.m.
28.24 74.0!
73.0 73.0 E
..
b.c.m. 0.00
80.5 78.0 NE
5
c.b.m.
28.22 75.0 75.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 E
28.20 74.0 ·
73.0 71.0 E
10 10 10
5 o.f.
...
5
o.c.p.
0.00
5
o.m.
29.85 81.0
22nd
May.
3 29.84 82.0
9
80.0 78.0 NE
Noon 29.88 81.5 81,0 77.0 80.0 78.0 NE
80.0 77.5 NE
مد
5
b.c.m.
28.24 74.0...
5
b.c.m. 0.00
5
c.b.m.
28.21 74.0
...
Wednesday, 9
23rd
May.
Thursday,
24th
29.85 $0.0
78.0 75.0 NE
Noon 29.85 81.0 81.0 75.0 78.0 75,0 NE
5
***
o.c.m.
28.24 73.0
74.0 74.0 E
28.23.74.0 74.0 70.0 74.0 74.0 | E
74.0 74.0 E
73.0 73.0 E
UT UT OT
5
o.f.
5
o.f.
0.00
5
o.p.c.
4
o.c.m. 0.00
28.21 72.0 73.0
70.0 72.0 72.0 E
3
29.83 81.0
78.0 73.0 NE
4
O.C.
28.19 74.0
73.0 72.0 E
10 10 10
5
o.f.
5
o.f.
0.00
5 o.f.
9 29.82 83.0
84.0 80.0 SE
...
Noon 29.82 83.0 84.0 76.0 84.0 79.0 SE
May.
3
29.78 84.0
...
85.0 78.0 | SE
2 2 2
b.c.
28.27 75.0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
74.0 73.0 SE
28.2476.0 76.0 72.0 75.0|74.0 SE
28.2275.0
74.0 73.0 SE
...
4 o.f.
4 o.m. 0.00
4 o.m.
...
***
Friday,
25th
May.
29.7383.0
9 29.77 83,5
82.5 80.0 SW
Noon 29.77 84.0 86.0 75.0 81.5 80.0 SW
3
1
b.c.p.
28.15 74.0
81.0 78.0 SW
2 c.b.p. 0.00
2 c.b.
...
...
73.0 73.0 S
28.15 75.0 75.0 75.0 74.0 74.0 S
28.10 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
5
o.f.
5
o.f.
0.70
5
o.f.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 9.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.
Figures to
lenote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Caim
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.
water....
set and clean full would go in smooth
3 to 4 (5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
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.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
0
3
10
11 15
16 20
21
25
26 30
31
36
44
52
53
60
61
69
70 - 80
above 80
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