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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH AUGUST, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
during
previous 24 hours.
In inches du
BAROMETER.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
2nd
August.
9
29.81 83.0
Noon 29.81 84.5 89.0 80.0|84.0 | 80.0
3 29.78 84.0
84.0 77.0
83.0 80.0
b.c.
29.71 86.0
84.5 82.0E
b.c.
b.c.
b.c.
29.73 86.0 89.0 79.0 85.5 830 ESE
29.69 86.0
b.c.
0.00
86.5 82.5 ESE
b.c.
...
Sunday, 9
29.79 80.0
80.0 77.0
O.C.
29.70 84.0
81.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
3rd
August.
Noon
3
29.78 82.0 87.0 78.0 82.0|78.0
29.75 82.0
O.C.
82.0 77.0
0.0.
29.71 84.0 89.0 77.0 83.0 80.0 Calm 0
29.71 84.0
84.5 81.0 | ESE
3
b.c.p. 0.00 b.c.p.
Monday,
4th
August. 3
9
29.78 77.0
77.0 75.5
Noon
29.78 79.0 85.0|77.0|79.0 | 77.0
29.74 81.0
81.0 77.0
...
Tuesday,
5th
9
29.83 78.0
78.0 76.0
---
August.
Noon
3
29.83 77,584,0| 76,0| 77.0 76.0
29.84 77.5
77.0 75.0
Wednesday, 9
6th
August.
Thursday,
7th
August.
29.95 79.0
79.0 76.0
Noon 29.98 | 78.0 | 81.0 |76,078.0 75.0
3
29.98 79.0
:;
79.0 76.0
True wind cannot be registered,
O.C.T.
29.69 82.0
78.0 77.5 E
0.C.
29.69 82.0 85.0
77.0 80.5 79.0 E
0.c.
29.68 82.0
79.0 78.0 NW
o.c.r.
29.73 81.0
o.c.r.
77.5 77.0 E
29.74 82.0 83.5 75.0 78.5 78.0 W
o.c.r.
29.76 80.0
78.0 76.0 S
11 2
2 24
o.r.
o.r.
0.23
0.г.
o.r.
0.г.
4.50
o.r.
o.c.r.
29.8482.0
79.5 77.0 SE
4 O.T.
o.c.r.
29.86 81.0 82.0
74.0 79.0 77.0 SE
5 o.r.
1.83
O.C.F.
29.87 82.0
80.0 78.0 SE
4
o.r.
9
30.07 | 78.0
78.0 76.0
...
0.c.
29.93 81.0
80.0 78.0 E
4
g.m.
Noon
30.07 | 80.0 | 81,5 | 76.0 | 80.0 | 77.0
C.
29.95 82.0 84.0
76.0 84.0 81.0 E
4
b.c.
0.21
3
30.07 81.5
81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.95 84.0
84.5 82.0 ESE
4
b.c.
Friday,
8th
August.
9
30.12 81.0
81.0 79.0
b.c.
29.99 84.0
82.0 81.0 E
Noon
30.10 81.0 83.0|77.0 | 81.0 78.0
b.c.
29.99 86.0 86.5 78.0 85.5 82.0 E
3 30.08 83.0
83.0 78.0
b.c.
29.98 87.0
4.
.
1879.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
89.0 83.0 E
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
~ co co
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
2
b.c.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max,
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER..
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER,
RAIN FALL,
previous 24 hours.
In inches during
Saturday,
9 29.72 84.0
80.0 79.0 NNE
1
b.c.
28.04 76.0
75.5 75.0 E
b.c.
2nd Noon 29.72 84.0 87.0 | 76.0 | 84.0 | 81.0 | NNE
August. 3 29.68 84.0
1
O.C.
0.00
83.0 80.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.04 | 78,0| 78.0|72.0|77.0|76,0| ESE
28.00 77.0
:ས:
2
b.c.
0.00
76.0 75.0 E
b.c.t.
:
9 29.70 83.0
Noon 29.70 84.0 79.0
3
29.68 83.0
9
29.69 81.0
Noon
3
29.68 | 81.0
9
29.76 81.0
7th
August.
Sunday,
3rd
August.
Monday,
4th
August.
Tuesday,
5th
August.
Wednesday, 9
6th Noon
August. 3
Thursday, 9 29.95 79.0
77.0 76.0 NE
Noon 29.96 80.0 82.0 72.0 78.0 76.0 NE
3 29.97 81.0
79.0 78.0 NE
80.0 78.0 N
74.5|79,0|77,0| NNE
79,0 | 77,0| NNE
78.5 76.5 SW
29.70 | 81.0 | 82.0 | 74.0 | 80,0|78.0 | WNW
79.0 77.0 SW
79.0 78.0 SSW
***
Noon 29.76 81.0 82.0 73.0 76.0 74.0 | SW
3 29.75 78.0
75.0 75.0 S
1 2 2
1 2 3
++ 6
o.m.
28.02 74.0
73.5 73.0 ENE
2
o.p.c.
o.m.
0.22
o.m.
28.0375.0 77.0 72.0 | 74.0 73.0 E
27.99 75.0
74.0 73.0 E
1
o.c.t.
0.07
2
o.c.t.
c.r.
28.00 74.0
74.0 73.0 SSW
O.C.
0.55
0.0.
28.01 73.0 75.0 70.0 72.5 72.0 SSW
27.97 72.0
72.0 72.0 SSW
3 2 +
o.f.r.
o.f.r.
0.40
4
o.f.r.
4
c.r.
28.04 73.0
73.0 73.0 S
4
o.f.r.
***
r.
4 T.
28.03 71.0
1.73 28.04 | 73.0 75.0 70.0 73.0 73.0 S
70.0 | 70.0|S
10 10
5
o.f.r. 2.35
5 o.f.r.
...
29.85 79.0
78.0 76.0 SSE 29.8779.0 | 82.0 | 71.0 | 77.0 74.0 SSE
29.88 79.0
4
r.
28.13 73.0
3
c.r.
2.13
77.075.0 S
3
C.г.
:ཡེ ;
72.0 72.0 S
28.15 72.0 73.0 69.0 71.0 71.0 S
28.15 72.0
71.0 71.0 SE
6 o.f.q.r.
...
6
o.f.q.r. 3.00
5 o.f.r.
+
o.m.
***
4 o.m. 0.00
2
b.c.m.
28.25 73.0
28.26 75.0 75.0
28.25 73.0
Friday,
8th
August.
9 30.01 82.0
Noon 30.01 82.0 83.074.5 80.0 80.0 NE 3 b.c. 0.00
3 29.98 82.0
83.0 | 81,0 Calm 0 b.c.
80.0 79.0] NE
2
b.c.
28.3175.0
!
0 b.c. 0.06
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; 4. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. 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. much rain; r, heavy and coutinuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures to
denote the Force of the Wind.
Description of Wind.
*
Iliustrations of the power of the Windl as regards a well-conditioned Man-ot-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
◊ to 2
3 10
Figures to denote the Force
of the Wind.
0
72.0 | 72.0 | E
70.0|74.0 74.0 ESE
73.0 73.0 | ESE
74.0 73.0 SE
28.31 77.0|78.0|72.0 | 76.0 75.0 | Calm
28.29 79.0
77.0 76.0 SE
3 o.f.
3 o.f.
3 O.C.
0.22
3 o.p.c.
11 15
11
12
Calm 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 knots.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
set and clean full would go in smooth water.
3 to 4 5 to 6 Royals. &c.
16
21
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. Cora Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Tuder Storm Staysail
Bare Poles
70 - 80
above 80
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