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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST OCTOBER, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 346.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of August, 1881, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st October, 1881.
By His Excellency's Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, Hongkong, for the MONTH OF AUGUST, 1881.
86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit).
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
WIND.
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
SELF-REGISTERING IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
SUN,
SUN,
BULB
BULB Ex- GRASS.
IN VACUO, POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Min. Max.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
6
DRY BULB
IN
SHADE.
WET 'BULB
IN
SHADE.
HUMIDITY.
COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.
3 P.M.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
CLOUD.
0-10.
9 A.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
3
1 Monday,
2 Tuesday,
Wednesday,
4 Thursday,
29.80
29.78 84.0
88.0
74.0
29.85
29.81
87.0
84.0
73.0
29.85
29.82 83.0 86.0
75.0
29.83
29.80 85.0
Friday,
29.90
29.86
6 Saturday,
29.90
7 Sunday,
29.87
8
Monday,..
29.95
29.92
9 Tuesday,.
29.94
29.91
10 Wednesday,
29.93
29.90
81.0
11 Thursday,.
29.85
29.81
12 Friday,
29.80
29.75
98
122 93
88
110
84.0
86.0 108
73.0 87.0 89
86.0 82.0 83.0 72.0 83.0 82.0 100 84 29.86 81,0 83.0 75.0 85.0 110
84.0 88
29.84 83.0 88.0 74.0 88.0 118
90.0 92
71.0 92.0
85.0 89.0 90.0 130 98
83.0 82.0 70.0 84.0 82.0 86
104 80.0 70.0 83.0 80.0 102 82.0 86.0 70.0 89.0 87.0 125 95 83.0 88.0 70.0 89.0
90.0
88.0
128
75.0
16.0
23.0
89.0
87.0
75.0 16.0 18.0
85.0
76.0
10.0
12.0
74.0
14.0
73.0
15.0
85.0
87.0 77.0 80.0
83.0 72
73.0 80.0 82.0 80
87.0
84.0
74.0
79.0 81.0
82.0 86.0
75.0
83.0
80.0
86.0
76
11.0
74.0
10.0
73.0
79.0
82.0
77.0
78.0
90
10.0
76.0
12.0
75.0
80.0
83.0
78.0
78.0
90
75.0 16.0
74.0
17.0
84.0
88.0
79.0
81.0
72.0 21.0
70.0
26.0
87.0
89.0
80.0
82.0
69
71.0
14.0
15.0
70.0
84.0
82.0
79.0
80.0
85
71.0 13.0
14.0
70.0
80.0
80.0
77.0
78.0
71.0 19.0
24.0
69.0
84.0
86.0
76.0
80.0
64
87.0 129 99 73.0 19.0
26.0
70.0
83.0
89.0
76.0
80.0 68
13 Saturday,
29.66
29.64
87.0
83.0
71.0 90.0
88.0
100
14 Sunday,
29.60
29.59
85.0
89.0
74.0
93.0
90.0
130 133 101 75.0
74.0
19.0
26.0
73.0
84.0
89.0
80.0
81.0
80
19.0
26.0
74.0
85.0
89.0
80.0
83.0
76
15 Monday,
16 Tuesday,
17
Wednesday,
18 Thursday,
19 Friday,
29.66
29.65
84.0 89.0
75.0 87.0
29.70
* 29.74
29.71 82.0
29.70
29.68
29.67 83.0 86.0 73.0 85.0
82.0 84.0
86.0
87.0 86.0 72.0 87.0 84.0 71.0 86.0 85.0 112 88 73.0
120
92 76.0 12.0
16.0
74.0
83.0
87.0
80.0 84.0
91
121
90
119
75.0
14.0
73.0
16.0
82.0
86.0
79.0
89.0
85
75.0
15.0
15.0
79.0 83.0
85.0
80.0
82.0
85
15.0
71.0
15.0
83.0
84.0
80.0 81.0
29.90
29.87
83.0 85.0
72.0 87.0
86.0
89
111
75.0
15.0
14.0
71.0
83.0
85.0
80.0 80.0
85
20 Saturday,
29.85
29.80
83.0 86.0
71.0
88.0
87.0
90
110
75.0
17.0
78.0
15.0
84.0
85.0
80.0
81.0
21
Sunday,..
29.75
29.62
83.0
86.0
71.0 88.0
86.0
105
89
74.0
17.0
72.0
15.0
82.0
86.0
79.0
82.0
22 Monday,.
29.40
29.20
78.0
83.0
75.0 85.0
84.0
95
85
72.0
71.0
13.0
10.0
79.0
83.0
77.0 81.0
23 Tuesday,
29.68
29.72
82.0 83.0
74.0 84.0
83.0
98 86
73.0
70.0
13.0
10.0
81.0
83.0
78.0
80.0
24
Wednesday,
29.85
29.88 82.0
84.0 70,0 84.0
82.0
97
85
72.0
14.0
68.0
23.0
81.0
84.0
78.0
81.0
25 Thursday,
29.87
29.80
81.0 87.0
70.0 89.0
87.0
125
95
73.0
19.0
70.0
22.0
80.0
87.0
77.0 82.0
26 Friday,
29.71
29.72 83.0
85.0
70.0
88.0
86.0
94
120
73.0
18.0
70.0
21.0
83.0
85.0
78.0
81.0
27 Saturday,
29.65
29.68 86.0
88.0 77.0 92.0
91.0
130 100
76.0
15.0
24.0 74.0
87.0
88.0
80.0
83.0
28
Sunday,
29.89
29.91 86.0
88.0
75.0 89.0 88.0
128
98
76.0
75.0
22.0
14.0
87.0
89.0
82.0 83.0
29 Monday,
29.91
29.93 86.0
90.0
76.0
93.0
90.0
132
104
77.0
17.0 27.0
75.0
86.0
90.0
75.0
80.0
30 Tuesday,
29.90
31 Wednesday,
29.91
29.92 29.93 80.0 81.0
85.0 89.0
75.0
91.0
89.0
127 100
76.0
16.0
24.0 74.0
85.0
75.0
89.0
80.0
73.0 82.0 80.0 120
76.0
90
74.0
14.0
9.0
79.0
81.0
76.0
79.0
Mean.
29.80
29.77
83.0
85.8 72.6
87.6 85.9 116
92
Summary of August, 1880:~Mean Shade Temp.,.
.84.6
Total Rainfall,.
74.1
11.61 inches.
18.4
14.9
72.2
82.9
85.8
78.4
80.9
* GENOIRARBRIKRAARSCOPANONCONAON
79.0
69
75.5
W.
S.
6
77
77.4
78.8
W.
S.
0.06
76
77.0
77.8
W.
W.
0.50
85
76.7
81.1
E.
W.
0.13
4
80
75.6 75.3
S.
W.
3.05
10
76
76.6 74.7
W.
W.
1.38
69
75.5
76.5
E.
S.
0.05
69
75.5
77.6
E.
E.
90
75.5 78.7
E.
S.
0.40
9
90
75.0
76.6
S.E.
E.
1.85
72
70.7 76.1
W.
S.
0.54
61
71.3 74.3
W.
W.
65
77.4 76.0
E.
E.
73
76.7
79.2
E.
W.
85
78.0
82.1
W.
W.
0.45
85
77.0 81.1 E.
E.
0.31
85
78.0
80.0
W.
W.
0.60
85
78.0
79.0
E.
W.
0.42
76
78.0
76.7 S.
W.
1.95
80
80
77.4
78.4
E.
E.
85
80
77.0
79.4
E.
E.
7
90
90
75.6
79.7
E.
E.
3.70
10
85
85
76.0 78.0
E.
E.
4.15
9
85
85 76.0
79.0 E.
E.
3,05
77
75.0
78.8
W.
76
80
74.7
W.
78.4
77
75.5
79.8
W.
3
73
78.8 79.2 W.
W.
3
55
59
67.9
73.7
W.
W.
58
61
68.5 74.3
W.
E.
2
85
90
78.9 77.7 E.
W.
0.35
7
10
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