DAY AND DATE.
1883.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Forec.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches
previous 21 hours,
during
BAROMETER.
Attd.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
∞ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In iuches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 30.03 83.0
Ist
82.0 78.0
¡o.c.q.p.
Noon 30.03 84.0 85.0 77.0 83.0 78.0
September. 3 30.02 85.0
::
:བ
b.c.p.
85.0 78.0
b.c.p.
29.89 83.0
29.90 84.0 84.0 76.0 83.0 81.0 E
29.90 $6.0
86.0 82.0 E
82.0 80.0 E
S.P.
3 o.p.
1.60
3
b.c.
9
30.04 82.0
Sunday,
2nd
Noon 30,05 85.0 85.5 79.0 83.5 79.0 September. 3 30.03 85.5
81.0 76.5
b.c.p.
29.92 84.0
83.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.p.
o.c.p.
84.5 80.0
o.c.p.
29.92 85.0 86.5 79.0 85.0 82.0 E
29.90 $4.0
3
b.c.p. 0.12
86.0 83.0 E
1
b.c.
30.07 84.0
Monday, 9
3rd Noon 30.06 86.0 86.0 79.0 84.5 78.5 September. 3 30.00 86,5
83.0 77,5
86.0 78.0
!
>
Wednesday,
Thursday,
6th
Tuesday, 9 30.01 85,0
84.0 78.0
4th Noon 29.99 86.0 87.0 79.0 86.0 77.5 September.
9 29.93 85.0
86.0 76.0
84.0 77.5
5th, Noon 29.94 87.0 87.0 79.0 86.0 77.0 September. 3 29.86 86.5
9 : 29.90 83.0
Noon 29.89 81.0 87.0 77.0 79.0 75.5
·
29.93 87.0
LAN
...
| 85.0 79.0
81.0 77.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.93 86.0
84.0 82.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c..
29.94 87.0 87.5
79.0 87.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.
0,22
b.c.
29.89 88.0
89.0 83.0 E
3
b.c.
b.e!
29.88 86.0
85.0 82.0 E
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 88.0 80.0
79.0 87.0 82.0 E
3 b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.85 89.0
90.0 85.0 E
3 b.c.
b.c.
29.82 86.0
b.c.
29.82 87.0 90.5
84.0 82.0 E
78.0 86.0 $3.0 E
2 b.c.
2 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
29.79 88.0
88.0 83.0 E
3 b.c.
c.r.m.
...
0.0.1.
29.80 84.0
29.80 82.0 90.0
81.0 80.0 Calm
73.0 78.0 77.0 E
0
o.r.t.l.
2
b.c.p. 0.11
September.
3
29,86 84.0
83.0 78.0
o.c.b.
...
29.77 83.0
84.5 82.0 E
2
b.c.
Friday,
7th
September.
9
29.91 84.5
84.0 77.0
b.c.
Noon
29.94 86.0 86.0.77.0 85.0 78.0
6.b.
29.82 83.0
29.82 86.0 86.5
84.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
77.0 86.0 84.0 NW
1
b.c.
0.00
3 29.90 87.0
86.0 79.5
b..
29.81 89.0
88.0 85.0 SW
1
b.c.
...
1883.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET,
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
D'AROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
provions 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.86 | 83.0
82.0 78.0 SE
»
28.15.74.0
73.0 73.0 SE
6
o.f.
1st
September.
Noon 29.86 83.0 83.0 76.0 82.0 78.0° SE
3 29.85 84.0
84.0 80.0 SE
Sunday, 9 29.88 83.0
•1
1
Cpq. 0.36
c.b.m.
28.15 75.0 75.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 SE
5
0.c.
0.85
28.20 74.0
74.0 73.0 ESE
5
b.m.
A
2nd
September.
Monday,
3rd
82.0 78:0 ENE
Noon 29.88 84.0 83.0 78.0 82.0 80.0 E
3 29.86 84.5
82.0 78.0 NE
1
0.0.
28.27 73.0
I
4
+ 0.0.
e.b.
0.01
73.0 72.0 E
28.25 75.0 76.0 72.0 75,0 740 SE
28.23 75.0
75.0 74.0 SE
5 o.f.
5
0.m.
0.56
5
o.m.
:
9
29.89 83.0
$2:0 79.0 NE
1
c.b.m.
28.2674.0
74.0 74.0 E
+
o.f.
!
Noon
September. 3
Tuesday, 9 29.84 83.5
4th
Noon 29.82 84.5 84.0
29.89 84.0 83.0
29.84 84.5
78.0 82.5 80.0 NNE
1
b.c.m. 0.15
28.31 76.0 76.0' 73.0 76.0 75.0 E
در
o.m.
0.33
82.5 79.0 NNE
b.c.m.
28.25 76.0
76.0 75.0 | E
3 0.m.
83.0 79.0 NE
...
+
c.b.
28.21, 74.0
78.0 83.0 78.0 NE
4
b.c.
0.00
:
Wednesday, 9
5th
September. 3 29.78 84.0
29.7883.5
Noon 29.78 84.0 84.0
September. 3 29.73 85.0
82.0 77.5 NE
+
b.c.
74.0 74.0 E 28.20 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 E 28.15
77.0
76.0 71.0 E
4 o.f.
5 b.m.
5 o.m.
0.00
82.5 78.0 NE
2
c.b.m.
28.15; 77.0
J
78.0 84.0 79.0 NE
3
c.b.m. 0.00
84.0 79.0 NE
-+
c.b.m.
28.15 78.0 78.0.74.0
28.13 77.0
76.0 75.0 ESE
77.0 76.0 E
76.0 75.0 E
B o.m.
3 b.m.
0.00
4 0.111.
9
Thursday,
29.7683.0
6th Noon 29.75 82.3 81.0
September. 3 29.72 83.0
76.0 76.0 S
77.077.5 77.5| Calm
1
: r.t.l.
28.10 73,0
82.0 78.0 Calm
0
c.m. 0.16
c.b.m.
73.0 72.0 ESE
28.10 72.0 73.0 70.0 72,0 72.0 NE
28.08 73.0
73.0 72.0N
3
o.c.d.t.
3 o.c.d. 0.13
3 0.m.
...
Friday.
7th
September. | 3-
9 | 29.78 83.0
Noon 29.77 84.0 85.0 78.0 84.0 78.0 N
29.75 85.0
85.0 80.0 N
1
e.b.m.
28.15 75.0
2
87.0 82.0 S
0.b.m. 0,00
1 b.c.m.
74.0 73.0 NNE
28.15 76,0 77.0 72.0 750 740 E
28.12, 76.0
3 b.m.
3
b.c.m. 0.00
4
76.0 75.0 | E
3
b.c.m.
Figures to
lenote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind,
Cali
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain'; f. foggy; . gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers 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.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-ot-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air Light Breaze..
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze..
rong Breeze
Moderate dale.
8
dresu. Gale.
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
Storm....
Lurricane,
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.
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royals, &c..
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recfed 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
16
61
70
above 80
767
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.