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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH OCTOBER, 1878.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
llowing Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of September, 1878, is published for general
al Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th October, 1878.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKOng, for the MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1878. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
C. MAY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
ATTACHED
* OF WEEK.
IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, laken at Noon.
MAX.
SUN,
MAX.
DIUR.
R BULB
IN
VACUO.
SUN, MIN.
BULB
Ex- GRASS.
POSED.
NAL
RANGE,
ON
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
9 A.M.3 P.M.| Min. | Maz.
Temp. at
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED,
MIN.
IN SOIL
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.
SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION -100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.
A.M.3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
Noon.
29.82
29.73
86.0
88.0
76.0 89.0
88.0
155.
121.
80.0 13.0
41.0
82.0
87.0 89.0
80.0 82.0
69.
69. 75.5 77.6
S.W.
S.W.
1
29.75
29.70 85.0
87.0
78.0
93.0
91.0
149.
112.
79.0
15.0
33.0
80.0
87.0 88.0
81.0
82.0
73.
73. 77.1
78.2
S.W.
S.W.
29.76
29.72
86.0
89.0
94.0 72.0
151.
93.0
115.
21.0
71.0
44.0 81.0
89.0
91.0
81.0
84.0
65.
70.
76.0
79.7
S.W.
3.W.
29.91
29.81 86.0
ay,
29.90
86.0 20.81
72.0
89.0
89.0
91.0
94.0
149.
79.0
113.
22.0
34.0 80.0
89.0
90.0
82.0
81.0
65.
65.
76.0
77.0
8.W.
S.W.
89.0
81.0 90.0
157.
117.
81.0 9.0
36.0 $1.0
87.0
90.0
82.0 82.0 77.
65.
78.8
S.S.W.
77.0
S.W.
29.85
29.85 80.0 88.0
77.0 90.0
89.0
156.
120.
72.0
13.0
48.0 81.0
87.0
89.0
82.0
80.0
77.
61.
78.8
74.3
S.W.
S.W.
29.85
/ 29.75
86.0
89.0
68.0
91.0
90.0
141.
109.
71.0
23.0
38.0
81.0
91.0
86.0
81.0
83.0 76.
66.
77.8
78.0
8.W.
S.W.
29.85
29.80
85.0
88.0
77.0 88.0
87.0
112.
149.
81.0
11.0
81.0
31.0
80.0 89.0
81.0
82,0
76.
69.
77.8
77.0
S.
8.S.W.
29.80
29.75 | 86.0
89.0
78.0
88.0
86.0
140.
107. 81.0 10.0
26.0 80.0
87.0 90.0
81.0
81.0
73.
62.
77.1
75.4
B.S.W.
S.S.W.
29.80
29.79
85.0
82.0
72.0 80.0
85.0
141.
108. 77.0 14.0
31.0 78.0
82.0 86.0
84.0
76.0
64.
58.
68.6
69.5
N.W.
S.9.W.
0.25
29.78
29.72
76.0 80.0
70.0
81.0
80.0
136.
100.
75.0
11.0
25.0 76.0
75.0 80.0
71.0 74.0
79.
71.
68.1
69.9
N.W.
S.W.
ay,
29.75
20.70
79.0 83.0
84.0 73.0
136.
83.0
101.
75.0 11.0
29.72
81.0 29.70
83.0
74.0 85.0
84.0
126.
100.
11.0
76.0
26.0
24.0 77.0
76.0
79.0 83.0
73.0
76.0
71.
68. 68,9
71.3
N.E.
N.E.
81.0
83.0
75.0
77.0
72.
72.
70.9
73.0
N.E.
29.72
80.0 29.71
79.0
29.75
29.72 79.0
82.0
29.75
29.68
80.0
84.0
29.70
29.66 83.0
86.0
75.0 81.0
79.0
73.0 80.0
85.0 75.0
74.0 87.0
80.0
80.0 134.
80.0
122.
118. 90.
98.
110.
136.
6.0
lay,
20.67
29.57
81.0
74.0 85.0
85.0
84.0
110.
148.
29.56
29.52 82.0
85.0
88.0 74.0
87.0
149.
Y,...
29.68
20.03| 84.0
87.0
74.0 92.0
91.0
152.
74.0
115.
29.73
29.70
81.0 88.0
75.0
02.0
91.0
149.
111.
},
29.80
29.72
83.0 86.0
74.0
01.0
155.
90.0
29.80
29.77
83.0
85.0
74.0 80.0 88.0
148.
29.82
29.78 82.0
84.0
76.0 86.0
85.0
142.
110. 78.0
day,
29.80 29.72
83.0 88.0
75.0 92.0
91.0
155.
112.
78.0 17.0
96. 74.0
7.0
74.0
10.0
75.0
70.0 13.0
11.0
73.0 14.0 26.0 76.0
74.0
110. 41.0 76.0
18.0
76.0
35.0
17.0
76.0 44.0 77.0
17.0
74.0
118. 38.0 78.0
114. 76.0 15.0 32.0
10.0
34.0 78.0
22.0 75.0
80.0
79.0
75.0
76.0
75.
85.
71.6
73.9
E.
E.
0.45
16.0 72.0
79.0 82.0
74.0 76.0
75.
72.
70.6
72.0
E.
E.
0.65
23.0 73.0
80.0 84.0
75.0
78.0 76.
71.6
72.
74,0
E.
E.
34.0 72.0
85.0 87.0
77.0
80.0
64.
69.
71.8
15.5
E.
S.W.
0.05
37.0 75.0
82.0
86.0
73.0
77.0
60.
61.
67.0
71.2
N.E.
N.W.
84.0
87.0
73.0
76.0
54.
55.
65.7
68.9
N.W.
S.W.
89.0
85.0
72.0
77.0
49.
52.
63.5
69.4
S.W.
N.E.
82.0 90.0
76.0
75.0
72.
44.
72.0
65.6
N.W.
S.W.
$4.0
87.0
77.0
77.0
68.
58. 72.4
70.6
የየ .
E.
83.0 86.0
77.0
78.0
72. 64.
73.0
72.6
N.E.
E.
78.0
83.0
84.0
78.0
75.0
76.
60.
74.7
69.1
E.
E.
85.0
90.0
79.0
85.0
72.
77.
75.1
81.9
W.
S.W.
29.80
29.76 85.0
76.0 93.0
88.0
92.0
149.
111.
y,
20.85
29.80 84.0
83.0
77.01 87.0
26.0
149.
80.0
111.
29.92
29.90 84.0
86.0
76.0 87.0
86.0
. 144.
106.
Y,
29.93
29.90
85.0
84.0
}
29.90
29.87
82.0 84.0
76.0 86.0
72.0
85.0
85.0
80.0
105.
144.
98.
126.
33.0
78.0 17.0 31.0 80.0
10.0 11.0 29.0 80.0
79.0
26.0 80.0
10.0
79.0
85.0
82.0
77.0
25.0
73.0 14.0
80.0
87.0
90.0
81.0
81.0
73. 62.
77.1
75.4
S.W.
S.W.
83.0
84.0
80.0
78.0
80.
76.
77.4
74.7
E.
E.
85.0
87.0
80.0
80.0
76.
69. 76.7
75.5
E.
E.
86.0 84.0
80.0
77.0
72.
68.
76.1
72.4
E.
E.
77.0
80.0
76.
76.
73.6
76.7
E.
E.
0.30
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643
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Mean.
29.79
29.77 83.0 85.7
74.6 88.0
87.0
143.
108.
76.3 13.3
31.8 77.9
78.9
77.5
86.6
83.9
70.
62.
73.3
73.9
1.70
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y ofSeptember, 1877:-
-Mean Shade Temp.,
.84.3
Total Rain fall,
13.15 inclics.
Rain fell on 11 days.
5.31
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Colonial Surgeon.
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