METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
104
THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE,
23RD MARCH,
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
AY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BARO-
METER
0 To 12.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
METER
WEA-
THER,
RAIN FALL.
In inches during previous
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER,
In inches
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry, Wet. Direct. Force.
during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
'METER
THERMOMETER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous 24 hours.
aturday, 9
16th
March.
3
80.33 61.0 Noon 30.29 64.5 66.0 62.5 64.0 60.5 30.2265.0
64.0 60,0
C.
30.18 64.0
b.c.
64.0 61.0 ESE 30.18 66.0 68.0, 58.0 68.0 64.0 SE
3
Co
b.e.
b.c.
30.18 62.5
62.5 59.0 NE
2
b.c.
28.45 55.0
56.0 55.0 E
2
:
c.m.
0.00
65.0 61.0
b.
30.14 67.0
69.0 64.5 ESE
3
b.
30.19 64.0 64.0 56.0 64.0, 59.0 NE 30.11 64.0
4
b.c.
0.00
28.42 61.0 61.0 55.0 61,0 58.0 ESE
1
C.V.
0.00
61.0 60.5 NE
b.v.
28.38 63.0
63.0 60.0 E
1
C.V.
:
:
30.34 61.0
Sunday, 9 Noon 30.35 60.0 66.0 60.0 60.0 58.0
17th
20.3159.5
March, 3
61.0 59.0]
C.
30.18 61.0|
62.0 61.0 E
3
g.m.
30.20 62.5
58.0156.0 A
6
O.C.
28.45 54.0
55.0 54.0 E
3
o.f.
..
30.20 68.0 70.0 58.0 61.0 59.0 E
3
g.m.
0.00
30.21 63.0 66.5 57.0 59.0 57.0 E
6
O.C.
0.00
28.43 53.0 54.0 52.0 54.0, 53.0|| E|
4
o.f.
0.00
59.0 57.0
30.20 63.0i
60.0 59.0 E
3
o.r.
30.19.62.0|
57.0 55.5 E
6
0.C.
28.40, 52.0:
53.0 53.0 E
4
o.f.
:
Monday,
18th
March.
3
30.33 60.0 60.0 58.0
9 Noon 30.33 61.0 62.5 55.5 61.0 54.0 30.25 61.0
::
b.c.
30.20 60.0
59.0; 540 E
4
b.c.
30.19 62.5j
63.0 32.0. NË
6
b.c.
·:
28.41 52.0
52.0 47.0 E
3
co
o.m.
Tuesday,
19th
9
30.2361.0
61.0 55.0
61.0 53,5
30.22 64.0
9
30.31 66.5
Noon 30.27 62.5, 64.0 57.5 62.0 56.5
March. 3
Wednesday,
20th
Noon | 30.31 68.0 69.5 62,5 68.0 64,5
64.0 59.0
66.0 64.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
30.20 60.0, 66.0 56.0 59.0 54.0 E 30.18 60.0
4
b.c.
0.00
30.10, 62.0 62.5 54.0 60.0 53.0 NE
6
b.c.
0.00
28.37 53.0, 53.0 49.0 53.0 50.0 E
4
o.m.
0.00
59.0 54.0 E
4
b.c.
30.16 62.01
60.0 53.0 NE
6
O.C.
:
28.84 51.0
52.0 49.0 E
5
o.m.
:
..
b.c.
30.15 62.0
--
62.0 56.0, E
4
b.c.
30.14 61.0
61.0 55.5, NE
4
b.c.
28.38 57.0
58.0 55.0 SE
3
c.m.
b.c.
30.15 64.0 67.0 53.0 65.0 64.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
30.14 | 62.0 66,5 50.0 62.0 57.0 NNE
5
ST
b.c.
0.00
28.38 56.0 56.0 50.0, 56.0 53.0 ESE
4
c.m.
0.00
!
C.
30.15 64.0
65.0 64.0 E
3
b.c.
30.30 | 64.0
C.
30.15 66.0
67.0 64.0 Calm
1
g.m.
30.17 65.0
C.
March.
co
3
30.27 68.0
..
68.0 64.0
C.
30.1368.0
:
: ྃ:
30.15 68.0 69.0 60.0 69.0 66.0 Calm
1
g.m.
0.00
: s
:
:
64.0 58.0 NE
4
O.C.
:
28.33 | 56.0;
:
:
57.0 55.0 ESE
4
c.m.
..
63.0 62.0 NE
ย
ස
O.C.
28.43 58.0
59.0 58.0 ESE
1
o.f.
..
:
:
30.1566.0 67.5 C2.0 63.0 63.0 NE
2
O.C.
0.00
28.45 60.0 61.0 55.0 61.0 60.0 ESE
1
o.f.
0.00
66.5 65.0 N
2
o.d.
30.10 67.0
:
63.0 62.0 NE
4
O.C.
28.40 58.0
59.0 58.0 NNW
2 o.f.
9
30.35 61.0
61.0 59.0
Thursday, Noon 30.39 61.5 65.5 60.0 61.0 60.0
21st
$0.3161.0
March. 3
30.18 64.0
62.0 61.0 E
3
g.m.
30.18 64.0
··
60.0 59.0 NE
5
O.C.
30.24 64.0 69.0 57.0 61.5 61.0 NE
བ:
}
o.r.
0.15
:
··
:
61.0 60.0
30.20 | 64.0.
:
:
61,5 60.0. EbN
3
g.
30.19 64.0 66.0 60.0 60.0 59.5 NE 30.15 65.0
6
0.11.
:
..
61.0 59.0 NNE
6
0.m.
::
28.43 55.0
..
56.0 55.0 E
එය
3
o.f.
0.11
28.45 54.0 54,0 53.0 54.0 54.0 E 28.41 54.0
4
o.p.s.
0.00
54.0 54.0 NE
3
o.f.r.
Friday,
22nd
30.41 60.0
60.0] 56,0
Є.
30.26 62.0
..
60.0] 58.0 ENE
3
g.
b.c.
30.26 64.0 64.5 55.0 64.0 59.0 E
3
b.c.
0.10
March.
..
64.0 59.0
b.c.
20.25 65.0
66.5 60.0 ESE
4
b.c.
9 Noon 30.39 | 63.0 64.0 57.0 63.0 58.0 30.33 64.0
3
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); & drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; . lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow. 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.
30.26 64.0
61.0 56,0| NE
5
C.
28.45 51.0
52.0 52.0 E
3
o.p.f.
30.24 64.0 67.0 61.0 58.5 56.0 NE 59.0 56.0 NE
30.20 64.0
4
b.c.
0.06
:
..
4
b.c.
28.48 56.0 56.0, 51.0; 56.0 54.0 ESE 28.42 55.0
2
b.c.m.
0.20
55.0 51.0 ESE
2
b.p.c.
;
Figures
Mlustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind:
0
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze- Fresh Breeze...
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale..
8
Fresh Gale.
9
Strong Gale
Whole Gale..
11
Storm-
12
Hurricane..
Jast sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sall (1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water...
(5 to 6
Royals, &c.
2 Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c. full and by
Triple Reefs, ke............. Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresuil Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles.....
61
BORA
52
60
69
70 - 80
above 80
Figures to denote the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind,
1878.
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