1883.
DAY AND DATE.
"ΠΩΘΗ
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH AUGUST, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Aitd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
687
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours.
Saturday,
21st
July.
9
Noon
3
29.90 87.0
86.0 79.0
b.c.
29.79 87.0
84.5 82.0 E
3
b.c.p.
29.93 88.0 89.0 81.0 88.0 80.0
29.89 $8.0
b.c.
87.0 79.0
b.c.
29.80 87.0.87.5 79.0 86.0 83.0 E
29.77 88.0
3
b.c.
0.20
88.0 85.0 E
3
b.c.
-
Sunday,
22nd
·89.88 | 86.0.
85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.77 87.0
86.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.
Noon 29.88 88.0 89.0 81.0 87.0 78.0
b.c.
29.77 87.0 90.0
80.0 88.5 85.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
July.
3
29.84 $8.0
87.0 77.0
b.c.
29.75 89.0
92.0 88.0 E
3
b.c.
Monday,
9
29.81 85.0
84.0 78.5
}
23rd
Noon 29,81 88.0 89.0
80.0.87.0 79.0
July.
g
29.77 88.0
Tuesday,
9
29.70 86.0
...
24th
Noon 29.68 87.0 88.0
į
July.
29.64 86.0
88.0 79.0
85.0 78.0
80.0 86.0 77.0
85.0 78.0
1
Wednesday. !
25th
9
29.51 81.0
Noon
29.47 83.0 87.0
80.0 76.5
77.0 81.0 78.0
July.
3
29.44 82.0
80.0 77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.p.
29.72 87.0
86.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.p.
29.72 89.0 93.0
81.0 88.5 85.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.72 90.0
88.0 84.0 E
3
...
| b.c.
c.b.
29.60.87.0
86.0 83.0 E
4
b.c.
c.b.q.
29.60 89.0 91.0
81.0 88.5 84.0 | E
4
b.c.
0.16
c.b.q.
29.56 89.0
87.0 84.0 E
4
b.c.p.
o.c.p.q.
29.45 84.0
81.0 80.0 NE
5
o.r.
•
o.c.p.q.
29.41 84.0 89.0 78.0 83.0 81.0 E
6
0.1.
2.03
***
o.c.p.q.
29.38 84.0
82.0 80.0 E
6
u.O.r.
Thursday, 26th
9
29.56 83.0
81.5 77.5
0.c.r.
29.18 85.0
83.0 81.0 S
8
u.O.r.
:
Noon
29.61 83.0 83.0
78.0 | 81.5 76.5.
o.c.p.
29.52 86.0 85.0
79.0 84.0 82.0 S
7
u.o.r. 1.99
July.
3
29.65 85.0
83.5 78.0
o.c.p.
29.55 86.0
| 81.5 82.0 S
9
o.p.
:
Friday.
9
29.83 85.0
84.5 79.0
o.c.b.
29.70 86.0
84.0 82.0 SE
3
b.c.p.
27th
Noon 29.82 86.0 87.0
80.0 86.0. 80.0
|o.c.h.
29.70 86.0 85.5
79.0 85.0 84.0 SE
4
o.p.
0.68
L
July.
3
.29.81 88.0
87.5 80.0
b.c.
29.69 88.0
87.0 85.0 SE
3
b.c.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
& Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
82.5 79.0 S
121
c.b.p.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
DAROMETER.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday,
21st
July.
9
Noon
3
29.75 | 85.5
27.80
76.0
74.0 74.0 SE
4
o.c.m.
29.78 86.0 87.0 77.0 87.0 81.0 ŜSE
29.74 86.0
c.b.p. 0.35
85.0 80.0 E
2
c.b.
::
27.80 76.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 SE
b.c.
0.00
27.84 77.0
75.0
ESE
4
b.c.
:
¡
Sunday,
9
29.73' 85.0
82.5 80.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.09 76.0
75.0 74.0 ESE
4
b.c.
+4
22nd
July.
Noou 29.72 85.0 87.0 78.0 83.0 78.0 NE
5
b.c.
0.10
28.11 77.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 75,0 E
5
b.c.
0.00
3
29.71 85.0
84.5 77.0 NE
5
b.c.
:
28.08 76.0
76.0 75,0 | E
5
b.c.
:
Monday,
23rd
July.
9
29.67 85.0
82.5 78.5 NE
5
b.c.
28.04 75,0
...
75.0 74.0 | E
Noon 29.65 85.0 85.0 78.0 84.0 78.0 NE
55 b.c.
0.08
28.05, 76.0 76.0
73.0 75.0 74.0 E
10 10
5
b.c.
5
b.c.
0.35
3
29.62 86.0
84.5 80.0 NE
5
b.c.
28.04 78.0
77.0 75.0 E
£
b.c.
Tuesday,
24th
July.
9
Noon
29,53 85.0
82.0 77.5 NE
6
c.b.
27.95 75.0
75.0 74.0 NE
10
5
o.m.
***
29.52 85.0 85.0 78.0 82.0 78.0 NE
6
0.6.p.
0.15
27.90 76.0 77.0 72.0 76.0 74.0 NE
6
o.m.q. 0.00
3
29.49 85.0
82.0 78.0 NE
G
o.c.p.
27.86 76.0
75,0.75.0 E
7
o.c.q.
i
Wednesday,
9
29.35 83.0
79.0 78.0 NE
7
c.p.q.
27.74 73.0
73.0 73.0 E
7
o.c.r.
25th
July.
Thursday,
26th
July.
Noon 29.33 82.5 84.0 77.0 80.0 78.0 NE
3 29.29 83.0
7
c.p.q.
0.55
80.0 78.0 NE
7
c.p.q.
27.72 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 E
27.70 73.0
7
o.c.q. 1.46
73.0 72.0 E
8
o.c.r.
9
29.42 82,5
80.0 77.0 SSW
7
c.p.q.
27.60 74.0
73.0 73.0 S
7
o.c.q.
3
Noon 29.44 83.0 81.0 76.5 80.0 77.0 SSW
29.50 83.0
7
c.p.q.
0.05
27.58 74.0 74.0 72.0 73.0 73.0 S
7
0.c.q.
1.25
82.5 77.5 SSW
6
c.p.q.
27.58 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
6
O.C.
...
Friday,
27th
July.
29.6784.0
:
83.0 81.0 SE
3
c.b.m.
27.53 76.0
75.0 75.0 S
5
0.c.
!
↑
I
Noon
3
29.68 85.0 83.0 76.0 83.0 80.0 SE
82.0 80.0 SSE 29.66 84.0
3
c.b.m. 0.05
3
c.m.
27.52 75.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S
27.5376.0
5
o.c.p.s. 0.41
75.0 75.0 S
5
o.m.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; e clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; a. gloomy; h. hail; 7 lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4.squally, rain; s. snow; thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
"NOTÉ.-A bar (−) an ler any letter auginents its signification,—thus f, very foggy r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze.... Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze -、. Moderate Gale.... Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale .... Storm
Hurricane,
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..
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
5 to 6
Royals, &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courseя
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
3
10
above 80
0
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