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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH AUGUST, 1877.
No. 179.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of July, 1877, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th August, 1877.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1877. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE.
MAX. MAX.
DEUR-
Mac, and Min, of the previous
SUN,
24 hours, taken at Nova.
BULB
IN
VACUO.
SUN,
BULB
Ex-
POSED.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
1
2
4
Sunday,
Monday,.
3 Tuesday, Wednesday,
5 Thursday,
6 Friday,
7 Saturday,
9 A.M.
29.66
29.64
3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min.
Temp, at
Noon.
118.
29.61 79.0
29.56
İ
8
Sunday,
9
Monday,
10 Tuesday,
11
Wednesday,
12
Thursday,
13
Friday,
29.65
14 Saturday,
29.67
29.65
81.0 86.0 74.0 88.0
85.0
15 Sunday,.
29.70
29.66 82.0
83.0 75.0
87.0
83.0
16 Monday,·
29.68
17
Tuesday,
18
Wednesday,
19
Thursday,.
20 Friday,
21 Saturday,
22 Sunday,
23
F
Monday,
24 Tuesday,
25
Wednesday,
26 Thursday,
27
Friday,.
28 Saturday,
29 Sunday,
30
Monday,
31
Tuesday,
Mean
106.
105.
* Summary of July, 1876:--Mean Shade Temp.,
Total Rain fall,
Max. 29.63 79.0 81.0 74.0 80.0 78.0 148. 76.0 13.0 42.0 81,0 79.0 81.0 76.0 78.0 85. 85. 82.0 74.0 81.0 80.0 133. 98. 75.0 12.0 23.0 80.0 79.0 82.0 76.0 78.0 85. 80.
82.0 29.55 87.0 88.0 75.0 86.0 138. 108. 76.0 13.0 32.0 79.0 84.0 88.0 79.0 78.0 76.
29.66 29.63 86.0 76.0
87.0 93.0 153. 120,
90.0 78.0 17.0 88.0 88.0
42.0 82.0 $0.0 80.0 65. 65. 29.68 29.65 84.0 86.0 77.0 90.0 87.0 152. 120. 78.0 13.0 42.0 84.0 84.0 82.0 79.0 81.0 76. 69. 75.7
29.70 29.65 80.0 75.0
81.0 83.0 81.0 144. 114. 75.0 13.0 39.0 80.0 78.0 79.0 76.0 76.0 89. 85. 74.6
29.68 29.05 81.0 83.0 75.0 84.0 82.0 143. 105. 75.0 13.0 30.0 79.0 81.0 83.0 78.0 79.0 85. 80. 76.0
29.68 29.65 82.0 82.0 75.0 82.0 81.0 141. 103. 75.0 13.0 28.0 79.0 81.0 82.0 78.0 79.0 85. 85. 70.0 77.0 E.
29.70 29.68 82.0 86.0 76.0 89.0 86.0 145. 111. 75.0 13.0 36.0 80.0 83.0 87.0 79.0 80.0 80. 69. 76.3 75.5 E. 29.70 29.65 84.0 85.0 75.0 91.0 89.0 149. 116. 76.0 16.0 40.0 81.0 86.0 87.0 80.0 80.0 72. 69. 76.1 75.5 W. 29.65 29.63 83.0 87.0 76.0 91.0 89.0 149. 116. 78.0 15.0 $8.0 82.0 84.0 89.0 79.0 81.0 76. 65. 75.7 76.0 W. 29.65 29.63 84.0 84.0 77.0 86.0 83.0 147. 113. 76.0 12.0 37.0 82.0 85.0 84.0 80.0 79.0 76. 76. 70.7 75.7 W. 29.63 85.0 81.0 77.0 89.0 86.0 145. 107. 76.0 12.0 31.0 81.0 86.0 79.0 80.0 76.0 72. 85. 76.1 73.9 E. 140. 104. 73.0 14.0 31.0 80.0 81.0 86.0 78.0 80.0 85. 72. 76.0
139. 105. 77.0 28.0 81.0 83.0
12.0 83.0 79.0
79.0 80. 80. 76.3 76.3
29.85 82.0 75.0
83.0 88.0 86.0 155. 105. 75.0 30.0
13.0 80.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 80.0 80. 85. 75.3 78.9
29.68 29.65 84.0 84.0 75.0 90.0 88.0 154. 116. 76.0 15.0 40.0 80.0 85.0 85.0 80.0 80.0 76. 76. 76.7
29.70 29.66 79.0 82.0 73.0 82.0 79.0 153. 115. 75.0 40.0
9.0 80.0 78.0 82.0 76.0 70.0
84.0 29.75 29.72 85.0 75.0 88.0 86.0 135. 105. 76.0 29.0
13.0 79.0 85.0 85.0 80.0 81.0
29.85 29.82 81.0 84.0 77.0 86.0 84.0 123. 97. 77.0 9.0 20.0 81.0 81.0 84.0 78.0 79.0
29.88 29.83 83.0 85.0 76.0 26.0 84.0 135. 100. 75.0 10.0 25.0 80.0 84.0 85.0 79.0 77.0 76. 29.81 29.74 83.0 85.0 75.0 90.0 88.0 145. 112. 76.0 15.0 36.0 84.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 80.0 76. 29.74 29.65 83.0 87.0 76.0 91.0 89.0 147. 115. 76.0 15.0 39.0 80.0 83.0 88.0 78.0 29.75 29.67 85.0 87.0 78.0 93.0 91.0 153. 118. 78.0 15.0 40.0 81.0 89.0 88.0 81.0 29.80 29.74 85.0 86.0 78.0 92.0 88.0 155. 119. 79.0 14.0 40.0 81.0 87.0 88,0 81.0 29.75 29.66 85.0 86.0 78.0 91.0 87.0 140. 110. 78.0 13.0 32.0 81.0 86.0
88.0 81.0 29.67 29.65 80.0 82.0 74.0 83.0 80.0 135. 105. 74.0 11.0 31.0 80.0 79.0 83.0 77.0 29.68 29.65 79.0 78.0 78.0 83.0 80.0 126. 101. 72.0 12.0 29.0 78.0 79.0 77.0 77.0 74.0 90. 84. 75.6 71.9
29.72 29.70 77.0 77.0 73.0 78.0 76.0 118. 95. 73.0 15.0 22.0 78.0 76.0 76.0 74.0 74.0 89. 80. 72.6 72.6 E. 29.78 29.75 82.0 84.0 72.0 88.0 86.0 145. 105. 73.0 16.0 32.0 77.0 82.0 84.0 79.0 80.0 85. 80. 77.0 77.4 29.80 83.0
29.81 83.0 76.0 89.0 87.0 146. 77.0 13.0 20.0 79.0 83.0 88.0 79.0 78.0 80. 58. 76.3 71.6
29.71 29.67 82.2 83.8 75.3 87.0 84.6 142. 75.4 13.1 35.3 80.3 82.8 83.3 78.4 78.9 79. 75. 21.38 inches.
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
HYGROMETER.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
HUMIDITY COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
WIND,
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
CLOUD.
0-10.
INCHES
DEEP.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.
73.9 76.0 E. 73.9 75.3 E.
75.7
E.
0.75
10
9
E.
2.28
10
10
71.6 W.
W.
0.80
1
74.9
74.9 W.
W.
76.5 W.
0.04
6
73.9 E.
1.86
10
76.3 E.
0.38
7
E.
0.62
10
S.
0.36
5
1
0.08
0.64
4
8
0.02
10
76.1 E.
1.85
8
W.
6
W.
0.06
2
10
76.7 W.
1.33
4
5
89.
85.
77.0
74.6
S.
0.90
10
10
76.
80. 76.7
78.4
S.
0.37
5
85.
76. 76.0 75.7
W.
0.34
10
64. 75.7 71.8
E.
0.03
8
69.
75.7 75.5
W.
81.0
76.
69.
74.7 76.5 W.
82.0
65.
73. 76.0
78.2 W.
81.0
73.
69. 77.1
76.5 S.
5
80.0
69.
72. 76.5 76.1 8.
4
78.0
90. 76. 75.6
74.7
W.
W.
1.75
9
S.
S.
0.18
9
E.
1.78
10
E.
E.
1.08
8
E.
E.
0.02
8
8
75.6
75.1
17.72
Rain fell on 24 days.
1875:-
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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.
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