THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
741
1883.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
Saturday,
25th
9
Noon
August.
3
Sunday,
26th
August.
9
Noon
3
HOUR.
NO NO NO NO NO BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours,
In inches during
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours. :
29.85 85,5
85.0 78.5
b.c.
29.74 86.0
84.0 82.0 NE
2 b.c.
29.85 89.0 92.0 81.0 89.0 77.0
b.c.
29.82 90.0
90.0 78.0
b.c.
29.74 89.0 91.0 80.0: 88.0 82.0 NW
29.7090.0
3 b.c.
0.00
90.5 84.0 NW
3
b.c.
29.89 85.0
83.0 78.0
c.b.
29.78 87.0
85.0 83.0 Calm
0
b.c.
29.90 87.5 91.0
80.086.0 | 79.0
c.b.
29.78 88.0 91.080,086,0 82.0 E
3
b.c. 0.00
29.88 $7.0
:
85.0 79.0
e.b.
29.78 $7.0
84.0 80.0 E
3 b.c.p.
Monday, 27th
August.
Noon
9 29.98 84.5
29.97 84.0 83.0 77.0 83.5 77.0
83.0 77.0
3
29.90.77.0
77,075.0
Tuesday,
28th
August.
Wednesday, 9
29th Noon
August. 3
Thursday, 9
30th
August.
9
29.90 81.0
80.0 76.0
Noon
3
29.90 82.0 84.0 75.0 80.0 76.0
29.88 83.0
82.0 77.0
29.93 82.0
:
81.0 77.0
29.93 83.5 84.0 78.0 83.0 77.0
29.90 82.0.
...
81.0 76.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.q.
29.85 85.0
83.0 80.0 E
3 b.c.p.
b.c.q.
29.85 85.0 87.0 77.0 85.0 81.0 E
4 b.c.
0.59
jo.c.r.q.
29.80 84.0
...
77.0 77.0 E
4
0.1.
...
o.c.r.q.
29.79 83.0
79.0 77.0 E
4
o.p.
o.c.q.
29.79 83.0 87.0 75.0 80.0 79.0 E
+
o.p.
2.06
o.c.q.
29.77 83.0
81.5 79.0 E
4
o.p.
o.c.
29.82 82.0
79.0 78.0 E
2
b.c.
O.C.
o.c.r.
29.82 83.0 85.5 | 77.0 83.0 | 80.0 · ESE
29.80 84.0
3
b.c.
1.48
78.0 78.0 SW
4
0.c.
:
29.96 83.0
82.5 77.5
Noon 29.98 85.0 85.0 77.0 84.0 77.5
b.o.
29.84 84.0
81.0 80.0 E
3
b.c.p.
b.c.
3
29.93 82.0
81.076,5
b.o.
29.86 85,086.0 78.0 84.0 82.0 E
29.82 85.0
3
b.c.p.
0.69
84.5 82.0 ESE
3
b.c.
Friday,
31st
August.
9 30.00 83.0
82.5 77.0
Noon 29.99 85.0 85.0 77.0: 84.0|77.0
3 29.96 83.0
81.0 76.0
o.c.b.
29.87 84.0
83.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.p.
...
o.c.p.
:
o.c.r.
29.85 82.0
29.87 · 85.086.0 76.0 81.0 79.0 E
81.0 79.0 E
3
b.c.p.
1.13
4
S.P.
...
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Saturday,⚫
25th
August.
Suudlay,
26th
August.
Monday,
27th
August.
9 29.69 86.0
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Wet.
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12,
Direc.
tion.
86.0 80.0 NE
- Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inclies during
c.b.m.
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Direc.
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
In inches during ·
previous 24 hours.
28.07 77.0
76.075.0 NW
4
0.m.
Noon 29.69 87.0 90.0 80.0 90.0 78.0 NNW
3 29.65 80.0
90.0 80.0! N
3 c.b.m. 0.00
1
b.c.m.
28.08 79.0 79.0 74.0:78.0 77.0 WNW
28.05 79.0
4
b.c.m. 0.00
78.0 75.0 NW
4
b.c.m.
9 29.63 86.0
་.
84.5 80.0 Calm
Noon 29.63 86.0 91.0 80.0 84.0 80.0 NE
3 29.63 85.0
0
..
o.c.m.
28.11 77.0
76.0 75.0 SE
1
o.c.m.
3
o.c.m. 0.00
82.0 78.0 SE
3
.
O.C.
28.12 73.0 79.0 74.0 77.0 76.0 ̊ E 28.08 74.0
3
o.c.m. 0.00
74.0 74.0 | ESE
4
o.m.
9
***
29.81 85.0
80.0 78.0 NE Noon 29.81 85.0 84.0 76.0 80.0 76.5 NE
3 29.76 83.0
5
...
c.b.
28.14 73.0
73.0 73.0 | E
6
o.c.m.
i
5
c.b.
1.80
.... 77.0 77.0 NE
5
¡ 0.1.
28.15 74.0 74.0. 72.0 73.0 .73.0 ; E
28.12 72.0:
6 o.c.m. 1.36
72.0 71.0 E
6 o.c.m.
***
:
9 29.76 82.5
3
9 29.80 82.5
Noon 29.83 83.0 82.077,0
August. 3 29.76 83.0
Tuesday,
28th Noon 29.75 82.5 81.0 75.0 77.5 77.5 ESE
August.
3 29.73 82.5
Wednesday, 9 29.76 82.5
29th
August.
Thursday,
30th
80.0 79.0 | ESE
5
c.p.q.
28.05 71.0
i
4
c.p.q. 1.75
F
...
:
80.0 77.0 SE
4
O.C.
71.0 71.0 E
28.04 72.0 73.0 69.0 72.0 72.0 SE
28.03 72.0
72.0 72.0 SE
6 o.f.d.
6
.0.c.m. 2.36
6
o.f.d.
82.0 78.0 SE
3
O.C.
28.00 75.0!
Noon 29.77 82.5 82.0 76.0 82.0 78.0 SSE
29.7482,5
3
c.b.m. 0.60
80.0 78.0 SSE
3
O.C.
28.04 76.0 76.0
28.02 73.0
...
74.0 73.0 SE
71.075.0 74.0 SE
72.0 72.0 S
5
o.f.d.
5 o.m. 0.96
5 0.0.
82.0 78.0 SE
2
c.b.
28.11 75.0
82.0 | 77.0 NE
2
c.b.p. 0.50
80.0 77.0E
3
b.b.
28.13 76.0 76.0
28.08 75.0
74.0 73.0 SE
73.0 75.0 74.0 SE
b.c.
4
b.
0.54
74.0 73.0 E
4 b.c.
Friday,
31st
9
29.84 82.5
82.0 78.0 ESE
3
c.b.
August.
Noon 29.8482.5 83.0 77.0 77.0 77.0; SE
3 29.82 82.5
4
c.p.q. 0.42
79.0 77.0 SE
4
10.c.
28.13 74.0
28.13 71.0, 72.0
28.15 72.0
73.0 72.0 E
70.0|71.0 71.0 SE
72.0 70.0 SE
5 b.c.m.
5 b.c.m. 0.85
6 b.m.
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; thunder; u. 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
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
Calt
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 3 to 4
water-
11
5 to 6 Royals, &c..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Close Reefs and Courses
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
15
53
61
69
70 - 80
above HD
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