1881.
DAY AND DATE.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH NOVEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
987
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
콩콩 Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
29.86 75.0
Attd.
:
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.;
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 22nd
October.
9
30.02 76.0
74.0 68.5
b.c.
74.0 70.0 N
b.c.p.
...
Noon 29.99 79.0 79.0 71.0 77.0|73,0
3 29.96 79.5
b.c.
78.0 73.0
b.c.
...
29.86 77.0 80,571,081,0 75.0 N
29.8381.0
b.c.
0.00
82.0 76.0 N
b.c.
: :
Sunday,
23rd
October.
9 30.08 78.0
76.0 71.0
...
+
Noon 30.05 80.0 80.0 72.5 79.0 73.0
3
30.02 80.0
79.0 73.5
3 3 3
29.9178.0
76.0 74.0 N
3
b.c.
29.92 81.0 83.0 | 77.0 | 81.0 76.0 N
29.88 82.0
2
b.c.
0.00
82.0 78.0 N
3
b.c.m.
Monday,
24th
October.
9
Noon
3
30.11 79.5
77.5 72.0
...
30.09 82.0 82.0 75.0 80.0 73.5
30.06 82.0
80.0 73.5
Tuesday,
25th
October.
9
30.12 81.0
*
...
Noon
3
30.09 84.0 84.0
30.04 85.0
78.5 71.5
76.0 82.0 73.0
83.0 75.5
Wednesday,
26th
October.
Thursday,
27th
October.
9
30.07❘ 79.0
76.5 68.5
Noon 30.05 82.0 85.0 74.0 80.0 71.5
3 29.97 84.0
---
82.0 72.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.95 81.0
80.0 76.0 N
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.96 83.0 84.0 75.0 84.0 79.0 NE
2
b.c.
0.00
C.
29.92 82.0
81.0 76.0 NE
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.96 82.0
81.0 76.0 E
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.96 84.0 85.0 76.0 | 86.0 | 79.0||N|
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.91 88.0
86.0 80.0 | N
2
b.c.
:
b.c.
29.9181.0
78.0 73.0, Calm
0 b.c.
...
b.c.
29.91 83.0 89.0 74.0 86.0 78.0 N
b.c.
29.86 86.0
83.0 76.0 N
A Ge
2 b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
9
30.02 77.5
75.5 66.0
b.c.
29.86 79.0
76.0 71.0 N
3
b.c.
+
Noon
29.97 81.0 84.0 72.0 80.0 68.0
b.c.
29.85 82.0 86.0
72.0 83.5|75.0||N
3 b.c.
0.00
3
29.92 82.0
80.0 70.0
b.c.
29.80 85.0
84.0 75.0 N
3
b.c.
Friday, 28th
October.
9
30.01 | 77.0
Noon 29.99 80.0 83.0 72.0 78.0 65.0
75.0 64.0
b.c.
29.86 77.0
78.0 70.0 N
3
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.86 82.0 84.0
72.0 83.0 75.0 N
2
b.c.
0.00
3 29.96 81.5
79.5 68.0
C.
29.84 84.0
•
87.0, 77.0 N
1
b.c.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
Saturday, 22nd
October.
9 29.86 75.0
3 29.84 77.5
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Direc-
tion.
71.0 68.0 NE
Noon 29.85 76.0 77.569.0 77.0 72.0 NE
to to 6
76.5 72.0 NE
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Dirce-
tion.
Force.
6
6 o.m.
6
o.m.
o.m.
0.00
28.2165.0
28.1871.0
28.17 71.0
65.0 64.0 ENE
6
71.063.0 70.0 67.0 ENE
6
0.00
71.0 69.0 ENE
6
Sunday, 23rd
October.
9 29.91 77.5
76.0 : 72.0 | NE 72.0
Noon 29.91 77.5 77.5 72.0 77.0 | 72.0 NE
3 29.89 78.0
76.5 73.0 NE
CO 10 10
6
b.c.
28.26 : 68.0
67.0 67.0 ENE
5
-
5
b.c. 0.00
5
o.m.
28.26 71.0 71.0 66.0 71.0 69.0 ENE
28.22 72.0
5
0.08
71.0 69.0 ENE
5
Monday,
24th
October.
9
Noon
3
29.96 78.0
78.0 73.0 | NE
to
b.c.
28.32 71.0
70.0 68.0 E
5
29.95 79.0 79.075.0
29.92 79.0
78.0 73.0 NE
78.0 74.0 NE
4 b.c. 0.00
2 b.c.
28.34 74.0 74.0 68.0 73.0 70.0 E
28.26 71.0
0.00
71.069.0 E
4
Tuesday, 9
25th
October,
29.96; 79.0
Noon 29.96 80.0 78.0
3 29.92 81.5
81.5 73.5 N
77.086.5 76.0 N
85.5 77.5 SW
4 b.c.
28.32 71.0
71.0 68.0 NE
4
***
+
3 b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
28.27 75.0
28.30 | 75.0 76.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 71.0 || N
75,071.0 N
3
0.00
3
26th
October.
Thursday,
27th
October.
Friday, 28th
October.
Wednesday, 9 29.90 77.5
78.0 70.0|N
Noon 29.91 79.5 | 88.5 | 72.5 85.0 73.5 N
3 29.84 82.0
85.5 74.0 NNW
30
40 30 07
5 b.c.
28.28 70.0
b.c.
0.00
70.0 68.0 N
28.23 70.0 70.0 66.0 | 69.0 68.0 N
5
10
...
5
0.00
b.c.
28.19 70.0
70.0 70.0 NNW
9
29.84 77.0
79.5 69.5 N
Noon 29.85 79.5 88.0 71.5 84.5 74.0 | N
3 29.81 81.5
85.0 73.5 N
9
29.84 76.5
78.0 67.0 N
Noon 29.86 78.5 88.571.0 82.5 70.0 N
3 29.85 80.0
82.0 70.5 E
∞ 3 2
10 3 2
6
b.c.
28.23 70.0
69.0 68.0 NNE
...
b.c.
0.00
28.1973.0 73.0 65.0 73.0 68.0 NNW
medal
LO LO
5
:
5
0.00
b.c.
28.16 74.0
73.0 70.0! NNW
4
5
b.c.
28.20! 70.0
70.0 68.0 N
3
2
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
28.21 73.0 73.0 65.0 73.0 66.0 N
28.18 74.0
3
0.00
73.0 68.0 N
3
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning: m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; r. rain; s. snow; thunder; «, ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; e. 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.
0
Calm
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 Force of the Wind,
0 to 2
0
water....
Bare Poles .....
Light Air Light Breaze.. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze... Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale-
Fresh Gale...
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
11
Storm
12
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knols.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
fuli and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
3
10
11 15
set and clean full would go in smooth
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals, a
16
20
21 25
. &c.
26
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. ... Close Reefs and Courses
31
61
10
70 - 80
11
above 80
12
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