THE
HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
8TH
JUNE, 1878.
279
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER,
DAY AND
DATE.
HOUR.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO
METER
THER.
METER
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
Force.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
Saturday, 9
1st
30.041 81.0 81.0 75.0 Noon 80.06 77.0 80.0 76.0 77.0 75.5 80.0278.0
O.C.T.
29.89 82.0]
81.0 77.0 NE
D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE NDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
on Sat
insertion
inde
Wr.99
RAIN FALL.
BARO-
ro 12.
WEA-
In inches
MET
THER.
vet. Direct. | Force.
BARO- duting previous METER
24 hours.
THERMOMETER.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force:
VICTORIA PEAK.
HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
RAIN FALL.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
"^.0] NNE
2
o.r.
28.25 72.0
20
71.5 70.0 NE
0.0.
O.C.F.
29.90 81.0 85.0 74.0 78.0 77.0 ESE
2
4
0.1.
1.00
28.22 71.0 71.0 69.0 1.0 70.0 E
2
o.c.r.
0.95
:
78.0 75.5
O.C.
29.90 81.0
78.5 76.0 E
J
o.m.d.
28.22 71.5
71.0 70.5 E
2
o.f.
$0.12 78.0
78.0 73.0
b.c.
29.95 80.0 ..
79.0 74.0 EDN
5
b.e.
·
77.0, 72.5 NE
6
co
b.c.
28.29 70.0
69.0 68.0 E
4
o.c.
+
June
Noon 80.11 78.0 81.0 73.0 78,0 72.0 30.06 79.0
b.c.
29.95 80.0 80.3 74.0 79.5 74.0 EыN
b.c.
073.0 77.0 72.0 NE
6
b.c.
0.09
28.28 70.0 71.0 67.0 69.0 68.0 E
4
b.c.m.
0.00
Monday,
3rd
June.
9
30.06 77.0
3
77.0 72.5 Noon 30.06 78.0 81.0 75.0 78.0 73.0 30.00 78.0
Tuesday, Э 20.00 80.0
4th
:
:
..
79.0 72.0
b.c.
29.93 81.0
83.0 75.0 EDN
5
b.c.
:
··
77.0 76.0 ENE
4
b.c.
28.24 73.0
:
:
:
72.0 69.0 E
3
**
b.c.m.
C.
29.91 80.0
78.0 74.0 E
2
b.c.
29.94 77.5
76.0 71.0 NE
อื
10
b.c.
28.24 68.0
:
78.0 73.0
:
80.0 74.0
Noon 29.99 80.0 81.5 75.0 80.0 74.5
June.
3 29.94 80.0
:
80,0, 74.0
Wednesday, 9
29.95 81.0
81.0 77.0
5th
Noon 29.94 82.5 85.0 78.0 82.0 79.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.
29.9182.0 82,5 74.0 80.0 74.0 E
3
b.c.
0.00
b.c.
29.87 81.0
$1.5 76.0 E
3
:
b.c.
29.95 78.0 78.0 74.0 77.0 72.0 NE 29.90 78.0
4
b.c.
0.00
77.0 72.0 NE
3
b.c.
28.21 73.0
::
67.0 67.0 E
3
o.c.m.
28.24 70.0 71.0' 67.0 69.0] 68.0 ESE
3
o.c.m.
0.00
72.0 69.0 ESE
J
o.c.m.
b.c.
29.87 82.0
80.0, 75.0, E
4
b.c.
29.90 80.0.
79.4 78.5 ENE
4 b.c.
28.18 71.0
71.0 68.0 SE
:
4
o.c.m.
b.c.
b.c.
29.80 82.0 83.5 73.5 52.0 76.5 E 29.85 82.0
3
b.c.
0.00
29.90 80.0 89.0 74.0 78.0 73.0 ENE
81.0 76.0 E
4
b.c.
29.86 78.0 ..
:ž:
5
b.c.
0.00
78.0 74.0 NE
4
b.c.
:
28.15 72.0
28.17 74.0 74.0 68.0 73.0 70.0 E 71.0 69.0 E
4
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
::
0.00
0.0.
29.82 | 82.0
81.0 78.0 E
3
g.
29.85 80.5;
80.5 77.0 ESE
2
O.C.
C.
29.82 82.5 85.0 74.0 82.5, 79.5 E
4
b.c.
0.00
29.85 81.5 82.0 76.0, 81.5 78.5 ESE
2
d.o.
June.
3
29.88 83.0, ..
79.0
O.C.
20.81 82.0
85.0 81.0 E
4
g.r.
29.82 82.0
:
:
..
82.0 78.0 SE
3
C.O.
::
28.16 73.0!
75.0 71.5, SE
*
o.c.nl.
0.00
28.15, 74.0 74.0, 68.0 73.0 72.0! SE
2
o.c.m.
0.00
ig:
28.18 74,0
73.0 72.0 SE
3
o.c.m.
Thursday,
6th
9
ON
29.868.0
83.0 80.0
O.C.
20.75 85.0
81.0 80.0 S
4 g.p.
29.87 82.0!
..
80.0 79.5 S
3
Co
C.0.4.
28.10 | 75,0!
75.0 75.0! SW
}
June.
03
Noon 29.86, 83.0; 86.0 79.0, 83.0 80.0 29.80 83.5
O.C.
29.75 $5,0; 85.0 76.0 83.5 81.0 S
3
g.F.
1.19
:
83.0 81.0,
O.C.
29.73 86,0
83.0 82.0 S
3
:
b.c.m.
:;
29.87 88.5 85.0 77.0 82.5 78.5, S 29.84 81.5 84.5 81.0 S3W
5
C.0.C
0.15
28.10 75.0, 75.0 72.0 75.0 75,0| SSW
4
o.f.
o.f.
0.77
ст
b.c.
28.0875,0
--
75.0 75.0 SSW
4
o.f.
::
Friday,
9 29.88 84.0.
84.0 82.0,
O.C.
:
710
Noon 29.86 87.5 89.0 81.0 87.0 81.0
b.c.
June.
3 29.80 86.0..
86.0: 81.0!
b.c.
29.76 86.0 84.0 83.0 Calm 20.76 88.0 87.0 79.0 86.0 83.5 S 29.72 88.0 87.0 83.0' S
Ο
b.c.m.
29.80 85.0
2 g.p.
2 b.c.
0.09
84.0
$3.0 82.0 SW 29.78 81.0 86.0 78.0, 83.0 $1.0 SE 22.78 84.0 84.0 81.0 S
b.c.
•
:
1
1 b.c.
b.c.
0.00
28.12 77.0 76.5 76.5 SW 28.12 77.0 77,0 75.0 76.5 76.0 SW 28.05 78.0
3
o.f.
3
o.p.c.
0.10
77.0 76.0 SSW
3
O.C.
Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dow). STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; . hail; 7. lightning; m. nisty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9, squally; 2. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; 2. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. NOTE.—A bar (-) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continui; ; rain, &c., &c.
Figures
to denote
the Force
Description of Wind.
of the
Wind.
Figures
Illustrations of the po ver of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Kate of the Wind
to dencte
per lour in Miles.
the Force
of the
Wind.
CANATOO78TSI2
12
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
Bare Poles..
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze
Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze.
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale
Strong Gale
Whole Gale.
Storm.
IIurricane.
With which the above Ship with all ul ( 1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smo th3 to 4
water..
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails..
full and by In which she could just carry in che se, Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
..
Triple Reefs, &c.............
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-re, fed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail
15 to 6
Royals, &c..
69
80
above 80
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