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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH DECEMBER, 1879.

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

851

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

1879.

DAY AND

DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER.

Saturday,

9

30.24 64.0

13th Noon 30.20 68.0 | 69.0 | 60.0 | 68.0 | 57.0

December. 3 30.15 67.5

Sunday, 9 30.27 64.0

14th Noon 30.25 | 67.0|70.0|60.0|67.0|59.5

용용용 Atta

THERMOMETER.

0 TO 12.

Direc- tion.

WINDS

Force.

WEATHER.

RAIN FALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

BAROMETER.

Attd.

Max.

Min.

WINDS

THERMOMETER,

0 TO 12.

Direc- tion.

WEATHER.

FALL.

RAIN

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

64.0 59.0

...

b.c.

30.08 68.0

65.0 68.0 Calm

0

b.c.

b.c.

30.08 71.0 75,562.0 76.0 | 69,0| NE

1

b.c.

0.00

67.5 57.0

b.c.

30.06 72.0

74.0 67.0 ESE

4

b.

64.0 59.5

b.m.

30.10 | 69.0

66.0 64.0 Calm

0

b.

...

b.

30.10 71.0 76.0

62.0|71.0 66.0 W

1 b.

0.00

December.

3 30.19 68.0

68.0 61.0

b.

30.10 | 72.0

72.5 69.0 ESE 4 b.

9

30.33 63.0

30.25 67.5

Monday,

15th Noon 30,28 | 66,5 | 70.0 | 61.0 | 66.0 | 55.0

December. 3

63.0 | 52,5

67.0 | 56.0

9 Tuesday, 16th

Noon

December. 3

30.33 59.0

-59.0 50.0

30.3062.0 68.0 56.0 62.0 | 52,0

30.25 62.0

52.0 52.0

Wednesday,

17th

December.

9

Noon

30.28 62.0

62.0 54.5

30.25|66.0|67,0|57.0 | 66.0 ||

3

30.21 | 65.0

---

65.0 | 58.0

True wind cannot be registered.

b.c.

30.15 68.0

65.0 60.0 NE

b.c.

30.15 70.0 74.0 | 61.0 | 72,5 | 65.0 | NE

b.m.

30.15 | 73.0

72.0 65.0N

~ 2 3

2 b.c.

***

b.

0.00

b.

b.c.

30.15 64.0

61.056.0 N

3

b.c.

***

b.c.

30.15 66.0 73.0 56.0 67.058.0 E

b.c.

30.15 67.0

67.5 59.0 E

++

4

b.c.

0.00

4

b.c.

b.c.

30.13 66.0

65.0 60.0 Calm

0

b.c.

A

-

b.c.

30.13 68.0 68.5 | 58.0 | 68.0 61.0 E

4

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

30.10 69.0

70.0 65.0 E

4

b.

---

Thursday,

18th Noon

December. 3

9

30.24 65.0

65.0 60.0

b.

30.09 | 68.0

67.0 63.0 E

4

b.

143

4

***

30.20|66.5 68.0 61.566.0 | 60.0

30.14 67.0

b.

30.09 70.0 70.0

61.0 70.0 65.0 ESE

4

0.00

67.0 61.0

b.

30.03 71.0

71.0 66.0 ESE

4

b.

Friday,

19th

December.

9

Noon

30.21 | 66.0

66.0 61.0

b.c.

30.05 69.0

68.0 65.0 N

1

b.c.

30.17 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 62,0 | 69,0 | 60.0

b.c.

30.05 72.0 73.0 62.0 73.5 67.0 N

2

b.c.

0.00

3

30.11 70.0

70.0 61.0

b.c.

30.02 75.0

77.071.0 NE

2

b.c.

***

1879.

CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.

VICTORIA PEAK.

HEIGHT 1,823 FEET,

DAY AND DATE.

HOUR.

BAROMETER,

THERMOMETER.

WINDS

U TO 12.

Atid.

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

Direc-

tion.

Force.

WEATHER.

RAIN FALL.

In inches during

previons 24 hours.

Saturday, 13th

December.

9 30.12 69.0

65.0 56.0 NE

4 b.c.

Noon 30.10 69.5 69.0 61.0 66.0 | 56.0 | NE

30.10

4

b.c. 0.00

3 30.14 69.0

66.0 55.0 NE

4

b.c.

BAROMETER.!

Attd.

28.36 59.0

THERMOMETER,

Max.

Min.

Dry.

Wet.

WINDS

0 TO 12.

Direc-

tion.

58.0 55.0 E

28.34 62.0 63,055,0 62.0 55,0 ENE

28.30 61.0

61.0 54.0 E

b.c.m.

b.c.m.

wc Force.

0.00

b.m.

WEATHER.

RAIN FALL.

In inches during

previous 24 hours.

...

9 Sunday,

14th Noon

30.15 69.0 69.0

December. 3 30.12 68.0

30.15 69.0

65.0 59.0 NE

4

b.h.

28.38 58.0

58.0 57.0 E

A

61.0 | 67.0 60.0 ENE

3

b.h.

0.00

67.0 59.0 E

3 b.h.

28.39 62.0 63.054.0

28.35 63.0

62.0 | 55,0 | E

63.0 59.0 E

20 21 2

3

o.h.

***

b.c.

0.00

b.c.

Monday,

15th

December.

9

30.18 69.0

Noon 30.18 70.0 72.0

3 30.16 71.5

67.0 57.0 N

66.0 67.0 57.0 N

70.0 58.0 N

4 b.c.h.

4 b.c.

4 b.c.

28.44 57.0

57.051.0 NE

4

b.m.

0.00

28.40 | 60.0 60.0

55.0 | 69.0 | 58.0 | N

4

b.m. 0.00

28.39 | 61.0

62.0 57.0 N

4

b.m.

9

Tuesday,

30.20 67.0

16th Noon 30.20 67.5 71.0

December. 3 30.17 65.0

60.0 51.0 N

63.0 62.051.0 NE

Wednesday, 9

61.0 50.0 N

30.16 | 67.0

63.555.0 N

17th Noon 30.16 67.0 67.0 57.0 65.0 57.0 NNE

December. 3 30.14 67.0

63.0 58.0 NE

30 00 00

3

b.h.

28.42 53.0

53.0 47.0 ENE

3

b.m.

3

b.h.

0.00

28.40 56.0 57.0 50.0 56.0 51.0 E

2

b.m.

0.00

b.h.

28.38 59.0

58.053.0 E

3

b.m.

...

3

b.c.h.

28.40 57.0

57.051.0 E

3

b.c.m.

...

***

3 b.c.h. 0.00

28.39 60.0 60.0

53.0 | 60.0 55.0 ESE

2

b.c.m. 0.00

3

b.h.

28.34 58.0

58,055,0 E

2

b.c.m.

...

:

30.12 68.0

30.05 | 68.0

Thursday, 9

18th Noon 30.08 68.0 68.0 | 60.0 65.0 60.0 N

December. 3

65.0 60.0 NE

65.0 60.0 NE

00 2 2

3

b.c.

28.34 59.0

58.0 56.0 E

b.b.

0.00

28.33 63.0 62.0|55.0

60.0|57,0 | E

b.c.

28.28 61.0

61.0 57.0 E

10 09 00

3

o.m.

3

b.c. 0.00

2

o.m.

Friday,

19th

December.

9

30.09 | 69.0

66.0 58.0N

Noon 30.0971.0 73.0 62.0 69.0 61.0 | NE

1

b.c.

28.34 58.0

58.0 56.0 ENE

3

b.c.

1

b.c.

0.00

3

30.03 70.0

71.0 63.0 NE

2

b.h.

28.32 63.0 63.0 56.0 63.0 59.0 N

28.29: 63.0

2

b.c.

0.00

63.0 58.0 ENE

1

b.c.

STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizing rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers q. squally. 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 letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.

Figures to

denote the Force

Description of Wind.

of the Wind.

0

Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.

Calm

Just sufficient to give steeragu way.

Light Air

Light Breeze. Gentle Breeze

Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze.. x res! 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..

15 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 Reels and Jib, &c.

full and by

In whien she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail

Bare Poles .....

Rate of the Wind per lour in Miles.

Figures to denote the Force of the Wind.

3

SH

0 to 2

10

10

11

above 80

12

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