THE HONGKONG
GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, 21ST
APRIL,
1877.
227
1877.
HARBOUR OFFICE.
STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.
POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,300 FEET,
THERMOMETER.
DAY AND
HOUR.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
WINDS
0 To 12. Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
THERMOMETER.
WEA BARO- THER. {METER:
WINDS
0 TO 12.
WINDS
WEA-
THER.
THERMOMETER.
BARO-
0 TO 12.
WEA-BARO-
THERMOMETER.
METER.
THER. METER
Saturday, 9 30.11 71.0
14th
April,
71.0 GS.0 Noon 30.09 78.0 74.0 67.0 72.0 70.0) 3 30.03: 73.0 73.0 70.0
::
72.0 70.5 E b.c.m. 30.06 74.0 74.0 68.0, 74.0 72.0 ESE b.c.m. 30.03 74.0
Attd. Max.¡Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. b.c.m. 30.06 72.0
Force.
Atta. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.
Atid. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.
VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.
RAIN FALL.
In inches
during previous
WINDS
0 TO 12,
WEA-
THER.
24 hours.
2
b.c.
1
b.c.
74.0 73.0 ESE
2
b.c.
Sunday,
15th
April,
63
9 30.0774.0 74.0 72.0 Noon 30.05 76.0 76.0 70.0) 75.9 72.0° 29.99 77.0! 76.0 72.5:
o.c.m.
30.02 74.0.
::
75.0 73.0 Calm b.c.m. 30.0276.0, 77.0 70.0 76.5 75.0 SW b.c.n. 30.00 | 76.0
Q
b.c.
b.c.
76,0 75.0 S
1
b.c.
Monday,
6
30.03 78.0
77.01 76.01
29.95 81.0
..
Tuesday,
17th
9
30.08 | 74.0
Noon 30.00 80.5 81.5 75.0 80.0 75.0|
16th
April, 3
형:
b.c.m. 30.00 78.0
81.0 76.0!
74.0 72.0
30.03 75.0
!
Koon 30.07 74.5 80.5 73.0 74.0 69.0 April, 3
Wednesday, 9 30.11 65.0.
18th Noon 30.11 62.5 75.0 61.0 62.0 59.5
74.0 68.0
05.0 64.0
True wind cannot be registered.
Do.
78.5 76.0 S b.c.mi. 29.99 80.0 81.0 72.0 80.5 77.0 SW b.c.m. 29.95 $0.0 79.0 77.0 SW
2
b.c.
2 b.c.
:
2
b.c.
:
0.0.
30.00 76.0
75.0 71.0 N
3
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C Telegraph wire out of order.
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
65.0 64.0; Calm
0
b.c.
28.30 65.0
:
65.0 64.5 SE
2
b.c.m.
69.0 €1.0; 69.0 67.0 Calm
0
b.c.
23.31 68.0 67.5 63.0 67.0 66.0 SSE
3
b.c.m.
0.00
:
:
70.0 67.5 Calm
0
b.c.
28.27 70.0
..
69.0 68.0 SSW
2
b.c.m.
:
:
70.0 69.0 Calm
0
b.c.
28.29 68.0
67.0 67.0 SSE
2
O.C.
:
:
:
72.0 68.0 72.0 70.0 SSW
73.0 70.5 SSW 2 0.
71.5 71.5 SSW
74.0 68.0 73.5 72.5 SSW
คล
2
0.
28.31 70.0 69.0 66.0 69.5 69.0 SSE
0.c.
0.00
0.0.1.
o.c.m. 30.02 76.0 80.0 73.0 75.0 70.0 N 30.01 76.0!
3
J3
:
75.0 70.0 N
3
شد
g.
o.c.r.
30.02 68.0
··
o.c.r.
April, 3
30.06, 64.0j
►
··
64.0.61.0
o.c.1.
65.0 64.0 E 30.03 66.0 76.0 62.0 63.0 61.0 N 30.02 04.0
2
0.1.
00
3
o.r.t.
64.0 62.0 SE
2
0,1',
:
Thursday, 9
19th
April,
30.11.66.0
30.18 64.0| 64.0 64.01 Noon 30.18 66.0 67.0 61.0 66.0 61.5 3 65.0 61.5
0.c.
30.09 66.0
66.0 64.0 NE
2
g.
0.0.
30.09 67.0 68.0 66.0 67,0 64,0 NE
1
દ
g.
:
:
:
:
:
:
co
O.C.
30.07 68.0
:
67.0 62.0 NE
૧
2 g.
:
:
April,
3
Friday, 9 30.17 65.0 65.0 65.0 20th Noon 30.13 69.0 79.0' 62.5 68.0 65.5. 30.06 69.0
o.c.r.
30.08 68.0|
!
O.C.
69.0 65.0
b.c.
·
67.0 65.0 ENE 30.09 68.0 69.0 67.0 69.0 67.0 ENE 30.05 66.0 67,0 64,0, ENE 2 b.c.
2 0.1.
2 b.c.m.
:
:
:
28.30 | 70,0]
69.5 69.0 SSE
6
f.m.
28.26 71.0
70.0 70.0 SSW
4
O.C.
&
f.m.
28.24 71.0 70.5 68.5 70.5 70.0. S
5
O.C.
0.00
73.0 72.0 SSW
6
f.m.
28.21 71.0
··
71.0 70.5 SSW
5
0.c.
69.0 67.5, NNE
7
b.c.
28.27 68.0
68.0, 68.0 NE
O.C.
75.0 68.0 70.0 66.5 NNE |
4
0.
28.29 70.0: 68.5 67.0 69.0 68.0 N
2
O.C.
0.00
..
68.0 65.0 NNE
2
0.
28.25 68.0
67.5 66.5 N
2
O.C.
59.0 59.0 NNE
8
f.m.
28.26 61.0
61.0 61.0 E
4 0.1.
60.0 56.0 56.0 56.0 NNE
r.f.
28.28 61.0 60.0 60.0 61.0 61.0 N
4
o.r.t.
0.75
59.0 57.0 NNE
6
r.f.
28.24 61.0
61.0 60.0, NE
3
0.1.
..
58.0 56.0 NNE
4
b.c.
28.32 57.0
57.0; 57.0 ENE
4
c.m.
61.0 55.0 59.0 57.0 NNE
4
b.c.
28.33 58.0 58.0 56.5 58.0 57.0 E
4
c.m.
0.53
+-
59.0 57.0 NNE
1
b.c.
28.28 57.0
57.0 57.0 E
4
c.m.
60,0 60.0 NNE
6
r.
61.0 56.0 61.0 61.0] NNE
4 b.c.
63.0 61.0 NNE
4
b.c.
28.31 | 59.0 59.0 59.0 E 28.31 60.5 60.5 56.0, 60.0 60.0 ESE 28.26 60.5 63.0 62.5 SE
4
f.r.
4
o.c.
0.57
3
b.c.m.
A
O.C.
:
Zzz
co
:
:
:
at a distance unusually visible; w. wet (dew). STATE OF WEATHER:-. blue sky; c. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; P. passing showers; 9. squally; 2. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; v. visibility. Object NOTE:-A bar (—) under any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c., &c.
Figures
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Description of Wind.
Calin
Light Air Light Breeze Gentle Breeze
Moderate Breeze..
Fresh Breeze
Strong Breeze
Moderate Gale.
Fresh Gule
Strong Gale
Whole Gale
Storm.***
Hurricane.
Figures
Illustrations of the power of the Wind as regards a well-conditioned Man-of-War or First-class Clipper Ship.
Rate of the Wind
per Hour in Miles.
to denote
the Force
of the
Wind.
Just sufficient to give steerage way.
With which the above Ship with all sail (1 to 2 knots set and clean full would go in smooth 3 to 4 water... (5 to fi
In what he could just carry in chase,, ful by
Royals, &c.
Single Reets and T. G. Sails
Double Reefs and Jib, &c.
Close Reefs and Courses /
Triple Reefs, &c..
Inic she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forestil
Under Form Staysail
上
e Pules...
45
53
70
=ཤྰསླདྷb23sཁོă
80
above 80
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