METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
9TH MARCH,
1878.
95
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND,
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR.
HEIGHT 170 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
HOUR.
METER
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
METER:
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
RAIN FAL).
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
In inches
Att. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Mil. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
during previous METER
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
VICTORIA PEAK,
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
RAIN FALL..
THERMOMETER,
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
Lu inches
during previous
24 hours.
Saturday, 9
2nd
March.
30.36 | 55,0! Noon 30.34 57.0 58.0 53.0 57.0 53.0 3 30.28 58.0
55.0 58.0
b.c.
30.17 58.0
b.c.
:
:
58.0 54.0!
b.c.
30.15 60.0
:སྐྱེ :
55.5 54.0 E
4
30.12 58.0
..
55.0 55.0 NE
5
b.c.
28.40 46.0
..
47.0 47.0 E
4
o.f.
30.17 59.0 61.0 51.0 57.5 55.0 ESE
4
b.c.
0.00
58.5 55.0 SE
4
b.c.
30.11 59.0 60.0; 58.0, 56.0† 56.0 NE 30.06 59.5
5
b.c.
0.00
28.38 48.0 49.0 46.0 49.0
48.0 E
o.f.
0.00
57.0 57.0 NE
5
KA
b.c.
28.35 50.0
·
51.0 49.0 E
3
b.m.
Sunday, 9
3rd
March.
30.30 55.0 ..
3
$5.0 53.0 Noon 30.25 56.0 59.0 53.0 56.0 54.5 30.22 57.0
c.r.
30.13 58.01
c.r.
55.0 54.0 E 30.10 58.0 59.0 51,0 57,0 56,0! ESE
2 o.r.
30.14 56.5
52.0 52.0 NNE
3
T.
..
1
g.
0.55
57.0 55.0
C.
30.10 59.0
57.5 56.0 ESE
4
o.p.
30.14 56.5 57.5 52.0 53,0 53,0 NNE 30.0957.0
3
0.c.
0.22
54.0 53.0 NNE
3 O.C.
..
28.35 45.0 28.33 49.0 50.0; 45.0) 50.0) 50.0 ESE 28.28 49.0,
46.0 46.0 E
5
o.f.d.
o.f.d.
0.00
50.0 50.0 E
5
0.f.
Monday,
30.28 59.0!
4th,
9 Noon 30.27 60.0 61.0 55.0 60.0) 58.0
59.0.57.0
March. 3
30.19 59.5
Tuesday, 9
30.27 62.5)
59.0 58.0
62.0 61.5
5th
March. 3 30.18 61.0
Noon 30.26 62.5 63.0 58.0 62.0, 61.5.
:
61.0 60.0
Wednesday,
6th
9
30.26 59.5)
59.0 58.0
Noon 80.28 59.5 63.0 58.0 59.0 58.0
True wind cannot be registered.
jj
C.
30.14 60.0
59.5 58.5 ESE
4 0.11.
30.13 57.5
55,5 55.5 NE
3
o.d.
C.
30.13 62.0 60.5 53.0 60.5 59.0 ESE
c.
30.10 63.0
:
: ཧྭ
:
28.36 53.0
58.0 53.0 E
4
o.f.
5
g.m.
0.00
62.0 60.0 ESE
5
g.m.
30.13| 58.5 59.5 50.5 55.5 55,5 NNE 30.08 59.0 55.555.5 N
3 o.d.
3 o.d.
0.00
28.36 55.0, 56.0 49.0 55.0 55.0 E 28.30 55.0 55.0 55.0 E
0.f.
0.10
3
o.f.
C2
30.10 63.0.
62.0 61.5 SE
1 o.r.
·
Do.
c.r.
c.r.
30.11 63.0 63.5 57.0 62.5 62.0] Calm 30.10 63.0
C
0.1.
1.54
60.5 60.0 E
I
0.1.
30.11 60.0 .30.10 60.0 60.0, 53.0 59.0) 59.0, N 30.08 56,0 56.0 56,0' N
60.0 60.0 N
3
o.d.
28.37 58.0
..
58.0, 58.0 E
3
o.f.
4
1.
0.00
3
r.
•
28.38 56.0 57,0′ 49.0 57.0 57.0, E 28.33 $7.0
3
0.1.
1.27
:
.. 57.0 57.0 E
4 o.r.
:
C.
30.1162.0,
60.0 59.0 NW
3
g.m.
30.12 61.0
26.0! 56.0 Calm
0 0.m.
28.36 | 51.0
54.0 54.0 N
2
0.1.
C.
30.11 62.0 63,5 56,0 59.5 59.0 NW
2
0.r.
0.28
Thursday,
March. 3
9 30.38 57.5
30.22 62.0
62.0, 60.0
C.
30.1164.0
:
65.0 62.0 Calm
0
b.c.
30.13 | 61.0 61.0, 54.0] 58.0, 58.0) N 30.00 61.0 60.0 60.0 N
1
o.d.
0.68
..
2
O.C.
..
28.3654.0 55.0) 53.0 54.0 54.0 ENE 28.32 56.0
o.f.d.
0.55
56.0 56.0 ENE
1
b.c.
57.0 54.0
C.
7th
March. 3
Noon 30.38 60.0) 63.0′ 57.0) 60,0, 55.0 30.36 59.0
59.0: 56,0
C.
30.21 61.0 58.0 55.0 N 30.22 62.0 65.0 55.0 61.0 58.0 N 30.22 62.0 61.0 58.0 NE
3 g.
30.24 | 60.0|
པས
56.0 54.0 N
3
O.C.
28.45 50.0
2
b.c.
0.00
1
30.24 60.5 61.0' 54.0 55.0 54.5 NE 30.23 | 60.0 54.0 54.0 NE
4
0.c.
0.09
4
0.5.
51.0, 50.0 ENE 28.46 49.0 51.0 49.0 50.0 49.0 ENE 28.4% 51.0.
2
o.m.
2
o.m.
0.10
52.0 50.0 ENE
2
o.m.
Friday,
Sth
March.
30.48 58.5.
30.46 62.5 63.5 55.0 62.0 56.5 30.42 61.0
..
58,0 55,0
b.c.
C.
:
61.0 54.5
C.
30.28 61.0 80.28 62.0 63.0 53.6 62.5 57.0 E 30.28 62.0 .. 61.5 55.0, E
60,0, 57.0 NE
tu
b.c.
30.80 59.0
×
b.c.
0.00
4
b.c.
..
55.0, 52.0 NE 80.30 60.0; 60.5 53.0 57.0 53.0; NE 30.28 59.0 57.0, 53.0 NE
6
O.C.
28.51 49.0
50.0 47.0 E
་།
0.0.
b.c.
0.00
:
5 O.C.
28.51, 53.0 54.0 48.
[28.49 52.0!
4.0, 51.0 E
5
U.C.
0.00
53.0 49.0 E
b.c.
Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; 9. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; q. squally; r. rain; s. snow; thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; o. NOTE :—A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
visibility.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
10
11
12
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze..
Fresh Breeze....
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
Whole Gale.. Storm... Hurricane..
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote the Force
of the
Wind.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sai! (1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4
water.
(5 to 6
Royals, Ke.
15
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
full and by In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reels, &c... ... ... ... ... ...
Close Reefs and Courses.
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles..
0 10 2
U
JD
70
above 80
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