METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH AUGUST, 1878.
1878.
ARBOUR OFFICE.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
DAY AND
DATE.
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
◊ TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
HOUR.
METER
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
KAIN FALL
In inches ¡duringsrevious
BARO-
METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDB
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
Attd. Max. Min. Dr. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
BARO- during previous METER
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
RAIN FALL.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
THER.
24 hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.;
In inches
during previous 24 hours.
Saturday,
3rd
9
80,02 83.5
Aug.
3
82.5) 80,0 Noon 30.01 | 85.0|85.0 78.0] 83,5| 77,0), 29.96 81.5 ..
o.c.r.
29.90 85.0
83.5 82.0 E
1
b.c.]
29.91 83.0
83.0 76.0 N
1
0.m.
28.23 76.0
..
O.C.
29,90 82.0) 86,0 75,0 78.5 78.0 E
80.5
78.0
+
0.0.
29.87 83.0
Sunday,
9
30.00 82.5
..
81.0 78.0
0.c.
25.87 83.0
4th
Noon 29.99 | 82.0, 84.0 78.0 80.0 78.0
0.0.
Aug.
co
29.96 83.0
83.0 80.0
O.C.
29.87 84.0
-
:༄:།:་:
:
78.0 75.0 ESE
4
o.m.
1
o.r.
81.0 80.0 E
1
g.p.
29.9283.0 84.0 7.0 80.0 76.0 N 29.88 82.0
2
0.m.
0.05,
28.22 75.0.75,0 71,0 75.0 74.0 ESE
4
o.c.r.
1.25
:
85.0 78.0 N
3
o.m.
28.18 75.0
:
:
74.0 74.0 ESE
4
o.c.d.
79.0 79.0 W
2
29.90 83.0
80.0 76.0 SW
1
o.m.
28.21 74.0
··
74.0 74.0 SSE
5
o.f.
29.88 82.0, 82.5 75.5 80.5 79.5 Calm
0
b.c.
0,21
29.90 88.0 84.0 77.0 80.0 79.0 N
1
0.In.
1.36
84.0 82.0 Calm
0
b.c..
29.86 82.0
:
". 80.0 77.0 NE
1
o.m.
..
28.20 76.0, 77.0 73.0, 75.0 74.0 SSE 28.19 77,0 76.0 75.0 SSE
3
O.C.
0.35
4
o.c.m.
Monday,
9 29.98 85.0..
85.0 83.0
b.c.
5th
Noon 29.97 86.0 87.0 79.0 85.0 80.0
Aug.
3
co
29.97 83.0
..
81.0 78.0
Tuesday,
6th
30.02 81.0
Noon 30.06 83.0 89.0 77.0 81.0 77.0
Aug.
3
30.02 83.0
::
79.0 77.0,
82.0, 78.0
Wednesday,
7th
9
30.10 81.0
$0.0 77.5
Noon
30.10 82.0 84.0 77.0 81.5 77.5,
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.
o.c.r.
29.86 86.0 85.0 82.0 E 29.86 86.0 86.0 75.5 85.5 82.0 E 29.86 84.0 81.5 80.0 EbS
2
b.c.
29 88 89 C
83.0 80.0 NNE
2
b.c.
3 b.c.
0.00
4
0.g.p.t.
29.86 82.0 85 0 78.0 84.0, 80.0 NE 29.83 81.0 85.0 78.0 N
3
b.c.
I
o.d.
::
28.20 78.0
76.0 76.0 E
1.13
28.20 80.0 80.0 74.0, 78.0 76.0 E
2 2
o.c.m.
o.c.m.
0.00
28.19 75.0
75.0 74.0 E
2
o.f.r.
:
O.C.
29.91 82.0
**
80.0 79.5 E
4 o.c.r.
O.C.
O.C.
20.94 82.0 86.0 75.0 80.5 78.0 E 29.94 82.0 80.5 78.0 E
1
g.p.
0.61
..
g.p.
:
29.92 81.0 80.0 77.0 SSW 29.99 80.0 84.9 75.0 77.0 75.0 SSW 29.93 81,0 79.0 75.0 SE
1 0.11.
28.24 75.0
74.0 73.5 SE
8
o.p.c.
--
4 0.m.
0.14
28,25 73.0 77.0 71.0 73.0 72.0 SE
4
o.c.m.
0.45
4 b.c.m.
28.23 73.0
73.0 72.0 SE
4
0.0.
29.9682.0
81.0 79.0 NE
2
g.m.
29.97 $1.0
78.0 77.0 NE
Q
o.in.
b.c.
29.98 84.0 85.0 73.0 85.0 81.0 E
B
b.c.
0.31
Aug.
3
so
30.07 84.0
..
82.0 77.0
C.
29.87 85.0
85.0 80.5 E
4
b.c.
:སྤྲྀ:
29.98 81.0 82.0 73.0 80.0) 75,0| NE 29.98 81.0 80.0 77.0, NE
2 b.c.m.
2
0.19
b.c.
:
: :
:
o.c.m.
..
28.29 73.0
..
73.0 72.5 ESE
3
o.f.m.
28.30 76.0 77.0 71.0 73.0 74.0, ESE
3
b.c.m.
0.22
28.28 75.0
75.0 73.0 ESE
10
2 b.c.m.
:!;
Thursday, 9 30.08 82.5
8th
Aug.
NO
3
81.0 79.0 Noon 30.10 85.0 85.0 77.0 83.0 79.5 30.05 85.0
b.c.
29.96 83.0
82.0 80.0 Calm
0 b.c.
29.09 82.5
b.c.
29.96 84.0 85.0 73.0 85.0 81.0 Calm
b.c.
0.02
81.0 80.0
0.C.
29.95 85.0
84.0 83.0, Calm
0
b.c.
•
82.0578.0 NNE 29.98 83.5 84.0 71.5 83.0 19.0 NNE 29.95 82.5 82.0 78.0 N
2 b.c.
28.30 76.0
**
75.0 74.0 E
2
b.c.
9.00
1 b.c.
:ཎྜི;
28.30 77.0 77.5 73.0 76.5 75.0 E
2
28.27 77,0
76.0 75.0 SSE
1
ค ล H
..
2
o.c.m.
0.c.m.
0.00
o.c.nl.
:
Friday,
9
30.07 83.0
82.0 81.0
C.
9th
Noon 80.06 87.0 89.0 79.0 87.0 81.0
C.
Aug.
3 29.99 88.0!
87.0 81.0
b.c.
29.95 85.0 29.95 86.0 88.0 74.0' 86,0 82.0 W 29.90 88.0]
83.0 81.5 Calm
0
h.c.
2
b.c.
0.00
$7.0 82.5. W
3
b.c.
•
29.95 83.0 84.0 79.0 SW 29.93 84.0, 87.0, 77.5 86.0 $1.0, SW 29.90 85.0 86.0 81.0 SW
2
b.c.
1
b.c.
3 b.c.
::
28.27 77.0
74.0 72.0 SSW
3
o.c.in.
0.00
28.27 77.0 77.0 73.0 77.0, 75.0) SW 28.2177.0
::
3
o.c m.
0.00
77.0 74.0 SSW
3
o.c.m.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). 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; q. squally; r. rain; . snow; . thunder; u. 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 continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind,
11
12
Description of Wind.
Calm
Light Air
Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze. Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale..
Fresh Gale... Strong Gale Whole Gale..
Storm.....
Hurricane.
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-o-War or First-class Clipper Ship!
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles,
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots set and clean fall would go in smd oth3 to $
water...
5 to 6
Royals, &cf..
"
Single Refs and T. G. Sails.
Triple Refs, &c..
In which she could just carry in chase, Double refs and Jib, &c. full and by
Close Rees and Courses.
In which she could just bear close-re efed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail.
Bare Poles...
44
52
53 60
61
69
70
80
above 80
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