THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JUNE, 1879.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital, during the Month of March, 1879, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th June, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1879. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 147.
379
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
IN THE SHADE.
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
DAY OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULK
IN
SUN,
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
MIN.
05
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
Temp, at
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
8
1
Saturday,
2 Sunday,
3 Monday,
4 Tuesday,
5 Wednesday,
:
6 Thursday,.
7: Friday,
Saturday,
9
Sunday,
10
Monday,
11 Tuesday,
12
Wednesday,
13
Thursday,.
14
Friday,
30.05
15
Saturday,
30.00
16 Sunday,
30.05
17
Monday,
30.00
29.90 63.0
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 30.00 29.94 62.0 60.0 57.0 73.0 62.0 104. 78. 29.92 29.65 68.0 58.0 55.0 71.0 29.98 29.95 55.0 57.0 52.0 73.0 30.00 29.95 54.0
56.0 52.0 73.0 30.05 30.05 51.0 51.0 55.0 72.0 30.40 30.05 49.0 56.0 45.0 70.0 55.0 137. 96. 30.20 30.26 56.0 58.0 50.0 68.0 60.0 135. 98. 30.26 30.00 58.0 61.0 47.0 60.0 61.0 135. 98. 30.10 30.00 65.0 70.0 48.0 67.0 68.0 135. 98. 30.10 30.05 63.0 71.0 60.0 72.0 01.0 135. 97. 30.10 30.15 62.0 70.0 55.0 73.0 64.0 135. 98. 30.00 30.20 65.0 71.0 65.0 75.0 66.0 135. 98. 29.90 29.85 74.0 77.0 65.0 76.0 77.0 29.95 65.0 69.0 60.0 73.0 30.00 60.0
58.0 53.0 61.0
89.0 29.90 57.0 60.0 05.0 79.0 59.0 133. 98. 63.0 67.0 79.0 62.0 133. 98.
Min.
Max. Avon,
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
6
INCHES
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.
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.
P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
16.0
59.0
57.0
139. 102.
16.0
137. 102.
21.0
53.0
56.0 137. 102.
21.0
55.0
54.0 52.0 53.0 54.0 54.0 52.0
58.0 137. 99.
17.0
50.0
55.0 47.0 51.0
25.0
49.0 55.0 45.0
18.0
19.0
19.0
65.0
12.0
18.0
10.0
135. 98.
10.0
62.0 134. 99.
13.0
64.0
132. 98.
36.0
57.0
14.0
57.0
12.0
18
Tuesday,
30.00
29.95
19 Wednesday,
30.10
29.95 56.0
58.0 57.0 53.0 61.0 51.0
60.0
79.0
58.0
79.0
130. 98.
26.0
130. 98.
28.0
20 Thursday,
30.05
30.00
58.0 02.0
21
Friday,.
30.20
30.05
61.0
61.0
50.0 65.0 61.0 125. 82. 49.0 68.0 67,0
15.0
125. 98.
19.0
22 Saturday,
30.15
30.06 62,0 66.0
53.0 69.0 67.0 120. 88.
16.0
61.0 59.0 58.0 57.0 82.0 88.0 55.4 55.2 67.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 46.0 87.0 45.4 52.1 93.0 93.0 51.0 62.0 93.0 86.0 53.0 50.0 80.0 75.0 43.8 47.2 50.0 73.0 70.0 40.7 45.2 55.0 56.0 54.0 55.0 93.0 93.0 53.0 54.1 58.0 60.0 55.0 57.0 81.0 82.0 52.3 54.4 71.0 62.0 65.0 83.0 69.0 59.5 60.4 63.0 70.0 62.0 65.0 94.0 73.0 61.2 61.1 62.0 72.0 59.0 66.0 82.0 69.0 56.4 61.5 65.0 70.0 63.0 64.0 88.0 69.0 74.0 76.0 72.0 74.0 89.0 89.0 60.0 60.0 59.0 60.0 55.0 57.0 87.0 82.0 53.2 59.0 56.0 57.0 93.0 88.0 55.1 62.0 63.0 60.0 60.0 88.0 82.0 58.3 57.0 57.0 55.0 55.0 87.0 87.0 53.2 55.0 53.0
61.0 55.0 87.0 67.0 58.0 62.0 56.0 54.0 87.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 58.0 88.0 64.0 67.0 52.0 54.0 45.0 43.0
N.E.
N.N.E.
E.
0.78
3
I
N.E.
4.04
N.E.
N.
0.41
N.N.E. N.
0.15
N.
N.
N.
0.02
N.E.
N.E.
N.E.
E.N.E.
N.N.E.
4
E.N.E. N.N.E. E.N.E.
S.E.
5
T
N.N.E. E.
61.4
59.4
S.E.
S.E.
70.5
72.6
E.S.E. N.W.
77.0 94.0
56.7
58.1
N.N.W. N.N.W.
0.32
54.4
N.N.W N.N.W. 0.06
55.2
N.N.W. N.E.
57.5
N.N.W. N.N.W.
0.50
53.0
N.W.
N.N.W.
0.50
51.1
49.8
N.W.
S. E.
0.30
58.0
54.2
47.1
N.N.W. S.E.
4
82.0
57.3
55.4
N.N.W. S.E.
7
42.0
43.6
E.S.E. E.S.E.
23 Sunday,
30.12
30.07 03.0
04.0
55.0
66.0
64.0
122.
84.
11.0
64.0
64.0 53.0 53.0 48.0 48.0
48.9
43.9
E.S.E.
24
Monday,
30.12
30.05 59.0
62.0
50.0
64.0
62.0
118. 78.
14.0
60.0
25 Tuesday,
30.13
26
Wednesday,
30.05
27
Thursday,
28
Friday,
29 Saturday,.
63.0
66.0 30.07 30.02 66.0 29.90
29.98
29.92 29.82
30.02
30.00
69.0 55.0 70.0 69.0 126. 89. 71.0 56.0 75.0 74.0 134. 70.0 57.0
15.0
65.0
94.
19.0
68.0
72.0 63.0
73.0 71.0 131. 91.
16.0
68.0
71.0 61.0
30 Sunday,
29.90
29.80
G6.0 69.0
74.0
70.0
71.0 75.0
58.0 71.0 69.0
125.
89.
13.0
66.0
69.0 59.0
62.0
76.0
75.0
122.
90.
14.0
71.0
75.0 66.0
66.0
77.0
76.0
132.
97.
11.0
71.0
31
Monday,
29.92
29.82
71.0
79.0
67.0
82.0
$1.0
135. 102.
15.0
72.0
62.0 56.0 57.0 76.0 72.0 52.5 71.0 60.0 65.0 73.0 69.0 55.9 60.4 61.0 73.0 $1.0 59.1 52.7 62.0 64.0 57.0 55.5 55.2 E. 63.0 64.0 68.0 53.3 58.3 E. 70.0 73.0 74.0 62.2 66.4 76.0 69.0 71.0 88.0 75.0: 67.5 67.4
81.0 69.0 74.0 84.0 68.0 66.7
52.7
E.
N.E.
E.
10
0.60
W.
W.
Calm.
E.N.E.
E.
CHRIS
E.
5
E.
W.
4
4
W.
W.
10
3
69.3
Calm. ¡S.W.
4
2
Mean.
30.05 29.97 61.8 64.4
55.5
73.0 64.4
130.
94.
17.0
62.8
64.4
58.0 59.6
79.0 73.0 54.8
55.6
7.68
Summary of March.
1878-Mean Shade Temp.,.
.63.1
Total Rain fall,.
4.22 inches.
Rain fell on 13 days.
1877 :-
.61.6
0.80
6
""
23
>>
>>
""
爷爷
This report is not trustworthy as regards rain fall and temperature, owing to work- men being in the Hospital I bad to put the instruments in other hands and mistakes were made in the daily register.
1876:-
11.95 77
21
""
39
13
,,。
21
>>
1875:
68.3
3,01
"
13
1874:-
64.7
3.11
1673:-
64.7
0.23
P. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
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