THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH AUGUST, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
719
1883.
DAY AND DATE,
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday, 11th
August.
Sunday,
12th
August.
9
29.89 87.0
86,079.5
b.c.
Noon 29.89 90.0 92.0 82.0 90.0 | 81.0
3
29.87 85.0
::
b.c.
83.5 78.0
O.C.
9
Noon
3
29.96 $86.0
85.0 79.5
O.C.
...
...
29.95 83.0 91.0 79.0 81.5 76.0
29.91 84.0
c.b.
83.0 77.0
T
:
29.78 88.0
:ེད།: ིི :
Force.
WEATHER.
HAINFALL.
previous 24 hours,
In inches during
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
85.0 85.0 Calm
0 b.c.
...
29.78 89.0 89.0 82.0 88.5 85.0 NW
29.77 87.0
3
b.c.
0.00
86.0 84.0 N
1
g.
29.83 86.0
85.0 84.0 Calm
0
...
g.p.
29.84 85.0 88.0 77.0 83.0 81.0 E
1
b.c.
0.05
O.C.
29.82 83.0
80.0 79.0 SW
3 g.p.
1
Monday,
13th
August.
9 29.97 85.0
84,0 78.5
Noon
29.96 87.0 87.0 | 80.0 | 86.0 79.0
3
29.91 86.0
:
Tuesday,
14th
August.
9
29.91 83.0
Noon
B
29.87 83.0
Wednesday,
9
29.88 82.0
15th
Noon
August.
3
29.83 86.0
...
85,0 79.0
81.5 77.5
29.91 83.0 87.5 79.5 81.0 78.5
81.0 76.0
81,0 75,5
29.87 84.0 84.0 77.0 83.5 77.5
86.0 79.5
Thursday, 9
16th Noon
August. 3
29.88 84.0
29.89 87.5 87.0 78.0 86.5 79.0
29.86 87.0
:: |:: |:: །; ༄
True wind cannot be registered.
c.p.
29.84 86.0
83.0 81.0' SW
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.84 86.0 86.5 78.0 83.5 82.0; SW
2 g.p.
0.03
O.C.
29.84 86.0
86.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.m.
***
b.c.
29.80 84.0
***
o.c.r.
o.c.
82.5 810 Calin
29.80 84.0 86.0 79.0 83.0 81.5 NE
29.77 83.0
0
g.
2
o.r.
0.25
79.0 79.0. NE
3
:
o.p.
b.c.
29.76 83.0
81.0 80.0 Calm
0 b.c.p.
...
b.c.
29.76 86.0 85,0 ₫ 76,0, 85.0 82.0 | E
3
b.c. 0.54
b.c.
29.74 87.0
87.5 85.0 SE
3
b.c.
83.0 78.0
b.c.
29.76 85.0
82.5 81.0 Calm
0
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.77 87.0 89.0 78.0 86.5 84.0 ESE
3
b.c.
0.00
86.0 79.5
b.c.
29.76 89.0
90.5 86.0 ESE
3
b.c.
Friday,
17th
August.
9 | 29.91 86.0
85.0 79.5
Noon 29.91 88.5 89.0 | 80,0 | 89,0 | 80.0
3 29.88 90.0
91.0 79.5
1
b.c.
29.80 86.0 |
84.0 82.0! S
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 88.0 91.0 88.0 87.0 84.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.77 91.0
90.0 84.0 SW
2
b.c.
...
***
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE.
Saturday, 11th
August.
9 29.73 87.0
3
HOUR.
DAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
85.0 80.0 SW
!
Noon 29.73 88.0 88.0 80.0 87.0 82.0 SW
29.73 87.0
82.5 78.0 SW
b.c.
c.b.
O.C.
∞ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
28.09 | 78.0
77.0 76.0 SW
3
0.m.
0.00 28.11 78.0 78.0 75.0 77,076,0 SW
28.08 75.0
5
b.c.m. 0.00
75.0 75.0 SSW
4
o.f.
Sunday,
9 29.82 84.5
***
12th
August.
Monday,
13th
August.
Noon 29.81 85.0 | 87.0 76.0 81.0.78.0 SW
3
29.76 83.0
30 30 00
3
O.C.
28.15 76.0
75.0 75.0❘ Sw
O.C.
0.00
0.0 p.
28.12 75.0 77.0 70.0 74.0 73.0 SW
28.06 71.0
مهم ثبات
b.m.
4
3
o.m. 0.64
71.0 71.0 S
5 o.f.d.
9
29.81 83.0
76.0
|| 76.0 SW
Noon
3
29.80 84.0 86.0
76.0 85.0 82.0 SW
29.75 85.0
80.0 77.0 W
2 2 2
o.c.p.
28.06 73.0
73.0 73.0 WSW
5
o.f.
:
o.c.p.
0.07
28.04 76.0 76.0, 70.0 75.0 75.0 W
3
O.C. 0.00
i
3
0.c.
28.07, 75.0
74.0 74.0 SW
+ b.c.
Tuesday, 9
14th Noon
August. 3
29.76 82.5
78.0 78.0 Calm
0
10.1.
28.12 75.0
...
74.0 74.0
SSW
1 o.f.
Wednesday, 9
15th
August.
29.76.84.0 85.0 77.0 80.0 78.0 Calm
29.72 84.0
29.72 84.0
81.0 78.0, SW
Noon 29.68 84.0 85.0 77.0 85.0 82.0 SE
3 29.68 85.0
0 o.d.
0.22
28.10 73.0 74.0
72.0 73.0 73.0 SSW
3
o.c.d. 0.43
82.0 78.0 SW
2 O.C.
28.08 73.0:
72.0 72.0 SSW
3
o.m.
85.0 80.0 S
Thursday, 9 29.74 84.0
82.0 77.0 NE
16th
August.
Friday,
17th
3
Noon 29.74 84.5 86.0 77.0 88.0 80.0 NE
29.72; 85.0
!
...
86.0 81.0 SE
~ 2 2
2 2 2
2 c.b.p.
28.10 75.0
75.0 74.0 S
1
o.c.m.
b.c.
0.02
28.10 77.0 77.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 S
2 o.c.m. 0.85
:b.c.
28.08 76.0 i
76.075.0 S
4
0.c.m.
b.c.
---
28.11 76.0
b.c.
b.c.
75.0 74.0 E
0.00 28.12 80.0 80.0 75.0 78.0 77.0 | N
28.10 77.0
76.0 75.0 S
2 b.m.
1 b.c. 0.00
2
b.c.
August.
...
***
9 29.75 84.0
85.0 80.0 W
Noon 29.74 85.0 88.0 77.0 88.0 80.0 WSW 3 b.c.
3 29.72 87.0
88.5 81.0 SW 3 b.c.
2
b.c.m.
28.12 75.0
0.00
74.0 73.0 WNW 28.14 78.0 79.0 73.0 77.0 | 74.0 | WNW, 28.10 78.0
77.0 75.0 WNW
3
b.c.
3 b.c.v. 0.00
4
b.c.v.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; q; squally, 7. rain; s. snow; f.thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE.-A bar (-) under 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.
0
Calm
Light Air
3
Gentle Breeze
6
Light Breeze..
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze..
Strong 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 set and clean full would go in smooth water..
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 10
1 to 2 knets. 3 to 4 15 to 6
Royals, &c.
11
16
21
26 30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. .....
31
36
37
44
Close Reefs and Courges
60
61
69
70 80
above au
2005R22.
15
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by..
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail BUnder Storm Staysail
Jare Poles
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