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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

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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