THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH MAY, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
241
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Direc- tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
inches hours.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
◊ TO 12.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL.
la inches during
previous 24 hours,
Saturday,
26th
9
30.29 68.5
68,066,0
0.0.
30.10 71.0
63.0 66.0 E
4
g.m.
...
Noon 30.24 70.5 | 76,0|65.0 70.0 62.5
b.c.
April.
3
30.17 71.0
71.0 64.0
b.c.
30.09 | 72.0 78,0|65.0|72.0 65.0 | EbS
30.06 74.0
5
b.c.
0.00
| 76.0 | 62.0 | E|
4
b.c.
:
Sunday,
9
30.17 70.5
70.0 66.0
b.c.
30.0473.0
71.5 68.0 E
4
b.c.
27th
Noon 30.13|72,5 76,068.0 | 72.0 | 67,5
b.c.
30.03 75.076,067.0 76.0 72.0 | E
3
b.c.
0.00
April.
3
30.0874.5
74.0 69.0
b.c.
29.99 76.0
78.0 74.0 ESE
3
b.c.
Monday,
9
30.1175.0
75.0 71.5
28th
Noon
30.0878.0 | 82.0|71.0|78.0 72.0
April.
3
30.04 80.0
80.0 71.0
Tuesday,
29th
April.
9
30.0976.0
76,0|73.0
NAMA
Noon 30.06|76,5|82.0|71.0|76,0| 73.0
3
30.01 76.5
76.0 73.0
Wednesday, 9
30.04 75.0
75.0 | 73,0
30th
Noon
30.0176.0 78.0 73.5 76.0 73.0
April.
3
29.9676.5
76.0 74.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.o.
29.96 76.0
75.0 73.0 Calm
0
b.c.
...
b.c.
29.96 77.0 82.0 | 69.0 79.074.0 SW
1
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.94 81.0
80.0 74.0 SW
3 b.c.
b.e.
29.94 79.0
FIA
b.c.
29.94 80.0 81.0
77,5 | 75,0] E
80.080,075,5 ESE
1
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.93 80.0
80.5 78.0 ESE
3,
b.e.
b.o.
29.92 79.0
78.0 75.5 E
b.c.
29.92 80.081,572.0 | 80.0|76.5 | E
b.c.
29.89 80.0
79.0|77.0 | EbS
21 20 20
b.c.
3
b.c. 0.00
3 b.c.
Thursday,
9
30.0277.5
77.0 74.0
O.C.
29.88 80.0
78,5 | 77.0 | E
1
g.m
1st
Noon
29.98 | 80.0 83.0 74.0 | 80.0 75.5
b.c.
29.88 81.0 81.0 70.0 81.0 79.0 | E
2
g
0.00
May.
3
29.95 79.5
77.0 175.0
b.o.
29.87 81.0
82.0 | 79.0 | E
3
g.nl.
Friday,
2nd
May.
9
30.01 $79.0
79.0 74.0
b.c.
29.88 80.0
79.0 76.0 Calm
0
b.c.
***
Noon
30.00 81.0 84.0 74.0 81.0 76.0
b.c.
29.86 80.0 84.0|73,0|81.5 77.5 | SW
1
b.c.
0.00
3
29.94 82.0
82.076.0
b.c.
29.86 83.0
82.5 77.5 W
2
b.c.
***
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET,
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Ο ΤΟ 12.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Wet.
'Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Altd.
Max.
Min.
Saturday,
26th
April.
9 30.13 70.0
69.0 62.0 NE
b.c.
1
30.1072.0
:
Noon 30.14 71,073.0 | 60.0 | 66.0 | 62.0
3
66.0 63.0 NE
NE
4
b.c.m. 0.00
4
b.c.m.
28.37 60.0
60.0 | 59.0 | I
tion.
28,38|65.0|65,0|59,0|65.0 | 63.0 | E
61.0 61.0 E
28.3064.0
Wet.
Direc-
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
co co co
3
o.f.
3
b.m.
0.00
3
b.m.
Sunday, 27th
April.
9
30.06 73.0
70.0 65.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
...
Noon
3
29.98 74.0
Monday, 28th
April,
9
Noon
3
29.99 74.0
29.93 76.0
Tuesday,
29th
April.
9
29.98 78.0
29.94 76.0
: ༄: །: ༄།: སྐྱེ
30.03 | 74,0|74.0 | 66.0 73.0 70.0 NE
3
b.c.m.] 0.00
70.0 66.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.30 62.0
62.0 60.0 ESE
28.3170.0 70.0|64.0|69.0 | 64.0 | ESE
28.27 71.0
70.0 67.0 S
1
o.f.
3
0.c.m. 0.00
1
76.0 67.0 E
2
b.c.
28.29 68.0
67.0|66.0 | ESE
b.m.
29.96|76.0 80.075.0 | 80.0 72.0 E
1
b.c. 0.00
81.0 78.0 SE
1
b.c.m.
L
28.29 71.071.0|65.0|70.0 | 68,0] ESE
28.24 72.0
72.0 69.0 | ESE
1
To.m. 0.00
}
b.m.
75.0 73.0 N
1 b.c.
Noon 29.9878.081,067,0|75.0|73.0 NE
3
75.0 73.0 | NE
1 b.c.
1 b.c.
0.00
28.2871.0
70.0 68.0 SE
28.2672.0 72.0|$7.0|71,5|69.0] SE 28.2471.0
70.0|68,0| ESE
+ b.c.
4
b.c.
0.00
4
o.f.
**
Wednesday,
30th
April.
9
29.9278.0
75.0 73.0 NE
2 b.c.
A
Noon 29.93 77.0 77.0|66,0|73.0|70,0| NE
3
29.88 76.0
73.0 72.0 NE
N N
2 b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
28.23 70.0
69.0 68.0 SE
28.22 71.071,067.071,069,0|SE
28.1871.0
+
o.c.m.
4 o.c.m. 0.00
71.069.0 SE
B
o.c.m.
...
Thursday,
1st
29.91 | 77.0
*...
May.
Friday,
2nd
May.
9
Noon 29.88 78.0 78.0|70.0|76.0|75.0 | NNE
3 29.8676.0
78.0 73.0 | N
9 29.88 | 79.0
79.0 75.0 SW Noon 29.90 80.0 81.0 75.0|80.0|75,5 | SW
3 29.86 81.0
74.0 74.0 NE
0.0.
28.20 70.0
70.0 | 69.0 | SE
2
O.C.
1 b.c.
1 c.f.
:༄ :
0.17
28.1871.0 71.0 68.0 71.070.0 SSE
2
b.c.
0.00
28.14 72.0
72.0 70.0 S
2 b.c.
1
b.c.
414
1 b.c.
0.61
81.0 76.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.18 71.0
28.2073.0 73.0
28.1774.0
70.0 | 69.0|N
69.0|73.0|71.0 | NE
73.0 71.0 S
1
o.c.m.
1 b.c. 0.00
1
b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER:—b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; 4. huil; & 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. mueli rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force
Description of Wind.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
of the Wind.
Calm Light Air
Light Breeze... Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze... Strong Breeze Moderate Galo.. Fresh Gale.... Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm
Hurricane,
Just sufficient to give steerage way. With which the above Ship with all sail ƒ 1 to 2 knots.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water....
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysall
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 - 10
}]
15
16
20
5 to 6 Royals, &c.
21
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courseg
above 80
1
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