THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH MAY, 1874.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Table of Meteorological Observations, taken at the Government Civil Hospital during the Month of April, 1874, is published for general information.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th May, 1874.
By Command,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
TAKEN AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1874. 86 feet above mean low level of Spring Tides.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
No. 84.
235
DAY OF MONTH.
30.08
30.05
DAY OF
WEEK.
Wednesday,
2 Thursday,
BAROMETER.
CORRECTED TO 32° FAHRENHEIT, AND REDUCED TO MEAN SEA LEVEL.
9 A.M. 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M. Min.
THERMOMETERS (Fahrenheit.)
ATTACHED
SELF REGISTERING IN THE SHADE.
IN SHADE.
Max, and Min. of the previous 24 hours, taken at Noon.
MAX. MAX.
SUN,
BULB
DIUR-
IN
SUN, MIN. BULB Ex- GRASS. IN VACUO. POSED.
NAL
ON
RANGE,
SHADE,
Max. Noon.
Temp. at
DIURNAL
EXPOSED.
RANGE, BULB
6
HYGROMETER.
WIND.
CLOUD.
OZONE.
IN SOIL,
MIN. DRY BULB IN WET BULBIN SHADE.
SHADE.
HUMIDITY
COMPLETE SATURATION
=100.
DEW POINT.
QUARTER.
MOVE-
MENT
DURING
RAIN IN
INCHES
DURING
THE
PREVI-
0-10.
0-10.
24 hours oUS 24 HOURS. IN MILES.
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.9 A.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.
29.99
66.0
68.0
64.0
69.0
68.0
122.0 103.0
60.0
5.0
43.0
49.0
29.98
65.0 68.0
64.0
69.0
68.0
125.0 105.0
67.0 5.0
3 Friday, 4 Saturday,
30.14
30.05 64.0 66.0
64.0
69.0
68.0
121.0 100.0
65.0
30.13 30.05 65.0 66.0 65.0 69.0
68.0
124.0 103.0 67.0
5 Sunday,
6 Monday,
30.09
30.02 66.0 71.0
69.0
72.0
71.0
130.0 113.0
71.0
30.13
30.04
68.0 71.0
69.0 72.0
71.0
125.0 105.0
69.0
7 Tuesday,
30.10
30.01
68.0 70.0
67.0
71.0
70.0
123.0 102.0
65.0
8
Wednesday,
30.05
29.95
71.0
74.0
70.0 75.0
74.0
9
Thursday,
29.98
29.90
72.0 76.0
71.0
76.0
75.0
10 Friday,
29.98
29.90
11 Saturday,.
30.04 29.96
73.0
$28.0
75.0
$6.0
71.0
76.0
75.0
76.0 79.0
78.0
130.0 110.0 79.0 132.0 112.0 79.0 * 95.0 84.0 72.0 135.0 113.0 70.0
66.0 68.0
54.0
38.0 65.0 68.0
35.0 52.0 64.0
5.0 66.0
36.0 52.0
4.0 65,0 66.0 3.0 42.0 59.0 66.0 71.0 3.0 36.0 57.0 68.0 71.0
4.0 37.0 53.0 68.0 70.0 5.0 31.0 60.0 71.0 66.0
74,0
5.0 33.0 60,0 72.0 76,0
5.0 12.0 59.0
63.0
62.0 64.0
61.0 63.0
62.0
60.0 60.0 61.0 73 61.0 66.0 78
66.0
78
78
78
77
78
73
61.0
63.0
73
64
68.0 73
68.0
71.0 79
73.0 75,0
71.0
72.0
89
3.0 37.0
67.0 75.0
78.0
74.0
76.0
94
89
12 Sunday,
13
14
Monday,.
Tuesday,
15 Wednesday,
16 Thursday,
29.95
30.03 77.0 81.0 30.08 30.00 71.0 72.0 30.08 30.00 68.0 30.00 70.0
30.05
30.09 30.02
78.0
83.0
82.0
143.0 120.0
79.0
5.0
41.0
69.0
77.0
81.0
75.0
78.0
89
70.0
81.0
80.0
136.0 111.0
78.0
11.0 33.0
67.0
71.0
72,067,0
68.0
78
79
70.0
67.0 71.0
70.0
111.0 95.0
66.0
29.0
4.0
54.0
68.0
70.0 64.0
65,0
78
73
70.0 67.0
71.0
70.0
82.0 75.0
62.0
4.0 13.0
51.0
70.0
70.0 66,0
67.0
78
66.0
67.0
65.0
69.0
68.0
76.0 68.0
59.0
4.0
9.0 51.0
66.0
67.0
63.0 63,0
.83
17 Friday,
30.03
29.95
64.0
64.0 61.0
67.0
66.0
71.0
66.0
64.0
6.0 2.0 47.0
64.0 64,0
61.0
61.0
82
18 Saturday,
30.00
29.93
64.0
64.0
61.0
65.0
64.0
71.0
66.0 56.0
4.0
10.0
45.0
64.0
64.0
61.0
61.0
82
19 Sunday,
30.00
29.93
63.0
64.0
61.0
65.0
64.0
71.0 66.0
56.0
4.0
10.0
45.0
63.0
64.0
60,0
62.0
82
20 Monday,
30.03 29.93
66.0 68.0 64.0 67.0
66.0
77.0
69.0 63.0
3.0
6.0
51.0
66.0
68.0
64.0 6.5.0
88
21
Tuesday,
29.97
29.88
69.0
73.0
70.0
74.0
73.0
124.0 108.0
78.0
4.0
30.0
61.0
69.0
73,0
67.0 71.0
88
22
Wednesday,
29.88
29.93
73.0
76.0
71.0
76.0
75.0
120.0 104.0
78.0
5,0
26.0
61.0
73.0
76.0
71.0
74.0
89
23 Thursday,..
29.95 29.92
72.0
74.0
71.0
76.0
75.0
120.0 104.0
78.0
5.0
26.0
60.0
72.0
74.0
69.0 71,0
84
24 Friday, 25 Saturday,
30.03 29.93
69,0
70.0 68.0
72.0
71.0
92.0
88.0
64.0
4.0
24.0 55.0
69.0
70,0
66.0
67.0
83
30.03 29.98 70.0
74.0 70.0
74.0
73.0
130.0113.0
79.0
4.0
34.0 62.0
70.0
74.0
67.0
83
26 Sunday,
30.05 29.98 71.0 75.0
73.0 76.0
75.0
141.0 115.0
79.0
3.0
36.0
62.0
71.0
75,0
67.0
70.0
78
27
Monday,
28 Tuesday,
29 Wednesday,
30 Thursday
30.04 29.97 72.0 75.0 ·74.0 30.04 29.97 73.0 76.0 29.88
29.93 75.0 29.90 29.83 75.0
77.0
76.0
79.0
141.0 116.0
3.0 37.0
63.0 72.0
75.0
67.0
69.0
74
74.0
77.0
76.0
143.0 117.0
76.0
79.0
74.0 77.0
76.0
143.0 117.0
76.0 80.0
79.0
79.0 3.0 38.0 79.0 38.0
3.0 143.0 117.0 79.0 4.0 38.0
63.0
73.0 76.0
67.0
69.0
70
64.0 75.0
68.0
76.0
69.0
70.0
70
75.0 79.0
71.0
75.0
79
PRPRPREZR*8*2*3*≈≈3B38I3ZZRCF8 :
58.8
73 57.7
60.8
59.1
E.
E.
155
E.
W.
220
56.7
58.8 E.
E.
143
55.9
57.0 E.
E.
129
73 57.0
62.2 E.
[E.
68
73 59.1
62.2
E.
E.
193
65 55.5
57.6 E.
E.
92
986667
12
24
Hours. Hours.
10
9
1.
2.
4,
5.
70 62.2
63.6
E.
E.
32
75 65.0
67.4 IN.E.
E.
38
8
84 69.5
69.8 E.
E.
30 0.27
10
10
73.3
74.6 Calm 'N.E.
62
0.03
10
85 73.6
76.0
S.W. S.W.
91
9
6
1.
64.0
65.0 E.
E.
221
0.45
5
5.
60.8
61.1
E.
E.
141
10
7.
62.9
64.7
E.
E.
84
10
10
78
60.5
59.8
E.
E.
311
1.54
10
10
7.
58.5
58.5
E.
E.
26
0:07
10
10
6.
7.
58.5
58.5 E.
E.
583
0.61
10
10
6.
7.
57.5
60.3
E.
E.
442
0.02 10
10
6.
62.4
62.6 E.
E.
182
0.09 10
10
6.
89
65.4
69.5 E.
E.
333
0.15
10
3.
89
69.5
72.6
E.
W.
409
0.04
9
1.
84 66.7
68.8 W.
E.
168
0.44
9
10
63.7
74 64.7
74 64.0
64.7 E.
65.3 N.
66.4 E.
E.
235
N.E.
S.E.
46
70
63.2
64.7 E.
E.
73
67
62.6
64.0 S.
E.
31
71
64.7
65.7 E.
E.
51
80
68.1
72.3 Calm S. W.
51
3342553
10
10
6.
0.07
8
6
2.
4
3.
2.
4
3
...
**
***
...
31
..
Mean
30.03 29.95
69.3 71.7
68.8 73.1
71.5
116.0
99.5
70.9
4.3
28.6 57.3
69.3 71.7
65.6
67.5
79
78
62.4
64.4
157
3.78
:
Summary of April 1873:-Mean Shade Temp.,
72.2
Total Rain fall,.
2.19 inches.
Rain fell on 10 days.
1872:-
75.0
0.99
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76.3
0.31
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.70.9
4.17
15
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