THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH OCTOBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
837
1883.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12,
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In Inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
13th
October.
9
3
30.25 78.5
Noon 30.23 80.0 80.0 73.0 79.0 70.0
30.18 80,0
77.0 70.0
b.c.
30.12 79.0
78.5 74.5 E
3
b.c.
---
b.c.
:
79.0 70.0
b.c.
30.10 81.0 82.0 74.0 81,0 75.5 E
30.06 82.0
4
b.c.
0.00
81.5 77.0 E
4
2.c.
...
3
Sunday, 9 30.22 78.5
14th
October.
Monday,
15th October.
77.5 71.0
b.c.
30.09 80.0
A
78.5 76.0 E
3 b.c.
...
...
Noon 30.21 81.0 80.0 74.5 79.0 71.0
b.c.
30.0982.0 81.0 74.0 | 81.0 78.0 E
4
b.c.
0.00
30.16 80.5
79.5 71.0
b.c.
30.04 82.0
81.5 78.0 E
4
b.c.
9 80.22 79.0
78.0 71.0
...
Noon❘ 30.21 81.0 81.0 75.0 79.5 73.0
3 30.17 81.0
80.0 72.0
Tuesday,
16th-
October.
9 30.24 80.0
79.0 73.0
Noon 30.21 81.5 81.0 75.0 80.0 73.5
3 30.17 81.0
***
!
Wednesday, 9
30.22 79.0
17th
October.
Noon
3
***
80.0 73.5
77.0 71.5
30.20 81.0 81.0 | 75.0 | 78,5 | 72.0
30.14 80.0
Thursday,
18th
October.
9
30.20 79.5
79.0 72.0
78.0 72.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.09 81.0
80.0 | 77.0 E
3
b.c.
100
b.c.
30.09 83.0 82.574.5 | 82,078,0 | ESE
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.05 83.0
83.0 79.0 ESE
b.c.
***
o.c.b.
30.10 81.0
81.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
***
30.10 84.0 85.5
76.0 85,5 | 81.0 | E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
30.05 85.0
85.0 81.0 E
3
b.c.
:ཎྜི ;
...
***
b.c.
30.05 81.0
-
80.578.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
30.09 83.0 86.5 | 76,0 | 85.0 80.5 E
30.0984.0
3
b.c.
0.00
80.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.
o.c.b.
30.06 81.0
...
Noon
3
30.18 | 80,0 | 80,0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 72.0
30.13 81.0
b.c.
***
:
80.0 73.0
b.c.
30.06 83.0 85.5
30.02 84.0
75.0 84.0 81.0 E
Friday, 19th
October.
9 30.17 81.0
80.0 74.5
o.b.
30.04 82.0
•
Noon❘ 30.16 | 82,082,0| 76.0 | 81.0 75,0
3 30.11 81.0
b.c.
30.04 84.0 85.0 76.0 85,081.0 | SE
ེ : ཝེ: :
80.5 78.0 E
3
83.0 79.0 E
es as as
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
82.0 80.0 E
+3
80.0 74.0
b.c.
30.01 85.0
87.0 83.0 SE
eo ad ad
b.c.m.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
..
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
1883.
3
9
Noon
3
30.05 79.0
30.001 79.0
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Saturday,
9 30.0778.5
***
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
O TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
75,5 70.5 NE
13th Noon 30.06|79.0 | 77.0 | 74.0 76.5 70.5 NE
October.
30.0279.0
Sunday, 14th
October.
:;
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
b.č.
28.40 71.0
70.0 67.0 E
b.m.
4
b.c.
0.00
75.5 69.5 NE
3
b.m.
28.38 72.0 72.0 | 66,0 | 71.0 70.0 E
28.35 72.0
4
b.m.
0.00
71.0 70.0 E
4
b.m.
...
76.0 71.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.39 68.0
67.0 66.0 E
4
b.m.
30.05 | 79.0 | 77.0 | 73.0 76.0 71.0 NE
4
b.c. 0.00
75.5 70.5 NE
3
b.c.m.
-
****
28.36 71.0 72.0 66.0 71.0 69.0 E 28.32 70.0
70.0 68.0 E
4
b.m. 0.00
4
b.m.
Monday, 9
15th
October.
Tuesday, 9
16th
October.
30.0679.5
77.0 73.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
***
***
Noon 30.04 79.0 77.5 74.5 77.5 72.5 | NE
3 30.00 79.5
4
b.c.m. 0.00
28.40 71.0
28.37 73.0 73.0|69.0
.
76.5 72.5 NE
4
b.c.m.
28.34 73,0
70.0 69.0 | E 72.0 | 70.0 | E
71.0 69.0 E
4
b.m.
...
4 b.m. 0.00
4 b.m.
...
30.05 79.5
77.0 73.5 NE
4
b.c.m.
***
28.38 70.0
::
Noon 80.03 | 79.5 | 78.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 73,0 | NE
3 30.00 80.0
4
b.c.m. 0.00
77.5 73.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
***
...
---
69.0 67.0 E
28.38 73.0 73.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 E
28.34 72.0
71.0 69.0 E
5 b.m.
...
5
b.m. 0.00
5
b.m.
Wednesday, 9
17th
October.
30.05 | 79.5
Noon 30.0479,5 78.0
3 29.98 80.0
--
77.0, 72.0 | NE
75.0|76,5 | 72,0 | NE
5
b.c.m.
28.35 68.0
68.0 67.0 E
5
b.m.
...
5
b.c.m. 0.00 28.35 72.0 72.0 | 67,0| 70.0 | 69.0 E
76.5 71.5 NE
5
b.c.m.
28.32 71.0
70.0 68.0E
10 10
5
b.m.
0.00
5
b.m.
Thursday,
18th
October.
9 30.02 79.0
76.5 72.0 | NE
4
b.c.m.
*
***
Noon 30.02 | 79.0 78.075.0 | 77,0 72.0 | NE
3 29.97 80.0
4
c.b.m. 0.00
77.0 | 72.0 | NE
4
b.c.m.
28.35 69.0
68.0 68.0 E
28.37 72.0 72.0 67,0 72.0 | 70.0 | E
28.35 70.0
5
o.m.
b.c.m.
0.00
70.0 69.0 E
4
b.c.m.
Friday,
19th
...
October.
9 30.00 | 80,0
Noon 29.97 80.0 78.0 75.0 78.0 74.5 NE
3 29.94 80.0
77.5 74.5 NE
4
c.b.m.
28.35 71,0
...
4
77.0 74.0 NE
4
c.b.m. 0.00
c.b.m.
71.0 70.0 E
28.32 72.0 72.0 69.0 72.0 71.0 | E
28.29 72.0
69.0 69.0 E
5
o.m.
5
o.m. 0.00
5 o.m.
STATE OF WEATHER: -b blue sky; c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain ; ƒ. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p passing showers; q. squally, r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; z. 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.
Figures to
denote the Fores
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
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 (I to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water..
11
5 to 6 Royals, &c..
Single Reafs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &0. Close Reefs and Courses
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 Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
3 10
11
15
11
above 80
12
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