THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1879.
195
9100g
COLOR:882%
◊ to 2
3- 10
20
30
60
69
70 - 80
above 80
OCCO78#598TLÅ
1879.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
DAY AND
BARO-
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BABO-
WINDS
◊ TO 12.
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
RAIN FALL.
BABO-
In inches during previ- METER ous 24 hours.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd Max. Min. Dr7. Wet. Direct. Force.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WBA-
THFR,
BARO-
0 TO 12.
Saturday,
9 30.1170.0
29th
Mar.
70.0 67.0 Noon 30.06 73.0 75,0,68,073.0 70.0 3 30.00 72.5 72.0 69.0
b.c.
29.98 72.0|
...
...
b.c.
b.c.
29.92 76.0
71.6 69.5 Calm 29.97 74.0 75.0 65.0 75.071-0 N 78.0 74.0 N
0
1
OFF
b.c.
b.c.
29.99 71.0
0.00
***
b.c.
29.89 73.0
Sunday,
9 30.08 70.0
70.0 69.0
f.f.
29.94 75.0|
30th
Mar.
3
Noon 30.0673076,0, 68.0, 73 0 69.0 29.98 76.0
b.o.
76.0 72,0
b.c
...
71.5 71.0 Calm 29.95 75.0 78.5 68.0 73.0 72.0 N 29.92 77.0 76.5 73.0 W
.0
1
ORI
g.m.
30.00 73.0|
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
...
Monday,
31st
Mar.
3 30.01 78.0
9 30.1169.0 690 68.0 Noon | 30 0478.5 80.0 71.0|78.0 72.0| 78.0 73.0
Tuesday, 9 30.09 70.0j
70.0 69.0
29.97 73.0
1st Noon 30.05 71.0 74.0 68.0 71 0 70.0|| Apr. 3
73.0 69.0
Wednesday, 9 29.98 76.5
2nd
76.0 74.0
Noon 29.96 77.5 79.070,0| 77.0 74.0)
Apr.
3
29.90 78.0
78.0 75.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.m.
29.96 73.0
b.c.
70.5 69.0 Calm!
39.95 78.0 79,0 65.5 78,5 74.0 Calm
b.c.
29.93 79.0
78.0 74.0 W
1
DOM
b.c.
30.00 73.0
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
...
0.f.
29.92 75.0
72.0 69.5 E
of.
29.96 72.0
o.f.
29.9374.0 80.0 68.0 75.0 71.0 E
o.m.
0.00
0.0.
29.93 76.0
75.0 73.0 E
2
g.m.
O.C.
29.86 76.0
75.5 74.0 E
2
b.c.m.
29.87 73.0'
0.0.
b.c.
***
29.8677.0 78.0 70.5 77.0 745 SE 29.83 78.0 78 0 75.0 SE
3
san
b.c.
0.00
བྱེ 1: : |: |:e F
In inches during provi- ous 24 hours.
METER
WBA-
THER.
Atta Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.!
In inches
oua 24 hours.
during previ--
70.0 70.0 W
f.
28.2966,0)
65,0 65.0 SE
1
b.c.m.
29.97 73.0 74.0 70.0 75.0 73.0 W
76.0 71.0, SW
c.f.
b.c.m.
0.00
71.0 70.0 S
b.m.
28.26 67.0
11
29.98 74.0 76.0 72.0 75-0 70,5 SW 29.9276.0
b.m.
0.00
76-0 73.0 SW
I
b.pa.
28.17 | 66.01
:ཤཱཿ 「:༄
28.26 69.0 69.0 60.0 66.0 67.0 SE 28.20 70.0 89.0 67.0 SE
1
1
b.c.in.
b.c.m.
0.00
66,066.0 SSW
3
28.28 67.0 67.0 65,0) 67.0 66.0 SSW 26.0 66.0 SBW
3
3
os en es
0.0.
0.0.
0.00
0.0.
71,0 70.0 S
c.m.
28.29 68.0
68.067.0 W
0.0.
29.98 74.0 78.0 72.0 75.0 71.0 SW 29.92 76.0
b.m.
0.00
76.0 73.0 SW
b.c.m.
28.20 74.0 74.0 65.0 73.0 69.0 WŚW. 28.2475.0 74.0 70.0 SW
o.c.
0,00
0.0.
68.0 68.0
29.92 73.0 76.0 65.0 67.0 67.0 29.89 74.0)
68.0 68.0
FNH
f.
28.25 68,0
68.0 68.0 SSE
o.f.
---
c.f.
0.00
f.
28.15 69.0 69.0 66.0 69.0 68.0 S 28.1469.0
o.f.
0.00
69.0 68.0 SW
o.f.
b.c.
72.0 62.0 SE 29.87 75.5 77.0 67.0 80.0 73.0 SE 29.80 75,5 81.0 72.0 SE
28.15 69.0
69.0 69,0 S
o.f.
0.00
c.f.
28.15 70.0 70.0 67.0 69.0 69,0 S 28.09 $70,0
o.f.
0.00
69.0 69.0 SSW
4
o.f.
***
3rd
Thursday 9 30.02 76.5
76.0 74.5
Apr.
Noon 31.03 80.5 82.0:72.0 80.0 77.0 3 29.97 81.0 81.0 77.0
0.0.
O.C.
29.87 77.0
0.0.
76.075,0 NE 29.87 80.0 81.0 73.0 80.0, 77.0] SE 22.87 80.0 81.0 78.0 SE
28.20 71.0
g.m.
70.0, 70.0 SW
4
3
2
.c.m.
b.c.m.
0.00
28.24 72.0 72.0 69.0 71.0 70,0 S 28.20 72.0!
4
71,0 70,0 SW
4
ਦਾ ਦੀ ਦੀ
o.f.
o.f.
0.00
o.f.
...
Telegraph wire out of order.
Friday,
4th
9 30.10 78.0 Noon 30,12 78.5 82.0 73.6 78.0 76.0
73.0 76.0
o.m.
29.94 79,0
***
0.0.
Apr.
3 30.05 76.0
76.0 74.5
o.c.r.
75.5 75,0 Calmi 29.95 78.0 82-0 73.0 76.0 75,5 NW 29.94 78.0: 75.0 74.5 Calm
ONO
o.r.f.
o.r.f.
28.29 72.0
0.08
0.g.m,
72,0172.0 SSW 28.30 720 72.0 71.0 72,0 72.0) SSW 28.24 71.0 71,0 71.0 S
4
o.f.
4
o.f.p.
0.08
2
o.f.r.
ther; visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visible: w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:—b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached) d, drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o.overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; 8. snow; t. thunder; . ugly (threatening) appearance of wea- 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.
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.
Calm.
Light Air.... Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze.......
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.... Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
Whole Gale.......... Storm
Hurricane
Just sufficient to give steerage way
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots Bet and clean full would go in smooth- water....
In which she could just carry in clase- full and by......
3 to 1
6 to 6
Royals, &c. ...... Single Reefs and T. G. Salls Double Reefs aud Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she conld just bear close-reofed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail.
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles......
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