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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH DECEMBER, 1883.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

1883.

DAY AND DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER,

Atta.!

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

THERMOMETER.

WINDS

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

Tu inches during

previous 24 hours.

BAROMETER,

Attd.

Max.

Min.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Tuesday, 9

18th Noon

December. 3

30.28 65.0

...

Monday, 9

17th Noon

December. 3

30.25 64.0

...

30.22 65.0 65.0 58.0 65.0 57.0 30.16 66.0

66.0 59.0

62.0 57.5

30.25 66.066.0 60.0 63.0 58.0 30.20, 66.0

Wednesday, 9 30.23 65.0

19th Noon 30.20 65.5 64.0 59.0 63.5 58.0 December. 3 30.15 66.0

Saturday,

9

15th

December.

30.25 61.0 Noon 30.21 61.0 63,0 51.0 58.0 | 50.0.

3 30.17 61.5

56.0 | 48.0

b.m.

b.m.

59.5 51.0

b.m.

Sunday, 9 30.23 62.0

16th Noon

December. 3

60.0 54.5

b.m.

30.22 63.062.0 55.0 62.5 55.0 30.16 63.0

b.m.

:

62,0! 56.0

b.m.

62.0 57.0

b.m.

30.18 60.0

Dry.

Wet.

Direc-

tion.

39.0.56.0 NE

!

30.18 63.0 73.0 52.0 63.0 58.0 SE 30.18 67.0

68.0 64.0 SE

යසස Force.

0.00

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

:

30.17 61.0

62.0 59.0 E

3

30.17 64.0 70.0

56.0 66.5 61.0 E

3

b.

0.00

30.17 68.0

67.0 62.0

3

b.

63.5 59:0

62.0 57.5

i

::

65.0 58.5

True wind cannot be registered.

30.18 66.0!

65.0 62.0 ESE

3

b.

b.c.m.

30.18 69.0 69.0

58.0 69.0 63.0 ESE

3

b.c.

0.00

b.c.m.

30.15 70.0

69.0 65.0 ESE

3

b.c.

c.b.

30.20 66.0

| 65.0 62.0 E

4 b.c.

b.c.

30.21 66.0 71.0

60.0 69.0 65.0 E

4

b.c.

0,00

b.c.

30.19 69.0

71.5 67.5 E

3

b.c.

o.c.b.

30.16 65.0

64.0 62.0 E

3

o.c.b.

30.16 67.0 71.0

61.0 70.0 66.0 E

b.c.

30.14 70,0

70.0 68.0 E

සසස

b.c.

3

b.c.

0.00

3

b.c.

Thursday, 9

20th Noon

December. 3

30.26 66.0

65.0 60.0

b.c.m.

30.20 67.0

66.0 64.0 E

2 b.c.

|

30.24 69.0 68.0 59.5 68.5 60.0 30.20 70.0

b.m.

30.22 70.0 74.0

59.0 71.0 69.0 Calm

0 b.

0.00

69.0 61.0

b.m.

30.19 75.0

74.5 73.0 SW

2 b.

Friday,

21st

December.

9

30.40 63.5

61.556.0

b.c.

30.33.64.0

62.0 60.0 N

2 b.c.

***

Noon 30.37 65.0 68.0 59.0 62.5 56.5

0.c.

30.34 66.0 75.0

58.0 65.0 64.0 NE

3

b.c,

0.00

3 30.33 65.5

32.0 ||

62.0, 56.0

b.c.

30.31 67.0

71.0 67.0 NE

2

b.c.

1883.

CAPE D'AGUILAR.

THERMOMETER.

HEIGHT, 170 FEET.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

WINDS

Ο ΤΟ 12.

Direc-

tion.

56.0 50.0 N

-Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

BAROMETER.

Attd.

VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.

WINDS

--..

DAY AND DATE.

HOUR,

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

Saturday, 9 30.14 62.5

15th

Noon

December. 3

30.14 62.5 67.0 50.0 57.0 49.0N 30.12 63.0

58.0 50.0 N

9

30.16 63.0

59.0 34.5 NE

b.m

28.4153.0

52.0 46.0 E

4 b.m.

b.m.

0.00

28.43 54.0 55.0 17.0 53.0 49.0 E

4

b.m.

0.00

b.m.

28.37 53.0

52.0 50.0 E

3

b.m.

Sunday,

16th Noon 30.13 63.5 60.0 55.0 60.0 55.0 NE December. 3 30.1364.0

10 10

5

b.m.

28.43 53.0

53.0

52.0.51.0 E

4

o.m.

5

b.m. 0.00

28.42 55.0 56.0 49.0 54.0 53.0 E

4

b.m.

0.00

:

į

60.0 56.0 NE

4 bm.

28.40 57.0

56.0 55.0 E

3

b.m.

"!

Monday, 9 30.14 64.0

17th Noon 30.11 64.0 63.0 December. 3 30.08 64.5

62.0 57.0 N

3

b.m.

28.49 56.0

55.0 | 52.0 | E

4

b.m.

Tuesday, 9 30.18,65.5

18th Noon 30.15 66.0 63.0 December. 3 30.13 66.0

57.0 62.5 57.5 N

62.5 59.0 N

62.0 57.0 NE 57.0 62.0

57.5 NE .62.5 59.0 NE

3

b.c.m. 0.00

3

ثبات

c.b.m.

28.44 58.0 58.052.0 57.0 55.0 E

28.38 57.0

56.0 55.0 E

5

b.m. 0.00

5

b.m.

6 c.b.

28.46 56.0.

---

:

6 b.c. 0.00

5

b.c.

55.0 53.0 E

28.42 55.0 56.052.0 55.0 54.0 E

28.40, 57.0

57.0 55.0 E

0 0 10

6

o.m.

0.Jn.

0.00

5

o.m.

Wednesday, 9 30.1166.0

19th Noon. 30.10 65.5 62.0 December. 3 30.08 66.0

61.5 59.0 NE 60.0 62.0 59.0 NE

6

c.b.

28.44 54.0

54.0 53.0 E

6

o.m.

6

b.c.

0.00

62.0 59.0 NE

b.c.

28.40, 56.0 57.0 53.0 56.0 55.0 E

28.16 57.0

5

b.m.

0.00

:

57.0 55.0 E

4

b.n.

:

Thursday,

20th

December.

9

80.15 65.5

05.0 62.5 N

2 c.b.m.

28.50 59.0

59.0 | 56.0 | NNE ¦ 3

b.m.

Noon

30.1466.0 67.0 59.0 65.0 61.0 NE

2

b.m. 0.00

28.48 61.0 65.0 55.0 63.0 59.0 NNE

4

b.m. 0.00

!

3

i

30.13, 66.5

65.0 61.0 E

1

b.m.

28.46 64.0

63.0 61.0 E

2

b.m.

Friday,

9 30.28 65.5

60.0 56.5 NE

5

0.0.

21st Noon 30.27 65.5 65.0 60.0 61.0, 57.5 NE December. 3 30.25 65.5

5

O.C. 0.00

61.0 57.0 NE

3 10.0.

28.60 53.0

53.0 51.0 | ENE

28.57 53.0 54.0 30.0 53,0 31.0 | E

5 c.m. 0.00 28.58 54.0

54.0 52.0 ENE 3 b.m.

5 c.m.

STATE OF WEATHER:-5 blue sky: clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; 2. hait; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast. passing showers; q.squally, r. rain; s. snow; .thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a listance 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., &e.

Figures to

denote the Force

Description of Wind.

of the Wind,

Illustrations of the power of the Win las regards a well-conditioned Mau-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.

0

Calm

Light Air

Just sufficient to give steerage way.

Light Breeze..

Gentle Breezo

Moderate Breeze

Fresh Breeze..

Strong Brecze Moderata Gale. Fresh Gale.

Strong Gale

Whole Gale

Storia

Hurricane, N.

With which the above Ship with all suff 1 to 2 knots..

ses and clean full would go in smooth

water.

3 to 4 15 to 6

Royals, &c.

Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.

In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails

full and by.

Close Reefs and Courses

In which she could just bear close-reefed Maiu Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail

Bare Poles

Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.

Figures to denote the Fore of the Wind.

0 to 2

0

310

11 15

16

20

10

70 80

11

12

above RO

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