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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 17TH
AUGUST, 1878.
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'ÁGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK, HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
WINDS
WINDS
RAIN FALL. I
DAY AND
DATE.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
THERMOMETER.
THERMOMETER.
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
In inches
HOUR.
METER
THER.
METER
THER.
during previous METER
WEA-
THER,
Attd. Max, Min.| Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct.
Force.
Di hours.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet, Direct. Force.
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
In inches
during previous
24 hours.
Saturday,
10th
Aug.
9
30.03 84.0
82.5 80.5
O.C.
29.91 86.0
84.0 82.0 Calm
0
g.
29.95 84.0]
81.0 79.5 SW
2
o.c.m.
28.24 75.0
•
75,0 75.0 SW
3
o.f.
3
Noon 30.03 82.0 90.0 80.0 80.5 78.0 29.99 85.0
O.C.
29.91 84.0 88.0 77.0 81.0 79.0 W
1
g.p.
0.12
29.93 82.0 88.0 75.0 78.0 75.0 SW
2 o.r.
0.00
:
:
81.0 79.0
C.
29.89 85.0
84.5 80.0 W
1
b.c.
29.90 81.0.
75.0 74.0 SW
2
15
q.r.
..
28.24 75.0 75,0) 72,0| 74.0 73.0 SW 28.20 75.0
4
o.c.r.
0.00
74.0 73.0 SW
4
Sunday,
11th
9
30.01 83.0..
81.0 79.0
b.c.
Noon 30.01 | 82.0 86.0 76.0 80.0 75.0
Aug.
**
29.96 82.0
::
o.c.r.
80.0] 76.0
O.C.
:
29.90 83.0' 29.89 82.0, 85.0 73.0 77.5 76.0 SW 29.89 81.0
--
82.0 79.5 Calm
0
b.c.
29.89 83.0
5
o.p.q.
0.19
79.5 77.0 Calm
0
0.g.
29.87 79.0
::
81.0 77.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.21 71.0
1:
**
29.90 81.0 84.0 75.0] 80.0) 75.0 SW
4
q.r.
1.15
28.18 72.0 76.0 68.0 71.0 71.0 SW
8:
75.0 73.0 SSW
2
b.c.v.
4
0.£.
0.85
78.0 75.0 SW
2
r.
•
28.17 72.0
:
..
:
72.0 71.0, SW
4
o.f.
Monday,
9
30.01 78.5
12th
Noon❘ 30.02 79.0 82.0 75.0. 77.0 76.0
10:
77.0 76.0
o.c r.
29.88 81.0
77.5 77.0 Calm
0
o.r.
29.90 80.0
74.0 67.5 SW
1
r.
28.20 72.0[
:
71.0 71.0 SW
3
o.f.
+
Aug.
3
30.00 79.0
:
:
Tuesday,
co
9
30.05 81.0
13th Noon 80.07 82.0, 83.0 75,0 80,0, 78.0)
77.0 75.0
80.0 78.0
Aug.
3
30.06 79.0
:
:
77.0 75.0
Wednesday, 9
14th
30.07 | 80.5
79.0 76.0
Noon 30.06 83.0 84.0 75.0 82.0 78.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
o.c.r.
29.87 80.0 80.5 71.5 78.0 77.0 NE
3
o.r.
0.02
29.92 80.0 81.0 72.0 75.0) 75,0 SW
1
r.
1.90
28.19 72.0 72.0 69.0 72.0 72.0 SW
4
o.fr.q.
1.31
o.c.r.
29.88, 80.0
76,0,75.0 WSW
3
o.q.r.
29.90 78.0
:
75.0 74.5 SW
1
r.
28.18 71.0
71.0 70.0 SSW
4
o.f.q.
..
o.c.r.
29.91 82.0]
o.c.r.t.
O.C.T.
·
80.0 79.0 ENE 29.92 82.0 83.0 71.5 80.0 78.5 SE 29.92 81.0
2
o.r.
29.94 81.0
77.0 75.0 S
2
r.
28.23 74.0
73.5 73.5. S
5
o.f.r.
:
5
o.r.q.
76.5 76.0 SE
4
o.r.
:ཊྚཱི;
2.10.
29.94 81.0 82.0) 71.0 80.0 78.0 SW 29.93 80.0
4
r.q.
1 22
80.0 78.0 Calm
→
r.
28.27 74.0 74.0 69.0 74.0 74.0 S 28.26 72.0
: ེ
ñ
o c.r.t.
1.75
72.0 72.0 S
3
0.0.r.
:
:
C.
..
C.
Aug.
co
30.02 85.0
Thursday,
15th
ទ
30.05 | 80.5|
Noon 30.01 79.5 84.0 77.0 78.0 76.0|
Aug.
3
29.97 · 83.0;
:::
$3.0 80.0
o.c.r.
80.5 78.5 ESE
29.93 81.0 29.93 83.0 82.0 72.0 83.0 79.0 E 83.0 80.5 SE
29.91 84.0
:
2
b.c.
4
b.c.
4
0.5.
::
29.95 81.0
76.0 75.0 W
1
b.c.
2.00
29.95 81.0 83.0 72.0 82.0 78.0 E
1
b.c.
29.92 82.0|
78.0 77.0 SW
h
q.p.
::
28.27 74.0
73.0 73.0 SE
4
..
•
o.c.m.
:
1.29
28.23 75.0
..
28.28 75.0 75.0 70.0 74.0 74.0 SE 74.0 74.0 S
4
c.c.m.
1.94
4
··
o.c.m.
:
78.0 77.0
O.C.
0.0.
82.0, 78.0
b.c.
29.91 82.0
29.91
29.88 84.0!
44040
79.0 77.0; SW
3
b.c.
29.91 80.0
76.0, 75.0! SW
2
q.r.
28.23 72.0
:
71.0 71.0 SS W
4
o.f.m.
:
:
81.0 84.5 74.0 80.0 78.0 Calm
0
0.g.
0.93
*
:
85.0 81.0 Calm
0
0.g.
29.91 79.0 84.0 73.0 75.0 74.0 SW 29.88 80.0
1
r.
1.05
80.0 77.5 SW
1
r.
28.21 72.0 72.0 70.0' 72.0 72.0 S 28.16 74.0,
o.c.m.
1.00
:
73.0 78.0 SW
.4
o.c.m.
:
..
Friday,
16th
9 30.01 80.0| Noon❘ 30.01 82.5 85.0 77.0 81.0 77,0
78.0 76.0
o.c.r.
C.
Aug.
3
29.97 86.5
85.5 80.0
b.c.
··
-
79.0 77.0 Calm
29.87 82.0 29.87 82.0 86.0 74.0 82.5 79.5 S 87.0 82.0 Calm
29.87 86.0
0
o.r.
1
o.p.
0
b.c.
::
29.88 81.0
80.0 78.0) SW
1
c.p.
28.20 72.0
71.0 71.0) SW
4
o.c.m.
1.18
29.89 82.0 84.0 72.0 79.0 78.0] SW 29.86 83.0 83.0 80.0 S
5
c.p.
0.06
:
1
b.c.
•
28.20 74.0 74.0] 71.0 73.0 72.0] SW 28.20 77.0 75.5 75.5 SSW
4
o.c m.
4
o.c.m.
::
1.10
Wind as regards a well-conditioned
Kate of the Wind
First-class Clipper Ship.
per Hour in Miles.
Figures to denote
the Force
of the:
Wind.
above 80
STATE OF WEATHER:-b. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. nisty (hazy);" o. overcast; p. passing showers; 9. squally; r. rain; s. snow; %. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). NOTE.—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Wind.
10
11
12
Calm
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze Moderate Breeze.. Fresh Breeze...
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.
Fresh Gale.
Strong Gale
Whole Gale..
Storin.*****
Hurricane..
Just suffic
With wh
set and dean full would water..
In which she could just carry in shaw. full and by
Royals,
Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c.·
Close Reefs and Courses
In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles..
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Description of Wind.
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