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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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