METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
146
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 13TH
APRIL,
18.
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR.
HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
WINDO
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THEK.
THER.
METER
Attd. Max. Miu, Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. ¡ Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
MIETER
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
Attd. Max. Miu. Dry."et. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Saturday,
6th
April.
9
Noon
3
30.32 67.0
67,0 66.0
c.m.
30.11 71.0
69.0 67.0 SE
£
g.m.
30.17 69.0
..
05.0 64.0 NE
6
0.
28.40 62.0!
4
o.f.
30.29 70.0 72.0 65.0 70.0 68.0|
30.2571.0
c.m.
30.1172.0 71.0 64.0 70.5 68.0 ESE
3
g.mi.
0.00
71.0 68.0
C
30.11 72.0
:
71.5 69.0 ESE
3
b.c.
30.17 69.5 70.5 64.0 66.0 64.5! NE 30.1370.0
0.00
28.38 64.0 64,0
ESE
3
o.f.
0.15
66.5 64.0 NE
3
0,
28.87 64.0
..0 E.
3
o.f.
Sunday, 9
7th
April.
3
**
30.25 68.0 68.0 66.0 Noon 30.20 70.0 73.0 65.0 70.0 67.5 30.17 71.0
C.
30.08 71.0
69.0 67.0 ESE
8
g.m.
30.12 69.0
66.0 64,5 NE
5
().
28.38 62.0
62.0.62.0 E
B
o.f.
b.c.
30.08 71.0 72.0 64.0 69.0 67.0 ESE
3
g.m.
0.00
30.11 69.5 70.5 62.5 67.0 64.0 NE
6
0.
0.00
71.0 67.0
b.c.
30.05 72.0
71.0; 68.0 ESE
3 b.c.m.
30.06 70.0
68.0 66.0 NE
4
0.
28.37 64.0 64.0 61.0 64.0 64.0' ESE 28.32 65.0
3
o.f.
0.010
:
65.0 65.0 SE
B
c.f.
Monday,
8th
April.
y
30.19 70.0
70.0 69.0.
c.m.
30.0373,0]
་
3
Noon 30.18 74.5 75.5 72.0 74.0 71.5 30.11 75.0
..
75.0 71.5
Tuesday,
9
30.22 74.0
9th
Noon 30.22 76.5 78.0 70.0 76:0| 73.0
April
3
30.15 78.0]
::
74.0, 72.0)
76.0 72.0
Wednesday,
10th
9
30.20 74.0
74.0 73.0
April,
අස
Noon 30.17 73.5 78.0 72.5 73.0 71.5 30.08 73.0
True wind cannot be registered.
b.c.m.
72.0 71.0 ESE 30.03 74.0 73.5 65.0 74.0, 72.0 S
2
g.m.
30.05 70.5
69.0 69.0 NE
3
0.11.C.
28.34 66.0|
66.0 66.0 ESE
c.f.
b.c.
0.00
30.07 71.5 74.0 63.0 71.0 €8.0 ̊ NE
3
c.o.d.
0.00
c.m.
30.00 76.0
75.5 73.0 ESE
8
b.c.
30.02 | 73.0
71.5 71.0 NE
3
e.
28.32 70.0 70.0. 65 0 70.0 69.0 SE 28.30 70.0 70.0 69.0 SE
2
c.f.
0.00
2 o.f.
..
..
b.c.
30.06❘ 75.0
| 72.5 72.0 ESE
2
b.c.
30.08 72.0
70.0 70.0 NE
1
1.
28.40 70.0,
-
69.0 69.0 ESE
คง
b.p.f.
:
Do.
b.c.
39:06 74.0 77.0 67.0′ 76.5 74.0 ESE
3
b.c.
0.00
દુઃ
30.09 78.0 75.5 86.0 70.0 70.0 NE
1
8.
0.00
b.c.
30.04 78.0
79.0 76.0 ESE
3
b.c.
30.06 75.0
73.0 73.0 NE
b.c.
28.40 71.0 71.0 66.0 70.0 69.0 ESE 28.35 71.0
2
b.c.
0,00
70.0 69.0 ESE
1
0.0.
..
:
:
C.
30.0275.0
73.0 73.0; SE
3
•
g.m.
:
:
30.07 74.0
69.0 69,0| NE
5
f.
28.36 70.0
70.0 70.0 ESE
3
c.f.
J
30.02 76.0 74.5, 69.0 74.0 73.0 ESE
3
g.m.
0.00
30.0674.0 76.0 66.0 69.0 69.0 N
ཚོ:
4
f.
0.00
28.35 71.0 71.0 67.0 70.0 70.0 SE
4
c.f.
0.00
73.0 71.0
C.
29.99, 77.0
75.0 73.5 ESE
3
0.11.
80.00 78.5
•
:
69.0 69.0 N
2
f.
28.26 70.0
69.0 69.0 SE
4
c.f.
..
•
Thursday,
11th
9
30.08 72.0
72.0 71.0
0.1.
29.92 76.0
76.0 73.5 E
3
o.d.
30.05 73.0
71.0.71.0 N
4
0.c.
28.26 70.0
69.0 69.0 SE
4
c f.
:
Noon 30.05 73.0 75.5 68.5 78.0 71.5
c.m.
29.91 77.0 77.0 67.5 77.0 76.5 E
3
b.c.m.
0.00
April.
3
29.98 73.5
73.0 71.5
e.mi
29.90 78.0..
78.0 80.5 E
3
b.c.
:ཎྜ ;
30.04 72.5 73.5 70.0 69.0 66.0 N 30.00 73.0
4
o.f
1.30
28.23 70.0 71.0) 67,0| 70.0, 76.0! SE
4
c.f.
68.0 68.0 N
1
f.r,t.l.
:
28.19 71.0
··
71.0 71.0 SE
4
c.f.
::
0.00
Friday,
12th
9
30.17 72.0
72.0 71.0
c.m.
April.
3
Noon 30.16| 72.5 75.0 70.5 72.0 70.0 30.10 72.0
c.m.
72.0 71.0
o.c.t.m.
29.99 76.0 29.99 76.0 81.0 68.5 76.0 73.0] S 29.98 75.0
76.0 74.0 E
3
g.p.t.l.
29.96 74.0
69.0 69.0 NE
4
f.
28.33 68.0
1
g.m.
0.00
75.0 72.0 N
3
o.r.t.l.
29.95 73.5 75.5 65.0 69.5 69.5 NNE 69.5 69,5 NE
29.90 75.0.
f.
0.00
4
f.
..
68.0 68.0 ESE 28.27 68.0 69.0, 64.0 68.0 68.0 E
28.25! 70.0 70,0 69.0 E
4
o.p.f.
4 o.f.
4
0.85
o.f.
i
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; e. clonds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; . hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a. 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
Figures
to denote
water...
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air Light Breezc Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze..
Fresh Breeze ... Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Presh Gale
Strong Gale Whole Gale.
Storm.*****
Hurricane.
In which she could just carry in cluse, Double Reets and Jib, &c. full and by
Close lieets and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forestil Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles....
Illustrations 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.
the Force
of the
Wiud.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in snooth 3 to 4 (5 to 6
Royals, &c.
11
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Single Reets and T. G. Sails.
Triple Reefs, &C......
61
70
50
1}
above 80
12
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