THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH JUNE, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR. OFFICE,
467
1881.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc.
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday,
9 30.08 79.5
77.5 74.0
O.C.
29.94 82.0
80.5 78.0E
3
b.c.
28th
Noon 30.09 81.5 82.075.0 80.0 75.0
b.c.
May.
3
: 30.05 81.0
79.5 75.0
b.c.
29.94 83.0 85.0 75.0 83.0 80.0 E 29.93 83.0
3
b.c.
0.00
...
85.5 82.0 E
3
b.c.
Sunday,
9
30.08 82.5
81.5 77.0
b.c.
29.94 83.0
81.0 79.0 SE
...
29th
Noon
30.07 86.0 87.0
77.0 86.0 77.5
b.c.
29.94 85.0 87.0 76.0 84.0 81.0 SW
May.
3
30.01 | 86.5
86.5 79.0
b.c.
29.90 86.0
85.5 81.5 SW
2 2 2
b.c.
:
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
:
Monday,
30th
9
30.03 82.0
80.0 76.0
...
Noon
30.00 85.0 88.0 77.0 83.0 77.0
May.
3
29.96 85.0
Tuesday,
9
29.93 73.0
83.0 77.0
...
69.0 67.0
31st
Noon
May.
3
29.8873.0
Wednesday,
9
29.94 76.0
1st
June.
Noon 29.95 78.0 78.0
3
29.92 79.0
Thursday, 2nd
June,
9
30.06 79.0
29.94 73.0 80.0 69.0 70.0 68.0
70.0 68.0
74.0 70.0 69.0 77.0 71.5
77.5 72.0
77.5 71.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.90 83.0
82.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 83.0 86.0 76.0 82.0 79.0 W
b.c.p. 0.00
o.c.r.
29.86 82.0
80.0 78.0 NE
2
g.p.
i
O.C.r.
29.81 75.0
71.5 70.0 N
4
o.r.
...
o.c.r.
O.C.r.
29.81 75.0 84.0 69.0 71.5 69.0 NE 29.8175.0
4 o.r.
1.69
70.5 70.0 NE
3
o.r.
...
...
C.
نن
:
29.80 76.0
4.
76.0 74.0 N
1
b.c.
C.
29.81 79.0 79.0 68.0 79.0 76.0 | Calm
0
b.c.
0.48
C.
29.81 80.0
80.0 77.5 N
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.90 80.0
79.0 74.0 E
...
Noon
30.07 81.0 82.0 72.0 79.0 71.5
b.c.
29.92 81.0 81.0
67.5 79.5 75.0 ESE
W 3
2
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
30.02 82.0
80.0 72.0
b.c.
29.89 81.0
80.5 77.0 SE
3
b.c.
:
Friday,
9 30.03 82.0
80.0 74.0
b.c.
29.88 81.0
79.0 77.0 E
1
b.c.
***
3rd
Noon 30.02 83.0 84.0 74.0 81.0 75.0
b.c.
29.88 82.0 83.0 68.0 81.0 79.0 E
June.
3 29.97 83.0
81.0
75.0
d.c.
29.86 83.0
***
83.5 79.0 E
~ 2
2 b.c.
0.00
b.c.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE.
алон
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
during
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches d
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 28th
9 29.91 79.0
77.5 74.5 NE
6 o.c.m.
28.25❘ 70.0
70.0 70.0 E
o.f.
....
May.
Sunday,
29th
Noon
3
29.91 80.0 79.0 29.90 80.0
75.5 78.5 74.0 NE
T
78.0 74.0 NE
5
0.c.m. 0.00
o.c.m.
28.26 71.0 71.0 69.0 71.0 71.0 ESE 28.23 72.0
71.0 71.0 ESE
4 O.C.
0.00
...
4 O.C.
9 29.91 81.0
...
1
82.5 78.5 SW
2
b.c.m.
***
Noon 29.91 83.0 85.0 76.0 84.5 78.5 SW
4
b.c.m. 0.00
May.
3
29.88 85.0
86.0 78.0 SW
4
b.c.v.
28.28 74.0
73.0 72.0 SW 28.27 76.0 77.0 70.0 75,075.0 SW 28.25 75.0
75.0 74.0 SW
1
...
O.C.
1
b.c.m. 0.00
3 0.c.
***
Monday,
9
...
30th
29.83 82.0 Noon 29.86 82.0 87.0 77.0 86.0 80.0 S
85.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.v.
...
...
1
b.c.v. 0.04
May.
3 29.81 83.0
***
80.0 75.0 N
3
O.C.V.
28.23 74.0
73.0 72.0 NW 28.22 74.0 74.0 70.0 74.0 73.0 SSW 28.19 73.0
73.0 72.0 WSW
****
1 b.c.
...
1 b.c. 0.08
1 0.c.r.
Tuesday,
31st
May.
Wednesday,
Noon
3
29.75 75.0
...
9 29.74 75.5
68.0 68.0 N 29.78 75.0 87.0 67.0 69.0 68.5 N
70.0 69.0 ENE
00
8
1.0.
28.10 68.0
444
6 r.o.
0.78
4 г.0.
...
68.0 68.0 N 28.09 66.0 66.0 64.0 66.0 65.0 NNE 28.06 64.0
64.0 63.0 NE
6 o.c.r.
7 o.c.r. 1.86
...
4 O.C.
9
1st
June.
29.77 76.0
74.5 71.5 N Noon 29.78 77.0 77.0 65.5 76.0 71.0 NE
3 29.79 77.0
2
O.C.V.
...
28.1768.0
...
1 b.c.v. 0.23
76.0 71.5 ENE
2
b.c.v.
68.0 66.0E 28.20 71.0 71.0 65.0 71.0 70.0 NE 28.13 70.0
70.0 69.0 N
1
...
b.c.
1 b.c. 0.46
3 b.c.
Thursday,
2nd
June.
9 29.87 77.0
...
76.5 71.5 NE Noon 29.86 78.0 78.0 73.5 78.0 72.0 NE
3 29.85 79.0
78.0 75.0 NE
6
b.c.v.
28.23 70.0
:
69.0 67.0 E
4
b.c.
...
4
5 b.c.v. 0.00
b.c.v.
28.23 71.0 72.0 65.0 71.0 68.0 E 28.21 72.0
:
70.0 69.0 E
b.c.
5 b.c. 0.00
4
:
...
Friday, 3rd
June.
...
9 29.85 78.0
79.0 74.0 NE Noon 29.85 79.0 83.5 72.5 82.5 76.0 ESE
3 29.84 79.0
82.0 76.0 SE
2 b.c.v.
A
...
2 b.c.v. 0.00
2 b.c.v.
28.22 72.0
71.0 70.0 E 28.22 73.0 73.0 68.0 73.0 72.0 SW 28.17 73.0
73.0 71.0 SSE
2
1
b.c..
...
b.c. 0.00
1
b.c.
...
:.
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.
Calm
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
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 (I to 2 knots.
sat and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water.....
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &o,
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ...
3
11
16
31
5 to 6
21
Royals,
&c..
26 30
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
31
36
37
45
53
61
70 - 80
above 80
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25
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