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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Mouth of December, 1878, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th January, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH Of DecembeR, 1878. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 20.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH,
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
IN THE SHADE.
Maz. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULB
IN
SUN,
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
Temp, at
Noon.
2
14 Saturday,
3
4
5
Thursday,
6
Friday,
8 Sunday,
9
Monday,
10 Tuesday,
11
12
Thursday,
13
Fiday,
15 Sunday,
16
Mouday,.
17 Trosday,
Sunday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Saturday,
115. 91.
Wednesday,
3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max. 30.07 30.02 68.0 71.0 61.0 71.0 70.0 129. 89. 62.0 10.0 27.0 63.0 68.0 71.0 60.0 63.0 60. 61. 30.14 30.10 62.0 66.0 56.0 67.0 66.0 129. 89. 60.0 11.0 29.0 62.0 62.0 66.0 53.0 59.0 54. 64. 30.15 30.06 65.0 70.0 59.0 73.0 72.0 131. 92. 61.0 14.0 31.0 62.0 66.0 70.0 60.0 61.0 68. 57.
30.07 30.00 68.0 71.0 61.0 131.
74.0 73.0 93. 61.0 13.0 32.0 63.0 68.0 71.0 63.0 73.
65.0 69. 59.1 60.4
30.00 29.95 70.0 76.0 62.0 82.0 81.0 140. 108. 65.0 20.0 43.0 63.0 71.0 77.0 65.0 68.0 69. 59. 60.4 61.7 30.02 29.94 €9.0 70.0 63.0 70.0 69.0 140. 107. 65.0 7.0 42.0 64.0 69.0 70.0 65.0 65.0 78.
29.97 29.88 68.0 70.0 60.0 72.0 71,0 130. 100+ 63.0 12.0 37.0 61.0 68.0 70.0 65.0 68,0 83. 29.94 29.90 72.0 75.0 63.0 78.0 77.0 127. 94. 65.0 15.0 29.0 63.0 72.0 75.0 65.0 68.0 65.
29.97 29.91 71.0 · 68.0 €5.0 73.0 72.0 122. 94. 68.0 8.0 26.0 66.0 71.0 68.0 68.0 66.0 83.
29.97 29.87 66.0 67.0 59.0 67.0 66.0 61.0 8.0 30.0 62.0 66.0 67.0 63.0 64.0 83. 29.90 29.83 70.0 71.0 62.0 72.0 71.0 110. 90. 65.0 10.0 25.0 63.0 70,0 71,0 68.0 67.0 88. 29.86 29.80 71.0 76,0 66.0 77.0 76.0 108. 90. 68.0 11.0 22.0 65.0 71.0 29.86 20.83 70.0 70,0 65.0 73.0 72.0 135. 99. 68.0 8.0 31.0 65.0 30.06 30.03 61.0 63.0 55.0 62.0 61.0 120. 94. 60.0 7.0 34.0 62.0
30.16 30.12 55,0
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
6
HYGROMETER.
IN SOIL
MIN. DRY BULBIN, WET BULBIN] SHADE. SHADE.
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
-100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
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.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.
P.M.
53.7 56.9
N.
N.E.
45.3 53.3
N.
E.
55.1 54.0
N.
E.
E.
E.
W.
S.W.
73.
61.9 61.1 E.
E.
88.
62.6 66.5 E,
E.
66.
59.7 63.0 E.
88.
65.7
64.4 E.
83.
60.6 61.6 E.
88.
66.5 67.5 E.
76.0 69.0 72.0 88. 70.0 70.0 68.0 67.0 88. 61.0 63.0 58.0 59.0 82. 62.0 49.0 62.0 60.0 110. 90. 54.0 13.0 30.0 53.0 55.0 62.0 52.0 57.0 81.
18
Wednesday,
19 Thursday,
20 Friday,
21 Saturday,
22 Sunday,. Monday,..
23
24 Tuesday,
25 Wednesday,
26 Thursday,
27
Friday,
28
Saturday,
29 Sunday,
30
Monday,
31
Tuesday,..
Mean.
30.12
92.
57.6 13.0 34.3
79.
83. 66.5 64.7 E. 77. 55.4 55.6 N. 72. 49.1 52.7 N.
30.25 30.15 55.0 | 59.0 47.0 59.0 57.0 120. 88. 52.0 12.0 36.0 51.0 55.0 59.0 49.0 52.0 65. 61. 43.2 45.8 N.
30.17 80.08 54.0 60,0 47.0 01.0 60,0 122. 82. 51.0 14.0 31.0 55.0 54.0 60.0 49.0 69.
56.0 76. 44.1 52.5 N.
30.10 30.00 61.0 67.0 54.0 68.0 67.0 130. 94. 55.0 14.0 39.0 57.0 63,0 68.0 55.0 58.0 59. 52. 48.2 50.1 N.
30.05 30.00 67.0 70.0 58.0 76.0 75.0 134. 100. 60.0 18.0 40.0 61.0 68.0 70.0 58.0 63.0 52. 65. 50.1 57.6 E.
30.02 29.92 €8.0 69.0 60.0 70.0 69.0 135. 102. 63.0 10.0 39.0 62.0 68.0 69.0 63.0 63.0 73. 08. 59.1 58.3 E.
30.03 29.95 66.0 70.0 61.0 69.0 68.0 121. 97. 63.0 8.0 34.0 62.0 66.0 70,0 58.0 61.0 60. 57. 51.5 54.0 N. 29.98 29.90 65.0 61.0 59.0 65.0 64.0 122. 93. 62.0 6.0 31.0 61.0 65.0 61.0 60.0 68.0 73. 55.9 55,4 E.
29.95 29.88 65.0 68.0 50.0 67.0 66.0 115. 90. 58.0 11.0 82.0 59.0 65,0 68.0 61.0 63.0 78. 57.7 59.1 E.
29.98 29.02 66.0 70.0 60.0 71.0 69.0 126. 93. 60.0 11.0 33.0 62.0 66.0 70.0 61.0 63.0 73. 57.0 57.6 E.
30.10 30.04 58.0 60.0 51.0 61.0 60.0 106. 90. 55.0 10.0 35,0 58.0 58.0 60.0 53.0 53.0 71. 30.20 30.10 47.0 51.0 41.0 51.0 50.0 116. 83. 46.0 10.0 37.0 53.0 47.0 51.0 40.0 43.0 56. 80.00 44.0 51.0 $7.0 52.0 51.0 121. 81. 43.0 15.0 38.0 48.0 44.0 52.0 88.0 47.0 59. 30.00 30.00 50.0 54.0 41.0 61.0 60.0 123. 83. 43.0 200 40.0 53.0 52.0 57.0 45.0 48.0 59. 53. 30.10 30.04 55.0 56.0 42.0 02.0 60.0 122. 84. 44.0 20.0 40.0 48.0 66.0 64.0 50.0 51,0 34. 42. 30.10 30.10 55.0 56.0 43.0 64.0 62.0 127. 87. 44.0 21.0 43.0 49.0 58.0 50.0 50.0 45.0 57. 44. 30.25 30.20 48.0 54.0 38.0 64.0 62.0 120. 86. 42.0 26.0 44.0 48.0 49.0 56.0 40.0 49.0 49. 48. 30.04 29.98 02.2 63.6 54.8 67.5 66.4 124.
67.5 69.2 E.
0.03
0.02
N.
N.N.E.
82.
E.
73.
0.02
65.
62.
48.5 46.8- N.
N.W.
N.
: 54.
32.2
34.7 N.
69.
30.9
41.9 N.
37.9
39.7
37.0
40.2
42.8 34.7 N.
30.3 36.8. N.
ZZZZZZ
N.
N.E.
N.E.
N.E.
N.E.
N.E.
N.E.
N.N.W.
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Summary of December, 187 7:-Mean Shade Ten .,
.65.7
Total Rain fall,
58.8 62.9❘ 65.7 57.1 2.14 inches. Rain fell on 12 days.
59.3 68.
67.
1 52.1
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