The Archive · 1937

Siccawei's Report

State on the morning of the 10th:—High and steady pressure over Korea and Japan: low and unsteady over China. The typhoon over the Pacific continuing north-westward. Fresh south-easterly winds over the Eastern Sea. Cloudy and fine weather in China: with thundery showers along the south Coast.

State on' the morningg, of the 11th:—Cloudy weather, east-south-castel' wind. Pressure rather normal and rising.

Probabilities, 430 pin. yesterday:—Cloudy and fine weather with south-easterly winds and local fog around Shantung. Thundery showers with variable breezes in the upper and the mean Yangtze Valley. Cloudy to overcast with showers and south-easterly winds in the Lower Yangtze Valley: with strong south-easterly to north-easterly winds and showers over the Eastern Sea. Cyclonic rough weather over the Loochoos and north Formosa, owing to the typhoon advancing north-north-westward. Typhoon signal: Approximate position of the centre, at 2 pin., within 60 miles, latitude, 22, longitude 127, direction north-north= west, intensity: unknown—Siccawei Observatory.

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