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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1881. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
Saturday, 23rd
9
30.17 68.5
...
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
67.0 65.5
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
WINDS
Noon 30.15 70,0 70.0
65.0 68.0 66.0
o.c.m.
April,
3
30.11 71.0
69.0 67.0
o.c.m.
:
o.c.m.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Atta
Max.
Min.
29.99 72.0
Direc-
tion,
69.0 68.0 E
29.99 72.0 71.5 66.0 69.5 68.0 E 29.98 72.0
998
888
Dry.
Wet.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previons 24 hours.
In inches during
3
o.d.
3
69.5 69.0 E
3
g.m.
g.m.
0.00
Sunday,
9
30.14 72.5
71.0 69.5
o.c.m.
29.96 75.0
74.0 72.0 E
24th
Noon
30.12 75.0 75.0
67.0 74.0 71.0
b.c.m.
29.95 77.0 78.0 68.0 76.0 74.0 E
April,
3
30.07 77.0
76.0 73.0
b.c.m.
29.95 77.0
76.0 74.0 E
co co co
b.c.m.
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
Monday, 25th April.
9
30.12 74.5
73.5 72.0
Noon
30.12 77.0 79.0
70.0 75.0 73.0
3
30.07 77.0
76.0 74.0
Tuesday,
9
30.14 76.0
75.0 72.5
26th
April.
Noon
30.12 78.0 80.0
71.077.0 74.0
3
30.07 78.0
76.5 73.5
Wednesday,
27th
9
30.02 80.0
79.5 76.5
...
April,
3
Noon 30.01 83.0 84.0 74.0 82.0 77.0
29.95 82.0
..:
81.0 75.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.94 77.0
77.0 76.0 E
b.c.m. 2
...
c.m.
29.94 79.0 80.0 71.0 79.0 77.0 E
2
b.c. 0.00
c.m.
29.94 79.0
78.5 77.0 E
2 b.c.
o.c.m.
29.97 78.0
76.0 75.0 E
...
b.c.m.
29.97 80.082.0 72.0 81.0 78.0 E
2: 2.
b.c.
***
b.c.
0.00
b.c.m.
29.95 81.0
82.5 80.0 E
2
b.c.
...
o.c.m.
29.88 81.0
80.0 78.0 SSE
b.c.
o.c.m.
29.88 83.0 84.5
74,0 81.5 79.0 S
o.c.m.
29.85 83.0
82.0 79,0 S
2. 2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Thursday,
28th
April.
9
29.98 81.0
80.0 76.0
29.86 82.0
80.5 78.0 SE
3 b.c.m.
...
Noon 29.99 82.0 84.0 76.0 81.576.0
c.m.
c.m.
...
29.86 83.0 83.0
76.081.0 79.0 SE
B
g.m.
0.00
3
29.95 82.0
80.5 77.0
c.m.
29.84 83.0
81.0 79.0 SE
3
g.m.
...
...
Friday,
29th
April.
9
30.05 81.0
80.0 76.0
c.m.
29.89 81.0
...
Noon 30.05 83.5 85.0 77.0 82.0|77.0
b.c.m.
29.90 82.0 81.5 76.0 81.0 79.0 SE
3
29.99 83.0
82.0 76.5
b.c.m.
29.86 83.0
:ཆྱེ ;
80.0 77.0 SE
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
...
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
82.0 79.0 SE
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
3
b.c.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Saturday,
23rd April.
9
Noon
3
30.00 72.5
Direc-
tion.
66.0 66.0 NE
Force.
WEATHER.
during
RAINFALL.
previne 4 hours.
BAROMETER.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 34 hours,
f.m.
28.30 62.0
62.0 62.0 ESE
4 o.f.
30.00 72.5 81.0 64.0 66,565.5 NE
5
o.m.
0.00
30.00 72.0
67.5 66.0 NE
4
0.m.
***
28.29 62.0 62.0 61.0 62.0 62,0 E 28.25 63.0
4
o.f.
0.15
63.0 63.0 ESE
4
o.f.
I
Sunday,
24th
April.
Monday,
25th
April.
Tuesday,
26th
April.
Wednesday,
27th
April.
9
29.95 73.0
69.0 68.0 N
4
o.m.
28.30
65.0
...
Noon 29.95 73.0 71.5 66.0 70.0 69.0 N
3
0.m.
0.00
28.30
68.0 68.0
3
29.9274.0
71.0 69.0 N
3
o.m.
28.25 70.0
29.93 74.0
9 Noon 29.95 75.0 74.569.0 73.0 73.0 N
73.0 73.0 Calm
0 £.
28.29 69.0
•
1
f.
0.08
28.31 72.0 73.0 67.0 71.0
3
29.92 75.0
72.0 72.0 N
1
f.
28.27 72.0
: :: @ :
:བྷྱཿ:།:
65.0 65.0 SE
4
61.0 68.0 68.0 SE
70.0 69.0 SE
4- 10. 10
o.f.
5
o.p.c.
0.08
5 o.p.c.
69.0
69.0 SE
71.0 S
71.0 71.08
+ 3 30.
4
o.f.
O.C.
0.07
8
O.C.
9
29.94 75.0
71.0 71.0 N
2
f.
28.30 70.0
...
•
Noon 29.95 76.0 75.5 70.0 74.5 72.5 N
2
b.c.m. 0.00
3
29.92 77.0
74.0 73.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
...
70.0 70.0 SE 28.31 72.0 72.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 SE 71.0 70.0 SE 28.27 72.0
4
O.C.
4 O.C.
0.00
2 O.C.
...
9
+
76.075.0 SSE 29.84 78.0 Noon 29.84 80.0 82.0 71.5 82.0 77.0 S
3 29.80 79.0
1 o.m.
...
78.5 76.5 S
10 2
5
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
ANG
28.21 70.0
70.0 70.0 SW 28.20 72.0 72.0 68.0 72.0 72.0 S 72.0 72.0 S 28.19 72.0
5
o.f.
5 o.f.
0.00
4 o.f.
Thursday,
28th
April.
Friday,
29th
9
***
:
3
29.80 79.0
:
29.82 79.0 Noon 29.83 80.0 82.0 74.0 79.5 77.0 SSE 79.0 77.0 SSE
79.0 75.0 S
5 b.c.
28.1971.0
6 O.C. 0.00
4 O.C.
71.0 71.0 SSW 28.18 72.0 72.0 70.0 72.0 72.0 SSW
28.17 72.0
72.0 72.0 SSW
6 o.f.
6
o.p.f. 50.p.f.
0.00
...
29.87 76.5
April.
9 Noon 29.88 80.0 82.0 74.0 81.5 78.0 S
3 29.82 81.0
79.5 76.5 SE
4
...
5
b.c.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
***
81.0 78.0 S
4
b.c.m.
72.0 72.0S 28.24 72.0 28.24 72.0 72.0 70.0 72.0 72.0 SSW
72.0 72.0S 28.18 173.0
5 o.f.
5 o.f. 0.00
5
o.p.f.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. 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
Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
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 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 1 to 2 knots
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. 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
Itate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
I
3 10
11
15
20
above 80
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