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Hourly Meteorological Oeservations, August 16 — 20, 1844. 



The direction of the wind is indicated by the number of the point of the comiiass, reclioning N. = 0, E. = 8, S. = 16, W. 

 motions of the three strata of clouds, Sc. ("scud), C.-s. Ccirro-stratus), and Cir. (cirrus), are indicated in a similar manner. 

 Aug. 18-' ~0'\ The cirri project long black shadows on the rather milky sky. 



: 24. The 



