THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH NOVEMBER, 1879.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
763
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
1879.
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BAROMETER.
WINDS
+
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Saturday,
9
30.27 | 70.0
70.0 | 64,0
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
BAROMETER,
Attd.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours,
b.c.
30.16 | 73.0
72.0 68.0 N
2
b.c.
15th
November.
Noon 30.23 | 72.0 | 76.0
68.0 72.0 | 65,0
b.c.
30.16 75.0|78.0|69,0|76,071,0| E
3
b.c.
0.00
3
30.17 72.0
72.0 65.0
C.
30.12 74.0
78.0 73.0 E
4
b.c.
***
:
Sunday,
16th
November.
9
30.26 70.5
***
70.0 | 66,5
b.c.
30.13 73.0
72.0 69.0E
3
b.c.
Noon
30.25 | 71,5 | 75.0 68,071.0 | 66.0
b.c.
3
30.21 71.5
71.0 66,5
b.c.
30.14 74.0 78.0 68.0 72.5 68,5 ESE
30.1474.0
3
b.c.
0.00
72.0 68.5 ESE
3
b.c.
:
9 Monday,
17th Noon
November. 3
30.32 70.5
70.0 67.0
30.23 72.5
:;
30.30 | 70,5 | 75.0 68.0 72.0 67.0
72.0 67.5
9 30.2670.0
70.0 67.0 Tuesday,
18th Noon 30.2171,074.0 68.5 71.0 67.0
November. 3 30.1571.5
***
71.0 | 68.0
9 Wednesday,
19th Noon
November. 3
30.13 72.0
72.0 69.5
30.08 74.075.0 | 69,0| 74.0 70.0
30.03 75.0
75.0 70.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.
30.17 73.0
b.c.
./.
C.
j
C.
C.
74.0 70.0 E
30.18 76.0 77.0 68.0 75.5 70.5 ESE
30.16 | 76,0
30,15 | 74.0
71,0 69.0 E
30.1575.0 77.069.0|74.0 70.0 ESE
!
...
***
*
74.0 70.0 ESE
∞ co co
3
b.c.
3
b.c.
0.00
3
b.c.
...
b.c.
30.09 | 77.0
76.0 72.0 ESE
3 ∞ ∞
3
3
2
g.m.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.
:
***
b.c.
80.04 76.0
75.0 72.0 E
2
b.c.
***
b.c.
30.02 78,078.0 68.078.075.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.96 81.0
82.5 78.0 S
1
b.c.
...
Thursday,
20th
November.
9
30.08 74.0
74.0 70.0
b.c.
29.97 77.0
75.0 72.0 W
1
b.c.
A
3
Noon 80.05 80.0 81.0 69.0 80.0 71.0
29.97 78.0
b.c.
78.0 73.0
b.c.
29.96 81.0 83.0 68.0 83.0 77.0 W
29.91 | 82.0
1
b.
0.00
81.5 79.0 SW
1
b.
...
Friday, 21st
November.
9
Noon
30.1172,5
72.0 66.5
b.c.
29.98 76.0
74.5 71.0 NE
3
b.c.
***
3
...
30.06| 75,0 | 81,570.0 75.0 | 70.0
30.00 74.0
b.c.
29.98 79.0 87.0 70.0 80.5 76.0 E
2
b.c.
0.00
74.0 70.0
b.c.
29.94 78.0
74.0 72.0 ESE
3
b.c.
1879.
DAY AND DATE.
HOUR,
BAROMETER,
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Min.
Dry.
Wet.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
WEATHER.
during
RAIN FALL.
In inches4 hours.
previous
BAROMETER.
Attd.
Max.
Saturday,
9 30.12 71.0
69.0 64.0 NE
3 b.c.
28.41 | 65.0
15th
November.
Noon 30.12 72.5 73.0 65.0 70.0|63.0 | NE
3 30.08 73.0
2
b.c.m.
0.00
69.0 63.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
Sunday,
16th
November.
Monday,
17th
November.
9 Tuesday,
18th Noon
November, 3
9
*...
30.14 72.0
Noon 30.12 72.0 78.0 69.0 69.0 65.0 NE
30.12 72.0 3
69.0 65.0 NE
3
b.c.m.
28.39 64.0
:: 8 Min.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WEATHER.
Wet.
Direc-
tion.
Force.
RAIN FALL.
In inches during
previous 24 hours.
65.0 62.0
NE
0.0.
28.37 69.0 69.0 60.0 68,064.0 ENE
28.32 | 63,0
63.061,0 E
O.C.
[o.c.m.
0.00
64.0 62.0 E
4
o.m.
4
b.c. 0.00
69.0 65.0 NE
4
b.c.m.
28.38 64.0 64.0
28.36 64.0
60.0 64,062,0 | E
4
b.c.m. 0.00
64.0 63.0 E
4
b.c.m.
རྱེ :
9
30.1873.0
68.5 68.5 NE
4
b.c.
28.45 65.0
64.0 63.0 E
4
b.c.m.
Noon 30.19 73.0 74.0 | 64.0 | 70.0 65.5 | NE
4
b.c.
0.00
28.44 68.0 68.0 62.0 | 68.0 65.0 E
3
30.14 73.0
69.0 65.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.38 65.0
: :
3
65.0 63.0 E
4
o.c.m.
b.c.m.
0.00
30.14 | 72.0
69.0 65.5 NE
3
o,m.
28.38 62.0
...
...
62.0 62.0 E
...
30.11 74.0 74.0 64.0 70.0 65.0 NE
30.05 | 73,0
3
b.
0.00
69.0 66.0 NE
2 b.
28.35 63.0 64.0 62.0 | 63.0 63.0 E
28.32 67.0
3
9
29.96 77.0
Friday,
21st
November.
9
Wednesday, 9
19th
November.
Thursday,
20th Noon 29.94 78.0 82.0 | 66.0 80.0 73.0 Calm
November. 3 29.89 77.0
75.0 70.0 NE
73.0 72.0 NE 29.98 75.0
Noon 29.96 | 75.0 83.0 67.0 71.0 67.0 | NE
A
30.02 | 75:0
70.0 67.0 NE
Noon 30.00 74.0 75.0 65.0 71.0 67.0 NE
29.93 74.0
73.5 68.0 Calm
2 b.c.
28.30 67.0
:
1
b.c.
0 b.c.
0.00
28.22 73.0
67.0 65.0 ESE
66.0 65.0 SE
28.2770.0|71.0|68.0|70.0 68.0 SE
72.0 69.0 SE
43 2
o.f.
o.f.
0.00
o.c.m.
---
1
o.c.m.
1
b.c.m.
0.00
1
b.c.m.
75.5 75.5 NE
1
0
b.c.
b.
28.2771.0
0.00
1 b.
...
4 b.c.
...
3
29.89 74.0
70.0 66.0 NE
+ 3
b.c.
4
o.m.
---
74.0 73.0 ENE
28.25 66.0
66.0 64.0 NNE 0.00- 28.23 | 70.0|71,063.0 69.0 67.0 NE
28.19 67.0
67.0 65.0 ENE
70.0167.0 NNW
28.24 75.0 75.0 | 66.0 74.0 | 69.0 | N
28.20 74.0
221
O.C.
b.c.m. 0.00
b.c.m.
3
O.C.
-
3
b.c.m. 0.00
3 b.c.m.
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o overcast; p. passing showers: y, squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility, objects at a distance unusually visible); w. wet (dew).
NOTE:-A bar (—) under any let er augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; ; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
of the Wind.
=
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Figures to
dence the Force Description of Wind.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
Rate of the Wind per Ilour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.
0 to 2
3 -
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.
set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water...
13
5 to 6
Royals,
&c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
Triple Reefs, &c. Close Reefs and Courses
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 Staysail
Bare Polea ....
8338 HERETOG
61
70
80
above 80
12
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