THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH MARCH, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
185
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Saturday, 26th February.
9
30.18 69.0
67.0 65.0!
Noon 30.16 71.0 74.0 65.0 70.068.0
3 30.07 69.5
68.066.5
c.m.m.
c.m.m.
c.m.
30.04 71.0
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
69.5 69.0 E
30.03 73.0 77.5 66.0 72.0 71.0 E 29.99 74.0
75.0 72.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Sunday, 9
3
9
3
27th
February.
Monday, 28th February.
Tuesday, 9
1st Noon
March. 3 30.08 66.0
30.16 69.0 Neon 30.16 69.0 71.0
...
67.5 66.5
O.C.m.m.
30.01 72.0
...
...
65.0 68.0 66.5
0.c.m.
30.01 72.0 75,0 65.0 70.0 69.0 E
30.09 69.0
67.0 66.0
c.m.
29.99 73.0
o.m.
3
b.c.me 0.00
b.c.m.
69.0 69.0 E
3
o.m.
3
72.0 70.0 E
3
0.m.
b.c.
0.00
as ao es
30.25 65.0
63.0 61.0
Noon 30.22 65.5 69.0
61.0 63.0' 61.0
30.17 66.5
63.5 60.5
30.20 65.0
63.5 61.0
30.17 65.0 67.0
61.0 63.0 61.0
64.0.62.5
Wednesday, 9
2nd
March.
Thursday, 9
3rd
March.
30.16 67.0
66.0 65.0
Noon 30.15 68.0 67.0 60.0 66.0 65,0
3
30.09 67.0
65.0 64.0
True wind cannot be registered.
0.c.m.
30.07 66.0
o.c.m.
63.0 62.5 NW
30.07 68.0 73.0 61.0 66.0 64.0 NW
c.m.
30.04 68.0
66.0 64.0 N
2 21
o.r.
g.m. 0.03
g.m.
o.c.m.
30.03 ! 66.0
...
63.0 63.0 SE
3
o.m.
0.c.m.
30.03 67.0 66.0
60.0 64.0 64.0 SE
3
o.m.
0.00
o.c.m.
29.97 67.0
65.0 65.0 E
3
...
o.m.
o.c.d.
29.99 68.0
67.0 66.0 E
...
o.c.d.
o.c.d.
29.99 68.0
:;
29.99 68.0 66.5 62.0|66.0 66.0 E
66.5 66.0 E
co co op
3 o.r.
3
o.r.
0,14
3
+
o.m.
30.10 68.0
67.0 66.0
o.c.m.
29.98 70.0
69.0 69.0 E
Noon
30.11 | 70.0 70.0 63.0 69.0 68.0
o.c.m.
3
30.06 70.5
69.0 67.0
---
o.c.r.
::
29.98 71.0 72.0 62.5 70.0 70.5 E
29.99 71.0
70.0 70.0 E
Friday,
4th
March.
9
30.24 63.0
61.0 59.0
o.c.d.
...
30.11 64.0
62.0 61.0 E
Noon
3
30.25 | 64.0 | 70,0 | 60.0 61.5 60,0 30.20 | 64.0
o.c.d.
30.11 64.0 72.0 59.0 62.5 61.0 E
61.5
58.5
o.c.d.
30.09 64.0
62.5 61.0 E
2 2 1
~ an an
g.m.
o.r.
0.10
o.r.
FA
2 o.m.
...
3
...
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Dirce-
tion.
65.0 65.0 N
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
o.m.
3 o.m.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
Wet.
tion.
65.0 65.0 SE
0.10
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
9 30.00 | 71.0
9
30.00 70.0
29.94 70.0
Saturday,
26th Noon 30.00 71.5 76.0 61.0 66.0 65.0 N February. 3 29.94 71.0
Sunday,
27th
February.
f.d.
28.32 65.0
f.d.
0.00
66.0 65.5 NNW
2
28.33 66.0 68.0 63.0 66.0 66.0 SE 28.35 67.0
67.0 67.0 SE
10 10 10
5 o.f.
5
o.f.
0.00
***
5 o.f.
65.0 65.0 N
...
Noon 29.98 71.0 68.0 61.0 64.0 64.0 N
3
...
64.0 64.0 N
co no co
3
3
تبه بن
f.
--
f.
0.04
3 o.m.
28.31 64.0
64.0 64.0 ESE 28.31 66.0 67.0 63.0 66.0 66.0 SE 28.28 65.0
65.0 65.0 SE
5 o.f.
...
5
5 o.f.
o.f.
0.00
Monday, 9
28th Noon
February. 3
30.00 69.5
30.01 69.0 68.0
30.00 69.0
62.0 61.0 N
58.0 65.0 63.0 N
2
0.m.
28.35 62.0
2
0.m. 0.00
64.0 62.0 N
2
o.m.
62.0 62.0 N 28.35 62.0 65.0 58.0 62.0 62.0 ENE 28.29 61.0
61.0 61.0 ENE
2 o.f.d.
...
2 o.f. 0.00
3 o.f.
Tuesday, 9 30.00 €7.0
60.0 60.0 NE 1st Noon 29.96 67.5 66.0 56,062.0 | 62,0 N March. 3 29.93 68.0
62.0 62.0 NE
4
d.
...
...
28.31 57.0
4
d.
0.00
3
d.
...
28.36 60.0 63.0
28.32 62.0
57.0 57.0 E
57.0 60.0 60.0 ESE
4 o.f.
:
62.0 62.0 SE
4
3 o.f.
o.f.
0.00
Wednesday, 9
2nd Noon
March.
3
Thursday,
3rd
March.
...
29.97 67.0
65.0 65.0 NNE 29.97 65.0 65.0 63.0 65.0 65.0 NE 29.95 65.0
65.0 65.0 NE
4
r.f.
28.26 60.0
5
r.f.
0.00
5 r.f.
...
9 29.93 69.0
65.0 64.0N Noon 29.94 69.0 69.0 59.0 66.0 65.0 N
3 29.93 69.0
3
r.f.
28.26 64.0
:ཎྜ:|:
60.0 60.0 ESE 28.27 61.0 62.0 57.0 61.0 61.0 ESE 28.28 60.0
60.0 60.0 ESE
...
5 o.f.d.
5 o.f.
5 o.f.
...
0,12
2 f,
0.29
65.0 61.0 N
2
f.
64.0 64.0 SSE 28.30 64.0 64.0 57.0 | 64.0 64.0 SSE 28.23 64.0
64.0 64.0 S
...
5 o.f.r.
5 o.f. 020
4 o.f.
Friday,
4th
March.
9 30.05 68.0
61.0 60.0 N
5
r.f.
Noon 30.06 68.0 67.0 54.0 67.0 66.0 NE
3 30.03: 67.0
66.0 61.0 NE
6 o.m.
6 o.m.
0.18
***
28.35 57.0
57.0 57.0 E 28.35 57.0 61.0 55.0 57.0 57.0 E 28.28 56.0
56.0 56.0 E
5
o.f.d.
---
5 o.f.d.
5 o.f.
0.70
...
STATE OF WEATHER:-. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers: q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . thunder; u. 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.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
D
Culm
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 Brecze Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
10
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 3 to 4
water...
21
15 to 6
Royals, &c..
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recfed Foresnil Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3- 10
11
16
21
26
30
31
37
44
*28*98*22%£%
15
20
25
36
61
10
70 80
11
above 80
12
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