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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH NOVEMBER, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital, during the Month of October, 1877, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1877.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE Month of OCTOBER, 1877. 137 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 234.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
IN THE SHADE.
Max, and Min. of the previous
MAX.
SUN,
MAX.
DIUR-
24 hours, taken at Noon.
BULB
IN
SUN,
BULB
Ex- GRASS.
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
SHADE.
VACUO. POSED.
1
Monday,
9 A.M.
29.98
3 P.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
Min.
Max. Noon.
Temp. ut
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
MIN.
IN SOIL,
DRY BULP IN WET BULBIN SHADE. SHADE,
6
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE DEW POINT. SATURATION | =100.
QUARTER.
INCHES
DEEP.
RAIN IN
INCHES
DERING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
CLOUD.
0-10.
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.
29.95
77.0
82.0
69.0 84.0
83.0
148. 108.
70.0
15.0
38.0
73.0
77.0 82.0
70.0
71.0
67. 54.
65.1 63.6
E.
E.
8
2
2
Tuesday,
30.00
29.95 80.0
81.0
72.0
84.0
83.0
142.
103.
71.0
12.0.
32.0
74.0
81.0
81.0 71.0
72.0
56.
60.
64.2
65.9
E.
3
Wednesday,
30.02
29.98 80.0
81.0
72.0
84.0
82.0
142.
102.
72.0
12.0
30.0
75.0
81.0
81.0
74.0
72.0
68.
60.
69.3
65.9
E.
4
Thursday,
30.00 29.06
80.0
81.0
82.0
74.0
81.0
144.
103.
73.0
8.0
30.0
76.0
80.0
81.0
73.0
74.0
67.
68.
68.2
69.3
E.
5
Friday,
29.97 29.91
79.0
78.0
73.0
81.0
80.0
145.
102.
74.0
28.0
8.0
76.0
79.0
78.0
74.0
73.0
75.
75.
70.6
69.5
E.
0.04
9
6
Saturday,
29.07
29.93
76.0
75.0
71.0 77.0
76.0
122.
96.
72.0
6.0 24.0
74.0
76.0
75.0 70.0
70.0 71.
74.
65.7
66.4
E.
N.E.
0.03
10
7
Sunday,.
29.97
29.92
69.0
68.0
65.0 73.0
72.0
115. 99.
8.0
07.0
32.0 71.0
68.0
68.0 66.0
65.0
88.
83.
64.4
62.6
N.E.
N.E.
1.05
10
8
Monday,
30.00
29.95
76.0
78.0
68.0
81.0
80.0
140.
102.
69.0
13.0
33.0
71.0
77.0
78.0 69.0
70.0 59.
63.
61.7.
64.4
N.E.
E.
0.15
9 Tuesday,
30.00 29.95
77.0
80.0
70.0
82.0
81.0
142.
102.
70.0
12.0
32.0
73.0
77.0
80.0
71.0
71.0
71.
59.
66.8
64.9
E.
E.N.E.
10
Wednesday,
29.93
29.88
78.0
83.0
70.0
87.0
86.0
146.
103.
70.0
17.0 33.0
74.0
80.0
84.0
74.0 75,0
71.
60.
69.9
69.1
W.
W.
11
Thursday,.
30.03
30.00
77.0
79.0
73.0 81.0
79.0
149.
115.
72.0
8.0
43.0
74.0
77.0 79.0
65.0
61.0
50.
35.
56.6
48.6
N.E.!
N.N.E.
12 Friday,
30.08 30.04
74.0
75.0
65.0
78.0
76.0
135.
105.
64.0
13.0
41.0 69.0
75.0
76.0
66.0
65.0
58.
52.
59.5
57.2
E.
E.
13 Saturday,
30.10 30.03
74.0 76.0
66.0
78.0
77.0
138.
101.
68.0
12.0
33.0
70.0
75.0
77.0
66.0
66.0
58.
53.
59.5
58.3
E.
E.
14 Sunday,
30.00 29.93 75.0 78.0
68.0
81.0
79.0
140.
100.
68.0
13.0
32.0
71.0
70.0
79.0
69.0
72.0
67.
67.
64.0
67.2
E.
15 Monday,
29.92 29.85
78.0
78.0
71.0
81.0
80.0
140.
98.
72.0
10.0 26.0
74.0
79.0
78.0
73.0
71.0
71.
67,
68.9
66.1 E.
16 Tuesday,
29.92
29.85
78.0
79.0
71.0
81.0
79.0
140.
100.
71.0
10.0
29.0
78.0
78.0
79.0
72.0
73.0
71.
71.
67.8
68.9 E.
17 Wednesday,
29.92
29.85
78.0
76.0
72.0
79.0 78.0 135.
95.
72.0
7.0
23.0 74.0
79.0
76.0
73.0
72.0
71. 79.
68.9
69.2
E.
18
Thursday,
29.87
29.82
79.0 80.0
71.0
83.0 81.0
137. 100.
72.0
8.0
28.0
74.0
80.0
80.0
74.0
75.0
71.
75. 69.9
71.6
E.
E.
19
Friday,.
29.87
29.82
77.0
79.0
71.0
79.0
78.0
138. 98.
72.0
8.0
26.0
74.0
78.0
79.0
78.0
74.0
75.
75.
69.5
70.6
E.
E.
0.02
20 Saturday,
29.94 29.86
78.0
81.0
72.0
82.0
81.0
142.
102.
72.0
10,0
30.0
74.0
79.0
81.0
72.0
73.0
67.
64.
67.2
67.6
N.E.
N.E.
21 Sunday,
29.98 29.95
76.0
78.0
68.0
78.0
77.0
142.
104. 67.0 10.0
37.0
71.0
76.0
79.0 69.0
71.0
67.
63.
64.0
65.5
E.
E.
22 Monday,. 23 Tuesday,
24
Wednesday,
30.00 29.94 76.0
78.0
70.0
80.0 79.0
140.
100.
71.0
10.0 29.0
73.0
78.0
78.0
71.0
71.0
67.
67.
66.1
66.1
E.
E.
30.02 29.98
76.0
75.0 69.0 78.0
77.0
146. 100.
70.0 9.0
30.0 73.0
77.0
75.0
70.0
68.0
67. 66.
65.1
63.0
E.
N.E.
30.10
30.07
73.0
75.0
68.0
78.0
77.0
141.
97.
69.0 10.0
28.0
72.0
73.0
75.0 68.0
70.0
74.
74.
64.3
66.4
N.E.
E.
6629
10
25 Thursday,.
30.20 30.15
67.0
72.0
62.0
72.0
71.0 141.
101.
63.0 10.0
37.0 68.0
67.0
72.0 58.0
59.0
56.
45.
50,8 49.2
N.
N.N.E.
26 Friday,
30.22
30.17
67.0
70.0
59.0
74.0
72.0
140.
100.
60.0
15.0
40.0
66.0
67.0
71.0
57.0
59.0
52.
47. 49.0
46.9
N.
N.
4
27 Saturday,
30.20
30.15
70.0
72.0
62.0
76.0
139.
75.0
102.
62.0
14.0 40.0
64.0 71.0
72.0
60.0
61.0
50.
51,
51.6
52.7
N.E.
E.
1
28 Sunday,
30.16
30.10
74.0
74.0
65.0
77.0
76.0
138.
98.
· 66.0
12.0
32.0
68.0
74.0
74.0
65.0
69.0
58.
74.
58.4
65.3
E.
E.
29 Monday,
30.10
30.00
73.0
75.0
66.0
78.0
76.0 138.
98.
67.0
12.0
31.0
70.0
73.0
75.0
68.0
66.0
74.
58.
64.3 59.5
E.
E.
30 Tuesday,
30.10
30.04
74.0 78.0
69.0
80.0
79.0 144.
100. 68.0
11.0
32.0 71.0
74.0
78.0
69.0
71.0
67.
65.3
74.
66.1
E.
E.
31
Wednesday,
30.08
30.00
77.0
83.0
71.0
83.0 81.0
149. 112.
72.0
12.0
40.0
74.0
77.0
83.0
72.0
75.0
75.
64.
68.5
69.7
E.
W.
3
9
7
Mean
30.02
29.96
75.5
77.3
68.8
139.
78.4
79.8
101.
69.2
10.8
32.2
72.0 76.0
77.5
69.0
69.5 66.
63.
64.0
63.7
1.89
...
Summary of Oetober, 1876:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.77.2
Total Rain fall,
1.00 inches. Rain fell on
5 days.
1875:-
.77.0
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.79.6
1.52
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.77.1
0.64
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1872:-
76.8
6.38
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PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
1871:-
.77.7
8.31
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