682789-1881-Meteorological-Observations — Page 1

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH OCTOBER, 1881.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

1881.

DAY AND

DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

Saturday,

15th

October.

9

75.0 72.5 29.97 77.5

Noon 29.97 77.0 87.5 74.0 75.0 73.0

3 29.94 76.0

...

O.C.г.

74.0 72.0

b.c.

Sunday,

16th

October.

9

30.05 | 78.0

76.0 74.0

b.c.

29.92 79.0

o.c.d.

:

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

Min,

29.81 80.0

Direc-

tion.

75.0 75.0 Calm

29.82 80.0 81.0 78.0 77.0 76.0 Calm.

29.83 81.0

78.0 76.0 Calm

77.0 74.0 NW

홍콩 Dry.

Wet.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

◊ TO 12.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

previous 24 hours.

In inches during

O.r.

о.г.

1.08

b.c.

---

Noon 30.03 80.0 87.0 73.0 79.0 77.0

b.c.

3

29.98 81.0

78.0 76.0

b.c.

29.92 81.0 80.0 72.0 80.0 76.0 NW

29.88 84.0

81.0 77.0 NW

2 2 1

b.c.

b.c.

0.00

3

b.c.

Monday,

9

30.1181.0

80.5 79.0

17th

October.

Noon

30.09 83.0 87.5 72.0 82.0 80.5

3

30.04 84.0

82.5 75.5

**

Tuesday, 18th

October.

9

30.18 75.5

73.5 67.5

Noon

30.16 76.0 82.0 71.0 74.5 68.0

3

30.1077.0

75.0 68.0

Wednesday,

9

30.18 72.0

70.0 63.0

19th

October.

Thursday,

20th

October.

Noon 30.14 75.5 76.0 67.0 74.0 65.0

3

30.07 76.0

75.0 67.5

True wind cannot be registered.

b.c.

29.93 81.0

79.0 77.0 NW

...

b.c.

29.94 83.0 83.0 76.0 83.5 79.0 NW

b.c.

29.90 87.0

86.5 80.0 NW

2 2 2

b.c.

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

:

b.c.

30.00 77.0

75.0 70.0 N

4

b.c.

...

C.

30.00 79.0 88.0 71.0 77.0 72.0 N

4

b.c.

0.00

29.95 79.0

78.0 73.0 N

2

b.c.

***

b.c.

30.02 74.0

72.0 67.0 Calm

0.

b.c

b.c.

30.00 76.0 78.0

67.0 77.0 69.0 NW

3

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

29.94 79.0

83.0 75.0 N

3

b.c.

9

Noon

30.11 71.5

3

29.97 76.0

:༄::

69.5 61.0

b.c.

29.93 72.0

72.0 65.0 N

4

30.04 74.0 76.0 67.0 73.0 63.0

b.c.

29.91 76.0 84.0 67.0 78.0 70.0 N

74.0 62.5

b.c.

29.96 76.0

76.0 69.0 N

2 mm

b.c.

3

b.c. 0.00

3

b.c.

Friday,

21st

October.

9

Noon

3

29.99 73.0

71.562,5

C.

29.8374.0

73.0 67.0 N

4

b.c.

***

...

29.96 75.0 75.0 69.0 73.0 64.0

29.92 76.0

C.

29.82 75.0 80.0 69.0 76.0 70.0 N

3

b.c.

0.00

74.0 65.0

:

C.

29.79 76.0

75.0 70.0 N

3

b.c.

1881.

DAY AND

DATE

HOUR.

BAROMETER,

CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.

THERMOMETER,

Attd.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

WINDS

0 TO 12,

Direc-

tion,

Saturday,

9 29.81 79.0

74.0 72.5 SW

0.c.

:

28.15

68.0

Force.

WEATHER.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.

THERMOMETER.

Min.

Dry.

WINDS

0 TO 12.

Direc-

Force.

WEATHER.

tion.

RAINFALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours,

68.0 68.0 SSW

4 o.c.r.

15th

October.

Sunday,

16th

October.

9

29.90 79.0

Noon 29.82 78.0 80.0 72.0 75.0.73.0 Calm 77.5 74.0 Calm 3 29.80 79.5

78.0 74.0 SW

O.C.

0.00

b.c.

***

28.16 68.0 68.0 65.0 68.0 66.0 | S

28.16 71.0

4

O.C. 2.30

71.0 71.0 S

3

o.p.c.

:

:

I b.c.

---

--

3

Noon 29.91 80.5 83.0 73.0 80.0 74.5 NNW

29.88 82.0

80.0 75.0 N

::

1 b.c.

0.00

1

b.c.

28.30 68.0

67.0 66.0 W 28.30 73.0 73.0 | 66.0 | 71.0|70,0 | WNW 73.0 72.0 WNW 28.25 74.0

3

b.c.

1 b.c.

0.00

1

b.c.

Monday,

17th

October.

Tuesday,

18th

October.

9

Noon

29.93 80.5

84.0 78.5 Calm

...

...

29.93 81.5 87.0 75.0|86.5 79,5 N

3

29.88 81.5

9

30.00 77.01

82.0 74.5 N

73.0 68,0 NNW

02 +

b.c.

28.32 | 73.0

71.0 71.0 N

3 b.m.

-

b.c.

0.00

4

b.c.

:

28.30 74.0 74.0 69.0 73.0 72.0 NNW

28.27 77.0

75.0 74.0 NNW

3 b.c.

0.00

3

b.c.

Noon 30.00 76.5 88.5 70.0 74.0 68.0 N

3

29.94 77.0

74.5 68.0 N

10 6 6

5

b.c.

28.35 64.0

64.0 63.0 NNE

5 b.c.

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

28.30 68.0

÷

28.34 68.0 68.0 63.0 | 67.0 63.0N 67.0 66.0 N

4

b.c.

0.00

4 b.c.

...

Wednesday,!

19th

October.

Thursday,

20th

October.

9

30.00 74.0

Noon 29.90 75.5 78.5

72.5 64.5 NNW

66.0 78.0 68.5 NW

6

b.c.

28.36 65.0

65.0 63.0 NNE

4 b.c.

460

6

b.c.

0.00

28.32 67.0 67.0 | 60.0 | 66,0 | 64.0 | N

5

b.c.

0.00

3

29.92 77.0

78.5 67.5 NNW

5

b.c.

28.26 69.0

68.0 66.0 NNW

4

b.c.

...

9

29.93 74.0

73.5 64.5 N

Noon

3

29.90 74.5 80.0

29.83 76.5

66.5 | 77.0 67.0 N

77.5 67.0 N

40 00 10

6

b.c.

28.31 63.0

61.0 59.0 N

4

b.c.

3

b.c.

0.00

5

b.c.

28.26 66.0 66.0 57.0 66.0

28.17 66.0

...

...

Friday,

21st

October.

9

***

29.82 74.0

Noon 29.81 74.5 79.5 68.0 74.5 66.0 N

71.0 63.5 N

6

b.c.

...

3

29.79 75.0

74.0 66.5 N

10 10

5

b.c.

5

b.c.

63.0 58.0 N

28.15 67.0 67.0 60.0 66.0 61.0N

28.12 | 65.0

STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; . foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; equally r. rain; s. snow; thunder; a. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, (objects at a distance unusually visible); to. 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.

28.1863.0

...

0.00

: ༄ : །: ཕྱྀ :

62.0 | N

4

b.c.

0.00

65.0 63.0 N

5

b.c.

6

b.c.

6 b.c.

0.00

65.0 61.0 N

6 b.c.

...

...

Figuree to

depote the Forceļ

Description of Wind.

of the Wind.

0

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 Föros of the Wind.

19

Calm

Light Air Light Breeze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze... Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm

Hurricane,

Just sulñclent 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.

In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.

full and by

In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysall

Bare Poles

0 to 3

3- 10

11 - 15

16

31

5 to 6

21

Royals, &c.

26

Single Reefs and T. G. Sails Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses

31

37

45

53

61

above 80

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