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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.

VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.

426

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, ↑

1878.

HARBOUR OFFICE.

WINDS

WINDS

RAIN FALL.

WINDS

RAIN FALL.

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

DAY AND

BARO-

0 TO 12.

WEA-

BARO-

0 TO 12.

HOUR.

DATE.

METER

THER.

METER

WEA-

THER.

YL

BARO-

◊ TO 12.

a'

chos

\revious

METER

WEA-

THER.

Atid. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.

Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.

Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.

In inches during previous 24 hours.

BARO-

METER

Atta. Max. Min. Dry.Wet. Direct. Force.

WINDS

RAIN FALL.

0 TO 12.

WEA-

THER.

during previous 24 bours.

In inches

Saturday,

31st

9

30.08 85.0 Noon 30.06 | 90.0 92.0 81.0 89.0, 83.0

84.0 80.0

b.c.

29.93 77.0

84.5 81.0 Calm

0

b.c.

29.98 85.0]

b.c.

29.94 89.0 89.5 78.0 88.0 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

29.98 86.0 89.0 79.0 88.0 62.0 SW

Aug.

3

0.01 90.0:

:

:

89.0 81.0

b.c.

29.90 90.0

88.5 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

:

·

Sunday,

30.03 87.0

1st

Sept.

co

Monday,

9

2nd

Sept.

69

Tuesday,

sru

Sept.

9

$6.0 79.0 Noon 30.00 87.0 91.0 80.0 86.0 80.0 29.94 89.0

29.97 87.0

Noon 29.95 89.5 91.0 82.0, 89.0 81.0 29.92 90.5

29.99 86.0

b.c.

29.90 87.01

b.c.

29.89 88.0 89.5 78.0 88.0 82.0 SW

:co

85.5 81.0 NW

1

b.c.

29.91 87.0

29.90 86.0

: ༷ : |

85.0 82.0) SW

2

b.c.

28.30 79.0|

78.0 75.0 Calm

0

b.m.

2

b.c.

0.00

28.30 | 82.0, 82.0, 75.0 81.0 79.0 Calm

0

b.m.

0.00

88.0 83.0 SW

1

b.c.

28.26 82.0

81.0 80.0 Calm

0

b.m.

88,0 82.0 SW

3

b.c.

··

H

b.c.

0,00

29.90 $6.0 89.0 78.0 88.0 82.0, SW

2

b.c.

0.00

00:0

28.25 77.0

76.0 74.0 WSW]

4

b.c.m.

28.24 80.0 80.0 75.0 79.0 76.0 SSW

2

b.m.

89.0 81.0

b.c.

29.86 90.0

89.0 83.0 SW

2 b.c.

29.8586.5

86.0 83.0 SW

2

:

:

..

-

b.c.

28.19 79.0

78.0 76.0 SW

..

··

4

b.m.

::

0.00

:

:

::

86.5 81.0

b.c.

29.84 86.0

;

:

:

89.0 82.0

85.0 81.0

Noon 29.99 90.0 92.0 81.0 89.0 83.0)

3

29.95 90.0

Wednesday,

9

30.08 86.0

:

:

..

89.0 82.0

84.0 79.0

4th

Noon 30.06 90.0 92.0, 82.0] 90.0 82.0

True wind cannot be registered.

Do.

b.c.

ོ:

-

85.0 82.0 Calm

0 b.c.

29.85 85.0

85.0 80.0 SW

2

-

b.c.

28.18 77.0

:

29.85 88.0 90.0 77.5 88.0 82.0] SW

4 b.c.

0.00

b.c.

29.82 90.0

89.0 82.0 SSW

5

10

b.c.

29.85 87.0 99.0 80.0 88.0 82.0 SW 29.82 86.0

2

b.c.

0.00

28.18 78.0 78.0 75.0 77.0 75.0 SW

33

76,0| 76.0] SSW

4

o.f.m.

5

b.m.

0.00

87.0 85.0 SW

4

b.c.

28.15 78.0

:

77.0 75.0 SW

4

b.m.

:

··

:

b.c.

29.86 87.0

85.0 81.5] Calm

0

b.c.

29.87 86.0

86.0 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

b.c.

29.87 88.0 90.0 79.5 88.0 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

0.00

29.88 87.0 90.0 80.0, 57.0 81.0 SW

2

b.c.

b.c.

29.85 90.0

90.0 83.0 SW

3

b.c.

29.83 87.0

87.0 85.0 SW

2

b.c.

::

28.21 78.0j

76.0 76.0 SW

4

·

o.c.m.

0.00

28.20 78.0 78.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 SW

4

o.c.m.

28.17 78.0

:

77.0 76.0 SW

5

0.cm.

::

0.00

b.c.

29.93 86.0

:

83.5 80.0, Calm

0 b.c.

b.c.

29.94 89.0 90.5 79.0 87.5 82.5 SW

2 b.c.t.

Sept.

co

30.02 92.0

:

:

91.0 82.0

b.c.

29.91 90.0

88.5 83.5 SW

1

b.c.

::

29.95 86.0

87.0 83.0 SE

1

b.c.

0.00

29.93 87.0 90.0 80.0 90.0 84.0 SW 29.92 88.0

2

b.c.

0.00

ལྕ :

28.27 77.0

28.27 79.0 79.0 75,0 78.0 76.0 SW

76.0 75.0 W

2

10 1

O.C.

2

b.m.

0.00

88.0 85.0 SW

1

.C.

28.25 | 79.0

78.0 76.0 SW

3

b.m.

--

:

:

:

Thursday,

9

30.08 87.5

86.0 81.0

b.c.

29.94 87.0

:

:

85.5 81.0 SW

1

b.c.

29.96 86.0

|88.0, 83.0 SSW

1

b.c.

28.29 80.0

79.0 76.0 Calm

0

5th

Sept.

3

Noon 30.07 | 90.0 93.0 83.0 89.0 81.0 80.02 92.0

b.c.

29.90 90.0 91.0 79.5 90.5 83.5 Calm

0

b.c.

0.00

29.95 87.0, 91.0, 80.0 90.0 84.0 SSE

1

b.c.

0.00

91.0 82.0

b.c.

29.92 91.0]

:.

89.0 82.5 S

4

b.c.t.

29.92 88.0

:

89.0 83.0 SW

2

b.c.

28.29 82.0 82.0 76.0 80,0| 77,0| NNW 28.24 79.0

2

0.00

78.0 76.0 SSW

4

:

Friday,

6th

Sept.

30.0485.5 84.0 81.0

9 Noon 30.02 90.0 91.0 81.0 89.0 31.0 29.95 90.5

3

..

:

89.0 81.0

b.c..

b.c.

b.c.

29.90 86.0

:

29.92 8.0 92.0 79.0 87,0 82.0 SW 29.93 89.0

::

86,0 82.0 SW

1

b.c.

29.92 85.0

4-

86.0 82.0 SW

2

b.c.

1

b.c.

0.00

89.0 82.0 SW

2

h.c.

:

29.92 86.0 92.0 78.0 89.0 82.0 SW 29.86 87.0

2

b.c.

89.0 78.5 SW

2

b.c.

::

28.26 78 0

0.00

77.0 76.0 SW 28.24 79.0 79.0 75.0 78.0 76.0 SSW 28.18 80.0 79.0 75.0 SSW

2

c.m.

3

c.m.

3

b.m.

::

0.00

of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned

ar or First-class Clipper Ship.

Kate of the Wind per Hour in Milen.

Figures

to denote

the Force

of the

Wind.

STATE OF WEATHER:-5. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; ♬ foggy; g. gloomy; ħ. hai Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). NOTE.—A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; I. much rain; r. he

́ (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; r. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; a. ngly (threatening) «ppearance of weather; v. visibility, n, &c., &c.

Calm.

Light Air. Light Breeze

Gentle Breeze .... Moderate Breeze Fresh Breeze Strong Breeze Moderate Gale Fresh Gale

Strong Gale.

Whole Gale

Storm.

Hurricane.

Just sufficient to give steerage way. With which the above Ship with all sail (I to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth water.

3 to 4

5 to 6 Royals, &c.

17

Single Reefs and T. G. Sails.

In which she could just carry in chase, Double Keefs and Jib, &c. full and by

Triple Reefs, &c.·

Close Reefs and Courses ..

In which she could just bear close-roofed Main Topsall and reefed Foresail Under Storm Staysail

Bare Poles.

Figures

to denote

the Force

of the

Wind.

Description of Wind.

70

above 80

EPTEMBER,

1878.

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