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1882.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH DECEMBER, 1882.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Dry.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Saturday,
2nd
December.
9
30.11 69.0
67.0
57.0
c.b.
30.03 7.0
:
71.0 66.0 NE
2
b.c.
Noon 30.08 72.0 73.0 62.0 71.5 60.0
b.c.
3
30.04; 73.0
72.0 62.0
o.c.b.
:
:.
30.04 73.0 76.0 62.0 74.0 69.0 Calm
30.0473.0
0
b.c.
i
74.0 69.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Sunday,
3rd
December.
9
30.11 70.0
68.5 59.5
b.c.
30.08 72.0
71.0 67.0 Calm
0
b.c.
***
Noon
30.11 72.0 74.0 62.0 71.5 62.5
b.c.
3
30.06 72.0
72.0 62.0
b.c.
30.08 74.0 76.0 62.0 74.0 70.0 E
30.04 76.0
. 3
b.c.
Force.
ཱ ུ ྂ WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
0.00
0.00
75.0 71.0E
3 b.
W
Monday,
4th
December. 3
9
30.14 71.5
70.0 62.0
1
Noon
30.10 74.0 74.0
65.0 73.0
64.0
30.04 75,0
5th
December. 3
29.99 76.5
Wednesday, 9 30.08 72.0
6th
Noon
December. 3
Tuesday, 9 30.11 72.0
74.0, 61.0
70.0 64.0
Noon 30.06 76.0 76.0 65.0 76.0 64.0
76.0 65.0
70.0 62.0
¡
:ཤྱཿ
30.05 75.0, 77.0 65.0 73.0 | 62.0
29.99 74.0
72.5 63.5
True wind cannot be registered.
o.c.b.
30.07 73.0
72.0 69.0E
o.c.b.
30.07 75.0 77.0
66.0 76.0 70.0 E
b.c.
30.03 80.0
81.0 75.0 E
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
:
b.c.m.
30.05 | 73.0 ||
71.0 69.0 Calm
b.c.m.
30.05 78.0 82.0
60.0 82.0 73.0 NE
b.c.m.
30.00 80.0
79.0 75.0 W
...
...
b.c.m.
b.m.
30.04 74.0
30.04 77.0 84.0 66.0 78.0 72.0 S
73.0.68.0 NE
b.m.
30.00 79.0
77.0 72.0 S
ON N
♡ 2 2
0 b.c.
2 b.
0.00
2
b.
:..
3
b.
b.
0.00
b.
Thursday, 9
7th Noon
December. 3
30.10 70.0
68.0 61.0
b.m.
30.05 72.0
70.0 67.0 E
3
b.
30.07 72.0 74.0, 65.0 71.0 | 60.0 71.0 61.0 30.02 72.5
b.m.
30.05 75.0 80.0
65.0 76.0 69.0 E
3
b.
0.00
!
b.c.m.
30.01 77.0
75.5 70.0 E
3
b.c.
...
Friday,
8th
December.
72.0 62.5 30.10; 74.0 9 Noon 30.09 74.5 75.0 67.0 73.0 64.0
3 30.03 74.0
c.b.
30.07 73.0
71.0 69.0 E
2
b.c.
...
c.b.
30.05 76.0 77.0 68.0 75.0 73.0 NE
1
b.c.
0.00
72.5 65.0
c.b.
30.02 77.0
75.0 72.0 SE
1
b.c.
1882.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
!
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
72.0 61.0 NNW Saturday,
9 29.98 69.0
2nd
Noon
29.97 69.5 74.0, 63.0 70.0 60.0 NE
December. 3 29.95 70.0
2
b.m.
28.35 61.0
61.0 57.0 NE
3
b.c.
c.m.
0.00
28.35 66.0 66.0 38.0 65.0 61.0 NE
3
b.c.
0.00
69.0 62.5 NE
1
C.o.
28.30 64.0
:
64.0 58.0 NE
1
b.c.
...
Sunday,
3rd
December.
Monday,
4th
December.
-
3
9 30.00 70.0 Noon 30.00 70.0 70.0, 63.0 69.0 62.5 NE
29.98 70.0
68.0 60.0 N
2
b.m.
28.40 64.0
63.0 60.0E
4
b.m.
2
b.m.
0.00
28.36 65.0 65.0 59.0 65.0 61.0 E
4
b.m.
0.00
69.0 63.0 NE
1
b.m.
28.32 66.0
65.0 63.0 E
4
b.m.
...
9
Noon
3
30.00 70,0
68.0 62.0 N
...
29.99 71.0 71.0 65.0 71.0 62.0 NE
29.98 71.0
70.0 63.0 NE
M 2 2
3
C.
28.37 | 62.0
62.0 60.0 E
4
0.m.
C.
0.00
c.m.
28.32 68.0
28.35 66.0 66.0 60.0 66.0 63.0 | E 67.0 65.0 E
4
b.m.
0.00
2
b.m.
...
9
30.00 71.0
Tuesday,
5th Noon 29.97 72.0 77.0 65.0 77.0 68.0 Calm December. 3 29.92 74.0
71.0 64.0 Calm
OO
0
c.m.
...
...
0
b.m.
0.00
76.0 68.0 S
1
b.m.
28.35 | 66,0 28.33 70.0 71.0 64.0 69.0 68.0 NNE
28.34 71.0
70.0 69.0 N
65.0 63.0 NNE
3
0.m.
3 b.m.
0.00
1
b.m.
Wednesday, 9
29.96 72.0
70.0 61.0 NE
...
6th
December.
Thursday,
7th
December.
...
0 Noon 29.94 72.0 78.0 65.0 70.0 65.0 Calm
70.0 64.0 E 29.92 72.0 3
2 O 2
b.m.
28.3466.0
65.0 63.0 E
5
b.m.
b.m.
0.00
b.m.
:
:
28.32 68.0 69.0 61.0 68.0 65.0 E 28.35 70.0
3
b.m. 0.00
69.0 67.0 SE
1 b.m.
9
29.9771.0
67.0 60.0 NE
4 b.m.
28.35 63.0
***
:
62.0 61.0 E
5
b.c.m.
...
Noon 29.96 72.0 72.0 65.0 69.0 60.0 NE
3
29.94 71.5
68.0 62.5 NE
هم تت
4
b.m.
0.00
3
b.m.
28.32 64.0 65.0 58.0 64.0 61.0 E
28.35 66.0
5
b.c.m.
0.00
65.0 62.0E
4
b.c.m.
...
Friday,
8th
9
Noon
29.98 72.0
70.0 63.0 NE
4
C.
28.36 63.0
62.0 60.0 E
4
b.c.m.
December.
3
!
29.97 72.0 72.0 66.0 69.0 64.0 NE
29.94 72.5
4
C.
0.00
69.5 64.0 NE
4
C.
•
28.33 66.0 67.0 60.0 65.0 61.0 E 66.0 64.0 E 28.36 67.0
4
b.c.m. 0.00
3
b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER: blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast passing showers; q.squally; r. rain; 3. snow; t.thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (abjects 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.
Figures to
denote the Force)
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
1
Light Air
11
12
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3- 10
11 15
0
Light Brocze.. 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 (I to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to
water.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
16 20
3
5 to 6
25
Royals, &c.
30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
36
37 - 44
45
52
60
10
70 - 80
11
above 80
12
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
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