THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
737
.1882.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
*sangų?g snoradad
BAROMETER,
Atfd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINPALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours,
Saturday,
9
29.69 81.0
79.0
76.0
o.c.p.
29.69. 82.0
78.0 78.0 SW
0.7.
19th
August.
Noon 29.72 81.5 85.0
77.0 79.5 77.0
c.c.r.
3
29.69 82.0
80.5 76.0
0.0.
29.69 82.0: 87.0; 75.0, 80.0 80.0 SW
29.69 83.0
4.
O.T.
2.24
81.0 80.0 SW
4
g.p.
Sunday,
20th
August.
9
29.81 83.0
82.0 78.0!
c.b.
29.75 85.0
83.0 82.0. W
2
O.T.
Noon
29.90 81.0 85.0 77.0.78.0 75,0
0.C.I.
3
29.76 81.5
80.0.76.0
0.0.
29.79 82.0 85.0 74.0 77.0 77.0 W
29.76 83.0 !
4
0.1.
0.83
80.0 80.0 SW
3
0.7.
:
Monday,
21st
August.
9
29.79 $2.5
81.0 77.5
Noon
3
29.78 85.0 85.0 78.0 81.0 78.5
29.74 83.0!
82.5 77.5
Tuesday, 9
22nd Noon August. 3
29.77 82.0
80.0 77.0
29.75 82.0 85.5 77.0 80.5 76.5
29.74 82.0
80.0 76.0
Wednesday, 9 29.87 80.0
78.5 75.0
23rd
August.
Noon 29.87 80.0 82.5 76.0 78.0 75.0
3 29.86 79.5
:
78.074.0
True wind cannot be registered.
c.o.
c.b.
0.C.
29.76 83.0
81.0 80.0 SW
3
0.r.
29.76 84.0 82.0
76.0 82.0 80.0; <W
3
b.c.p. 0.14
29.74 83.0
81.0 80.0 SW
3
b.c.m.
jo.c.q.r.
29.75 82.0
78.0 77.0 SW
4
0.q.r.
C.
29.75 82.0 83.0
76.0 80.0 79.0 SW
3
b.c.p.
1.83
0.c.
29.74 83.0!
80.0 79.0 SW
3
b.c.p.
0.0.r.
29.84 81.0
76.0 76.0 S
4
o.r.
0.c.r.
29.84 80.0 81.0
75.0 76.0 76.0 | S
3
o.r.
0.68
o.c.r.
29.84 81.0
+
78.0 77.0; S
3
o.r.
Thursday, 9
29.98 80.0
79.075.5
C.
29.92, 82.0
81.0 80.0 SW
24th
August.
Noon 29.98 85.0 84.0 76.0 84.075.0
c.b.
29.93 84.0 83.5 | 75.0 83.5 81.0 | SW
~ ~
1
b.c.
2
b.c.
1 0.35
3
29.96 84.0
84.0 76.0
c.b.
29.93 85.0
83.0 82.0 SW
2
b.c.
1
....
Friday,
9 30.03 82.0:
81.0 77.0
b.c.
29.97 84.0
83.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c.
25th
August.
Noon 30.02 86.0, 86.5 78.0 86.0 77.0
3 29.98 87.0
b.c.
29.97 85.0 85.0 77.0 84.0 83.0 SW
2
b.c.
0.00
86.5: 78.5
b.c.
29.96: 86.0
85.0 84.0 W
1
g.l.t.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Mio.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attr.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 9 29 63 83.0
80.0 77.5 SW
19th
Noon 29.64 82.0 85.0 72.0 77.0 75.0 SW August. 3 29.63 82.0
79.0 77.0 SW
6
5
B 6.p.q.
0.q.r.
0.m.
27.96 72.0
72.0 72.0 S
7
o.f.r.q.
1.78
27.98 72.0 74.0 69.0 72.0 | 72.0 ¦ S
27.98 72.0
7
o.r.q.
3.10
72.0 72.0 S
6
o.f.q.
Sunday, 9
20th
August.
29.72 82.5
Noon 29.73 82.5 81.0, 75.0 75.0 75.0 WSW
3 29.70 82.5
78.0 77.0 SW
78.0 77.6 SW
3
c.p.q.
28.10 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
6
o.f.
3
c.p.q. 1.02
3
o.c.p.
28.0673.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 73.0 | SW
28.05; 72.0
в o.f.r.
2.10
72.0 72.0 S
6 o.f.
Monday.
21st
Angast.
9
29.71 82.5
77.0 77.0 SW
1
0.c.p.
28.11 75.0
74.0 74.08
5
o.f.
Noon 29.70 82.0 81.0
3 29.69 81.0
Noon 29.72 83.0 81.0 75.0 80.0 78.0 SW
3 29.69 83.0
Tuesday, 9 29.70 82.0
22nd
August.
2
o.c.b. 0.40
79.0 78.0 SW
2
o.m.
28.09 | 73.0 75.0 71.0 73.0 73.0 ¦ S
28.05 72.0
5
o.f.
: 0.95
72.0 72.0 S
4
o.f.
77.0 77.0 SW
0.q.r.
28.05 71.0.
71.0 71.0\s
6
o.f.r.
73.0 77.0 77.0 SW
3
o.c.p.
1.07 28.05 72.0 74.0 71.0 72.0 72.0 SW
6
o.f.
2.10
77.0 78.0 SSW
3
0.c.p.
28.03 72.0
72.0 72.0 SW
4
o.f.
-
Wednesday, 9 29.78 81.0
77.0 76.0 SW
2
o.c.p.
28.14 47.0
73.0 72.0 SW
5 o.f.
23rd
August.
Thursday,
9 29.89; 80.0
Noon 29.30 81.0 79.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 Calm
3 29.80 81.0
76.0.76.0 Calm
80.0 77.5! sw
0
o.c.p. 1.14 28.15 71.0.72.0 07.0 70.0 69.0 S
o.c.r. 0.87
0
6.c.p.
28.13 69.0
1 o.c.b.
28.2870.0
21th
August.
Noou 29.89 $3.0 83.0 74.0 83.0 79.0 sw
3 29.88 83.0
80.0 77.0 SW
2 o.c.b. 0.01
1 o.c.b.
69.0 69.0 SSW
70.0 69.0 SSW
28.28 72.0 72.0.69.0 72.0 71.0 SW
28.25 72.0
5 o.c.d.
3 b.c.
2 b.c. 0.41
72.0 71.0 SW
3 b.c.
!
Friday,
25th
9
29.93 81.0;
80.0 76.0 Calm Noon 29.93 83.0 84.0 76.0: 81.0 80.0 SW
0 io.c.b. |
1 b.c.
0.00
!
August.
3 29.91 85.0
85.5 80.5 SW
I
i b.c.
28.32 74.0
73.0 73.0 SW
28.32 76.0 76.0 70.075.0 74.0 SW
28.28 75.0
74.0 73.0 SW
I b.c.
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
0.05
STATE OF WEATHER: -5 blue sky; e, clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; «. gloomy; h. hail; A lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing howers; 9.squally. rain; s. snow; thunder: %. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); r. wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bur (~~) un-ler any letter augments its signification, thus f, very foggy; r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &é., &c.
Figures o
denote the Force Description of Wind.
of the Win 1.
છૂ
Galm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
Figures to
pur Hour in Miles.
denote the Force of the Wind,
0
Light Air Light Breaze..
Gentle Branze
Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Just suficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water-
15 to 6
( Royals.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. C. Salls.
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triplo Rerfs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
0 to
310
11 15
16 20
21 25
311
Above 80
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