THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
829
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER,
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
20th August.
9
3
29.97 85.0 Noon 29,95 87.0 88.5 79.086.0 78.0
29.92 89.0
83.0 79.0
b.c.
...
b.c.
...
88.0 81.0
b.c.
29.81 84.0
...
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
82.0 80.0 E
29.82 87.0 87.5 77.0 87.0 84.0 NW 29.79 89.0
90.0 88.0 E
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In 1
SULIND FOR
previous 24 hours.
b.c.
1 2
b.c.
0.03
b.c.
Sunday,
9
29.86 | 85.5
...
4.3
84.0 77.5
c.m.
:
29.72 86.0
...
...
85.0 82.0 N
4
b.c.
L
21st
August.
Noon
29.82 89.0 90.0 81.0 87.0 77.5
b.c.m.q.
3
29.78 86.0
84.0 77.0
|o.c.r.q.
...
29.71 90.0 91.0 80.0 90.0 84.0 N 29.67 89.0
b.c.
0.00
88.0 83.0 N
4
b.c.m.
***
Monday, 22nd August.
9
29.49 81.0
80.0 77.0
...
Noon
29.47 81.5 86.0 75.0 79.0 76.0 |
3
29.28 81.0
80.0 77.0
Tuesday, 23rd August.
9
29.77 83.0
Noon
3
Wednesday, 9
81.0 77.5 29.79 81.0 84.0 75.0 79.0 76.0 29.78 83.0
29.93 82.0
81.0 78.0 24th Noon 29.94 83.5 85.0 76.0 82.5 79.0 August. 3 29.92 83.0
81.578.5
•
***
...
81.0 78.0
...
...
True wind cannot be registered.
29.39 81.0
80.0 79.0 E
8
o.c.r.q.q.
***
o.r.q.
...
o.c.r.q,q
29.38 82.0 91.0 78.0 81.0 80.0 NE
7
G
o.r.q..
4.72.
o.c.r.q.q.
29.22 82.0
81.0 80.0 E
8
...
o.r.q..
o.c.q.
29.62 83.0
81.5 79.0 E
4
O...
...
...
o.c.q.
29.66 82.0 84.0
76.5 80.0 79.0 SW
3.
o.r..
5.65
o.c.r.q.
29.64 82.0
80.0 80.0 E
2
о.г.
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
29.75 83.0
81.0 79.0 E
2
g.p.
---
29.77 83.0 83.0
74.0 | 83.0 81.0 E
1
b.c.m. 2.02
o.c.m.
29.77 84.0
83.0 82.0 E
1
b.c.
...
Thursday,
25th
9 29.94 82.0 Noon 29.94 86.0 86.0 76.5 84.5 78.0 August. 3 29.90 87.0
86.0 79.0
80.0 77.0
b.c.
29.77 83.0
81.0 79.0 Calm.
0
b.c..
b.c.
29.77 86.0 86.0
75.0 85.5 81.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.74 86.0
85.5 81.0 SW
2
b.c..
AN
...
Friday, 26th
August.
29.70 89.0
9 29.80 85.0
85.0 80.0 Noon 29.77 87,0 88.0 79.087.0 | 81.0
3
b.c.m.
29.67 84.0
83.0 80.0 NW
3
b.c.
...
b.c.m.
29.64 87.0 88.0
78.0 86.5 82.0 NW
3
b.c..
0.00
88.081.5
b.c.m.
29.59 90.0
90.5 84.0 NW
3
b.c..
...
***
...
1881.
DAY AND DATE.
BAROMETEB.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER,
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max,
Force,
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previoys 24 hours,
HOUR.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
9 29.80 83.0
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
84.0 79.5 N
Force.
WEATHER,
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previons 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Min.
b.c.
28.20 78.0
20th
Noon 29.80 84.0 86.0 78:0 86.5 81.0 S August. 3 29.78 84.5
85.0 80.0 E
b.c.
b.c.v.
0.00
28.19 79.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 77.0 NNE 3 28.16 79.0.
78.0 77.0 SSE
tion.
76.0 75.0 NNE
콩콩 Wet.
Direc-
1 b.c.
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c..
Sunday, 9 29.68 83,5
21st August.
.19
:
...
81.0 79.0 N Noon 29.64 85.0 88.0 80.5 85.0 78.0 N
3 29.58 84.0
6
O.C.
28.05 77.0
76.0 75.0 N
5
b.c.m.
---
8
O.C. 0.00
83.0 78.5 N
8
...
O.C
28.03 79.0 79.0 73.0 78.0 75.0 NE 27.98 77.0
Monday, 9 29.17 81.0
76.0 75.0 N
22nd Noon 29.22 81,0 83.5 | 73.0 | 76.0 75.0 N August. 3
29.12 80.0
9
29.76 82.5
Noon
3
29.70 85.0
Tuesday, 9. 29,60 81.0
23rd Noon 29.62 82.0 82.0 73.0 78.0 75.0 S August. 3 29.62 81.0
Wednesday, 9 29.75 81.0
78.0 78.0 SSE 24th Noon 29.75 82.0 82.0 72.0 81.5 80.0 SE August, 3 29.76 82.0
Thursday,
25th
August.
...
...
...
:༄:|: :|: ;
9.9
10.
0.1.
27.56 73.0
10 o.m. 0.00
77.0 76.0 NNE 9
o.r.
27.55 72.0 72.0
27.45 73.0
...
80.0 78.5 SE
79.0 76.0 SE
10 4 ♡
5
b.c.p.
v.c.p.
27.98 73.0
---
1.16
3
O.C.
27.98 72.0 72.0 27.98 73.0
:༄ :: ༄: |:སྐྱེ
7
b.c.m. 0.00
76.0 74.0 NE
7
um.r:q
73.0
73.0 E
II
m.r.q.q.
70.0 72.0
72.0 E
10
m.r.q.q. 3.46
72.0
72.0 E
11
o.г.q.q.
...
73.0
73.0 S
6
o.m.q.
71.0 72.0
72.0 $
6
o.m.q. 3.30
73.0
73.0 S
6
o.c.r.
3
O.C.
28.13 74,0
74.0 73.0 SSE
6
o.c.m.
4
o.c.
1.02
79.0 77.0 SE
4
O.C.
28.16 74.0 74.0 70.0 74.0 73.0 SSE 28.15 74.0
73.0 73.0 SE
6 o.p.c. 2.35
4 o.c.m.
***
...
82,0 78.0 NE
3
b.c.
444
29.76 82.5 84.5 76.0 84.0 80.5 ENE
2
b.c.v.
0.00
82.0 79.0 SE
3
b.c.
28.16 75.0
74.0 74.0 SE 28.1577.0 77.0 71.0 76.0 76.0 SE 28.13 80.0
2 b.c.m.
...
...
2
b.e.m. 0.08
78.0 77.0 SE
1
b.c.m.
...
Friday,
9
29.62 82.0
84.0 79.0 WSW 26th Noon 29,61 85.0 88.0 78.5 87.5 81.0 SW August. 3 29.56 87.0
5
89.5 81.0 NW
b.c.v.
4 b.c.v. 0.00
4 b.c.v.
28.04 77.0
***
76.0 75.0 NW
28.00 78.078.0 73.0 77.0 77.0 NW 27.95 80.0
78.0 77.0 WNW 6 b.c.m.
6
o.m.
6
b.c.m. 0.00
...
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; i. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. equally; 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.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Bate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to
0
2
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.
Who Gale
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.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Fib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysall
Bare Poles
80
above 80
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