1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MAY, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
349
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALI..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
30th
April.
9 30.05 82.0
Noon 30.04 84.0 85.0
80.0
77.0 82.0 77.0
76.0
b.c.m.
29.90 82.0
80.578.0
SE
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
3 29.99 84.0
...
83.0 78.0
b.c.m.
29.90 84.0 82,577.0 82.5 79.0 SE
29.8784.0
83.0 81.0 SE
bc..m. 0.00
Sunday,
1st
9
30.04.82.0
81.0 77.5
c.m.
29.89 83.0
81.0 79.0 SE
Neon
30.04 84.0 85.0 78.5 83.0 78.0
b.c.m.
29.89 84.0 83.5 77.0 83.5 80.0 S
May.
3
30.00 84.0
83.0 78.0
b.c.m.
29.88 85.0
85.5 82.0 S
2 2 2
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
b.c. 0.00
:
b.c.
Monday,
9
30.05 82,5
81.0 76.5
2nd
Noon
30.02 84.0 85.0
77.0 83.0 77.5
May.
3
29.96 84.0
83.0 77.5
Tuesday,
9
30.04 83.0
81.5 76.0
3rd
Noon
30.0485.0 86.0 77.0 83.5 76.5
May.
3
29.99 85.5
84.0 77.0
Wednesday, 9
30.07 83.5
82.0 77.0
4th
Noon
30.06 84.0 86.0 78.0 82.0 77.0
May.
3
30.03 86.0
:
85.0 78.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
29.88 83.0
81.0 79.0 SE
ลง
2
b.c.m.
b.c.m.
29.89 84.0 86.0 76.0 83.0 80.0 SE
2
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
29.86 84.0
83.0 80.0 SE
3 b.c.m.
b.c.
29.89 : 83.0
81.0 79.0 SE
!
b.c.
29.91 84.0 83.5
77.0 83.0 79.0 SE
b.c.
29.88 84.0
82.5 79.0 SE
2 2 2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
O.C.
29.92 83.0!
81.5 79.0 E
1 b.c.
b.c.
29.92 84.0 84.0
77.0 82.5 80.0 E
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.90 85.0
83.5 81.0 E
+2
b.c.
Thursday,
5th
May.
9
30.11 84.5
83.0 76.0
b.c.
29.95 83.0
81.5 79.0 E
1
b.c.
Noon
30.11 86.0 87.0 77.0 85.0 77.0
b.c.
3
30.06 85.5
84.5 76.5
b.c.
29.95 86.0 86.0 76.0 86.0 83.0 E
29.93 84.0
2
b.c.
0.00
82.5 80.0 E
2 b.c.
Friday,
6th
9
30.08 84.0
82.0 76.5
b.c.
29.93 83.0
81.5 79.0 SW
2
b.c.
...
Noon 30.05 | 86.0 | 87.0 78.0 84.5 78.0
b.c.
May.
3
30.00 86.0
84.5 78.0
b.c.
29.88 85.0
www
29.9385.0 86.0 77.0 83.0 81.0 SW
84.0 81.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
...
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER..
Atta.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
0 то 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Ú TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Direc-
tion.
Force..
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.88 80.0
80.0 78.5 SSE
b.c.
28.20 72.0
72.0 72.0 | S
o.f.
30th
April.
Noon 29.88 80.5 83.0 75.0 81,5 78.0 SSE
4
b.c.
0.00
28.23 73.0 73.0
71.0 | 72,0 | 72.0 | SSW
5
o.p.f.
0.00
3
29.86 80.0
...
79,0 77.0 S
4
b.c.
28.20 73.0
73.0 73.0 SSW
5
10
o.p.f.
Sunday,
9
29.86 80.0
80.0 78.0 S
4
b.c.
28.24 72.0
72.0 72.0 S
4 o.f.
1st
May.
Noon
29.86-81.0 82.0 76.0 82.0 78.5 SE
9
6
b.c.
0.00
28.2473.0 73.0 71.0 73.0 72.0 SSW
5 o.f.
0.00
3
29.84 80.0
...
Monday,
9
29.85 80.5
9
2nd
May.
Tuesday,
3rd
May.
Wednesday, 9 29.91 81.0
80.0 79.0 SE
80.0 78.0 S
Noon 29.87 81.5 84.0 76.0 81.5 78.0 SSE
3 29.82 81.0
2
b.c.
28.20 | 73.0
...
4 b.c.
---
5 b.c.
0.00
81.0 78.0 SSE
10
5
b.c.
***
28.26 72.0
28.26 73.0 74.0|71.0.73.0 73.0 SSW 4
28.18 73.0
73.0 72.0 SSW 5
73.0 72.0 SW
72.0 72.0 S
4
O.C.
4 o.f.
o.p.c. 0.00
o.p.c.
29.87.80.0
80.0. 78.0 SSE
4
b.c.
28.23 71.0
Noon 29.88 81.0 84.0 76.0 83.0 78.0 SE
3 29.84 80.5
4
b.c.v. 0.00
80.0 78.0 SE
3
b.c.v.
...
71.0 70.0 SSW 28.25 73.0 73.0 71.0 72.0 71.0 ssw
28.20 73.0
78,0 72.0 SSE
4 b.c.
...
4 b.c. 0.00
4
b.c.
4th
May.
80.0 77.0 S
Noon 29.90 81.0 84.5 71.5 82.0 78.0 SE
3
b.c.v.
28.26 73.0
72.0 71.0 S
2
O.C.
...
3
b.c.v.
0.00
!
3
29.87 82.5
82.0 78.0 SE
ลง
2
b.c.v.
28.25 74.0 74,071,0| 73.0 72.0 S
28.20 73.0
73.0 72.0 S
CYD mp
3
O.C. 0.00
3 O.C.
Thursday,
9 29.93 81.5
83.0 78.0 SE
1
b.c.v.
28.30 73.0
5th
May.
Friday,
6th
Noon 29.93 81.5 84.0 76.5 83.5 78.0 SE
3 b.c.v. 0.00
3
29.90 81.0
| 82.078.0 SE
3
b.c.v.
72.0 71.0 S
28.30 75.075.0 70.0 74.0 72.0 S
28.3275.0
74.0 73.0 S
3
O.C,
...
3 b.c.
0.00
5
b.c.
...
4.
May.
9 29.91 80.0
81.0 78.0 SW
Noon 29.88 83.0 84.0 77.0 84.0 79.0 SW
3 29.82 83,0
4
b.c.v.
...
4
b.c.v. 0.00
81.0 78.0 SW
4
b.c.
28.28 72.5
72.0 72.0 SSW
28.25 73.0 73.0 71.0 72.0|72,0 | SSW 5 o.p.c..
28.18 73.0 ...
73.0 72.5 SSW 5 O.C.
4
o.f.
0.00
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; fr foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. 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 of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
11
12
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 ....
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force)
of the Wind.
11
16
21
26
37
Above 80
༅| | | | │༈, 「 | | │༄
0 to 2
3 10
15
31 36
44
45 52
53 60
61 69
70 80
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