DAY AND
DATE,
1881.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST DECEMBER, 1881.
TEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
BAROMETER.
Attu.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
O TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
Tn inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Atid.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Diree-
tion.
57.0 56.0N
Force.
WEATHER.
1113
RAINFALI..
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
17th
December.
9 30.38 58.0
Noon 30.37 59.0 60.5
56.0 53.0
c.d.
30.25 60.0
0.1.
58.0 57.053.0
C.
30.33 61.0
59.5 53.5
30.24 62.0|62.0 53.0 60.0 . 58.0 | N
30.21 62.0
60.5 58.0 N
b.c.m. 0.04
b.c.
Sunday,
18th
December.
9
30.44
154.0
52.0 46.5
b.c.
30.27 56.0
53.0 52.0 N
b.c.
Noon
30.40 57.5 59.0 50.0 55.5 50.0
3 30.35 58.5
b.c.
30.27 59.0.62.0 50.0 60.5 58.0 N
1
b.c.
0.00
57.0 50.5
b.c.
30.25 61.0
07.0 610N
3 b.c.
Monday,
19th
December.
9
30.45 55.5
53.0 47.0
Noon
3
30.42 58.0 58.0 50.0 56.0 49.0
30.37 59.5.
58.0 51.0
Tuesday. 9
30.39 58.0
20th Noon 30.87 62.0 61.0
December. 3 30.30 04.0
56.0 48.0
52.0 60.5 51.5
62.0 52.0
Wednesday, 9
30.23 64.0
21st Noon 30.21 66.0 65.0 57.0 64.0 58.0
December. 3 30.1767.5
63.0 57.0
65.5 60.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.28 56.0
54.5 53.0N
b.c.
30.28. 60.0 67.0.50.0
64.0 61.0 N
•
b.c.
30.25 03.0
65.0 63.0 SE
DININ
b.
2
b.
0.00
2 b.
b.c.
30.26 59.0
57.5 56.0 N
B
b.c.
30.25 62.0 69.0 52.0 67.5 64.0|N
b.c.
30.21 66.0
71.5 70.0 | N
* -
2
0.00
I
3 3 3
c.
30.12 63.0
63.5 62.0 NE
30.12 67.0 74.0 57.0 67.0 66.0 NE
30.09 67.0
N-
2 b.c.
1 b.c.
0.00
.67,5|67.0
Calm
0 b.c.
!...
Thursday, 9 30.17 66.5
22nd Noon
December. 3
Friday.
23rd
December.
65.0:63.0
c.d.
30.05 68.0
| 66.0 66.0 N
1 o.d.
30.16 69,068.0 63.0 67.0 65.0 30.12 | 70.0
c.d.
30.05 ·69.0·69.0 | 61.0 | 68.9 | 67.0 ; N
2
o.d.
0.03
68.0 66.0
e.nl.
30.03 -69.0
68.0 67.0 N
2
o.d.
:
9
30.23 67.9
Noon 30.23 67.0 68.0 63.0 65.0 | 63.0
65.0 63.5
c.m.
c.d.
30.09 68.0
65.0 65.0 N
2
b.c.
30.09 68.0 69.0: 63.0 66.0 65.0 N
1
b.c.
0.04
3 30.19 65,0
63.0 59.0
C.
1881.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT, 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
20.09 66.0
Force.
WEATHER.
RAINFALL.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT, 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
tion.
48.0 48.0 N
Force..
WEATHER.
64.0 63.0 N
2
b.c.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Direc-
tion.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc
RAINFALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
9 30.22 63.0
Saturday,
17th Noon 30.20 03,0 60,5 53.0 60.5 56.0 N December. 3 30.18 63.5
60.0 35.5 N
55.0 54.0 N
0.1.
28.48 | 48.0
6
..
b.e.
0.00
D 0.0.
28.45 49.0 49.0 47.0 49.0 19.0 N
28.47 50.0
ات ان
o.f.d.
50.0 50.0 N
5
o.f.
0.15
o.m.
Sunday,
9 30.26 58.5
53.5 48.5 N
6 b.c.
28.54 46.0
46.0 44.0 NNE
b.c.
18th
December.
Noon 30.25 59.0 61.5 49.0 55.0 49.5 N
B 30.22 60.0
56.5 51.0 NE
5 b.c.
b.c.
0.00
28.56 48.0 49.0 42.0 18.0 46.0 NE
28.48 49.0
49.0 48.0 ENE
5
b.c.
! 0.00
5 b.c.
9 30.29 59.0
30.23 60.0
Monday,
19th Noon 30.28 59.0 58.0
December. 3 30.23 59.5
Tuesday, 9
20th Noon 30.22 60.0 68.0 51.0 62.0 53.0 N December. 3 30.16 60.5
55.0 49.5 N
46.0 55.0 48.5 NNE
56.5 49.0 NE
6
0.0.
28.52 47.0
46.0 45.0 NE
40.m.
+ b.c.
0.00
28.52|49.0 50,044.0×49.0 46.0 ; ENE
b.m. 0.00
1 b.c.
28.49, 31.0
50.0 49.0 E
2 b.m.
59.0 52.0 N
1
b.
28.51 50.0
3
b.
0.00
63.0 54.5 N
1
}).
19.0 48.0 NNE 28.48 54.0 54.0 46.0|51.0 53,0 NNE
28.46 56.0
55. 53.0 E
4
o.m.
3 o.m. 0.00
2 o.m.
Wednesday, 9 30.07 61.5
21st
Noon December. 3
62.5 57.0 N
-1 0.4
28,39 54.0|
!
30.06 62,5 66.0
30.92 64.0
37.0 65.0 58.0 N
2
0.00
65.0 60.5 N
1 0.0.
28.32 57.0
Thursday, 9
22nd
Noon
December, 3
30.01: 67.0
68.0 67.5N
f.
28.37 62.0
30.00; 67.5 69.5-60.0 69.5 68.0 N 29.98 68.5
2
f.
0.22
68.0 67.5 N
1
f.
28.35 63.0 63.0
28.32 62.0
53.052.0 NE
28.36 56.9 56.0151.0|55.0 54.9 NE
58.0155.9 N
62.0 : 62.0' E
59.0-63,0 63,0 · E
62.0.62.0 B
3 b.m.
3 b.11.
3 b.m.
0.00
4 io.f.
3 o.f.
0.15
3 o.f.
Friday,
23rd
9
30.06' 66.5
62.5 62.5 N
Noon 30.07 66.0 70.0 61.0: 63.5 62.0 N December. 3 | 30.05 | 65.0
+ f.
1
0.11. 0.05
61.5 59.0 N
6
0.m.
28.38 59.0
59.0 50.0 NE
28.38 59.0 60.0 | 56.0 59.0 | 59.0 NE
28.35 58.0
58.0 | 58.04 NE
2 o.f.d.
B 0.1.
0.15
4.
o.m.
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 shower; 6. squally; r. rain; s. snow; .thunder; a. 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
Renote the Force
Description of Wind.
of the Wind,
0
Calm
Light Air
2
Light Breeze..
3
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.
Strong Brecze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale..
Strong Gale
10
Whole Gale
'Storm
12
Hurricane,
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient to give stenrage way..
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knots..
set and clean full would go in smooth water.
3 to 4
5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &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 Staysail
Bare Polos
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
l'igures to denote the Force' of the Wind.
0 to
B
70
above Su
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