THE HONGKong goverNMENT
GAZETTE,
4TH
MAY, 1878.
239
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR, HEIGHT 170 FEET.
DAY AND
DATE.
for R.
BANO-
METE
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
THER,
{METER --
Vtd. Max. Min. Dry, Wet. Direct.
Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
◊ TO 12.
Force.
WEA-
THER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
In inches
(during previous METER
WEA-
THER.
In inches during previous
BARO-
METER
0 To 12.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min.
Dry. Wets Direct. Force..
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
RAIN FALL.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
WEA-
THER.
Saturday.
27th
9
80.26 75.0
·
75.0 70.0
b.c.
30.0977.0)
76.0 71.0 E
3
b.c.
30.14 76.0
73.0 69.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.40 66.0
..
66.0) 66.0 E
4
b.c.
Noon 30.25 75.5 83.0 71.0 75.0 70.0
b.c.
April.
co
30.20 | 75.0
:
75.0 70.0
b.c.
:
30.10 78.0 84.0 70.0 77.0 72.0 E 30.09 78.0
0.00
:
77.0 72.0 ESE
30.14 76.0 79.0 70.0 74.0 70.5 NE 30.11 | 76.0
4
b.c.
0.00
28.41 70.0 70,0| 66,0] 69.0 67.0 E
b.c.
0.00
74.0 70.0 NE
4
b.c.
28.37 71.0
•
70.0 68.0 E
b.c.
:
Sunday,
9
30.1975.0
28th
Noon 30.17 76.5 78.0 72.0 76.0 71.5
: 20
75.0 71.0
b.c.
30.08 78.0
76.5 73.0 E
14.b.c.
30.07 76.5
b.c.
30.09 80.0 80.0 69.0 80.0 75.0 SW
April. 3
30.1077.5
..
:
:
77.0 72.5
b.c.
30.04 81.0
83.5 78.0 SW
1
b.c.
:
30.0177.0|
::
75.0 71.5 NE
2
b.c.
28.36 68.0
:
**
67.0 66.0 ESE
1
O.C.
30.06 77.0 77.0 70.0 77.0 73.0 NE
3
b.c.
0.00
28.36 71.0 71.0 64.0 70.0 66.5 ESE
1
Q.c.
0.00
..
76.0 72.0 NE
I
b.c.
28.80 | 71.0
Monday, 9
29th
30.13 76.5
76.0 73.0
b.c.m.
30.00 79.0
78.0 75.5 Calm
0
b.c.
Noon 30.13 | 81.0 82.5 73.0] 81,0| 73.0|
April.
cs
30.06 83.0
7.
"
83.0, 76.0
Tuesday,
9 30.10 80.0
30th
Noon
30.06 81.0 85.5, 76.0 81.0 75.0
April.
3
30.00 82 0
::
80.0 77.0
Wednesday,
9
30.08 82.0
82.0 76.0
82.0 78.0
1st
Noon 30.06 85.0 87.0 79.5 85.0; 79.5
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.m.
30.00 82.0 83.5 70.5 81.0 76.0 S
2
b.c.
b.c.
29.99 82.0
..
83.0 76.5 S
2
b.c.
::
30.03 | 77.0
78.0 74.0 E
1 b.c.
28.32 71.0
0.00 30.02 78.0 79.0 70.0 78.0 74.0 S
1
b.c.
29.96 78.0
78.0 74.0 S
1 b.c.
::
0.00
28.26 72.0
:::
70.0 67.0 SW
1
b.m.
70.0 68.0 SSW
2
b.c.
28.31 73.0 78.0 67.0 72.0 67.0 S
2
b.c.
0.00
:
71.0 69.0 SSW
3
Co
b.c.
b.c.
29.95 82.0
80,5 7 7,0 S
1
b.c.
29.96 79,0
80.0 76.0 SW
-
1
b.c.
i
b.c.
29.95 84.0 84.0 74.0 84.5 78.0 S
2
b...
0.00
29.96 80.0 82.0 73.0 80.5 75.0 SE
1
b.c.
b.c.
29.94 83.0
82.0 78.0 S
2
b.c.
--
29.92 81.5
83.0 76.5 S
H
b.
::
28.28 72.0
..
71.0 70.0 S
**
O.C,
:
0.00
28.27 74.0 74.0 69.0 73.0 71.0 S
3
O.C.
0.00
28.22 72.0
..
..
:
72.0 71.0 S
3
O.C.
:
b.c.
29.95 84.0
82.5 80.0 S
2
b.c.
29.96 | 81.0,
··
81.0 78.5 S
1
b.c.
28.22 72.0
71.0 71.0 S
4
o.f.
b.c.
29.96 81.0 85.0 76.0 84.0 80.0 S
4
b.c.
0.00
29.95 82.0 84.0 76.0 83.0 79.0, SW
2
b.c.
0.00
May.
3
30.00 85.5.
85.0 79.0
b.c.
29.92 86.0
86.5 61.5 S
5
b.c.
29.91 83.5
:
..
:
Thursday,
9
$0.12 79.0
..
79.0, 77.0
b.c.
29.98 82.0
81.0 78.0 E
3
g.m.
30.00 79.0
:
:
83.0 79.0 SW
3
b.c.
:
28.22 69.0 69.0 67.0 68.0 68.0 S 28.20 74.0
4
o.f.
74.0 74.0 S
4
o.f.
::
0.00
77.5 74.5 E
2
c.g.
28.31 72.0
71.0 71.0 E
3
o.f.
·
2nd
May.
Noon 30.12 76.0 80.5 76.0 76.0 73.0;
b.
3
30.07 74.0
··
74.0 71.0
O.C.
:
:
29.99 81.0 86.0, 75.0 78.0 75.0 E 29.98 78.0j
4
o.d.
0.00
30.01 77.0 85.0 72,5 74.5 72.5 E
2
f.c.
0.00
75.0 72.0, ESE
5 o.d.
29.97 76.0
74.0 71.0 E
5
O.C.
:
Friday,
3rd
9
30.17 69.5.
69,067.0
o.c.q.
30.00 | 72,0
Noon 30.1769.0 75,0 67.5 69.0 67.0
o.c.q.
May.
3 30.14 69.0!
:
:
69.0 66.0
o.c.q.
::
:
70.0; 63.0 E
8
g.m.
30.05 75.0
68.0 67.0 ENE
...
30.00 72.0 77.0 65.5 69.0 68.0 E 30.00 72.0
6
g.m.
0.39
69.5 68.5 E
6
Co
g.m.
..
30.07 75.0 76.5 69.0 67.5 67.0] NE 30.05 74.5
:
68.0 6.0 NE
5 0.m.
6 0.m.
4 g.m.
28.31 63.0|
0.21
:
:སྨཱ
28.29 69.0 69.0 67.0 68.0 68.0 ESE 28.23 67.0 67.0 66.0 ESE
4
o.f.
5 o.f.
::
0.00
:
..
63.0 63.0 E 28.29 62.0 62.0 61.0, 62.0 62.0 E 28.25 62.0 62.0 62.0 E
5
o.f.
..
5
o.f.r.
0.35
5
o.f.r.
**
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind,
NODEMOSIN2888
above 80
Illustrations of
power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned -of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
bjects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-5. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. līgł NOTE —A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and co
m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; w. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. ing rain, &c., &c.
of the
Wind.
12
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.. Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale.. Fresh Gale. Strong Gale Whole Gale... Storm.
Hurricane.
Just sufficient to give steerage With which the above Ship w set and clean full would go
water...
In which she could just carry full and by
In which she could just bear c Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles...
all sail ( 1 to 2 knots mooth 3 to 4 (5 to 6
Royals, &c.
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails
chase, Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c....
Close Reefs and Courses
-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Figures
to denote
the force
Description of Wind.
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