42 METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. 



Exjjiaiui/ioiis. 



Tho foregoing meteorological ohsei'vations were registered at Xew- 

 poi-t, Vt., for the Smithsonian Institution, in latitude 44 degi-ees and 

 55 minutes North ; longitude 4 degi-ees 40 minutes East from Wash- 

 ington ; 750 feet above the sea. 



Under the head of clouds the first, fifth and ninth columns of figures 

 imlic-ilte the amount of cloudiness, which is estimated according to a 

 scale from to 10: meaning entire clearness, 10 entire cloudiness, 

 intermediate numbers so many tenths of the sky covered with clouds. 

 The second, sixth and tenth columns of a])breviations indicate the 

 kind of clouds, viz : St. Sti'atus ; Cu. Cumidus ; Cir. Cirrus ; Mm. 

 Nimbus; Cir. st. Cirro-sti'atus ; Cu. st. Cumulo-stratus; Cir. cu. 

 Cirro-cumulus ; no clouds. The third, seventh and eleventh columns 

 of figures indicate the rate of motion, 10 being the highest and appar- 

 ent rest. The indicates that the observation was made, but the 



motion or direction could not be determined. 



Under the head of winds, the figures in the second, fourth and 

 sixth columns indicate the force of the wind according to the following 

 scale of numbers : * ' 



1 represents a very light breeze 2 miles per hour. 



2 " gentle breeze 4 



3 " fresh breeze 12 " 



4 " sti-ong wind 25 



5 " high wind 35 " 



6 " gale 45 " 



7 " ■ strong gale .• . 60 '• " 



'8 " violent galf 75 " 



9 " hurricane." 90 " 



10 " most violent hurricane 100 " 



The thermometer used was Fahrenheit's. 



