METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
188
THE HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 27TH
*
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL,
THERMOMETER,
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO-1
0 TO 12.
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
[METER]
WEA-
THER.
In inches
BARO- dur ng previous METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-
THER.
In inches during previous
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
during provious
Attd. Max. Min. Dry.] Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
14 hours.
1
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
In inches
24 bours.
Saturday,
30.1179.0
9
78.0 75.0
b.c.
29.96 82.0
82.5 78.0 SW
1
b.c.
..
20th
Noon 30.10 84.0 85.0 73.5 84.0 77.5
b.c.
29.96 84.0 85.0 71.0 84.0 80.0 SW
2
b.c.
April.
3
ය
30.0285.0
85.0 77.0
b.c.
29.91 84.01
:
:
Sunday,
21st
9
30.04 80.0
.. 80.0 77.0
b.c.
29.90 82.0
::
85.0 80.0 S
1
b.c.
::
30.00 77.5)
78.0 75.0 NW
2
b.c.
:
28.26 | 71.01
71.0 71.0 SW
3
o.p.c.
0.00
29.97 81.0 83.0, 71.5) 83.0 78.5 SW 29.96 81.0
2
b.c.
0.00
28.28 73.0 73.0 69.0 73.0 72.0 SW
4
O.C.
0.00
83.0 78.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.22 73.0
..
72.0 71.0) SSW
4
op.c.
*
:
80.5 79.5 Calm
0
b.c.
29.93 80.0
78.0 77.01 SW
Noon❘ 30.00 86.0 87.0 78.0 86.0] 79.0]
April.
co
29.94 86.0
:ལ :
b.c.
86.0 79.5
b.c.
:
29.9084.0 85.0 75.0 83.5 80.5 SW 29.87 85.0
1
b.c.
0.29
29.9281.0 84.0 73.0 82.0] 80,0| SW
23
b.c.
28.24 73.01
73.0 73.0 SW
Z
o.f.
b.c.
0.00
28.20 74.0 74.0 71.0] 74.0 73.0] SW
4
b.c.
85.5 81.0 SW
3
b.c.
29.9081.0
:
:
:
81.0 78.0 SW
2
b.c.
28.18 75.0
74.0 73.0 SSW
4
b.c.
::
0.00
--
Monday,
9
30.06 76.0
8
30.05 74.0
3
76.0 73.0 22nd Noon 30.06 77.0 85.0 75.0 77.0 73.0||
April.
Tuesday, 9 30.25 68.0
23rd Noon 30.24 71.5 79.0 65.0 71.0 64.0]
April.
30.20 72.0
29.90 78.0
76.0 74.0 E
4
b.m.
29.93 77.0
74.0 71.0
68.0 68.0
: ྃ:
::
72.0 65.0
SAN A
Wednesday,
24th
April.
9
30.25 71.5
71.0 62.0
..
..
Noon 30.22 72.0 74.5 67.5, 72.0 62.0
True wind cannot be registered.
C.
29.90 89.0 86.0 72.0 78.0 74.0 E
3
b.c.
1.82
C.
29.91 78.0
74.0 71.5] E
3
o.r.
29.93 76.5
::
..
73.0 72.0 NE
4
C.
ن
29.93 76.5 84.0 71.0 73.0] 72.0 NE
4
C.
71.0 70.0 NE
1
C.
::
28.22 68.0
68.0 68.0 E
4
o.f.
0.00
28.22 68.0 68.0 66.0 68.0 68,0 E
4
o.p.c.
0.47
28.27 67.0
67.0 66.0 E
4
o.f.d.
:
:
:
C.
30.08 71.0
Do.
C.
3
30.10 73.0 78.0 63.0 74.0 69.0 NE
b.c.
30.08 74.0'
::
69.0 63.0) N
5
b.c.
80.1170.0
68.0 67.0 N
5
m.o.
28.36 60.0
60.0 56.0 NE
4
O.C.
·
..
3 b.c.
0.00
74.0 67.5 E
3
b.c.
:
:
30.12 70.0 79.0 72.0 C8.0 66.0] N 30.07 70.0
5
m.0.
0.44
28.35 65.0 65.0 57.0 65.0 61.0 NE
0.c.
0.00
69.0 68.5 N
5
m.0.
28.34 66.0
:
--
66.0 62.0 E
0.C.
..
b.
30.09 74.0
72.0 64.0 E
3
b.
30.12 | 72.0
..
b.
30.68 74.0 75.5 65.0 74.0 66.0 E
5
b.
0.00
03
30.16 72.0
:
:
72.0 63.0)
D.
30.06 74.0
76.0 65.5 E
4
b.
| 71.0] 68.0] NE 30.13 72.0 76.0 68.0 72.5| 69.0 NE 30.10 | 72.0|
6 b.c.
..
6
b.
:
73.0 70.0 NE
6
b.
::
28.38 63.0
63.0 56.0 E
4
b.m.
0.00
28.35 | 65.0 66.0′ 57.0] 66.0 57.0 E
4
b.m.
0,00
28.38 66.0
66.0 60.0 E
ca
b.m.
**
:
Thursday,
25th
9
30.22 75.0
F
··
75,0 70.0
b.c.
30.05 74.0
75.5 70.5 EbS
2
b.c.
30.10 73.0
··
72.5 68.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.37 67.0
66.0 66.0 SSE
2 b.m.
..
April.
Noon❘ 30.20 76.5 78.0 70.0 76.0 71.0|| 8 30.12 76.0..
b.c.
30.05 76.0 77.0 74.0 76.0 70.5 ESE
4.
b.c.
76.0 70.0
b.c.
80.05 78.0
79.0 73.0 ESE
3
b.c.
•
:
30.10 74.0 75.0 68.0 74,0] 69.0 NE 30.04 74.0
3 b.c.
0.00
:
..
75.0 69.0 NE
4 b.c.
•
28.38 | 70.070,0 62.0 70.0 67.0 SE 28.33 70.0 69.0 67.0 Calm
1
b.m.
0.00
0
b.m.
-
Friday,
26th
9
April.
3
30.21 76.0 Noon 30.22 79.5 81.5 71.5 79.0 71.0 30.16 80.0
76.0 68.0
b.c.
30.05 | 78.0
79.0 72.0 E
1
b.c.
30.08 76.0
►
א 71.5 75.0
2
b.c.
80.0 72.5
b.c.
30.05 82.0
·
30.06 80.0 82.0 68.5 82.0 75.0 EbS 82.0 75.0 S
1
b.c.
0.00.
2
b.c.
76.0
..
30.05 76.0 80.0 68.5 78.0 67.0 NE 30.00 76.0
2
..
77.0 72.0 NE
NAN N
b.
b.
2
b.
::
28.38 69.0
0.00
4
69.0 65,0; NE 28.39 73.0 73.0 65.0 73.0 68.0 NE 28.36 75.0 74.0 70.0 NE
2
b.m.
1
b.m.
1
b.m.
::
0.00
..
APRIL,
1878.
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; r. rain; s, snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. bjects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). NOTE -A bar (—) under any letter augments its ignification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.. Fresh Breezo Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale
Strong Gale Whole Gale....... Storin..
Hurricane..
Figures
to denote
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
the Force
per Hour in Miles.
of the
Wind.
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 smooth
water.
3 to 4
[ 5 to 6
Royals,
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
In which she could just carry in chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c. full and by
Triple Reefs, &c. 【Close Roefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefeci Foresail Luder Storm Staysail.
Bare Poles..
36
AA
45 52
53
61
70 80
above 80
| | | | 9
60
69
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