THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
261
1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet,
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
26th
March.
9 30.45 66.0
Noon 30.44 67,0 70.0
64.0 55.5
b.c.
30.28 67.0
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
66.5 60.0 E
59.0 66.0 57.0
b.c.
3
30.37 68.0
66.5 57.0
b.c.
30.27 69.0 76.0 | 59.0 71.0 64.0 E
30.27 70.0
73.065,0|E
b.
∞ ∞ ∞ Force.
3
ففف
0.00
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Sunday,
27th
March.
9
30.42 66.0
64.0 55.0
b.c.
30.27 68.0
...
Noon 30.41 | 67.0 68.0 59.0 66.0 55.0
b.c.
67.0 61.0 E
30.27 | 69.0 73.0 | 61.0 | 68.0 59.0 | E
3 b.
3
30.33 69.0
67.0 54.0
b.c.
30.27 | 70.0
69.0 62.0 E
3 b.
3 b.
0.00
:
:
Monday, 28th
March,
9
30.37 65.0
:
Noon
30.37 68.0 68.0
3
30.30 | 69,0
Tuesday,
29th
March.
9
30.32 68.0
:
:
64.0 58.0
60.0 66.5 | 60.0
67.0 60.0
66.0 60.0
Noon
3
30.32 71.0 71.0
61.0 | 69.0 | 61.0
30.26 71.0
Wednesday, 9
30.30 69.0
30th
March.
Noon 30.30 70,0 | 710
69.5 61.5
68.0 63.0 64.0 69.0 64.0
3 30.22 71.0
70.0 64,5
***
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.22 68.0
66.5 62.5 E
b.c.
30.22 | 70.0 71.0 60.0 71.0 66.0 E
b.c.
30.21 69.0
...
b.c.
30.19 68.0
69.0 63.0 E
68.0 64.0 ESE
~ ~ ~
...
b.c.
30.19 70.0 71.0 60.0 70.0 68.5 ESE
b.c.
30.17 70.5
71.0 66.0 ESE
2 30 30
2 b.c.
2 b.
2 b.
b.c.
b.c. 0.00
0.00
b.
b.c.
30.18 70.0
69.5 66.0 E
ลง
2
b.
:
b.c.
30.18 72.0 72.0 63.0 71.0 | 66.0 | ESE
3 b.
0.00
b.c.
30.14 72.0
71.0 67.0 ESE
3
b.
Thursday, 9
31st
March.
30.26 68.0
66.5 64.0
Noon 30.24 69.0 71.0 65.0 67,0 | 64.0
0.0.
30.14 | 70.0
68.5 66.0 E
C.
3
30.20 | 70.0
68.0 64.0
c.m.
30.14 71.0 72.0 64.0 71.5 68.0 E
30.10 71.0
70.0 68.0 E
~ w w
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
:..
Friday.
1st
April.
9
30.12 69.0
68.0 67.0
c.m.
30.01 72.0
70.0 69.0 E
b.c.p.
***
Noon 30.12 70.0 70.0 65.0 69.0 67.0
o.c.m:
3 30.03 69.0
68.5 67.0
o.c.m.
29.96 73.0
30.00 73.0 73.0 64.0 72.0 70.0 E
72.0 71.0 E
2
o.p.
0.05
2
g.m.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
DIE G
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
26th
March.
Sunday,
27th
March.
9 30.23 65.0
64.0 55.0 NE
b.c.
28.54 56.0
...
Noon 30.23 | 66,0|67,0|60,0 | 64,5 | 56.5 | NE
b.
0.00
3
30.21 | 67.0
:
65.0 58.0 NE
b.
28.49 61.0
...
30.23 | 66.0
9
Noon 30.23 66.0 65.561.0 | 64,5 | 54.0 | NE
3 30.17 66.5
64.5 54.5 NE
"
66.0 | 56.5 | NE
10 10+
5
b.
28.50 | 57.0
5
b.
0.00
28.5462.0 62.051.0
4 b.
Monday,
28th
March.
63.0 58.5 NE
29th Noon 30.14 67.0 67.0 60.0|67.0|61.0 NE
March.
3 30.09 68.0
66.5 61.5 NE
Wednesday, 9 30.11 68.0
9 30.15 65.5
63.0 | 57.0 | NE
Noon 30,16 | 66,0 | 66.061,064.0 58.5 NNE
3 30.14 67.0
65.0|59.0 | NE
Tuesday, 9 30.12 66.0
...
ප ප
6
b.
6 b.
0.00
4
b.
...
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28.56 60.0 60.0 51.0 60.0 56,0 E
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
8% Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
. WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
56.0 53.0E
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
0.00
61.0 56.0 E
b.c.m.
57.0 53.0 E
4
b.c.m.
62.0 55.0 ENE
4
b.c. 0.00
...
28.48 63.0
28.4857.0
28.51 61.0 61.053.0 61.0 59.0 | E
28.44 62.0
62.0 60.0 E
00
3
b.m..
57.0 54.0 E
3
3 b.c.
3 b.c.
b.c.
28.46 58.0
62.0 | 59.0 | E
58.054.0 E
0.00
28.47 64.0 64,056.0 | 64.0 58.0 E
28.41 61.0
61.0 60.0 E
10 10 2
2 2 2
5
b.c.m.
5
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
30th
March.
67.0 63.0 | NE
Noon 30.12 68.0 68.5 | 63.0 | 68.0 | 63.5 | NE
3 30.08 69.5
68.0 64.0 NE
4 b.c.
***
: ;
4
b.
0.00
3
b.
28.44 61.0
61.0 58.0 E
28.44 65.0 65.0 57.0 65.0 61.0 ESE
28.37 66.0
65.0 62.0 ESE
4
b.c.
4 b.c.
0.00
4 b.c.
Thursday,
31st
March.
9 30.09 70.0
66.064.0 NE
Noon 30.08 | 70,0|680 | 64,0 | 66,5 | 63,0| NE
3 30.03 70.0
5
O.C.
28.39 59.0
...
6
O.C.
0.00
66.0 63.5 NE
4
O.C.
28.36 59.0 60.0
28.3261.0
59.0 59.0 E
58.0 59.0 59.0 E
61.060.0 E
o.p.f.
4 o.f.
4 o.f. 0.00
3
Friday,
1st
9 29.93 71.0
68.0 67.5 NE
Noon 20.95 | 71,070.0 65.0 69.0 67.0 N
+
1
April.
3
29.8771.0
67.0 66.0 N
1
2 o.m.
o.m.d. 0.00
o.m.d.
***
***
28.27 62.0
62.062.0 SE
28.28 64.0 64.0 59.0 64.0 64.0 | SSE 3 o.f.
28.20 63.0
63.0 63.0 SSE 2 o.p.f.
5
o.f.
0.00
L
STATE OF WEATHER:-6, blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ƒ. foggy ; 9. gloomy; ž, hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast ; p. passing showers; 4. squally; r. rain; s. snow; . thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. 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; 2. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Oalm
10
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
0
Light Air Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze. Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale. Whole Gale Storm
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..
11
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, &c.
16
"}
21
11
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by..
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Hurricane,
Bare Poles
3 10
52
60
69
70 - 80
11
above 80
12
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