THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 1876.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
for general information. The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Temporary Government Civil Hospital during the Month of August, 1876, is published By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th September, 1876.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1876. 172 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 169.
379
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
RAIN IN
INCHES
CLOUD.
DAY OF MONTH.
DAY OF WEEK.
BAROMETER.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
SELF REGISTERING
IN THE SHADE,
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULB
IN
SUN,
BULB
Ex- GRASS. VACUO. POSED.
MIN. NAL
RANGE,
ON
IN
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
Min.
Temp. at
Noon.
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
HUMIDITY
IN SOIL,
6
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN COMPLETE SHADE. SHADE. SATURATION =100.
DEW POINT,
QUARTER.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
INCHES
DEEP.
1 Tuesday,
2
Wednesday,
3 Thursday,
29.50
29.51
29.65
29.62
29.64
20.62
4
Friday,
29.62
29.62
5 Saturday,
29.63 29.60
7
6 Sunday,
Monday,.
29.65
29.65
29.68
29.68
8 Tuesday,..
29.78
29.77
9
Wednesday,
29.85
29.84
10 Thursday,
29.82
29.75
74.0 79.0 78.0 75.0 820 80.0 76,0 84.0 82.0 77.0 87.0 85.0 76.0 83.0 81.0 76.0 86.0 84.0
11 Friday,
29.75
29.68
12 Saturday,
29.67 29.65
13 Sunday,
29.67
29.62
14 Monday,.
29.65
29.62
15 Tuesday,..
29.65
29.62
16 Wednesday,
29.65
29.62
73.0 77.0 74.0
17 Thursday,.
29.75
29.73
73.0 82.0 79.0
18
Friday,
29.78
29.68
19 Saturday,
29.70
29.65
20 Sunday,
29.76 29.72
76.0
85.0
21
Monday,
29.77
29.72
22 Tuesday,
29.73
29.70
23
Wednesday,
29.71
29.68
74.0 82.0 80.0
24
Thursday,
29.70
29.67
74.0 81.0 79.0
25 Friday,
29.71
29.67
95. 91.
85. 83. 75.0 83.0 81.0 106, 96.
77.0 87.0 85.0 153. 110. 68.0 10.0 42.0 81.0 77.0 87.0 85.0 153. 110. 68.0 10.0 42.0 81.0 79.0 88.0 86.0 *155. 110. 68.0 9.0 42.0 81.0 76.0 84.0 82.0 152. 109. 66.6 8.0 43.0 79.0 75.0 82.0 80,0 125. 95. 66.0 7.0 29.0 79.0
82. 82. 65.0 4.0 17.0 82. 82. 64.0 9.0 18.0 75.0 86.0 85,0 153. 114. 66.0 11.0 48.0 76.0 87.0 85.0 154. 114. 66.0 11.0 48.0 83.0 146, 106. 65.0 9.0 41.0 75.0 84.0 82.0 140. 104. 65.0 9.0 39.0 74.0 83.0 81.0 103. 95. 65.0 9.0 30.0
Max.
75.0 81.0 79.0 93. 89. 65.0 6.0 24.0 76.0 78.0 80.0 76.0 78.0 89. 90. 78.0 86.0 84.0 142. 98. 67.0 8.0 31.0 78.0 84.0 85.0 79.0 80.0 76. 79.0 844.0 84.0 146. 112. 67.0 7.0 45.0 79.0 84.0 83.0 80.0 79.0 80. 79.0 86.0 84.0 129. 96. 66.0 7.0 30.0 79.0 84.0 81.0 80.0 79.0 80. 84. 84. 64.0 5.0 20.0 75.0 79.0 78.0 77.0 76,0 90. 93. 91. 65.0 7.0 26.0 78.0 79.0 81.0 77.0 78.0 90. 103. 96. 66.0 8.0 30.0 79.0 82.0 83.0 79.0 80.0 85. 144. 106. 66.0 10.0 40.0 79.0 85.0 84.0 81.0 79.0 80. 143. 105. 66.0 7.0 35.0 79.0 82.0 82.0 78.0 78.0 80. 146. 106. 67.0 10.0 39.0 80.0 £3.0 83.0
83.0 84.0 87.0 79.0 81.0 76. 81.0 82.0 79.0 79.0 90. 79.0 79.0 76.0 76.0 85. 78.0 78.0 74.0 75.0 79.
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.
9 A.M.3 P.M.
74.6 76.6
S.E.
W.
1.06
10
10
76.
76.7 76.7
S.W.
W.
6
4
...
80.
77.4 76.3
S.W.
S.W.
8
10
90.
77.4 77.7 S.
W.
4.47
10
89.
75.6 74.6 W.
N.W.
3.98
10
10
85.
75.6
76.0
S.W.
N.W.
1.93
10
10
85.
77.0
78.0 E.
S.E.
0.04
10
76.
78.4
75.7
E.
E.
0.11
8
80.
75 3
75.3 E.
S.E.
0.21
86.0 79.0 79,0 80. 86.0 78.0 86.0 79.0
68.
76.3
74.5 E.
S.E.
79.0 76.
68.
74.7 74.5
E.
W.
80,0 80.
72.
76.3 76.1
W.
W.
73.
75.7 77.1
S.W.
N.W.
0.38
8
85.
77.7 77.0
E.
W.
4.19
10
85.
78.0
84.
78.9
71.4 72.9 E.
73.9 E.
E.
2.21
10
E.
3.86
10
77.0
26 Saturday,
29.68
29.64
27 Sunday,
29.66
29.66
28 Monday,
29.76
29,72
29 Tuesday,
29.76
29.72
30
Wednesday,
29.73
29.70
31 Thursday,.
Mean
29.74 29.73
29.67 29.67
75.0 83.9 81.9 124.
65.0 8.0 31.0 66.0 8.0 37.0 76.0 87.0 85,0 153. 112. 67.0 11.0 45.0 77.0 86.0 84,0 153. 112. 67.0 9.0 45.0 75.0 80.0 79.0 92. 87. 64.0 5.0 23.0
33.7 78.5
83.0 85.0 79.0 83.0 82.0 79.0 82.0 83.0 78.0 81.0 81.0 77.0 80.0 79.0 77.0 79.0 79.0 75.0 78.0 79.0 82.0 74.0 75.0 83.0 81.0 106. 96. 65.0 8.0 31.0 78.0 81.0 82.0 77.0 77.0 80.
75.0 83.0 81.0 115. 96. 76.0 84.0 82.0 141. 103.
79.0
79.0
78.0
78.0
78.0 65.0 8.0 26.0 78.0 64.0 7.0 19.0 76.0 65.0 8.0 31.0
81.0 78.0 77.0 82.0 85.0
76.0 80.
89.
1 74.3
74.6
E.
E.
0.76
10
10
78.0
80.0 80.
76.
75.3
76.7 E.
N.W.
80.0 80.
76.
76.3
76.7 S.
S.W.
78.0 80.
80.
76.3
75.3 E.
E.
0.41
79.0 80.
77,0 80.
76.0 85.
80. 75.3 76.3 E. 80. 74.3 74.3 85. 75.0 73.9 E.
0.30
E.
0.48
E.
1.81
10
76,0 80.
77.0 75.
85.
72.3 73.9 E.
E.
2.04
10
76.
70.6 77.6 E.
S.E.
2.69
10
76.
74.3 77.6 E.
0.42
7
78.0 80.0 81.0 76.0 77.0 80. 79.0 81.0 83.0 77.0 79.0 80. 80. 80.0 82.0 85.0 79.0 80.0 85. 80.0 82.0 84.0 78.0 79.0 80. 77.0 79.0 78.0 76.0
80.
76.
73.3 74.3 W. 74.3 76.3 77.0 76.7 W.
W.
10
W.
W.
7
W.
8
76.
75.3 75.7 W.
S.
0.25
75.0
85.
84.
73.9 72.9
S.W.
E.
0.83
9
10
99.
65.7 8.1
81.3 82.1 77.6
78.1
80.
80.
75.2 75.7
32.43
Summary of August, 1875:-Mean Shade Temp.,
85.7
Total Rain fall,
1.98 inches.
Rain fell on 8 days.
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