THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1881.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1057
1881.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
Ο ΤΟ 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
12th
November.
9 30.19 75.0:
Noon 30.16 76.0 79.0
73.0 70.0
c.m.
30.0477.0
74.5 74.0 E
j 3
b.c.m.
72.0 74.0 70.0
c.m.
30.04 77.079.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 NE
b.c.m.
0.12
3
30.11 | 75.0
74.0 69.0
c.m.
29.99 78.0
75.0 74.0 NE
2
b.c.
Sunday, 13th
November.
9
30.17 71.0
69.0 67.5
o.c.r.
30.00 73.0
70.0 70.0 E
2
0.1.
Noon
30.15 72.0 75.0
68.0 | 70.0 | 68.0
O.C.T.
29.99 73.0 76.0
68,070.0 70.0 N
2
o.r.
1.72
3 30.12 71.5
69.5 67.5
o.c.p.
29.99 | 73.0
70.0 70.0 N
2 o.r.
Monday, 9
14th
November,
30.20 72.5
71.0 66.0
Noon
3
30.17 74.0 74.0 68.5 72.5 66.5
30.1174.0
73.0 67.0
Tuesday. 9
15th Noon
November. 3
30.1674.5
73.0 67.0
30.1176.0 76.0 70.0 74.0.68.0
30.0676.0
74.0 69.0
Wednesday, 9 30.11 73.0
71.0 67,5
!
16th
November.
Noon 30.06 | 74.5 76.0
70.0 72.5, 68.0
00
3
30.02 75.0
73.0 68.0
True wind cannot be registered.
30.02 73.0
71.0 69.0 N
30.01 73.0 74.0 69.0 74.0 71.0 N
C.
29.96 75.0
74.0 71.0 N
30 00 00
b.c.
3
¡ b.c.
0.00
b.c.
b.c.
29.97 75.0
75.0 71.0 E
3 b.c.
b.c.
29.97 77.0 79.0
70.0 77.0 72.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.93 77.0
75.0 71.0 E
3
b.c.
I
C.
29.93 74.0
73.0 | 70.0 E
3
b.c.
29.93 76.0 78.0
69.0 76.0 72.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
C.
29.89 76.0
73.9
71.0 E
3
b.c.p.
Thursday.
17th Noon
November, 3
9
30.1075.0
73.0 69.0
b.c.
29.93 76.0
75.0 72.0 E
2
b.c.
30.06 76.0 76.0 70.0 74.0 | 68.5:
30.02 75.0
b.c.
73.5 68.5
b.c.
29.93 78.0 79.0 70.0 79.0 74.0 E
29.88 79.0
3
b.c.
0.02
79.0 74.0 E
3
b.c.
Friday, 18th
November.
9 30.10 72.5
71.0 69.0
o.c.d. I
29.92 75.0
72.0 71.0 E
3
o.m.
!
Noon 30.08 73.0 75.5 70.0 71.569.0 ||
o.c.d.
3 30.03 73.0
71.569.5
o.c.d.
29.89 | 75.0 !
29.93 75.0 79.0 | 71.0|73.0 72.0 E
73.0 72.0 E
3
0.r.
0.03
3
o.m.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR,
HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
THERMOMETER.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL,
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Saturday, 12th
November.
Sunday,
13th
November.
9 30.01 75.5
72.0 70.0 NE
0.6.
Noon 30.02 75.5 76.5 71.5 73.5 70.0 NE
3 29.97 75.5
74.0 70.5 N
0.0.
0,00
1
b.c.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
28.3866.0
THERMOMETER.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12,
Direc-
tion.
66.0 66.0 E
28.34 66.0 | 66.0 64.0 66.0 66.0 E
28.31 66.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
5 o.f.
o.f.
0.00
5
66.0 65.0 NNE
4
0.m.
30.01 74.0.
9
Noon 30.01 75.5 75.0 66.5 69.0 68.0 NE
3 29.98 74.0
68.0 68.0 NE
6 r.
:
28.35 63.0
10
5
r.
0.88
69.0 67.5 N
5
o.m.
28.38 67.0 67.0
28.34 65.0
63.0 63.0 E
62.067.0 67.0 E
65.0 65.0 E
5 o.f.r.
5 o.f.r. 1.62
4 o.f.d.
...
Monday, 14th
November.
9
Noon
3
30.03 74.0
30.02 74.0 73.5 67.0 73.5 69.0 N
29.95 74.0
70.5 67.5 N
4 0.c.
28.37 62.0
4
O.C.
0.09
72.5 68.5 N
4
O.C.
62.0 61.0 | NE
28.34 65.0 65.0 | 61.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | NNE
28.29 | 64.0 :
!
4 b.c.v.
3
b.c.v. 0.40
64.0 63.0 NNE
3
b.c.v.
Tuesday, 9 29.97 74.0
:
72.0 67.0 NE
6
b.c.
28.33 64.0
64.0 63.0 E
6
o.m.
---
29.93 74.0
15th
Noon 29.95 74.0 74.0 70.5 72.5 67.0 NE November. 3
6
0.0. 0.00
72.0 67.0 ENE
4 O.C.
28.29 66.0 | 66,0 | 62.0 66.0 64.0 E
28.26 65.0
65.0 64.0E
5
b.c.m.
0.00
4
b.c.m.
Wednesday, 9 29.93 73.5
70.5 68.0 NE
16th Noon 29.92 74.0 73.0 68.5 71.5 67.5 NE November. 3 29.90 74.0
71.0 67.0 ENE
6
o.c.m.
28.29 64.0
64.0 |64.0 | E
5
o.f.d.
A
5
0.0. 0.00
4
0.C.
28.24 67.0 67.0 62.0 66.0 65.0 | E
28.21 64.0
5
b.c.m. 0.08
64.0 63.0 E
4
b.c.m.
Thursday,
17th
November.
9
29.95 74.0
Noon 29.92 74.0 74.0
3 29.88 74.0
72.0 68.0 NE
5
O.C.
28.30 64.0
64.0 64.0 | E
4
b.c.m.
70.0 73.5 69.0 NE
6
O.C. 0.00
72.0 69.0 NE
4
o.c.m.
28.25 | 66.0 66.0 62.0 66.0|65,0 | E 28.21 66.0
5
o.m. 0.09
66.0|65.0 E
5 b.c.m.
Friday, 9 29.95 75.0
69.5 68.5 NE 18th
Noon 29.93 74.5 73.5 68.0 71.5 69.0 NE 6 c.c.m. 0.00 November. 3 29.92 74.0
71.0 69.0 NE 6 o.c.m.
6
o.c.m.
***
28.28 64.0
64.0 64.0 E
28.26 65.0 65.0 63.0 65.0 65.0 E
28.21 65.0
65.0 65.0 E
6 o.f.d.
5
o.f.d.
0.26
5 o.f.d.
STATE OF WEATHER:. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; a. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 4. squally r. rain; s. snow; .tlunder; . 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 Description of Wind.
of the Wind.
0
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Brocze..
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Whole Gale
Strong Gale
10
11
Storm
12
Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots..
Just suflicient to give steerage way.
set and clean full would go in smooth water..
(5 to 6
3 to 4
Royals, &c.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, &c.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs und T. G. Sails
full and by
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and recfed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Forec of the Wind,
0 to 2
0
3 - 10
11
16
21
26 30
31
37
45
ននននន
15
20
36
61 - 69
70 - 80 above 80
11
12
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