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(barometer 29.49 actual). Later it backed still further and the velocity decreased, at midnight WSW 9 miles per hour, (barometer 29.50 actual). The direction of the lower clouds also backed from NE at. 1 p. to N at midnight.
The weather during the afternoon and evening had a threatening appearance, but with the excep- tion of a few spots of light rain occasionally and a slight shower about 7 p., no rain fell. The atmos- phere was unusually clear during the latter part of the day and distant objects were very distinctly At Victoria Peak, the direction of the wind, which had been NE 5, backed to NW 3 between p. and 7 p., and at 10 p. it was also NW 3. The mean temperature for the 20th July was 80°.1, this being 10.4 lower than the mean of 5 years.
seen.
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Considering that the centre was at noon only 100 miles to the SE of the Colony the light winds recorded may appear remarkable, but the high land to the northward has at all times a great effect in diminishing the strength of N winds in the Colony and it frequently happens that a moderate N gale is blowing at sea a short distance to the Southward when only light to moderate breezes are experienced in the Colony.
At Hoihow, the barometer was falling, there was a light SE breeze during the morning, but the direction veered to SW 4 just after noon and became NW 3 in the evening. The weather was fine and lightning was seen at night. At Canton, the barometer was falling during the day. The wind was ESE 2 at 3 a. backing to NE 2 at 9 p. with detached clouds.
At 3 P. it was E 6 with overcast sky and passing showers and towards evening WSW 2, detached clouds. does not agree with the bearing of the centre of the typhoon at that time. influenced to a great extent by the situation of the observing station.
p.
The strong E breeze at 3
The direction is probably
In Southern Formosa moderate SSE breezes prevailed chiefly on the 20th with showery weather and falling barometer.
In Luzon cloudy weather with moderate to fresh SW breezes prevailed and the barometer was inclined to fall a little. At Bolinao, there was a light SE breeze the lower clouds coming from the same direction. On the SE coast, during the morning hours of the 20th July, moderate to strong E and NE breezes blew with drizzling rain and showers in the South part, and in the North part light and gentle NE breezes with cloudy but fine weather. The barometer was falling rapidly in the whole district. The weather towards evening on this part of the coast will be described in detail later on.
The weather experienced by vessels during the morning hours of July 20th was as follows:
The Chi Yuen off Amoy and NE of the centre had ENE 4 with thick drizzling rain and falling barometer (4 a. 29.69, 8 a. 29.65). The Glengyle off Swatow had the wind variable and squally force 4 with rain squalls and a moderate S and SW sea. Towards noon the wind settled down at ENE and increased to force 6 with gloomy sky. The Oceana in about the same position had at 4 a. NE 7 increasing and vivid lightning was observed to the SE and SW. The Ningpo bound for Hongkong and about half way between Swatow and the former port had SE 3 up to 5 a. (barometer 29.54 falling) with squally wet weather and lightning to SW. There was a SE and later a S swell. About 6 a. the wind backed to NNE force 2 to 3. This vessel was at first NNE and later N of the centre. The Gaelic approaching Hongkong from the Eastward had ESE 4, barometer (4 a. 29.58) falling, heavy rain squalls, rough sea and SE swell.
On the morning of the 20th July, the wind veered to SSE and SE force 5 at Lamocks, and two or three vessels at the time between that station and Hongkong also had the wind SE and variable and squally weather just before they entered the area of strong winds.
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The Michael Jebsen, WNW of the centre and approaching Hongkong, had at 4 a. N by E 7 (barometer 29.48), at 8 a. N by W 8 (barometer 29.48) with very high NNE sea, at 6 a. the atmos- phere was noted as very clear." Thereafter the wind and sea decreased at noon N by W 6 with barometer inclined to rise. The J. D. Bischoff, W of the centre, had a strong N backing gale at 4 a. (barometer 29.45), at 8 a. NNW 9 (barometer 29.48). The barque Heinrich, SW of the centre, had at noon a fresh WNW gale with heavy squalls and high sea. The barque Vagabond had run to the SW since the previous day and was to the WSW of the centre during the morning. She experienced at 4 a. a strong WNW gale backing and decreasing with heavy squalls. The top gallant masts were taken down at 4 a. West of Bolinao, the Sungkiang and Zafiro, SE of the centre had strong SW and S breezes with heavy cross sea and squally showery weather. East of Annam S to W moderate to strong breezes prevailed. The centre at noon on July 20th was situated in 21° 0′, 115° 45′, moving NE ward.
The following are the noun observations for July 20th:-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao,
SE
370 29.75
.01
SSE
0,
Hoihow,
WSW
330
.60
.09
SE
C.
Hongkong,
NW
100
.47
.21
N
0,
Canton,
NW
190
.51
-
.13
ENE
Breaker Point,
NE
110
.48
.14
E
cg. omgr.
Swatow,
NE
150
.49
.16
NE
Lamocks, S. Cape,
NËN
190
.57
-
.17
ESE
oqr.
omr.
EN
300
.66
.09
SSE
cp.
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