DAY AND DATE.
270
1879.
HOUR.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MAY, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
BAROMETER.
Atta.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
Atta
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Bry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
BAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
9 29.87 82.0
82.0 | 79.0
0.0.
29.73 84.0
...
82,080.0 SW
b.c.p.
...
10th
Noon
May.
3
29.87 82.0 84.0 73.0 82.0 | 79.0
29.81 83.0
O.C.
83.0 79.0
O.C.
***
29.73 83.0 83.0 73.0 81.0 80.0 | W
29.72 84.0
83.0 80.0 SW
o.d.
b.c.m.
1.96
Sunday,
9
29.95 82.0
82.0 79.0
O.C.
29.80 84.0
82.5 80.0. S
...
11th
Noon
29,95 | 83.0 | 85.0¦78.0 | 83,0| 79.0
O.C.
29.82 84.0 84.0 80.0 84.0 81.0 SW
May.
3
29.93 84.0
84.0 80.0
O.C.
29.82 85,0
Monday,
12th
9
30.08 79.0
79.0 76.0
Noon❘ 30.09 | 82.0 | 85.0|74.0|82.077.0
May.
3 30.04 83.0
83.0 77.5
:
Tuesday,
9
30.16 83.0
83.074.5
13th
May.
Noon
30.12 84.0 86.0 76.0 84.0 75.0
3
30.10 83.0
83.0 76.5
Wednesday, 9
30.15 79.0
79.0 75.0
14th
Noon 30.14 | 79.0 | 84.5 | 75.0 | 79.0 | 75.0
May.
3
30.10 80.0
80.0 76.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
29.91 82.0 ...
81.0 SW
810177.0 SW
44
o.p.
3
b.c.p. 0.00
o.r.
...
:1 b.c.
b.c.
29.92 83.085,0|72,082,5 79.0 SW
1 b.c.
2.30
h.c.
29.92 86.0
86.5 82.0 W
1 b.c.
T
b.c.
29.95 79.0
...
77,075.0 | NW
4 b.c.m.
...
b.c.
29.95 81.0 87.5 74.5 81.0 75.5 NW
3 b.c. 0.00
b.c.
29.95 84.0
86.0 81.0 N
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.98 | 82.0
800177,0|E
3
b.c.
b.c.
29.99 82.0 86.0 76.0 8101.77.0 E
b.c. 0.00
b.c.
29.96 | 83.0
83.0 79.0 E
4
•b.c.
...
Thursday,
9
30.14 | 79.0
79.0 76.5
b.c.
29.98 | 81.0
81.0 78.0 E
3
b.c.p.
...
15th
Noon
30.12 | 81.0 83.5|77.0 | 81.0 77.0
b.c.
29.98 84.0 85.0 77.0 82.0 79.0 E
4
b.c.p. 0.00
May.
3
30.05 81.0
81.0 77,5
b.c.
...
29.92 83.0
83.0 80.0 ESE
4
b.c.
Friday, 16th
May.
9
30.12 81.5
81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.95 83,0
---
82,080.0 Calm
0
b.c.
Noon
30.0984.0 86.0|79.0 | 84.0 77.0
b.c.
29.95 85,0 87.0 75.5 84.5 79.0 SW
3
b.c.
0.00
3
30.01 85.0
85.0 76.5
b.c.
29.89 86.0
86.0 80.0 W
3
b.c.
-
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET,
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER,
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Direct g
tion.
Forde.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER.
◊ TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
10th
May.
9 29.76 79.0
Noon
79.0 76.0 SW
c.p.
28.07 75.0
74.0 74.0 SSW
o.f.q.
3
29.7781.0 82.0 | 70.0|81.0 79.0 | SW
29.77 81.0
82.0 80.0 SW
3 b.c.
0.40
b.c.q.
28.05 75,075.0 68.0 74.0 74.0 SSW
27.99 75.0 •
74.0 74.0 SSW
o.f.q.
0.70,
5
o.f.q.
Sunday,
11th
9
29.84 81.5
80.0 78.0 SW
Noon 29.86 | 83.0 83.0 | 76.0 | 81.0 | 80.0 | SW
May.
3
29.83 82.0
80.0 79.0 SW
2 2 1
b.c.
28.14 75.0
...
...
75.0 15.0 SSW
b.c.p.
1,50 28.14 75.0 75.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 SSW
o.p.
28.12 76.0
+..
76,0|76.0 | SSW
10 10 10
5
o.f.q.
5
o.f.d.
0.20
5
o.f.
Monday,
12th
9 29.98 78.0
Noon
May.
Tuesday,
13th
May.
Wednesday,
14th May.
3
P
| 80.0 | 77.0 | NE
29.98 79.0 82.0 77.0 80.0 77.0 SE
29.94 81.0
| 82.0 | 82.0 | SE
1
b.c.
28.27 71.0
:
1 b.c.
1.20
b.c.
70.0 69.0 WNW 28.30 75.0 76.0 67.0 75.0 74,0 SW
28.27 76:0
76.0 76.0 SSW
4
O.C.
1
b.c.
3.25
2
b.c.
...
9
Noon
29.80 80.0
76.0 74.0 SW
1
b.c.
28.31 70.0
70.0 69.0 NW
...
3
29.80 | 80.0 | 80.0.75,0 | 78.0 74.0 SE
29.78 76.0
1
b.c.
0.00
76.0 72.0 SW
1 b.c.
...
28.31 76.0 76.0 | 68.0 75.0 73.0 SSE
28.30 74.0
73.0 72.0 | NW
2 2 2
o.f.
O.C.
0.00
b.c.
9
30.0979.0
75.0 74.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.33 71.0
71.0 70.0 ESE
2
o.f.
...
Noon
30.0379.081.0 73.0 78,075.0 NE
3
b.c.
0.00
3 30.00 80.0
76.0 75.0 NE
3
b.c.
•
28.33 72.0 72.0 67.0 72.0 71.0 ESE
28.30 75.0
74.0 73.0 ESE
2 2
O.C.
0.00
o.p.c.
:
Thursday,
15th
May.
Friday,
16th
9 30.02 80.0
Noon | 30.0181.0 80.0
3
29.95 80.0
78,076.0 | NE
76.0|80.0|76,0 | NE
78.074.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.32 72.0
3
b.c.m. 0.00
3
b.c.m.
71,070.0 | SE 28.32 75.0 75.0 71.0 74.0 73.0 SE 28.2675.0
74.0 72.0 SE
3
O.C.
3
o.p.c. 0.00
3
b.c.
9 29.93 81.0
Noon
May.
•
80.0 75.0! SE
29.90 83.0 86.0 75.0 84.0 80.0 SE
3 29.90 85.0
85.0 80.0 SW
1 b.c.
28.3275.0
74.0 73.0 S
1
b.c.
b.c.
1 b.c. 0.00
1
28.25 76.0 77.0 71.0 74.0 71.0 S 28.25 76.0
75.0 72.0S
2
b.c.
0.00
2 b.c.
STATE OF WEATHER-6. blue sky; e clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m, misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. 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
denote the Force of the Wind.-
Description of Wind,
12
Calm
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Just sufficient 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 Roefs, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses
Light Air
Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze. Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale Whole Gale Storm Hurricane,
With which the above Ship with all sail 1 to 2 knous.
In which she could just carry in chase, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
full and by
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to, denote the Force
of the Wind.
0 to
2
3 10
11 15
16 20
21 25
30
10
80
JE
above 80
12
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