THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JUNE, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
517
1881.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
Saturday,
11th
June.
9 29.98 85.0
Noon 30,00 86.5 91.0 80.0 85.5 77.0
3 29.96 87.5
Sunday,
12th
June.
9
30.03 84.0
Noon
30.05 85.0 90.0 79.0 83.0 77.5 3 29.98 84.0
:;
:Ë :
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Мах.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
84.0 77.0
b.c.
b.c.
...
87.0 78.0
b.c.
Attd.
Max.
29.85 85.0
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
83.0 81.0 SE
29.85 86.0 88.0 78.0 84.5 82.0 W
29.85 87.0
86.5 83,0 W
...
2
b.c.
b.c.
~ ~ ~ Force.
2
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
b.c. 0.00
...
82.0 77.0
b.c.
29.89 86.0;
b.c.
82,0 78,0
b.c.
29.86 86.0
Monday,
13th
June.
9
30.05 84.0
...
82.0 78.0
Noon
30.04 87.0 90.0 80.0 85.0 80.0
3 30.00 87.0
86.0 80.0
Tuesday, 14th
June.
9
29.99 85.0
83.0 78.5
Noon
29.99 84.0 88.0 80.0 82.0 78.0
3
29.94 83.0
81.0 77.0
Wednesday, 9
29.94 84.0
82.0 79.0
15th
June.
Noon 29.93 85.0 87.0 80.0 84.0 80.5
3 29.91 85.5
Thursday,
16th
June.
3
84.5 80.0
9 29.96 84.0
83.0 79.0 Noon 29.96 86.0 87.0 80.0 85.0 79.5
29.91 86.0
44.
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.90 84.0
b.c.
b.c.
29.8888.0
C.
29.85 86.0
o.c.r.
o.c.r.
:
O.C.r.
O.C.
29.83 83.0
29.80 84.0
29.81 86.0 84.0
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83.5 82.0 E
29.89 86.0 89.0 77.0 83.5 81.0 E
2 b.c.
85.0 83.0 E
oo co
3
b.c.p.
0.00
3
b.c.
81.5 81.0 S
29.90 86.0 88.0 78.0 86.0 82.0 S
87.0 83.0S
2 2 3
b.c.p.
b.c.
0.20
84.0 82.0 S
29.86 85.0 87.0 78.0 83.0 81.0 S
79.0 79.0 S
co co co
b.c.
3 g.p.
3
o.p. 0.13
3 o.r.q.
80.0 80.0 NW
...
76.0 84.0 83.0 SW
O.C.
29.80 86.0
85.0 83.0 SW
co co co
3
3
3
0.г..
b.c.p. 0.75
b.c.m.
...
H
b.c.p..
***
b.c.p.
85.0 80.0
b.c.p.
29.82 85.0
83.0 82.0 S
29.82 86.0 86.0 79.0 86.0 83.0 SW
29.81 88.0
86.0 83.0 SW
3
o.p.
***
3 b.c. 0.02
3
b.c.m.
Friday, 17th
June.
9
29.97 85.5
84.0 79.0
b.c.
29.83 87.0
85.5 82.5 SW
b.c.m.
***
Noon
29.97 87.0 88.0 81.0 86.0 81.0
b.c.
29.83 87.087.0 80.0 86.0 83.0 SW
3
∞
3
29.94 87.0
86.0 80.0
b.c.
29.82 88.0
86.083.0 SW
3
b.c.m. 0.09
b.c.
...
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Att
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Saturday,
11th
June.
Sunday,
9 29.82 85.0 Noon 29.82 85.0 86.0
.3 29.80 85.0
9 29.86 83.0
12th
June.
Monday,
13th
June.
Noon 29.87 82.0 86.0 76.5 79.5 76.0 NE
3
29.83 81.0
:::: Min.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
85.0 82.0 S
2
b.c.
28.19 74.0
tion.
73.0 72.0 S
b.c.
78.0 86.0 78.0S
2
b.ca
0.00
82.0 77.0 S
2
b.c.
28.20 75.0 75.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 S
28.17 76.0
3 b.c.
75.0 73.0 S
∞ ∞ ∞ Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches dur
vions 2
previous
b.c.
0.00
...
83.0 78.0 NE
80.0 77.0 E
~ 2 2
2
b.c.
28.23 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
2
b.c.
...
o.r.
0.06
o.p.
..
28.24 75.0 75.0 71.0, 74.0 73.0 ESE
28.20 76.0
75.0 74.0 SE
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2 b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
9
29.87 83.0
82.0 79.0 S
4
b.c.
28.25 75.0
74.0 74.0 S
3
Noon 29.87 84.0 85.0 77.0 84.0 79.0 SW
29.84 85.0
4
b.c.v.
0.03
80.0 79.0 SSW
6
o.c.p.
28.23 74.0
28.25 74.0 74.0 72.0 74.0 73.0 S
74.0 73.0 SSW
10 10 10
5
O.C.
0.0.
0.20
5
O.C.
Tuesday,
14th
June.
9 29.83 81.0
78.0 77.0 SW Noon 29.83 82.086.0 76.5 81.0 78.0 S
3 29.78 82.5
5
10
o.r.
28.20 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
...
81.0 78.0 SW
56
o.d.
0.65
o.p.
...
:
Wednesday, 9
15th
June.
Thursday,
16th
June.
29.76 82.0 Noon 29.77 84.0 84.0
81.0 79.5 SW
6
0.r.
78.0 83.0 81.0 SW
6
b.c.p.
0.37
3
29.74 84.0
82.0 81.0 SW
4
b.c.p.
28.18 74.0 74.0 71.0 74.0 74.0 SSW 28.13 73.0
28.15 75.0
7
28.15 75.075.0 71.0 75.0 75.0 SSW 7 o.f. 28.13 76.0
75,075,0 | SSW
73.0 73.0 SSW
...
75.0 75.0 SSW
10 10 10
5
O.C.
6
o.f.r.
0.55
5 o.c.f.
o.c.r.
...
1.10
A
9
29.79 84.0
83.5 79.5 SW
4
b.c.
28.18 74.0
74.0 74.0 S
...
Noon
29.80 85.0 86.0
3
29.75 85.0
80.0 82.0 80.0 SW
83.5 79.5 SSW
4
o.r.
0.15
6 o.p.s.
28.17 75.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S
28.13 76.0
75.075.0
S
CO CO CO
Friday,
17th
9
29.81 84.0
June.
83.5 79.0 SW Noon 29.80 85.5 86.0 80.0 85.5 81.0 SW
3 29.76 86.0
...
:
85.0 80.0 SW
4 b.c.
6 b.c.
4 b.c.v.
28.18 76.0
0.05
75.0 75.0S
28.17 76.0 76.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 S 28.14 76.0
75.0 75.0 S
6 o.f.
6
o.f.
6
O.C.
0,25
6 O.C.
6 0.0.
A:..
·
6 O.C. 0.10
5 O.C.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible): te, 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.
Figuras 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 sinooth
water..
(5 to 6
3 to 4
Royals, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full sud 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 Foresall Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles ....
Rate of the Wind pur Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 - 10
11
15
"PARKAME8888
above 80
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