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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1882.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

791

1882.

DAY AND DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

Saturday,

9 29.97 82.0 16th Noon 29.96 84.0 86.0

80.0 76.5

c.b.m.

78.0 82.5 77.0

c.b.m.

September. 3

Sunday, 9

17th Noon September. 3 29.90 83.0

29.91 83.5

82.0 77.0

c.b.m.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours,

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

29.93 84.0

Direc-

tion.

82.5 81.0, E

29.93 86.0 87.0.77.0 83.0 82.0 E

29.91 86.0

83.0 82.0 E

...

3 b.c.p.

co co co

3

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

Ο ΤΟ 12.

Force.

WEATHER,

RAINFALL.

previous 24 hours.

In inches during

3

b.c.p. b.c.p.

0.00

...

29.96 82.0

81.0 76.5

b.c.

29.92 85.0

...

29,95 83.5 85.0 79.0 82.5 77.5

81.5 77.0

b.c.

82.5 81.0 Calm

29.93 86.0 88.0 79.0 87.0 85.0 E

O

b.c.

I b.c.

0.00

o.c.b.

29.89 86.0

84.0 82.0 E

1

g.p.

29.97, 82.5

Monday,

9

18th Noon 29.94 82.5 85.0 77.0 81.5 78.0 September. 3 29.89 86.0

80.5 76.5

...

Tuesday, 9

19th

September.

Ge

3

29.89 88.0

Wednesday, 9

29.96 85.0

Noon 29.94 88.0 89.0

85.0 79.0

84.0 79.0

80.0 87.5 80.0

87.5 78.5

29.97 86.0

85.0 79.0 20th Noon 29.97 88.0 90.0 81.0 88.0 79.5 September. 3 29.93 89.0

:

...

...

88.5 80.0

True wind cannot be registered.

o.c.r.

o.c.b.

29.93 83.0

78.0 78.0 NW

2

0.г.

29.93 86.0 87.5 76.0 85.0 83.0 Sw

3

b.c.

0.72

o.c.b.

29.88 86.0

85.0 83.0 SW

3

b.c.

***

b.c.

29.93 86.0

85.0 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

b.c.

b.c.

29.88 89.0

:ཕ;

29.93 87.0 87.0 81.0 86.0 84.0 SW

2

b.c.

0.00

:

88.0 84.0 SW

2

b.c.

b.c.

29.93 86.0

84.0 82.0 SW

1

b.c.

b.c.

29.93 88.088,080,0 86.0 84.0 NW

2

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

29.91 89.0

87.0 85.0 SW

2

b.c.

:

Thursday, 9

29.98 83.5

21st Noon 29.96 88.0 90.0 79.5 87.0 79.0 September. 3 29.91 87.0

82.0 78.0

c.b.m.

29.9386.0

83.0 82.0 E

1 b.c.p.

...

b.c.

29.93 89.0 89.0

79.0 87.0 84.0 E

3

b.c.

0.00

86.0 79.0

b.c.

29.88 89.0

89.0 86.0 E

3

b.c.

***

Friday, 22nd

September.

9

29.97 85,0

84.0 76.0

b.c.

29.93 86.0

85.0 82.0 S

1

b.c.

Noon 29.96 88.0 89.0 80.0 87.0 77.5

3 29.91 88.0

b.c.

29.93 88.0 90.0

87.0 77.0

b.c.

29.90 89.0

80.0 89.0 85.0 E

i88.0 85.0 E

2 2

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

1882.

CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.

WINDS

VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.

WINDS

DAY AND DATE,

HOUR.

BAROMETER.

THERMOMETER,

Max,

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours."

BAROMETER.

Attd.

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

Saturday,

9 29.90 83.0

78.0 76.0 NE

5 p.c.b.

28.24 74.0

74.0 74.0 E

4

o.f.

16th Noon 29.90 83.0 83.077.0 80.0 77.0 NE September. 3 29.85 84.0

82.0 78.0 NE

c.b. 0.55

o.c.b.

Sunday, 9 29.88 83.5

80.0 77.0 Calm : 0

o.c.b. 17th Noon 29.89 84.0 85.0 77.0 82.0 77.0 Calm 0 o.c.b. 0.00 September, 3

29.84 84.0

81.0 79.0 Calm 0 b.c.m.

3

*28.25 76.0 76.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 E

28.20 74.0

4

o.m.

0.00

74.0 73.0 ESE

5

o.m.

28.25 74.0

74.0 73.0 SE

3

o.f.

28.26 76.0 77.0

28.22 74.0

72.0 75.0 74.0 SE

3

o.m.

0.00

74.0 73.0 S

4

o.c.m.

Monday,

9 29.90 83.5

82.0 78.0 Calm

0 c.b.r.

28.27 71.0

18th

September.

3

Noon 29.88 83.5 86.0

29.84 86.0

Tuesday, 9 29.89 85.0

77.0 85.5 81.5 SW

2

c.b.

0.06

84.0 80.0 SW

1

b.c.

71.0 71.0 S 28.25 74.0 76.0 71.0 74.0 74.0! S 28.20 75.0

5

o.c.r.

...

5 o.f. 0.70

84.0

80.0. SW

2

b.c.

28.25 75.0

74.0 74.0

74.0 74.0S

S

5

o.f.

4

o.f.

19th Noon 29.88 86.5 87.0 79.0 87.0 81,5 SW September. 3 29.82 87.5

87.0 81.0 SW

2

b.c.

0.00

I b.c.

28.24 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 ssw

28.19: 76.0

5

0.1. 0.00

75.0 74.0 SSW

5

b.c.

:

F

Wednesday, 9 29.89 85.0

84.0 79.0 SW

...

20th Noon 29.89 87.0 87.0 79.0 87.0 80.0 SW September. 3 29.85 87.5

85.0 80.0 SW

~ ~ ~

2 b.c.

28.2777.0

76.0 75.0 SW

4

o.m.

2

b.c.

2 o.b.c.

0.00 28.27 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 W

28.23 77.0

5 o.m. 0.00

:

76.0 76.0 SW

3

o.m.

:

Thursday,

21st September.

Friday, 22nd

9

29.90 84.5

83.0 80.0 Calm Noon 29.89, 85.0 87.0 78.0 83.0 78.0 NE

3 29.83 85.0

84.0 80.0 E

0

b.c.

28.28 77.0

76.0 75.0 ESE

2

b.c.m.

...

2

b.c.

0.00

2

b.c.

28.26 78.0 78.0 73.0 77.0 76.0 ESE

28.20 78.0

2

b.c.m. 0.12

77.0 76.0 E

3

b.c.m.

9 29.90 85.5:

84.0 77.0 N

Noon 29.88 85.5 87.0 79.0 84.0 78.0 NE

:

September.

3 29.85 85.5

83.0 | 77.0 NE

~ 2 2

2

b.c.

28.27|77.0 ||

b.c.

b.c.

76.0 75.0 N

0.00 28.24 79.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 76.0 NE

28.22 79.0

78.0 76.0 E

4 0.m.

!

4 b.c. 0.00

1 b.v.

1

STATE OF WEATHER:- blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; . hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); . overcast p. passing howers; squally. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; 4. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); w, wet (dew).

NOTE:-A bar (—) under any letter auginents its signification, thus f. very foggy r. much rain; r, heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.

Figures to

denote the Force Description of Wind.

of the Wind.

Calm

Light Air

Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze - Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze

Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale

Whole Gale Storm

Hurricnue,

Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.

Just sufficient to give steerage way.

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

set and cleau full would go in smooth water....

3 to 4 15106

Royals, &c.

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

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

full and by

Close Reefs and Conrses

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

Bare Poles

Rate of the Wind per Ioar in Miles.

Figure to denote the Force of the Wind.

0 to

3 - 10

11

15

16

20

ས་འདྲ་རུའ་ཨྰཿ

70

Rbove 80

12

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