THE HONGKONG government Gazette, 6тя JULY, 1878.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of May, 1878, is published for general
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th July, 1878.
METEOROL
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOBPIE
By Command,
OBSERVATIONS
IA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1878.
J. M. PRICE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 136.
335
137 feet above mear lamh level of Spring Tides. THERMOMETERS (Fahrenhei
DAY OF MONTE.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max.and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX. MAX.
UR-
SUN,
SUN,
AL
BULB
IN
BULB
Ex-
VACUO. POSED.
NGE,
ADE.
1 Wednesday,
9 A.M.
29.85
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min.
Temp. ut Max. Yoon.
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB |
EXPOSED.
HYGROMETER.
IN SOIL
MIN. DRY BULBIN WET BULBIN, SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
==100.
DEW POINT,
QUARTER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
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.
29.80 83.0 86.0
75.0 88.0 87.0 150.
2 Thursday,
29.90
20.84
79.0
74.0
71.0
77.0 76.0
3 Friday,
29.95
29.90
68.0
68.0
61 0
143.
135.
4 Saturday,
29.95
29.93
70.0
71.0
62.0
29.93
29.90
5
Sunday,
74.0
75.0
95.
65.0
29.91
29.99
6
Monday,
70.0 77.0
70.0
82 0
7
Tuesday,
29.90
29.84
76.0 79.0
70.0
82.0
100.
8
Wednesday,
29.86
29.82
79.0
81.0
9 Thursday,
29.85 29.80
80.0
82.0
10 Friday,
20.85 29.82
80.0
84.0
11
Saturday,
29.85 29.80
83.0
86.0
75.0 90.0 89.0
12 Sunday,
29.80 29.75
83.0
86.0
77.0 89.0 87.0
13
Monday,
29.75
29.70
84.0
78.0
14 Tuesday,
29.90 29.85
76.0
77.0 77.0 70.0 77.0
80.0
85.0
150.
142.
15
Wednesday,
29.94
29.90
74.0
76.0 70.0 76.0
75.0
76.0 130. 100. 133. 94.
115. €30.0 74.0 $3.0
111. 75.0 3.0 36.0 72.0 79.0
98.
69.0 68.0 63.0 3.0 30.0 66.0 68.0 72.0 71.0 125. 89. 68.0 0.0 21.0 64.0 70.0 76.0 75.0 133. 72.0 1.0 23.0 65.0 74.0
81.0 145. 100. 80.0 1.0 20.0 70.0 77.0 80.0 140. 80.0 2.0 20.0 70.0
71.0 84.0 82,0 140. 110. 88.0 8.0 22.0 74.0 72.0 85.0 83.0 147. 112. 77.0 B.0 35.0 74.0 72.0 90.0 89.0 151. 118. 72.0 B.0 46.0 74.0 80.0 153. 118. 76.0 5.0 42.0 75.0 85.0 34.0 74.0 85.0 .0 31.0 76.0 84.0 7.0 30.0 71.0
.0 35.0
3.0 23.0 70.0
16
Thursday,
29.90
29 85
76.0
76.0
70.0
76.0 75.0
130.
90.
17
Friday,
29.82
29.75
82.0
82.0
8/0 72.0
85.0
136.
106.
18
Saturday,
29.86 29.81
80.0
82.0 71.0
་
83.0
139.
107.
19 Sunday,
21 Tuesday,
29.86
29.81
75.0 75.0 70.0
7.0.
75.0
20
Monday,
29.80
29.74
77.0
81.0
29.75 29.70
78.0
76.0
72.0
22
Wednesday,
29.65
29.61
82.0
84.0
71.0 84.0 83.0
71.0 81.0 80.0 135. 100. 73.0 80.0 79.0 101.
130.
122.
144.
110. 73.0
113. 79.0 2.0 109. 78.0
70.0
71.0 71.0 3.0 19.0 70.0 76.0
73.0 4.0 33.0 70.0 82.0 82.0 78.0 78.0 73.0 3.0 34.0 72.0 80.0 82.0 75.0 6.0 37.0 72.0 75,0 75.0 71.0 D.0 27.0 70.0 75.0
77.0
88.0 79.0 81.0 80. 74.0 75.0 70.0 68.0 61.0 61.0 64. 71.0 65.0 64.0
75.0
78.0 70.0 76.0 79.0 72.0 74.0 80.0 81.0 75.0 76.0 75. 80.0 83.0 75.0 76.0 75. 86.0 74.0 78.0 71. 88.0 79.0 81.0 72. 86.0 70.0 80.0 72. 78.0 80.0 77.0 71.0 71.0
69.
76.3
76.5
S.W.
S.W.
6
6
80.
79.
72.3
67.1
E.
E.
10
64.
55.5
55.5 E.
E.
0.13
10
73.
65.
61.1 58.7
E.
0.02
8
70.0 71.0 79.
79.
67,1
68.1
E.
72.0 67.
71.
65.1
67.8
E.
79. 75.
69.2
70.6
E.
0.02
76.
71.6
72.6
E.
68.
71.6
71.3
S.W.
64. 69.9
72.8 E.
69.
75,1
76.5 S.
72.
75.1 76.1
S.
70.0 80.
63.
77.4
64.4 S.
S.W.
10
71.
71.
66.8 66.8 E.
E.
2.30
8
74.0
76.0
71.0 71.0
84.
75.
68.8
67.4
E.
E.
9
8
76.0 73.0 73.0
84.
84.
70.9
70.9
E.
E.
10
10
80.
80.
75.3
75.3 F.
S.
9
10
76.0 75.
72.
71.6
72.0 W.
0.80
6
72.0
79.
84.
68.1
69.8
E.
9
77.0
81.0
77.0 89.
80.
73.6
74.3
E.
E.
8
74.0
94. 74.0
3.0 27.0
72.0
78.0
76.0 76.0
74.0
89.
89.
74.6
72.6
E.
E.
0.36
10
B.0 20.0
70.0
82.0
84.0 80.0
81.0 90.
85.
78.7
79.0
W.
W.
14.60
23 Thursday,
29.70 29.64
85.0
85.0
78.0 89.0 88.0
108.
144.
78.0 1.0 30.0
72.0
85.0
85.0 82.0
82.0 85.
85.
80.0 80.0 S.
S.
24 Friday,
29.70
29.65
85.0
82.0 78.0
88.0 37.0 149. 111. 82,0 1.0 29.0
76.0
86.0
82.0 82.0
78.0
80.
80.
79.4 75,3
W.
E.
25 Saturday,
29.72
29.70
73.0
75.0
68.0
26
Sunday,
29.75
29.70 78.0
80.0 70.0
27
Monday,.
29.80
29.75
85.0 88.0
28
Tuesday,
29.80
29.74
85.0 88.0
75.0
81.0
75.0 91.00
140. 108. 72.0 .0 36.0
71.0
137.
145.
29
Wednesday,
20.80
29.70
80,0 85.0
30
Thursday,..
29.73
29 68
31
Friday,
29.72
Mean.
77.0 92.0 79.0 89.0 82.0 85.0 74.0 84.0 85 29.70 85.0 81.0 73,0 82.0 81. 29.82 29.77 79.3 80.1 71.8 83.3 81.4
150.
129. 89.0
145.
97. 73,0 125. 88.0 1.0 37.0 1.0 40.0 112. 81.0 1.0 31.0
1.0 24.0
71.0
71.0 84. 80.0 76.0 77.0 89.
76.0 80.0 89.0 82.0 83.0 80. 73. 76.0 86.0 89.0 82.0 83.0 80. 73. 80.0 87.0 85.0 82.0 80.0 77.
140. 110. 77.0 1.0 33.0 74.0 81.0 85.0 77.0 80.0 80. 135. 114. 78.0 1.0 26.0 76.0 85.0 81.0 82.0 79.0 85.
73.0
75.0
70.0
79.
67.8 68.1 E.
0.50
78.0
85. 74.6 75.0 E.
76.
76.
90.
79.4 79.2 S. 79.4 79.2 S. 78.8 76.7 S. 74.3 76.7 S. 80.0 77.7 8.
0.04
0.22
0.60
0.40
140. 106.
76.2 1.7 30.0 72.1 79.6 80.4 75.4 75.5 78.
75.
72.5 72.4
19.99
Summary of May, 1877:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.77.7
Total Rain fall,
5.20 inhes. Rain fell on 12 days.
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15.82
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.78.3
29.28
25
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.78.8
12.23
15
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1872:-
.80.0
12.27
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