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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE UNDERMENTIONED STATIONS.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

CAPE D'AGUILAR. HEIGHT 170 FEET.

POLICE STATION, GAP. HEIGHT 1,300 FEET.

VICTORIA PEAK. HEIGHT 1,823 FEET.

356

THE

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT

GAZETTE, 4TH

1877.6

HARBOUR OFFICE.

WINDS

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

DAY AND

BARO-

WEA BARO-

HOUR.

DATE.

METER

THER. METER|

|Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet.

0 TO 12. Attd, Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. | Force.

WEA- BARO-1 THER, METER

Ο το 12, Attd. Max. Min. Dry. Wet. Direct. Force.

RAIN FALL.

In inches

24 hours.

WINDS

THERMOMETER.

THERMOMETER.

WEA- BARO- THER, during previous METER'

0 TO 12.

WEA-BARO- THER. METER

WINDS

0 TO 12.

RAIN FALL.

WEA-

THER.

In inches

during previous

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

Force.

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

24 hours.

Saturday,

28th

July,

79.0 77.00.c.

9 29.83 79.00) Noon 29.84 79.0 84.0 77.0 79.0 75.5 0.c. 79.0 75.00.c.r.

29.84 79.0

29.73 $3.0

80.5 79.0 Calm 29.74 82.0 85.0| 76,0| 79.5| 78.0 Calm 29.75 81.0

0

g.p.

29.78 82.01

76.0 75.0! SW

3

o.m.

74.0 74.0 NNE

3

0

g.p.

29.80 81.0 82.0, 72.0 76.0] 75.0: SSW

78.0 76.0, SW

3

0.r.

29.81 80.0

::;

3 c.m.

0.60

76.0 76.0 SW

>

o.r.

:

Sunday,

29th

9

20.90 78.01

July,

co

29.8677.0

1::;

78.0 77.00.c.r. Noon 25.89 77.5 83.0 76.0 77.0 76.0 o.c.r. 776 75.00.c.r.

29.78 81.0

29.78 81.0 84,076

29.78 81.0

རྒྱ:

77.0 76.5 SW

417

o.q.r.

29.83 $1.0

78.0 77.5 SW

2 o.r.

78.0 77.0 NW

1

o.r.

29.84 81.0 82.0 73.0 76.0 76.0 N

1

1.

གྲ:

1.60

78.0 77.0 NW

1

0.1.

29.84 80.0

80.0 75.0 SW

2

1'.

:

Monday,

9

29.95 79.0

30th

Jriy,

3

:

79.0 77.5 0.c.r. Noon 29.94 85,0 87,576,0 85.0 79.5, o.c. 29.92 85.0

29.83 82.0

81.0 79.0 E

:

85.0 80.0 0.c.

:

29.83 83.0 85.0 76.0 84.5 81.5 E 29.83 84.0

84.0 81.0 SE

co co 00

o.r.

29.89 79,5

77.0 76.5 N

2

c.m.

..

3

b.c.

29.89 81.5 83.0 72.0 81.0 79.5 SW

2

b.e.

0.20

g.m.

29.87 82.0:

82.0 78.5 SSE

2

C,

ن

nesday,

31st

9

G

29.97 85.0

85.0 80.0 b.c.m. 29.85 84.0

..

83.0 80.0 E

3

b.c.

..

July,

3

29.95 84.0

Noon 29.98 87.0' 82.0 79.0' 87.0 80.5 b.c. 29.87 85.0 86.0 79.0, 85.0 81.0 E 84.0 79.0 b.c.m. 29.86 84.0

3

co

b.c.

20.89 83.0 29.92 84.0 85.0 73.0 84.5 80.0 SE

82.0 79.5 SSW

2

..

b.

2

o.d.

0.00

:

A

.

:

:

::

:

:

:

:

:

:

80.0 70.0 72.0 72.0 Calm

0

b.c.

f.r.

28.08 74.0

74.0 73.0, SW

2

o.f.

..

28.09 | 72.0, 73.0 70.0, 72.0 71.0 SW

4

O.C.

0,35

72.0 72.0 SSW

6

r.

28.09 72.0

72.0 71.0 SSW

4

f.r.

:

:

74.0 73.5 SSW

6

f.r.

28.14 75,0

+

74.0 74.0 S

5

r.f.

77.0 72.0 72.0 72.0: SSW

4

for.

28.14, 73.0 74.0 70.0 73.0 73.0 W

3

r.f.

1.30

72.0 72.0 SSW

4

f.r.

28.14 73.0

72.0 72.0 SW

3

r.f.

:

75.0 74.0 SSW

4

f.r.

28.18 74.0

78.0 72.0 77.0 75.0 SSW

4

f.r.

16:

74.0 76.0 SE

4

o.f.

28.18 76.0 76.5 71.0| 76,0) 75.0 SE

0.m.

0.40

77.5 76.5 SSW

4

0.

28.16 76.0

75.0 75.0, SE

4

| 0.m.

:

77.0 76.0 SSW

3

b.c.

28.20 76.0

75.0 75.0 SSE

B

ב-5

o.p.f.

ེ:

:

73.0 78.0 76.0 SSW

4

b.c.

28.22 76.0 76,5 74.0 76.0, 75.0 SSE

3 0.m.

0.10

82.0 80.0 ESE

3

o.r.

29.90 83.0!

83.0 77.5 SE

2

b.2.

77.5 76,0 SSW

4

b.c.

28.19 77.0

76.0 76.0 SSE

3

b.c.p.

:

..

29.97 82.0

2nd

August,

Wednesday,!

1st

August, 3

82.0 80.0 h.c.

Farsday, 9 29.92 82.0 Noon 29.90 86.0 88.0 78.5 86.0 79.0 b.c. 87.0 81.0 b.c.

3 29.87 87.0

··

82 0 $0.0 b.c. Noon 29.96 83.5 89.0 79.0 85.0 79.0 b.c. 83.0 78.5. b.c.

29.98 85.0|

::

84.0 81.0 SE

29.86 84.0 29.86 84.0 88.5 79.0 86.5) 81.0 NE 88.0 82.5 NE

29.85 86.0

1

b.c.

29.91 83.5;

L

2

3

* 15

b.c.

b.c.

82.5 80.0 NNE 29.91 84.0 85.0 74.0 83,0' 80,5 NE 83.0 79.5 SE

29.87 83.0

2 b.c.

2 b.c.

0.00

-

b.e.

:

:

:

:

..

:

29.84 84.0,

82.5 81.0 Calm

b.c.

29.8582.5

83.0 83.0 E

2

b.c.

78.5 76.0 SSW

81.0 73.0 80.0 75.0, SSW

78.0 75.0, SSW

78.0 76.0 Calm

2 3 2

b.c.

28.21 76.0

..

75.0 75.0 ESE

b.c.

28.21 77.0 77.5 73.0, 76.5 75.0 SE

b.c.

28.16 77.0

76.0' 75.0 SE

2 2 CO

b.m.

c.m.

0.00

c.m.

b.c.

28.16 76.0

75.0 74.5, SSW

3

o.m.

+

:ཊྛ:

29.84 86.0 90.0 77.0, 85.5 81.5] SSE 29.80 85.0

1

b.c.

29.87 85.5 87.0 74.0 86.0 84.0 SE

2

b.c.

0.00

:

82.0 74.0, 81.0 77.0 Calm

0 b.e.

28.16 77.0 78.0 72.5 77.0 75.0 W

1 b.c.

0.00

88. 82.0 SSE

1

b.c.

29.82 85.0

86.0 80.0 SW

3

b.v.

81.0 78.0 Calm

0

b.c.

28.13 78.0

:

Friday,

3rd

August,

3

85.0, 81.0 b.c.

9 29.84 85.0 Noon 29.82 87.0 89.0 79.0 87.0 80.0 b.c. 29.76 88.0 87.0 82.0 b.c.

83.5 81.0 Calm!

29.78 85.0 29.77 86.0 90.0 77.0 83.5 80.5] NW 29.74 86.0

0

b.c.

29.79 84.5

2

þ.e.

88.0 82.0 SW

1

b.c.

86.0 81.0 SE 29.80 85.0 88.0 73.0 85.5 81.0 SE 29.74 85.5

2

b.c.

:

:

79.0 77.0 Calm

0

b.c.

28.10 76.5

2 b.c.

0.00

82.0 74.0 81.0 78.0j Calm

0

87.0 81.0 SW

1 b.c.

:

81.0 78.0 Calm

0

..

28.11 78.0 78.5, 74.0 78.0 76.5 WNW

b.c.

28.08 80.0

b.c.

:::

77.0 76.0 WSW

1

b.c.

76.0 75.0 W

c.m.

1

b.m.

0.00

79.0 78.0 Calm

0

b.m.

:

:

1

AUGUST,

STATE OF WEATHER:-6. blue sky; e. clouds (detached); d. drizzling rain; f. foggy; g. gloomy; h. hail; 7. lightning; m. misty (hazy); o. overcast; p. passing showers; g. squally; 7. rain; s. snow; t. thunder; u. ugly (threatening) appearance of weather; visibility. Objects at a distance unusually visi. w. wet (dew), NOTE:—A bar (—) uncur any letter augments its signification, thus f. very foggy; r. much rain; r. heavy and continuing rain, &c.

V

sts

Figures

to denote

the Force

Description of Wind.

j ni

Figures

Man

Illustrations of the ndofthe wind as reads a well-conditioned

Car or First-class, Clipper Ship.

Rate of the Wind per Hour in Miles.

to denote

the Force

of the

Wind.

of the

Wind.

14

Bare Poles.

Calmı

Light Air..... Light Breeze... Gentle Breeze.... Moderate Breeze - Fresh Breeze • Strong Breeze Moderate Gale. Fresh Gale.

Strong Gale

10

Whole Gale

11

Storm..***

12

Hurricane..

In which she could just carry in chuse, Single Reefs and T. G. Sails. full and by

Double Reefs and Jib, &c. Triple Reefs, &c...

Close Reefs and Courses

In which she could just bear close-reefed Main Topsail and reefed Forcsail Under Storm Staysail

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 water.

3 to 4

5 to 6

Royals, &c.

11

12

69

70

80

above 80

1877.

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