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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND OCTOBER, 1879.
No. 211.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of September, 1879, is published for general
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st October, 1879.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, Hongkong, for THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1879. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS. (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED
DAY OF WEEK.
SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE.
IN SHADE.
Max. and Min, of the previous
MAX.
SUN,
MAX. SUN, MIN. NAL
DIUR-
24 hours, taken at Noon.
BULB
IN
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
ON
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
Temp. ut
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
1 Monday,..
4 Thursday,
5 Friday,
6 Saturday,
29.90
Tuesday,
29.92
Wednesday,
29.91
29.95
29.93
29.93 29.87
7 Sunday,
29.95
8
Monday,
29.93
9 Tuesday,..
29.93
10 Wednesday,
29.90
11 Thursday,
29.85
12 Friday,
29.85
29.82 85.0 88.0 29.78 79.0 78.0
13
Saturday,
29.80 29.67 77.0
77.0
71.0
81.0
79.0
14 Sunday,
15 Monday,
16 Tuesday,
29.68 29.65
29.80 29.90 29.88 80.0
80.0
78.0
71.0
80.0
79.0
29.77 78.0 79.0 70.0 78.0
128.
125.
77.0 113.
72.0
83.0
17 Wednesday,
72.0
18 Thursday, 19 Friday,
20 Saturday,
21
Sunday,
22 Monday,
23 Tuesday,
Thursday,..
24
25
26
Friday,.
27
Saturday,
28
Sunday,
29 Monday,
30
Tuesday,
Mean.
Wednesday,
9 A.M.3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon. 29.85 83.0 83.0 74.0 84.0 83.0 125. 90. 74.0 10.0 83.0 83.0 80.0 80.0
29.85 83.0 80.0 74.0 81.0 80.0 117. 87. 73.0 7.0 14.0 71.0 83.0 80.0 80,0 77.0 29.85 81.0 80.0 72.0 87.0 144.
86.0 108. 74.0 15.0 34.0 72.0 81.0 80.0 78.0 76.0
29.90 81.0 84.0 85.0 73.0 84.0 148. 109. 75.0 12.0 34.0 73.0 81.0 84.0 78.0 77.0
29.88 80.0 86.0 72.0 85.0 84.0 148. 110. 73.0 13.0 37.0 72.0 79.0 86.0 75.0 78.0
800 84.0 82.0 72.0 155.
81.0 115. 74.0 10.0 41.0 72.0 79.0 84.0 77.0 80.0
29.90 82.0 84.0 72.0 85.0 84.0 133. 90. 74.0 13.0 16.0 71.0 81.0 84.0 78,0 80.0
29.89 82.0 85,0 73.0 86.0 85.0 140, 101. 75.0 13.0 26.0 72.0 82.0 85.0 79.0 78.0
29.86 83.0 89.0 72.0 89.0 88.0 143. 104. 73.0 17.0 31.0 71.0 83.0 88.0 78.0 80.0 29.84 84.0 88.0 74.0 90.0 89.0 147. 109. 75.0 16.0 34.0 73.0 84.0 89.0 79.0 80.0
87.0 74.0 85.0 144, 106. 77.0 13.0 29.0 75.0 85.0 89.0 77.0 80.0 72.0 80.0 79.0 140. 100, 74.0 8.0 26.0 73.0 79.0 78.0 75.0 74.0 70.0 76.0 77.0 74.0 75.0 70.0 80.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 71.0 77.0 78.0 75.0 75.0
82.0 121.
81.0 71.0 79.0 81.0 74.0 74.0
29.93 29.90 81.0 85.0 86.0 85.0 145. 102. 72.0 14.0 30.0 70.0 81.0 85.0 74.0 77.0
29.90 29.90 82.0 86.0 73.0 87.0 146.
85.0 105, 74.0 14.0 31.0 72.0 82,0 87,0 74.0 78.0
29.85 29.82 84.0 88.0 75.0 90,0 88.0 146. 106. 76.0 15.0 30.0 74.0 85.0 89.0 76,0 80.0 29.85 29.80 83.0 89.0 75.0 90.0 88.0 148. 112. 76.0 15.0 36.0 73.0 83.0 90.0 76.0 80.0 29.72 29.65 84.0 89.0 76.0-90,0 88.0 146. 110. 76.0 14.0 34.0 74.0 29.70 29.66 81.0 83.0 76.0 85.0 83.0 136, 97. 76.0 9.0 21.0 29.90 29.85 81.0 85.0 74.0 86.0 84.0 137. 100. 74.0 12.0 26.0 71.0 81.0 85,0 72.0 75.0 30.00 29.95 80.0 72.0 87.0
84.0 85.0 144. 108. 73.0 15.0 35.0 70.0 81.0 85.0 74.0 75.0 30.02 30.00 81.0 82.0 72.0 82.0 80.0 145. 109. 76.0 10.0 33.0 72.0 81.0 82.0 78.0 79.0 30.05 30.00 81.0 84.0 73.0 85.0 84.0 135. 94. 76.0 12.0 18.0 73.0 81.0 84.0 78.0 79.0 30.03 29.98 81.0 84.0 72.0 84.0 83.0 132. 92. 75.0 12.0 17.0 71.0 81.0 84.0 77.0 78.0 30.05 30.00 83.0 87.0 75.0 88.0 145.
86.0 110. 77.0 13.0 33.0 74.0 83.0 87.0 79.0 80.0
30.08 30.04 83.0 87.0 74.0 143.
86.0 85.0 107. 76.0 12.0 31.0 74.0 83.0 89.0 78.0 80.0 30.10 30.04 83.0 86.0 73.0 89.0 87.0 155, 117. 77.0 16.0 40.0 75.0 83.0 87.0 78.0 79.0
RANGE, BULB
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.
0-10.
16.0
72.0
76
89. 72.0 10.0 17.0 85. 74.0 9.0 12.0 79. 74.0 8.0 5.0 90. 74.0 11.0 16.0
7
84.0 89.0 75.0 77.0 73.0. 81.0 83.0 77.0 77.0
...
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...
Summary of September, 1878:--Mean Shade Temp.
29.91 29.86 81.5 84.1 73.0 85.2 83.8 139. .84.3
101. 74.6 12.2 26.7 72.1 81.4 84.3 76.7 77.8
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78.0 78.0
E.
E.
1.50
7
10
80
79
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78.0 75.0
W.
E.
0.32
10
10
76.0 73.3 E.
W.
1.65
7
76.0 72.4 W.
W.
0.10
7
72.3 72.8 W.
W.
0.40
5
75.6 77.4 E.
E.
1.70
76.0 77.4 E.
E.
1,15
77.0 73.4 E.
E.
0.30
74.7 74.9 E.
E.
1
75.7 74.3 E.
E.
1
1
71.8 74,3 E.
E.
1
72.3 71.2 E.
E.
1.25
8
10
72.6 73.6 E.
N.E.
1.15
10
10
76.6 74.6 E.
E.
4.25
10
10
73.6 72.9 E.
E.
5.83
10
10
70.6 69.3 E.
E.
0.10
8
69.3 71.8 E.
E.
1
68.6 72.2 E.
E.
70.1 74.3 E.
E.
71.3 73.7 E. 69.1 69,4 W.
W.
W.
74.3 73.0
N.W.
N.W.
65.9
68.5
N.W.
N.W.
69.3 68.5
E.
E.
76.0 77.0 E.
E.
0.10
76.0 75.7
E.
E.
2.75
74.3 74.0
W.
W.
0.03
69
76.3 75.5
74.7 74.3 74.7 73.9
W.
W.
N.W.
N.W.
W.
W.
1
70 79.5 78.5
22.58
Total Rain fall,
1.70 inches. Rain fell on 5 days.
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