THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH SEPTEMBER, 1877.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
By Command, hollowing Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of August, 1877, is published for general
information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th September, 1877.
METEOROLOGICAL OÁSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1877. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
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THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED
IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
SUN,
BULB
IN
VACUO.
SUN,
BULB
Ex-
POSED.
MIN. NAL
ON RANGE,
GRASS. IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Min.
Max. Noon.
Temp. at
DIURNAL
RANGE, BULB
EXPOSED.
19 A. M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
HYGROMETER.
ACMIDITY
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE.
6
COMPLETE DEW POINT. SATURATION
==100.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.
1
Wednesday,
2 Thursday,
3 Friday,
29.80
29.78
83.0 85.0
75.0
87.0
85.0
151.
107.
77.0 12.0
30.0
80.0 83.0
85.0
79.0 78.0
80.
68.
76.3
73.4
E.
E.
0.02
8
29.75
29.69
82.0 87.0
75.0
90.0
88.0
156. 118.
76.0 15.0
42.0
81.0 83.0
89.0
78.0
82.0
76.
69.
74.7
77.6
W.
W.
29.70
29.65
84.0
88.0
75.0
90.0
88.0 153.
120.
77.0
15.0
43.0
82.0 85.0
90.0
79.0
81.0
72.
62.
75.1
75.4
W.
S.
Saturday,
29.70
29.65
85,0
87.0
77.0
92.0
91.0 153.
119.
79.0
15.0
40.0
83.0
87.0
89.0
60.0
82.0
69.
69.
75.5
77.6
W.
W.
5 Sunday,
29.64
29.60
84.0 90.0
78.0
94.0
92.0
150.
119.
79.0
16.0 40.0
82.0
86.0
02.0 81.0
82.0
76.
59.
77.8
75.9
W.
W.
62221
6 Monday,
29.53
29.50
87.0
90.0
80.0 94.0 93.0
150.
117.
81.0
14.0
36.0
84.0
88.0
91.0 | 80.0
81.0
65.
59.
74.9
74.8
W.
7
Tuesday,
29.45
29.43
88.0
92.0
81.0
94.0
92.0
164. 125.
81.0
13.0
44.0
84.9
89.0
92.0 80.0
79.0
61.
50.
! 74.3
71.0
W.
8
Wednesday,
29.41
29.36
84.0
80.0
75.0
85.0
83.0 160.
124.
75.0
10.0
49.0
82.0
84.0
79.0
76.0
76.0
64.
85.
70.7
73.9
W.
0.33
8
10
9 Thursday,.
29.45
29.45
80.0
81.0
76.0
83.0
81.0
135.
94.
75.0
7.0
19.0
80.0 80.0
81.0 77.0
77.0
85.
75.0 74.3
E.
0.96
10
10
10 Friday,
29.58
29.55 82.0
81.0
77.0
85,0
84.0 126.
88.
77.0
8.0
11.0 83.0 82.0
81.0 78.0
78.0 80.
75.3
76.0
E.
2.82
10
11 Saturday,
29.58
29.55
82.0 83.0
77.0
86.0
84.0
132.
100.
75.0
9.0
25.0 79.0
82.0
83.0
¡
79.0
80.0
85.
85.
77.0
78.0
E.
0.71
12 Sunday,
29.65
29.62
84.0
86.0
77.0
90.0
89.0
135.
111.
78.0 13.0
33.0
81.0
85.0
88.0
81.0
82.0
80.
73.
78.4
78.2 W.
13 Monday,
29.70
29.06
85.0
88.0
78.0
92.0
91.0
145.
115.
79.0
14.0
36.0
81.0
85.0
89.0
81.0
83.0
80.
73.
78.4
79.2
W.
14 Tuesday,
29.65
29.60
86.0
87.0
78.0 94.0
91.0
149.
119.
78.0
16.0
41.0
81.0 89.0
88.0
81.0
81,0
65.
69.
76.0
76.5
W.
15 Wednesday,
29.55
29.52
80.0
84.0
74.0
85.0
83.0
145.
115.
75.0
11.0 40.0
80.0
80.0
84.0
77.0
79.0
85.
68.
75.0
72.4
E.
0.77
16 Thursday,
29.55
29.45
80.0 79.0
73.0
84.0
82.0
135.
107.
75.0
11.0
32.0
78.0
79.0
79.0
73.0
75.0
71.
80.
68.9
72.3 E.
0.25
17 Friday,
29.61
29.63
84.0
83.0
75.0
85.0
83.0
125.
95.
76.0 10.0
19.0
79.0
84.0
83.0
79.0
78.0
76.
!
76.
75.7
74.7
E.
0.24
18 Saturday,
29.63
29.61
79.0
79.0
75.0
81.0
78.0 125.
100.
75.0
6.0
25.0
78.0
79.0
79.0
77.0
77.0
90.
90.
75.6 75.6
S.
1.20
10
10
19 Sunday,
29.66
29.64
79.0
81.0
74.0 83.0
82.0
122.
96.
75.0
9.0
21.0
78.0
79.0
81.0
76.0
78.0
85.
85.
73.9
76.0
Ꮃ .
2.54
10
20 Monday,
29.68
29.65
82.0
80.0
74.0
81.0
80.0
140.
104.
75.0
7.0
29.0
78.0
82.0 80.0
77.0
76.0
76.
80.
73.6
73.3 E.
0.22
5
21 Tuesday,
29.75
29.72
81.0 81.0
74.0
23.0
81.0
126.
96.
75.0
9.0 21.0
79.0
81.0
81.0
77.0
77.0
80.
80.
74.3
74.3
E.
1.51
10
22
Wednesday,
29.83
29.80
84.0
83.0
75.0
87.0
86.0
150.
108.
75.0
12.0 33.0
78.0
85.0
81.0
80.0
78.0
76.
85.
76.7
76.0
E.
0.36
23 Thursday,
29.83
29.80 83.0
87.0
75.0
87.0
86.0
150.
110.
77.0
12.0
33.0
79.0
83.0
88.0
79.0
81.0
80.
69.
76.3
76.5
E.
0.28
24 Friday,.
29.81
29.75
83.0
86.0
75.0
90.0
88.0
156.
115.
77.0
15.0 38.0
80.0
84.0
89,0
78.0
81.0
72.
65.
74.0
76.0
E.
25 Saturday,
29.76
29.69
82.0 86.0
75.0
01.0
90.0
157.
123.
76.0
16.0
47.0 81.0
83.0 88.0
79.0
80.0
80.
65.
76.3 74.9
W.
26 Sunday,
20.76
29.72
84.0 83.0
77.0
91.0
89.0
150.
115.
78.0
14.0 37.0
80.0
87.0
82.0
80.0
78.0
69.
80.
75.5
75.3
S.
27 Monday,.
28 Tuesday,
29
Wednesday,
29.85
29.82
83.0
85.0
76.0
90.0
88.0
156.
116.
78.0
14.0
38.0
81.0 83.0
85.0
78.0
79.0
76.
72.
74.7
75.1 E.
W.
29.88
29.82
83.0
85.0
76.0
90.0
88.0
149.
117.
77.0
14.0
30.0
81.0
83.0
85.0
78.0
78.0 76.
68.
74.7
73.4
E.
E.
29.86
29.84
83.0
85.0
77.0
86.0
85.0
148. 108.
78.0
9.0
30.0
81.0 84.0
85.0
78.0
77.0
72.
64.
74.0
71.8 E.
E.
30 Thursday,.
Mean
29.85
29.82
83.0 86.0
76.0
89.0
88.0
149.
110.
76.0
13.0
34.0
81.0
85.0
87.0 79.0
79.0 72.
65.
75.1
73.9
E.
E.
31 Friday,
Summary of August, 1876:-Mean Shade Temp.,
29.86
29.80
84.0
86.0
77.0
89.0
87.0 150.
110.
79.0
12.0 31.0 82.0
85.0
86.0
79.0
80.0 72.
72.
75.1
76.1
E.
E.
2
29.65
29.65 83.0
84.0
76.0
88.0 86.3 144. 110.
76.9 12.3 33.1 80.7 83.6 98.0 78.5
79.1 75.
72.
75.1 75.1
12.21
Total Rain fall,
32.43 inches. Rain fell on 21 days.
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