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APPENDIX.
THE TYPHOONS OF 1894.
By F. G. FIGG.
(With two plates.)
The following account of the typhoons of 1894 is accompanied by two plates showing the tracks. On these plates the month is written at the commencement of each track and the position of the centre at noon is marked by the date. Where the tracks are uncertain they are dotted.
For comparison the weather information issued from the Hongkong Observatory, concerning each typhoon, is given in inverted commas.
May 8th, 10.19 a. "Depression East of Luzon."
May 8th, 10.50 a. "Barometer unsteady. Gradients moderate for NE winds on S coast. Sea moderate. Weather unsettled, some showers."
This depression (1)
has been obtained.
May 28th, 10.56 a. SW winds prevail to the NE winds, squally, with
May 28th, 4.25 p.
May 29th, 10.22 a. May 29th, 10.50 a.
appears to have recurved to the East of Luzon, but no further information
"Trough of low pressure extends across the middle part of the China Sea. southward and NE winds to the northward of the area. Un S coast, fresh light rain. Sea moderate." "Depression SW of Bolinao."
"Depression appears to be moving westward." "Barometer unsteady on S coast rising in Luzon.
S coast with fair weather. Sea moderate."
May 30th, 10.52 a. "Pressure is lowest in S coast and SW winds in S part of China Sea.
May 31st, 10.46 a. "Barometer unsteady. Weather squally with thundershowers."
June 1st, 10.57 a. "Baroneter unsteady.
Weather squally with thundershowers."
Moderate NE winds on
the NW part of China Sea. Moderate E winds on Sea slight. Weather cloudy, some drizzling rain."
Gradients moderate for SE winds. Sea moderate.
Gradients rather steep for S winds. Sea moderate.
June 2nd, 11.00 a. "Barometer unsteady. Moderate SW winds. Sea moderate. Weather squally with thundershowers."
The following are the observations for noon during the above period :---
COAST STATIONS.
May 28th.
May 29th.
May 30th.
Bar.
Wind. Weather. Bar.
Wind. Weather.
Bar.
Swatow,
20.80
Dir. Force.
E 2
Dir. Force.
Wind. Dir. Force.
Weather.
C.
20.78
E
2
C.
29.80
E
0.
Hongkong,
.82 E 3
0.
83
E 3
b.
.82
E
3
0.
Hoihow,
77 NNE 1
C.
77
SE
b.
.77 NE
8
0.
Bolinao,.
.73 SE 2
C.
75 var.
.81
S 2
C.
Cape St. James,
SW
C.
SW 3
olt.
*
May 31st.
June Ist.
June 2nd.
Foachow,'
29.87
NE
C.
29.83 WSW
1
C.
29.81
calm
or.
Amoy,
.88
SE
b.
.80 SE 1
C.
.66 S 4
or.
Swatow,
.83
E
0.
.80 SE
od.
.67 SW 3
0.
Canton,
Hongkong,
Pakhoi,
.80 SE
C.
.68 SSE
or.
.74 WSW 3
0.
.83
SE
0.
.78
or.
.77 WSW 2
Or.
.64 NE
C.
.70 NW
C.
.72 SW 2
op.
Hoihow, Bolinao,
Cape St. James,
.89 E .88 SSW
SW
orq.
.80 SSW
orq.
.80 ESE 1
C.
C.
.87 var.
1
b.
.88 ESE 1
b.
..
0.
SW
C.
calm..
b.
VESSELS. May 28th.
Lat.
Long.
Bar.
Wind. Weather.
Jar. Force.
S.S. Amoy,
24° 49′ 118° 58′ 29.87
NE 3 C.
Ariake Maru, ...23 44 118 04
.84
NE 4 0.
S.S. Sislran,.
Mathilde,.
Hanoi,
.21 66 113 41
.82
SE 5 or.
دو
"
Bk. Maiden City,....21 49 113 26
E 5
22
Chowfa, Memnon,...
•
Lat. Leng.
.17° 56′ 111° 44′ .16 09 108. 10 .11 28 109 05
.11 46 119 52
Wind. Weather. Dir. Force,
Bar.
20.82 SSW 2 C.
.74 SE .85. S 3 C. .64 SSW 5
C.
or.
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