160 Mr* Howard's Meteorological Journal, [Aug. 1823. 



RE3fARKS. 



Sui'tli MotUh,'^} , Fine. 2. Cloudy: rain in the evening. 3. Cloudy: a shower 

 of hail in die afternoon. 4. Showery. 5. Showery : a heavy storm of tlmndcr about 

 three, p.m. with large hail, and very vivid lightning, fi — 13. Fine. 14. Cloudy, and 

 tine at intervals. 15— 17. Fine. 18. Fine : overcast. 19, 20. Fine. 21, 22. Over- 

 east. 23. Fine. S4. Overcast. 25. Cloudy: some showers in the night. 

 26. Cloudy. 27. Showery, till about five o'clock, p.m. when there was a very heavy 

 storm of thunder, and rain and hail of considerable size: the lightning vivid, and thun- 

 der near and frequent, the wind going round to the W. 28. Cloudy and fine. 

 29. Showery : a violent storm of hail about three, p. m. with thunder, followed by rain: 

 the hail as large as peas. 30. Calm : overcast. 



RESULTS. 



Winds: N, 5; NE, 7 ; SW, 6; W,3; NW, 6; Var. 2. 



Barometer: Mean height 



For the month 30002 inches. 



For the lunar period, ending tlie 2d 29-993 



For 15 days, ending the 2d (moon south) 29*994 



For 12 days, ending the 14th (moon north) 29-961 



For 1 5 days, ending the 29th (moon south) 30-033 



Thermometer : Mean height 



For the month 57'300o 



For the lunar period . 57 -300 



For 3! days, the sun in Gemini 57*133 



Evaporation 4*00 in. 



Rain 1-88 



Laboratory^ StrtUford, Seventh Months 10, 1823. R. HOWARD. 



