1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH JULY, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER,
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
85.5 84.0 SE
619
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours. |
Saturday,
1st
July.*
9
B
29.91 87.0!
Noon 29.91 88.0 89.0
29.81 89.0
86.0 80.5
b.c.
29.84 87.0
b.c.
81.0 86.0 79.0
b.c.
87.5 81.0
b.c.
29.86 87.0 87.0 80.0 85.0 : 83.0 | NW
29.86 89.0
2
87.5 85.0 SE
2
b.c.p. 0.13 b.c.p.
Sunday,
9 29.92 87.0
85.0 80,0
c.b.
29.87 87.0
85.0 84.0 SW
1
b.c.p.
་་་
2nd
July.
Noon 29.92 88.0 90.5 81.0 87.0 81.0
c.b.
29.87 89.0 89.0 81.0 87.0 85.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.04
3
29.89 90.0
89.0 82.0
c.b.
29.86 89.0!
88.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
Monday,
3rd
9
29.92 87.0
86.0 80.0
Noon
29.92 | 90.0 91.5
81.5 | 89.0 | 80.5
July.
3
29.87 90.0
Tuesday,
9
29.91 88.0
**
4th
July.
Noon
3
89.0 81,0
87.0 80.0
29.92 90.0 91.5 81.0 89.081.0
29.89 89.5
***
87.5 80.0
Wednesday, 9
5th
July.
Thursday, 9
6th
July.
3
29.97 88.0
86.0 79.0
Noon 29.98 89.5 92.0 81.5 88.0 80.0
29.96 89.0!
:
W
87.5 80.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.88 87.0
85.0 84.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 89.0 88.5
81.0 87.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.85 89.0
88.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.86 89.0
86.0 84.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.88 89.0 88.0
80.0 87.0 85.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.88 89.0
87.0 85.0 SW
3 b.c.
***
b.c.
29.92 88.0!
86.5 85.0 SW
***
b.c.
29.9289.0 88.582,087,585.0 SW
b.c.
29.93 91.0
89.0 86.0 SW
1 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
***
30.00 88.0
86.5 80.0
b.c.m.
29.94 87.0
Noon
30.00 87.5 91.0 82.0 85.5 80.0
b.c.m.
3
29.96, 89.0
87.0 80.0
b.c.m.
85.0 84.0, NW
29.95 87.089,081.0 84.5 83.0 SW
29.93 88.0
3
b.c.p.
2
b.c.
0.00
86.085.0 SW
2
b.c.
Friday.
9
29.95 87.0
85.5 80.0
b.c.
29.9087.0
85.0 84.0 SW
1
b.c.p.
...
7th
Noon
29.94 88.0 90.0 81.0 87.0 80.0
b.c.
29.90 88.0 89.0 81.0 87.0 85.0, SW
2
b.c.
0.00
July.
3
29.90 88.0
86.5 79.0
o.c.p.
29.88.89.0
87.0 85.0 SW
2
b.c.p.
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
0 TO 12.
Direc-
HOUR.
Attd.
------
Saturday,
9 29.82 85,5
tion.
83.0 79.5 S
1st July,
Sunday,
2nd
July.
Monday, 9
3rd
July.
3
Noon 29.84 87.0 86.0 80.0 86.0 80.0 SW
29.8188.0
b.c. 0.02
86.0 80.5 SW
b.c.
~~ Force.
c.b.p.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
28.22 77.0
76.0 75.0 S
o.c.m.
28.23 77.077.0 73.0 76.0|75.0 | S
28.19 77.0
o.m.
0.00
| 76,075,0 S
5
b.c.
9 29.84 86.0
84.0 80.0 S
**
Noon 29.85 88.0 88.0
80.0 87.5 81.0 SW
3
29.82 87.0
86.0 82.0 SW
2 2 2
c.b.
28.23 75.0
75.0 75.0 S
b.c.
0.00
28.24 77.077,0|72.0|77.0|76.0|S
b.c.
28.20 77.0
76.0 76.0 S
eo eo co
3
o.f.
3
b.c.
0.23
3
b.c.
3
29.84 86,0
Noon 29.83 87.0 87.0
29.81 88.5
86.0 81.5 SW
80.0 87.0 84.5 SW
87.0 81,0 SW
2 2 2
b.c.v.
28.23 76.0
75.0 75.0S
...
b.c.v.
0.00
b.c.v.
:
28.20 77.0 77.0|74.0|76.0 76.0 | S 28.18 77.0
2 as a
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
76.0 75.0S
3
b.c.
Tuesday,
4th
July.
9 29.87 86.0
84.0 80.0 SSW
2
b.c.
28.21 76.0
76.0 75,0 S
Noon
3
29.83 86.0 87.0
80.0 84.0 80.0 SW
1
c.b.p. 0.15
29.83 86.5!
85.0 80.0 SW
2 c.b.
28.22 | 77,078,0| 74.0 | 77.0 76.0 S
28.1976.0
76.075.0 S
2 ♡ ♡
b.c.
3 b.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
Wednesday,
9
5th
July.
29.87 86.0
Noon 29.89 86.5 87.0
:
85.0 78.5 SW
80.0 86.0 80.0 SSW
3
29.89: 87.5
87.0 80.0 SSW
~ N N
2 b.c.
28.27 77.0
76.0 75.0 SSW
2
b.c. 0.00
2 b.c.
28.28 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 76.0 S
28.25 77.0
76,075.0 S
00 30 00
3
b.c.
...
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
Thursday, 6th
July.
Friday,
7th
...
...
9 29.81 87.0
85.0 80.0 SSW
Noon 29.80 88.5 88.0 81.0 87.0 80.5 SSW
3 29.81 88.5
87.0 81.0 SW
2 b.c.
28.2876.0
75.0 75.0 S
3
b.c.
3 c.b. 0.00
2 b.c.
28.2876.0 78.0 72.0 76.0 75,0' S
28.25 76.0
3
b.c.
0.45
76.0 75.0 S
3
b.c.
...
9
July.
29.86 86.0
85.0 80.0 SW
Noon 29.86 87.0 88.5 78.0 86.0 80.0 SW
3 29.84 86.0
3 c.b.p. 3 e.b.p. 0.11 86.0 78.0 SW 3 c.b.p.
28.25 76.0
75.0 75.0|S
28.24 77.0 77.0 73.0 76.0 75.0|S
28.21 74.0;
73.0 73.0 S
5
b.c.
5 b.c.
0.00
5 b.c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; . hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing showers; 4. squally; rain; s. snow; thunder; ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (-) unter any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Mau-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 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 reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Forec of the Wind.
0 to 2
-10
10
70
80 above 80
11
12
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