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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1878.
No. 89.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Govemment Lock Hospital, during the Month of March, 1878, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1878.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1878. 137 feet above mɛn low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
*HINOW DO AVⱭ
12345O
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE.
MAX.
MAX.
DIUR-
Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
SUN, MIN
NAL
BULB
RANGE,
BILE
IN
Ex- G
IN
VACUO. POSED.
DE.
Temp. at
9 A.M.
3 PM. 19 A.M. 3 P.M. Min.
Max. Noon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION ---100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCIES
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
9 A.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
0-10.
30.15
30.06
58.0
60.0
50.0
59.0
58.0
120.
85.
634
9.0 22.0
55.0
Friday,
Saturday,
Sunday,
4 Monday,
30.10
30.02
55.0
58.0
49.0
57.0 56.0
115.
80.
55,0
8.0
25.0
54.0
58.0
55.0 58.0
60.0 $2.0
54.0
66.
66.
46.6
48.7
E.
E.
3
52.0
53.0
81.
71.
49.1
48.5 E.
E.
30.06
30.00
54.0
57.0 48.0 57.0
56.0
105.
76. 50.0
9.0
26.0
54.0
52.0
57.0
52.0
55.0
86.
87.
50.0
53.2
E.
E.
0.28
10
8
30.05
29.95
59.0
60.0
30.05 29.95
63.0
61.0 55.0
6
Tuesday, Wednesday,
30.03 29.98
59.0
61.0
30.13
30.10
58.0
59.0
7 Thursday,
8 Friday,
30.22
30.18
59.0 61.0
51.0 60.0 69.0 64.0 63.0
53.0 58.0 57.0 60.0 59.0 53.0 56.0 62.0 61.0
85.
65.
57.0
9.0
8.0 52.0
59.0
60.0
57.0
58.0
88.
88.
55.2
56.2
E.
E.
0.23
10
105. 71.
60.0
9.6
11.0 55.0
63.0
61.0
61.0
59.0
88.
88.
59.3
57.3
E.
1.06
10
10
98.
68.
58.0
5.0 10.0
50.0
58.0
61.0
56.0
59.0
87.
88.
54.2
57.3
N.W.
W.
0.38
10
9 Saturday,
30.18
30.08
61.0
62.0
54.0 63.0
61.0
102. 74.
72.
100.
73.
107.
59.0
7.0
16.0
56.0 6.0
15.0 55.0
58.0
59.0
53.0
55,0
71.
76.
48.5
51.4
N.E.
N.E.
0.08
8
54.0
59.0
61.0 55.0
54.0
76.
62.
51.4
47.9
E.
E.
8
56.0 9.0
17.0 53.0
61.0
62.0
54.0
56.0
62.
67.
47.9
50.8
E.
E.
9
10
10 Sunday,
30.05
30.02
61.0
€2.0
55.0
63.0 62.0
71.
100.
57.0 8.0
14.0
54.0
61.0
62.0
59.0
56.0
88.
67.
57.3
50.8 E.
E.
9
11
Monday,...
30.15
30.10
58.0
61.0
54.0
61.0
60.0
115.
72.
50.0
7.0
16.0
$3.0
58.0
61.0
52.0
57.0
66.
77.
46.6
53.5
E.
E.
0.02
10
12 Tuesday,
30.15
30.10 60,0
67.0
56.0
68.0 67.0
130.
82.
61.0
12.0
21.0
56.0
60.0
67.0
58.0
61.0
88.
68.
56.2
56.2 E.
E.
.10
13
Wednesday,
30.13
30.10
61.0
63.0
55.0 64.0
63.0
122.
82.
61.0
9.0
21.0 56.0
61.0
63.0
56.0
57.0
72.
67.
51.7
51.9
E.
E.
3
14 Thursday,.
30.13 30.10
59.0
67.0
55.0 65.0: 63.0
123.
82.
62.0
·0.0
20.0
56.0
59.0 68.0
56.0
61.0
76.
64.
51.4
55.5
E.
E.
15 Friday,
30.15 30.05 61.0
65.0 55.0
04.0 63.0
125.
86.
67.0 9.0
19.0
57.0
61.0
65.0
58.0
60.0
82.
73.
55.4 55.9 E.
E.
16 Saturday,
30.10
30.03
64.0
68.0
50.0
63.0
68.0
123.
83.
67.0
14.0
16.0
58.0
64.0
68.0
59.0 63.0
72.
73.
54.8
59.1
E.
E.
17 Sunday,
30.10
30.08
61.0
59.0
56.0
61.0
60,0
125.
85.
18
Monday,
30.10
30.05 60.0
60.0
52.0
63.0
62.0
113.
81.
62.0
19 Tuesday,
30.06 30.02 62.0
65.0
55.0
65,0
64.0
125. 82.
20
Wednesday,
30.08
30.05
67.0
66.0
60.0 69.0
67.0 125.
83.
65.0
05.0 9.0
62.0 5.0 23.0 56.0 11.0 19.0
17.0
10.0
61.0
59.0 59.0
57.0 88.
88. 57.3
55.2
E.
E.
10
55.0
60.0 60.0
54.0
55.0
66.
71.
48.7
50.6
E.
E.
10
55.0
62.0
65.0
55.0
63.0
62.
88.
49.0
61.4 E.
E.
4
18.0
60.0 67.0
64.0
63.0
63.0
78.
83,
59.8
60.6 E.
E.
21
Thursday,.
30.12
30.08
61.0
63.0 56.0 62.0
61.0
112.
80.
62.0 6.0 18.0
58.0
61.0
63.0
59.0
60.0
88.
82.
57.3
57.5
E.
E.
0.02
10
22 Friday,
30.15
30.10
60.0
64.0
55.0 65.0
64.0
122.
81.
64,0
17.0
10.0
56.0
60.0
64.0
57.0
57.0
82.
63.
54.4
51.2
E.
E.
0.21
23 Saturday,
30.10
30.04
63.0
65.0
55.0
66.0
65.0
124.
82.
60,0 11.0
22.0 53.0
63.0
65.0
59.0
60.0
77.
73.
55.6 55.9
E.
E.
24 Sunday,
30.00
29.98 67.0 71.0
60.0 71,0
71.0 118.
78.
25 Monday,.
29.95
29.90 71.0
73.0
64.0
75.0 74.0
125, 95.
26 Tuesday,
29.97
20.02
73.0
77.0
66.0 75.0 74.0
120.
91.
61.0 67.0 11.0.28.0 71.0
11.0
17.0
60.0 67,0
71.0
62.0
66.0
73.
73.
58.0
62.2 W.
W.
6
62.0
71.0 73.0
68.0
70.0
83. 84.
65.7
67.8
E.
W.
10
27
Wednesday,
29.98
29.90 67.0
69.0
59.0
71.0
70.0 124.
95.
75.0
"0
9.0 20.0
20.0
66.0
73.0 78.0
71.0
74.0
89.
79.
69.5
71.2 E.
W.S
0.03
10
5
66.C 67.0
69.0
02.0
64.0 73.
73.
58.0
60.1 W.
E.
3
10
28 Thursday,
29.90
29.85 73.0
63.0
74.0
76.0
75.0
120.
90.
67.0 13.0
23 0
64.0
73.0
74.0
69.0
71.0
79.
84.
66.0
68.8
E.
E.
0.15
6
10
29 Friday,..
29.85 29.90
77.0 73.0
62.0
79.0
118.
78.0
89.
71.0 17.0 18.0
66.0
77.0 73,0
74.0
69.0 84.
79.
71.9
66.0 E.
W.
0.03
9
10
30 Saturday, . ........................
29.90
29.85 79.0
65.0
60.0
66.0 65.0 111. 84.
65.0 6.0
19.0
62.0
78.0
65.0 76.0
62.0
89.
83. 74,6
59.5 E.
E.
0.88
10
10
31
Mean.
Sunday,
Summary of March, 1877:
29.96
29.85
63.0
63 0
56.0
66.0
64.0 104. 84.
66.0
10.0
18.0
57.0
63.0
63.0
57.0
57.0
67.
67.
51.9
51.9
E.
E.
0.85
10
10
30.06
29.69
64.9
64.4
55.9
65.2
64.0
114.
80.
62.1
9.6 18.5
57.1 62.9
64.5
59.1 60.1
78.
75.
55.9
56.5
:
4.22 j
Mean Shade Temp.,
.61.6
Total Rain fall,.
0.80 inches. Rain fell on
6 days.
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