The Archive · 1939

Siccawei's Report

State on the morning of the 7th:—High and Steady pressure over Japan: rather low and unsteady over China: high and rising over Lake Baikal. Typhoon to the south-east of Formosa moving north or north-north-eastward. Cloudy and fine weather with south-easterly winds in the morth: north-easterly over our regions. Rainy around Formosa.

State on the morning of the 8th:—Fine and cloudy weather. North-north-westerly winds. Normal and rising pressure.

Probabilities, 4.30 p.m. yesterday:—Fine and hot weather with south-easterly to south-westerly winds around Shantung: north-easterly to south-easterly and morning fog over our regions. Cloudy, fine to overcast with fresh northerly to easterly winds over the Eastern Sea. Cyclonic storm to the south of Japan, owing to the typhoon passing north-eastward.—Siccawei Observatory

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