THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
767
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER.
Altd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Atta.
Max.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
2nd
9 30.01 | 82.0 Noon
30.00 83.5 85.0 September. 3 29.96 84.0
80.5 76.0
b.c.
77.0 82.0 76.5
b.c.
82.5 77.0
b.c.
29.93 86.0
...
29.95 84.0
Min.
:
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
83.0 81.0 E
29.95 86.088.0 76.0 | 86.5 84.0 E
88.0 85.0 E
Force.j
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
b.c.p.
b.c.
0.25
4 b.c.
Sunday,
3rd
September. 3
9
Noon
29.97 82.0
81.0 76.0
b.c.
...
29.97 83.5 84.0 78.5 82 J 75.5 29.91 84.0
c.b.p.
83.0 76.0
c.b.
29.92 84.0
83.0 81.0 E 29.91 85.0 86.0 79.0 85.0 82.0 | E 29.88 85.0
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
$5.0 82.5 E
3
b.c.
Monday, 9
4th Noon September. 3
29.92 80.0
29.90 83.0 84.0
78.0 76.0 77.0 81.077,0
29.86 84.0
82.0 77.0
...
Tuesday, 9
29.92 83.0
81.0 76.5
A
5th
Noon 29.91 84.0 84.0
76.5 83.0 77.0
September. 3
29,87 84.0
Wednesday, 9
29.95 82.0
82.0 78.0
80.5 77.0
6th
Noon 29.94 83.0 84.0 78.0 82.0 77.0
September.
3 29.91 84.0
82.0 78.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.c.r.
o.c.b.
29.88 83.0
80.0 79.0 E
29.88 85.0 88.0
78.0 84.0 82.0 E
co co
3 o.r.
3 b.c.
0,28
b.c.
29.84 86.0
88.0 85.0 E
3
b.c.
b.c.o.
29.87 83.0
81.0 80.0 E
4
--
b.c.p.
o.c.b.p.
29.87 85.0 87.0
76.0 83.5 81.0 E
4
b.c.
1.00
o.c.r.
29.85 84.0
82.5 81.0 E
4
g.p.
o.c.b.p.
29.90, 85.0
82.5 81.0 E
3
o.p.
o.c.b.p.
29.90 86.0 86.0 78.0 85.0 82.0 E
3
b.c.p. 0.40
o.c.b.
29.87 86.0
88.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.
...
Thursday, 7th September.
9
29.98 84.0
83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.9286.0
85.0 82.0 E
3
b.c.
-
...
Noon
29.98 85.0 85.0 79.0 84.0 77.0
b.c.
29.92 86.0 88.5
78.0 87.5 84.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
3
29.93 85.0
84.5 77.0
b.c.
29.90 89.0
90.0 84.0 E
3
b.c.
...
++
Friday, 8th September.
9
29.96 85.0
83.5 77.0
b.c.
29.91 86.0
85.0 82.0 E
3
b.c.
...
Noon 29.94 86.0 86.0 78.5 81.5 77.0
b.c.
3 29.90 86.0
F:
85.0 77.0
b.c.
29.86 88.0
29.91 87.0 91.0 79.0 86.0 83.0 E
88.0 83.5 E
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
A
1882.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
tion.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
Ú TO 12.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours:
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
9 29.90 82.0
Saturday,
2nd Noon 29.89 83.0 82.0 74.0 82.0 78.0 NE September. 3 29.88 83.0
80.0 77.0 NE
6
c.b.p.
5
c.b. 0.22
82.0 78.0 NE
ст
5 b.c.
i
28.29 75.0
:
28.27 75.0 75.0 70.0 74.0 74.0 E
28.24 76.0
75.0 74.0 E
o.f.
o.c.m.
Direc-
tion.
74.0 74.0. E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24hours.
0.60
o.c.m.
9
Sunday,
29.88 82.5
80.0 77.0 NE 3rd Noon 29.87 82.0 82.0 77.0 78.0 77.0 NE September. 3 29.82 83.0
80.0 76.5 NE
5
b.c.
28.26 74.0
6
c.m.p. 0.01
5
b.c.
73.0 72.0 E
28.25 74.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 73.6 E
28.20 75.0
6
o.m.
6
o.m. 0.16
74.0 72.0 E
6
o.in.
Monday,
4th
Tuesday, 9
5th
9 29.82 82.0 Noon
29.83 82.5 81.0 September. 3 29.77 83.0
29.83 82.0 Noon 29.82 83.0 82.0 71.0 81.0 78.0 SE September. 3 29.81 82.0
78.0 77.0 SE
3
c.p.m.
28.22 74.0
74.0 73.0 SE
4
O.c.r.
75.0 81.0 77.5 NE
3
c.b. 0.22
81.0 77.0 NE
3
c.b.
28.20 73.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 72.0 ESE 28.15 73.0
4
o.c.m. 0.90
1.
73.0 72.0 E
5
0.c.m.
81.0 77.0 SE
Wednesday, 9
6th
September.
Thursday,
7th
September.
Friday,
9
29.87 83.0
3 29.84 83.5
9 29.86 $3.0
8th
: :: ༄: |:
80.0 77.0 SSE 3
29.85 81.5
79.0 77.0 NE Noon 29.85 82.0 81.0 77.0 79.5 77.0 NE
3 29.82 82.5
80.0 77.0 NE
oo co co
3
3
c.b.p. c.b.p. 0.75 c.b.p.
28.20 72.0
72.0 72.0 SE
6
o.m.p.s.
...
28.20 74.0 75.0 71.0 74.0 74.0 SE
28.17 72.0
72.0 72.0 SE
5
o.m.p.s. 1.08
:
5
o.c.r.
3
c.b.p.
---
3
c.b.p. 0.17
4
c.m.p.
28.22 | 73.0
72.0 72.0 E
28.20 74.0 74.0 71.0 73.0 73.0 E
28.19 75.0
6
o.f.r.
...
6 o.f. 0.85
74.0 74.0 E
6 o.c.m. ***
80.0 77.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.26 75.0
Noon 29.88 83.0 82.0 77.0 82.0 77.5 NE
4
b.c. 0.00
81.0 77.0 NE
4
b.c.
-
74.0 74.0 E
28.28 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 E
28.26 75.0
75.0 74.0 E
5 o.c.m.
5 o.c.m. 0.15
5 o.m.
...
82.0 77.0 NE
4
c.b.m.
28.25 75.0
***
i
Noon 29.83 83.5 82.5 80.0 82.5 77.5 NE
4
c.b.m. 0.00
:
82.0 77.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
September. 3 29.82, 84.5
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast p. passing howers; squally; r. rain; s. snow; t.thander; . 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.
=
74.0 73.0 E
28.23 77.0 77.0 72.0 76.0 75.0 E
28.20 77.0
76.0 75.0 E
5 0.1.
5 o.m.
5 b.m.
0.00
---
Figures to
denote the Force, of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
0
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-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
0
Whole Gale
11
Storm
12
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 15 to 6
Royals, &c.
11
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 Force of the Wind.
16
21
20
PRINC
37 44
0 to 2
0
10
11 15
20
25
30
31 36
45
52
60
61 -- 69
70 - 80
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3
above 80
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