THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH NOVEMBER, 1876.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Lock Hospital during the Month of October, 1876, is published for gene- ral information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th November, 1876.
By Command,
METEOROLOGİCAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT LOCK HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1876. 137 feet above meạn low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 208.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
DAY OF MONTH.
BAROMETER.
SELF REGISTERING
DAY OF WEEK.
ATTACHED IN SHADE.
MAX. MAX.
DIUR-
IN THE SHADE. Max. and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
SUN,
BULB
IN VACUO. POSED.
SUN,
BULB Ex- GRASS. IN
MIN.
ON
NAL
RANGE,
SHADE.
9 A.M.
3 P.M.
9 A.M. 3 P.M. Min. Max. Noon.
Temp. ut
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
HYGROMETER.
HUMIDITY
IN SOIL,
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN COMPLETE SHADE. SHADE.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
6
SATURATION -100.
WIND.
CLOUD.
RAIN IN
INCHES
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.
DURING
THE
PREVI-
OUS 24
HOURS.
0-10.
9 A.M. 9 A.M. 3 P.M.
1
Sunday,
29.94
29.87
76.0
78.0
71.0
88.0 82.0
29.97
29.92
76.0
78.9
71.0 88.0
80.0
2
Monday,.
3 Tuesday,
30.00
29.93
77.0
78.0
71.0
88.0
83.0
137. 96.
138. 94.
141.
59.0
17.0
38.0
76.0
77.0
58.0
17.0
36.0
71.0
78.0
97. 58.0 17.0
39.0 71.0
78.0
80.0
79.0 79.0
30.02
29.95
78.0
80.0 | 70.0
88.0
85.0 141.
100. 58.0 18.0
42.0
71.0
79.0
81.0 71.0
70.0 69.0 67. 59. 70.0
71.0
73.0 71.0
72.0 63.
65.1
62.7
67. 56.
66.1
63.2
71.
63.
68.9
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
R.N.E.
65.5
E.
E.
E.
60.
65.5
4
Wednesday,
5 Thursday,
30.04
29.95
78.0
79.0
73.0
88.0
140.
84.0
110. 59.0
15.0
51.0 76.0
79.0
80.0
71.0 72.0 63.
63.
30.04
29.95
78.0
79.0
74.0
88.0
83.0 139.
98. 57.0 14.0
73.0
41.0
79.0
81.0
73.0
74.0 71.
68.
68.9
65.9
65.5 66.5
69.3
6
Friday,
7 | Saturday,
30.00 29.87
79.0
79.0
72.0
88.0
83.0
139.
98.
16.0.
53.0
45.0 73.0
81.0
80.0
75.0
74.0
72.
71.
70.9 69.9
29.95 29.83
79.0
79.0
72.0 88.0
79.0
138.
97.
60.0 16.0
37.0
78.0
79.0
79.0
74.0 73.0 75.
71.
70.6
68.9 E.
E. E.N.E.
E.N.E. E. E.N.E. E.N.E. E.N.E. N.E.
E.
0.03
8 Sunday,
29.97 29.90
79.0
80.0
72.0
88.0
81.0
140.
95. 61.0
34.0
16.0
78.0
81.0
81.0
75.0
75.0
72.
72.
70.9
70.9
E.
E.
9
Monday,.
10 Tuesday,
30.05 30.00
71.0
70.0
66.0
85.0 69.0
135.
94.
58.0
19.0
71.0
36.0
71.0
70.0
65.0 65.0
69.
73.
60.4
61.1
N.W.
N.W.
11
Wednesday,
30.10
30.04
70.0
73.0
85.0 63.0
78.0
142.
98. 56.0
22.0
42.0
70.0
71.0
72.0
62.0
63.0
57.
57.
55.2
56.2
N.
N.N.E
5
12
Thursday,
30.08
30.03
70.0
74.0
66.0
83.0
76.0
138.
95.
53.0
17.0
71.0
42.0
71.0
74.0 60.0
65.0
50.
58.
51.6
58.4
N.E.
N.E.
13 Friday,
30.05
29.97
74.0
73.0
67.0 83.0
78.0 142.
98.
55.0
16.0
78.0
43.0
78.0
77.0
68.0
69.0
59.
59.
61.7
62.7
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
1
14 Saturday,
30.03
29.98
75.0
77.0
70.0 83.0
79.0 139.
97.
61.0
71.0
36.0
13.0
75.0
78.0 70.0 69.0 74.
59.
66 4
62.7
N.E.
N.E.
15
Sunday,
30.03
29.97
75.0
78.0
68.0
80.0
83.0
138.
97.
58.0 15.0
70.0
39.0
76.0
79.0
69.0
71.0
67.
63.
64.0
65.5
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
0.08
6
16
Mouday.
30.04
29.95
76.0
78.0 70.0
83.0 81.0
139.
60.0
98.
13.0 38.0
76.0
78.0
79.0
72.0
73.0 71.
71.
67.8
68.9
N.E.
E.
3
17
Tuesday,
30.03 29.92
77.0
78.0
70.0 83.0
80.0
140.
99. 60.0
13.0 39.0
72.0
78.0
78.0
72.0 72.0
71.
71.
67.8
67.8
N.E.
N.E.
18
Wednesday,
29.98
29.88
77.0
82.0 70.0 86.0
84.0 145.
108. 60.0
16.0
48.0
78.0
80.0
83.0
74.0
75.0
71.
64.
69.9
69.7
W.
W.
29.98
19
Thursday,
29.92
80.0
85.0 73.0
88.0
86.0
148.
110.
62.0
15.0
48.0
79.0
83.0
89.0 76.0
78.0
68.
55.
71.3
71.1
W.
W.
20 Friday,
30.00 29.02
79.0
73.0 90.0
80,0
84.0
149. 115.
65.0
17.0
50.0
80.0
80.0
80.0
74.0
74.0
71.
69.9
71.
69.9
E.
E.
21 Saturday,
30.00
29.92
78.0
79.0
73.0 89.0
79.0
134.
110.
65.0
16.0 45.0
80.0
78.0 79.0
73.0
74.0
75.
75.
69.5
70.6 E.
E.
22 Sunday,
30.04
29.96
79.0
78.0 73.0
89.0
81.0 139.
99.
65.0
16.0
34.0
79.0
80.0
79.0
75.0
74.0 75.
75. 71.6
70.6 E.
E.
23
Monday,
30.02
29.92
79.0
82.0
73.0
87.0
83.0
144.
109.
63.0
14.0 46.0
82.0
81.0
79.0
75.0
76.0
72.
72. 70.9
72.0
E.N.E.
E.N.E.
24 Tuesday,
30.00
29.95
79.0
83.0
73.0
86.0
84.0
142.
105.
60.0
13.0
45.0
80.0
81.0
84.0
75.0
76.0
72.
25
Wednesday,
30.06 30.02
77.0
77.0
72,0
86.0
78.0 144.
108.
62.0
14.0
46.0
78.0
76.0
78.0
72.0
72.0
79.
69.2
64. 70.9 70.7
71.
E.N.E.
E.
67.8
E.
E.
0.64
2
Thursday,....
30.05 29.97
78.0
77.0
72.0❘ 86.0
78.0 135.
100. 61.0
39.0
14.0
70.0
76.0
77.0
72.0 72.0
79. 75. 69.2
68.5
E.
E.
27
Friday,
29.95
29.87
76.0.
77.0
72.0
86.0
79.0
130.
94.
62.0
14.0
75.0
*32.0
77.0
78.0
72.0 73.0
75. 75.
68.5
69.5
N.E.
E.
28
Saturday,
29 Sunday,
29.94 |
29.88
74.0
77.0
67.0
80.0
78.0 !
141.
103.
58.0
19.0 45.0
70.0
75.0 77.0
73.0 72.0
89.
75. 71.6
68.5
N.E.
30.00
29.95
74.0
78.0
68.0
85.0
78.0
142.
107. 58.0
17.0
49.0
70.0
75.0
79.0
69.0
70.0
70.
59.
64.7
63.8
N.N.E.
30 Monday,
31 Tuesday,
Mean
30.02
29.95
73.0
78.0
66.0 85.0
79.0
142.
107.
55.0
19.0
52.0
73.0
74.0 79.0
67.0
69.0 66.
56.
61.9 62.1
30.02
29.97
73.0
77.0
67.0
85.0
79.0
140.
100. 55.0 18.0
55,0
73.0
75.0 78.0 65.0
76.0
55.
89.
57.8
74.1
N.N.E.
N.N.E.
N.W.
N.N.E.
W.N.W.
N.N.E.
0.16
0.09
30.04
29.93
76.2
78.1
70.2
86.2
80.3 140.
15.6
59.8
101.
42.3
74.8
77.4
79.0
71.0 71.6
69.
66.
66.5 66.9
1.00
:
Summary of October, 1875:-Mean Shade Temp.,
.77.0
Total Rain fall,
3.25 inches. Rain fell on 9 days.
1874:-
.79.8
1.52
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0.64
8
1873:-
.77.1
"1
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"1
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73
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"1
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1872:-
76.8
6.38
10
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>>
29
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>>
31
1871:-
77.7
8.31
11
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37
PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
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77
>5
1870:- "
78.1
2.17
9
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