THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH AUGUST, 1883.
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1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous during
In inches
24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
Saturday, 28th
July.
9 29.85 85,0
Noon 29.82 86.0 89.0
84.5
79.0
b.c.
:
I
80.0 85.0 79.0
b.c.
3 29.77 86.0
85.0 78.0
b.c.
29.72 87.0
tion.
| 86,0 84.0 E
29.72 89.0 88.0 80.0 88.0 85.0 E 29.68 89.0
92.0 88.0 E
2 b.c.
~~~ Force.
b.c.
:
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
b.c. 0.00
Sunday,
29th
9
29.80 86.0
85.0 79.5
b.c.
29.69 88.0
86.5 84.0 Calm
Noon
29.78 87.0 88.0 80.0 85.0 79.5
b.c.
29.69 89.0 92.5
80.0 86.0 85.0 W
July.
3.
29.73 87.5
87.0 79.0
b.c.
:
29,64 91.0
90,5 88.0 E
ON N
0 b.c.
2 b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
Monday,
9
29.79, 82.0
80.5 78.0
30th
Noon
29.76 86.0 89.0
79.0 84.0 78.5
July.
3
29.72 88.0
88.0 80.0
...
Tuesday,
9
29.72 81.0 ...
78.0 75.5
31st July.
Noon
29.71 83.0 89.0 76.0 82.0 76.5
29.68 | 84.0
83.0 78.0
:
Wednesday,
1st
August.
9
29.70 82.0
Noon
80.0 77.0
29.70 81.0 85.0 76.5 79.0 77.0
3 29.65 81.0
:.
:
80.0.77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
o.c.b.
29.67 86.0
29.67, 87.0 91.5
b.c.
29.63 88.0
79.0 86.0 84.0 Calm
87.0 84.0 SW
83.0 82.0 Calm 0 ¡b.c.
0
2 b.c.
b.c.
0,54
o.c.r.
29.63 83.0
•
79.0 79.0 E
2
o.p.
O.C.
O.C.
29.60 86.0
29.63 85.0 87.0 75.0 83.0 81.0 Calm
84.0 82.0 W 2 g.
O
b.c.
4.27
o.c.b.
29.62 83.0
82.0 81.0 E
2 b.c.
o.c.r.
29.62 83.0 87.0
76.0 80.0 80.0 E
O.C.
29.60 83.0
81.0 80.0
E
N N
2
2.12
2 o.p.
Thursday, 9 29.70 83.0
82.0 78.5
o.b.
29.61 84.0
83.0 82.0 E
3
-o.p.
2nd
August.
Noon 29.70 82.0 83.0 77.0 81.0 78.0
o.c.d.
29,62 84.0 83.0
78.0 83.0 82.0 Calin
0
o.p.
0.99
3
29.69 81.0
80.0 77.0
O.C.r.
29.60 82.0
83.0 83.0 Calm
0
o.r.l.t.
Friday,
3rd
August.
9 29.72 80.5
78.5 76.0
O.C.r.
29.64 82.0
79.0 78.5 Calm
0
o.r.
Noon
3
29.74 81.0 83.0 76.0 79.0 76.0
O.C.P.
29.65 82.0 84.0
76.0 79.0 79.0 S
3
O.T.
7.33
29.70 80.0.
140
78.0|76,0
o.c.r.
29.62 82.0
79.0 79.0 Calm 0
o.r.
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
In i
RAINFALL.
inches during
previous 24 hours. erious 2.
Saturday,
28th
July.
9 29.70 85.5
85.0 82.0 E
1 b.c.m.
27.83, 77.0
76.0 75.0
SSE
3 b.c.
I
3 29.64 85.5
Noon 29.69 85.5 85.0 79.0 85.0 80.0 NE
84.0 79.0 E
2
b.c.m. 0.08
1
b.c.
28.01 79.0 79.0 74.0 78.0 76.0 SSE
28.01 78.0
3
b.c.
0.00
77.075.0 SSE
3
b.c.
Sunday,
9 29.66 85.0
29th
July.
3
85.0 81.0 SE
Noon 29.64 86.0 87.0 80.0 87.0 82.0 SSE
29.60 | 86.0
1
...
o.c.b.
28.00 76.0
75.0 74.0 S
1
b.c.m.
2 b.c.
0.00
87.0.82.0*S
2 b.c.
28.04 79.0
28.0477.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 75.0 S
S
2
b.c. 0.00
78.0
76.0¡
3 b.c.
Monday,
30th July.
Tuesday,
31st
July.
Wednesday, 9
1st
August.
Thursday,
2nd
August.
Friday, 9 29.59 82.5
3rd Noon
August. 3
9
29.63 85.0
3
83.0 80.0 SW
Noon 29.63 86.0 87.0 80.0 85.0 81.0 SW
29,59 87.0
2 o.c.b.
2 c.b. : 0.00
85.0 80.0 SW
2
c.b.
•
27.98 76.0
75.0
71.0 | SW 28.03, 77.0 78.0 73.0 76.0 75,0 | SW
27.98 77.0
75.0 75.0 SW
3
O.C.
3 0.c.
1,30
3
b.c.
9
...
...
3
29.60 84.0
77.0 77.0 NE Noon 29.59 84.0 87.0 74.0 80.0 78.0 NE
29.55 81.0
81.0 77.0 S
29.56 82,5
77.0 77.0 NE Noon 29.56 | 82,5 | 86,0 75.0 77.0 77.0 E
29.56 82,0
!
1
O.C.
28.03 73.0
...
1
O.C.
2.10
2
O.C.
73.0 72.0 SW
27.95 75.0 75.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 SW 27.94.75.0
1
o.c.r.
1
o.c.m. 2.14
74.0 74.0 WSW
2
b.c.
...
...
76.5 76,5 NE
1 2 2
I.
27.94 74.0
...
: r.
0.07
O.C.
27.94 74.0
74.0 73.0 S
27.92 73.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 SE
74.0 73.0 SE
3
o.f.
...
3 o.c.r.
1.90
3
0.c.
---
9 29.56 82.5
80.0 77.0 SE Noon 29.56 83.0 81.0, 75.0 81.0 78,0 S
3 29,55 82.5
2
...
c.p.
27.90 73.0
2
I.
1.07
80.0 78.0 SW
1
c.p.
77.0 77.0 S
3
1.
27.84 74.0
29.59 82.5 81.0 75.0 77.0 77.0 S
2
29,5782,5"
77.0 77.0 SW 2
A A
2.20
73.0 73.0 SE
27.88 74.0 75.0:72.0 74.0 74.0 SE
27.8673.0
73.0 73.0 S
74.0 74.0 SW
27.80 73.0 74.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 S
27.76 74.0
73.0 73.0 S
4
o.c.d.
***
155 o.c.d. 1.
4 o.c.r.
***
4
0.c.r.
4 o.c.r. 5.90
o.c.d.
N
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky: e clouds (detached); Z. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; 4. hail; &, lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4.squally, r. rain; s. snow; thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); to. wet (dew),
NOTE. —A bạp ( — unter any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denate the Force of the Wind.
0
Description of Wind.
Calm
-
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 Brasze Frosh Breeze.. Stroug Breeze
Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale...
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
Storm
12
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..
13
3 to 4 15 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 Foresajl Under Storm Staysail
Bare Polis
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
- 10
11 - 15
70
above 80
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