THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1883.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
907
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
WINDS
ТНЕВМОМЕТЕВ.
◊ TO 12.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Max.
Direc- tion.
Saturday, 9 30.12 77,0
75.0 70.5
10th Noon 30.06 80.0 79.0 72.0 79.0 72.0
November. 3 30.00 80.5
b.c.
30.01
79.0
77.5 75.0 E
400
b.c.
80.0 71.0
b.c.
...
30.05 82.0 82.5 71.0 82.0 | 79,0 | E
30.00 85,0
83.0 80.0 E
ུཊུ| WzATHER,
~~~Force.
b.c.
b.c. 0,00
b.c.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous
hours.
---
Sunday,
11th
November. 3 30.01 80.0
9 30.09 77.0
75.5 70.0
b.c.
30.04 79.0
77.0 75.0 Calm
...
Noon 30.06 80.0 80.0 70.0 79.5 70.0
b.c.
...
79.5 72.0
b.c.
30.03 82.0 84.5 71.0 82,0 78,0 SW
30.00 83.0
2
81.0 77.0 W
2
N NO
b.
:
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
Monday, 9
12th Noon
November. 3
30.18 75.0
30.16 76.0 80.0
30.13 75.0
73.0 68.0
...
...
71.0 74.0 68.5
73,0 68.0
Tuesday, 13th
November.
9
30.22 70.0
30.10 | 75,0
Wednesday, 9
30.17 74.5
Thursday, 9
30.18 69.0
68.0 62.0
Noon 30.16 74.0 75.0 65.0 72.5 64.5
73.5 66.5
73.0 67.0
14th Noon 30.13 76.0 | 76,0 | 70,0 | 75.0 | 68.0 November. 3 30.07 77,5
76,570,0
67.5 60.0
15th Noon 30.12 73.0 75,0 66.0 71.0 63.0
November. 3 30.06 75.0
::
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.13 77.0
75.0 73.0 E
3
...
b.c.
b.c.
30.13 80.0 82.0 73.0 81.5 76.0 E
3
b.c. 0.00
O.C.
30.09 78.0
76.0 74.0 E
3 b.c.
:
c.b/
30.16 71.0
...
69.0 67.0 N
3 b.c.
c.b.
30.15 75.0 83.0 66.0 74.0 71.0 NE
2 b.c. 0.00
c.b.
30.08 76.0.
75.0 72.0 E
3
b.c.
c.b.
30.12 76.0
76.5 73.0 E
3
b.c.
-
!
|
c.b.
30.11 78.0 77.5 70.0 77.5 74.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
c.b.
30.05 80.0
...
80,576.0 E
3
b.c.
c.b.
30.10,71.0
68.5 66.0 N
4
b.c.
c.b.
73.5 65,0
0.0.
:
Friday, 16th
November.
9 30.15 70.0 Noon❘ 30.10 72.0 76.0 66.0 70.0 | 62.0
68.5 61.0
c.b.
30.1075,081.0
30.05 76.0
30.08 72.0
65.0 77.0 73.0 E
75.0 71.0 E
co co
3 b.c.
0,00
3
b.c.
...
c.b.
30.08 74.0 82.0
3 30.02 73.0
72.0 64.0
c.b.
30.01 75.0
1883.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
Saturday,
9
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
29.99177.0
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
74.0 71.0 NNE
10th Noon 29.98 77.0 75.5 70.0 75.0 71.0 NNE
November. 3 29.95 78.0
~ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.!
Atta.
VICTORIA PEAK,
70.0 67.0 E
66.0 74.5 70.0 | E
74.0 70.0 E
THERMOMETER.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Max,
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
b.c.
28.35 70.0
70.0 69.0 SE
o.m.
b.c.
0.00
76.5 72.0 NE
b.c.
28.31 74.0 74.0 68.0 73.0 71.0 | SE
28.30 70.0
b.c.v.
0.00
69.0 67.0 SE
b.c.
Sunday, 9
29.99 77.0
76.0 72.0 Calm
0
b.
28.34 71.0
70.0 68.0 SE
11th Noon 29.98 77.5 82.0 70.0 82.0 76.0 Calm 0
November. 3 29.94 79.0
b.c.
0.00
81.0 74.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.32 75.0 75.0 68.0 74.0 70.0] SE
28.30 73.0
!
:
72.0 69.0 SE
9 30.06 77.0
Monday,
12th Noon 30.06 77.0 82.0 70.0 72.0 68.0 NE
November. 3 30.03 76.5
72.0 68.0 NE
10 10
5
O.C.
28.42 65.0
65.0 64.0E
**
5 b.c. 0.04
!
71.0 67.5 NE
4
b.c.
28.40 68.0 68.0 66.0 68.0 67.0 | E
28.35 66.0
66.0 65.0 E
2 2 2
10 10 10
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
5
o.ni.
5
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Tuesday,
9 30.10 74.0
13th Noon 30.08 74.0 72.0
68.0 63.0 N
5
c.b.
28.45 66.0
65.0 64.0 NE
4 b.m.
65.0 69.0 64.0 NE
November. 3
30.0274.5
69.0 65.0 NE
4 b.c.
4 b.c.
0.00
28.40 65.0 66,0 | 63.0 65.0 64.0 E
28.35 67.0
66.0 63.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
...
:
Wednesday, 9
14th Noon
November. 3
F
30.05 74.0
72.0 67,5 NE
30.04 75.0 75.0 65.0 72.0 67.5 NE
30.00 75.0
73.0 69.0 NE
4
5 c.b.
b.c.
28.40 65.0
64.0 63.0 E
4
b.m.
0.00 28.45 70.0 70,0 | 64,0|69.0 | 67.0, E
4
b.c. 0.00
2
b.c.
28.38 71.0
70.0 66.0 E
2
b.c.
9
30.05 73.0
9
Thursday, 15th
November.
Friday,
30.02 73.0
67.0 62.0 N
16th Noon 30.02 73.0 75.0 65.0 68.0 62.0 N
November. 3 29.94 73.0
70.0 62.0 N
b.c.
28.38 68.0
67.0 65.0 NNE
4
b.c.
...
Noon 30.03 73.0 75.0 63.0 75.0 66.0 N
3 29.96 73.0
4
c.b. 0.00
72.0 65.0 NE
4
C.
:
...
1
69.0 64.0 NE
5 0.c.
5 O.C.
4 O.C.
28.35 65.0
1
65.0 64.0 ENE
62.0 59.0 ENE
0.00 28.38 62.0,63.0 59.0 61.0 61.0 ENE
28.28 63.0
62.0 61.0 E
28.41 70.0 70.0 60.0 69.0 67.0 NNE
28.34 66.0
4 b.c. 0.00
4
b.c.
4 o.m.
4 b.c. 0.00
3
b.m.
***
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky: c clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (bazy); o. overcast p passing showers; .sually, r. rain; s. snow; t.thunder; . ngly (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
donote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
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
0
water...
12
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storin
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail to 2 knots.
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
3 - 10
f
11 15
set and clean full would go in smooth
3 to 4 15 το 6
Royals, &c.
16
"
26
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
70
above 80
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