1881.
DAY AND DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH AUGUST, 1881.
HOUR.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER,
Attd.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
84.0 82.0 SW
745
-Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In incher during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 13th August.
9 29.81 86.0
85.0 79.5
b.c.
29.69 85.0
b.c.
Noon 29.79 89.0 90.0 | 80.5 | 87.0 80.0
3 29.73 90.0
b.c.
89.0 80.0
b.c.
29.69 87.0 87.0 78.0 86.5 84.0 SW 29.63 88.0
1
b.c.
0.00
86.5 83.0 SW 3 b.c.
:
Sunday, 14th
August.
3
9 29.74 86.0
85.0 80.0 Noon 29.75 88.0 91.0 81.0 87.5 80.5
29.71 88.0
b.c.
29.64 86.0
...
...
...
84.5 84.0 SW
b.c.
29.63 88.0 88.0 | 79.0 | 86.0 83.0 SSW
...
87.5 81.0
C.
29.62 88.0
:
::
86.0 84.0 W
2 2 3
b.c.m.
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
Monday,
15th
9
29.77 85.0 ...
***
83,0 80.0
August.
Noon
3
29.77 86.0 91.0 81.0 84.0 80,0
29.73 83.5
81.5 79.0
...
Tuesday, 16th August.
Wednesday,
17th
August.
9
29.81 81.0
79.0 77.0
Noon 29.80 81.0 86.0 77.0 79.0 77.0
3 29.76 80.0
78.0 76,0
...
9.
Noon
29.82 83.0
82.0 79.0
...
3
29.81 85.0 87.0 79.0 84.0 80.0 29.77 82.0
80.5 77.5
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
29.65 85.0
86.5 83.0 Calm
0 b.c.m.
b.c.m.j
29.68 86.0 87.0 75.0 85.0 83.5 E
2
b.c.m. 0.08
b.c.m
29.66 86.0
:
84.5 84.0 E
2
b.c.p.
o.c.r.
29.69 83.0
79.5 78.0 SE
1
o.p.
o.c.r.
29.69 83.0 86.5 76.0 82.0|81.0 | Calm
0
b.c.m. 0.19
o.c.r.
29.68 82.0
...
...
79.0 79.0 NW
3
o.r.l.t.
b.c.
29.68 84.0
...
o.c.r.t.
b.c.p.
29.66 84.0
82.0 81.0 NW 29.69 86.0 86.076,083,5 | 82,0 | NW
83.0 81.5 Calm
1
g.p.
1
g.p.l.t. 1.55
0
...
b.c.m.
Thursday, 18th
August.
9
29.84 81.5
80.0 77.0 Noon 29.85 84.0 87.0 78.0 82.5 78.0
3 29.84 83.0
c.m.
29.67 82,0
c.m.
82.0 78.5
o.c.r.
81.0 80.0 Calm 29.71 82.0 84.0 76.0 83.0 81.5 E 29.71 83.0
0
b.c.m.
2
b.c.m. 0.00
80.0 80.0 S
1
o.r.
Friday, 19th
August.
9 29.97 85.0
83.5 80.0 Noon 29.97 86.0 88.0 81.0 86.0 80.5
3 29.96 86.0
86.0 80.5
...
...
b.c.m.
29.81 85.0
84.0 83.0 Calm
0
***
g.m.
b.c.m.
...
b.c.m.
29.81 86.0
...
...
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
85.0 80.0 SSW
29.6485.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 81.5 SW
Force.
WEATHER.
s 24 hours,
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hor
In inches during
BAROMETER.
29.83 85.0 86.0 75.0 85.5 84.0 E
87.5 85.0 E
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
2
g.m.
2.70
2
b.c.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 13th
August.
9 29.64 84.5
b.c.
28.04 | 76.0
75.0 74.0 SW
4 b.c.
Noon
b.c.
3
29.57 85.5
86.5 81.5 SW
3
b.c.
0.0Q 28.03 77.0 77.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 W
27.97 77.0
3
b.c.
0.00
76.0 76.0 SSW
4
b.c.
Sunday,
9
29.58 83.5
83.0 80.0! SW
14th
August.
Monday,
15th
August.
Noon 29.58 86.0 87.5 80.5 86.5 83.0 SW
10 10
5.
b.c.
27.98 77.0
77.076.0 S
4
o.c.m.
5
b.c.
0.00
3 29.57 86.0
84.5 81.5 SW
4
b.c.
:
27.98 77.0 77.0 75.0 76.0 76.0 S 27.96 76.0
5
o.p.c.
0.00
76.0 76.0 | S
5
o.c.m.
...
9
Noon
3
29.60 83.0
29.60 84.0 87.0 29.60 85.0
...
...
81.0 78.0 NE 78.0 81.5 80.0 ENE
81.0 79.0 E
2 b.c.
28.00 76.0
76.0 75.0 SSW
1
o.c.m.
...
1
0.0.
0.04
3 O.C.
:
28.02 77.0 78.0 27.98 76.0
74.0 77.0 76.0 SE
1
o.m.r. 0.72
76.0 75.0 SE
2
o.m.
29.6482.0
9
29.68 81.0
Noon
3
Tuesday,
16th August.
Wednesday, 9 29.65 82.5
83.0 79.0 SW 17th Noon 29.66 83.0 85.0 70.0 | 82.0 | 80.0 W August. 3
81.0 79.0 SW Thursday,
18th
August.
...
9 29.64 81.0
79.0 78.5 NE Noon 29.66 82.0 85.0 75,077,5 77.5|| N
3 29.64 82.0
I
O.F.
:ཝེ;
28.04 75.0
75.0 74.0 WNW
1
o.c.m.
---
O.C.
0.34
78.0 78.0 SW
2
r.
28.0478.0 78.0 72.0 78.0 76.0 W 28.02 78.0
1
o.c.d. 0.30
77.0 76.0 W
o.c.d.
...
2
...
...
O.C.
28.0475.0
3 o.r.
3 O.C.
0.12
74.0 74.0 NW 28.05 77.0 77.0 | 72.0 76.0|76,0 | NW 28.00 75.0
3 o.c.m.
3
o.m.t.d. 0.60
75.0 74.0 NNW
2
0.c.r.
...
...
78.0 78.0 Calm 29.69 | 81.0 83.0 76.0 | 76.5 76.0 Calm 29.69 81.0
78.0 78.0 SW
o.m.
28.04 74.0
...
...
0 o.d.
2 0.1.
1.34
74.0 74.0 SW 28.07 75.0 74.0 72.0 75.0 74.0 SSW 28.04 75.0
75.0 75.0 SSW
3
b.c.
3
o.c.m. 0.45
4
o.c.r.
Friday,
9
...
19th
29.81 82.0
80.0 80.0 SE Noon 29.81 85.0 86.5 74.0 83.0 | 82.0 | SE
***
4
August.
3 29.80 84.0
85.0 81.0 SE
4
...
3 o.m.
b.c. 3.80 b.c.
...
28.15 76.0
75.075.0 SSE 28.19 76.0 76.0 71.0 76.0 75.0 SSE 28.16 77.0
76.0 75.0 SSE- 4 o.m.
5
O.C.
5
O.C.
2.10
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; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; o. 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.
19
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze - Moderate Breeza Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water...
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Donble Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &o.. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysa"
Bare Poles .....
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles,
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind,
0 to 3- 10 11
2
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