THE HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 9TH NOVEMBER,
1878.
533
1878.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AQUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
THERMOMETER.
WINDS
Rain Fall.
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-
BARO-
0 TO 12.
HOUR.
DATE.
METER
THER.
METER
WEA-
THER.
|Attd.(Max.) Min. Dry. | Wet. Direct. Force.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry, Wet. Direct, Force.
la inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
THERMOMETER.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 TO 12.
RAIN FALL.
WEA-
THER.
Attd. Max. Min. | Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
In inches during previous 24 hours.
Saturday, 9
30.2175.5
74.0 69.0
b.c.
30.03 76.0
76.0 71.0 E
3
b.c.
30.08 78.0]
••
2nd
Nov.
Noon 30.18 77.5 78.0 71.0| 76.0| 70.0||
b.c.
30.03 79.0 81.5 71.0 79.0 75.0 E
4
b.c.
74.0 69.0 NE 30.03 76.0 76.0 70.0 74.0 68.0 NE
6
b.c.
28.34 66.0|
66.0 65.0 E
4
o.c.m.
5
b.c.
0.00
•
3
30.12 77.0
76.0 70.0
b.c.
80.00 80.0..
:
.. 79.0 74.0 E
4
30.03 75.0
..
74.0 68.0 NE
5
b.c.
..
28.35 68.0 69.0 64.0 68.0 66.0 E 28.30 68.0
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4
o.c.m.
0.00
68.0 66.0 E
4
o.c.m.
Sunday,
9 30,18 76.5
75.0 69.0
··
c.b.
30.00 79.0]
..
78.5 74.0 E
3rd.
Noon❘ 30.14 78.5 81.0 74.0 77.5 71.5
b.c.
30.00 81.0 82,5 74.5 80.0 74.5 E
Nov.
3
30.1078.5
:
:
78.0 73.0
b.c.
30.00 82.0
**
:
4th
Nov.
3
**
Monday, 9 30.19 78.0
Noon 30.16 79.0 81.0 75.0 77.0 73.0|
30.12 80.0
Co
78.0 74.0
Tuesday,
9 30.16 78.0
..
76.5 73.0
Nov.
3
5th Noon 30.14 79.0 81.0 75.0 77.0 74.0|| 30.11 78.5
76.0 73.0
:;
750:0
77.0 72.0
b.c.
30.01 80,0
81.5 76.5 E
··
79.0 74.0 E
30.02 76.0
30.07 76.0 30.05 76.0 76.5 72.0 76.0 72.0 NE 76.0 71.0 NE
·
75.0 72.0 NE
5 b.c.
28.34 08.0
--
68.0 67.0 E
o.c.m.
6
b.c.
0:00
..
6
co
b.c.
..
28.30 71.0
28.3471.0 71.0 66.0 71.0 68.0 E 70.0 69.0 E
5
o.c.m.
0.00
4
**
o.c.m.
30.08 77.0
76.0 72.0 NE
So
6
b.c.
28.32 70.0
..
69.0 68.0 E
5
o.c.m.
..
:
..
:
Wednesday,
9 30.14 79.0
6th Noon 30.09 80.5 82.0 75.0 79.0 74.0
77.0 74.0
True wind
cannot be registered.
Do.
b.c.
30.01 81.0 82.5 75.0 82.0 75.0 E
0.00
b.c.
29.99 82.0
:
:
b.c.
29.99 80.0
..
81,5 75.0 E
··
79.0 75.0 E
..
30.07 77.5 78.0 72.0 76.5 78.0 NE 30.00 77.0
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6
b.c.
0.00
28.35 72.0 71.0 67.0 71.0 69.0 E
4
0.c.m.
0.00
76.5 73.0 NE
4
b.c.
■ A
28.29 72.0
··
:
72.0 69.0 E
4
o.c.m.
O.C.
29.99 81.0 84.0 75.0 80.5 75.0 E
O.C.
29.99 80.01
•
:
78.5 75.0 E
2
19 GN
b.c.
b.c.
0.00
b.e.
30.03 77.5
77.0 73.0 NE
حو
4
b.c.
28.32 69.0
69.0 68.0 E
4
o.f.
:
8:
30.04 78.0 79.0 73.5 76.0 73.0 NE
8 b.c.
0.00
28.81 70.0 70.0 67.0 69.0 69.0 E
4
o.f.
30.00 77.0
76.0 73.0] NE
50
3
b.c.m.
28.30 70.0
•
:
69.0 68.0 E
3 o.m.
::
0.00
b.c.
29.99 81.0
-80.0 75.5; E
3
b.c.
29.99 79.0
-
77.0 74.0 NE
1 b.c.
28.30 70.0
70.0 69.0 E
3
•
b.c.
29.98 82.0 82.5 74.0 82.0 77.0 E
4 b.c.
0.00
29.99 78.0 78.0 72.0 77.0 74.5 NE
2 b.c.
0.00
Nov.
3 30.05 83.0
81.0 76.0
b.c.
29.94 84.)
85.5 81.5 EbS
1
b.c.
29.95 77.0
:
..
:
77.0 75.0 NE
2 b.c.
**
:
28.30 74.0 74.0 67.0 73.0 72.0 ESE 28.26 75.0
~ w
o.f.
2 o.f.
0.00
:
74.0 70.0 E
2
o.c.m.
:
Thursday, 9 30.1280.0 7th Noon 30.1184.0, 84.0 75.0 82.0 76.0 Nov. 3 30.06 84.0
79.0 74.0
b.c.
29.96 82.0
··
81.0 77.0 Calm
0
b.c.
30.01 80.0
80.0 75.0 SE
1 b.c.
28.33 75.0
74.0 73.0 SE
1
0.0.
b.c.
29.97 84.0 87.5 75.0 85.0 79.0 W
1
b.c.
0.00
83.0 77.0
b.c.
29.96 86.0
85.0 79.0 W
1
.b.c.
80.00 81.5 83.0 73.0 81.5 76.0 SE 29.99 81.5 81,5 76.0 SE
1
b.c.
0.00
1
b.c.
28.31 75.0 76.0 71.0 75.0 73.0 ENE 28.27 76,0
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1
b.v.
0.00
75.0 74.0 ENE
1
b.v.
30.1875.0
Nov.
co
Friday, 9 8th Noon 30.17 75.0 80.0 71.0 73.0 68.0 3 30.11 74.5
73.0 67.0
O.C.
30.00 75.0
74.0 70.0 NE
4
:
30.06 77.0
o.c.
73.0 67.0
O.C.
30,00 76.0 86.0 74.0 75.5 71.0 NE 30.00 76.0
3
0.00
75.5 72.0 NE
3 g.
72.0 69.0 N 30.0976.0 77.5 68.5 74.0 68.5 N 80.02 76.0
2 b.c.
··
2
b.c.
0.00
:
73.0 68.0 N
2
0.
·
28.34 66.0 28.33 67.0 67.0 64.0 67.0 65.0 N 28.29 67.0 67.0 65.0 N
::
66.0 64.0 N
2
o.m.
2
o.m.
2
0.m.
::
0.00
STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; . gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; Objects at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ngly (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 contining rain, &c., &c.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind,
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 they wer of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
Just sufficient to give steerage wi With which the above Ship with set and clean full would go in water..
In which she could just carry in full and by
In which she could just bear closet
Under Storm Staysail
Bare Poles.....
sail ( 1 to 2 knots
oth
3 to 4
[ 5 to 6
Royals,
Bingle Reefs and T. G. Sails.
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Triple Reefs, &C.
Close Reefs and Courses
afed Main Topsail and reefed Foresail
20
25
30
36
30
59
60
61 69
70
80
above 80
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind,
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