Hourty METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, DECEMBER 11—14, 1845. 265 
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THERMOMETERS. WIND. Clouds, 4 | 
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jem 3", Dry. | Wet. | Diff. tones in {Prom spe clouded. Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 
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in. C e > Ibs. | Ibs. | pt. || pt pt. pt. 0—10. 
30-058 || 37-0 | 35-0 | 2-0 || 0-1 | 0-6 | 29 2-0 || Cirro-strati, cirri, and cirrous haze; small lunar cor. ) 
081 || 37-2 | 34-2 |3-0 || 0:5 | 0-4 | 29 3-0 || As before; lunar hale. »)) 
085 || 37-2 | 34-3 | 2-9 || 0-7 |0-8 | 30 3-0 Eds 5 id. > 
108 || 37-5 | 34-7 | 2-8 || 0-9 |0-6 | 30 6-0 || Thick cirrous haze; lunar halo. ) 
127 | 38-0 | 35-0 | 3-0 || 1-6 | 0-5 | 29 4-0 || Cirro-strati; thin cirrous haze over the sky. | 
155 | 37-0 | 34-6 | 2-4 | 1-0 |0-7 | 29 7-0 || Cirstr. and cir. haze, slightly tinged with red toSE. | 
174 ||.36-3 | 34-2 | 2-1 | 0-6 |0-3 | 30 || 4:—:30]| 5-02?]] Scud on horizon ; cirri and thin cirro-strati. 
184 || 37-0 | 34-6 |2-4 | 0-5 |0-2 | 29 || 0:—:31] 80 |, Ilys id. 
23 203 | 38-0 | 35-6 | 2-4 || 0-5 | 0-5 | 29 1:—:—j| 9-5 || Scud; cirro-strati, cirri, and cirrous haze. 
2 0 215 || 39-0 | 36-3 | 2-7 || 0-4 |0-2 | 29 || 0:31:—/|| 9-8 || As before; portion of a solar halo. i 
mn 219 | 39-2 | 36-6 | 2-6 || 0-3 |0-1 | 28 || 2:—:—|| 9-5 || Loose cum. and scud to E.; cirro-strati and cir. haze. 
2 236 || 39-0 | 36-3 | 2-7 ||0-2 |0-2 | 29 || 2: 0: O|] 7:0 1 Be cirro-strati and cirri. © 
oa 251 || 37-3 | 35-0 | 2-3 || 0-2 |0-1 | 30 2-0 || Cum.-str. and cir.-str. on E.and §. hor.; patches of cirri. © 
4 252 || 36-5 | 34-4 |2-1 ||0-1 |0-1 | 29 ; 2-0 || Large cumulo-strati on E. horizon ; patches of cirri. 
5 261 || 35-4 | 33-5 | 1-9 || 0-1 |0-0 | 28 0-8 Id. ; slight haze. »)) 
6 270 || 33-3 | 32-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 |0-1 | 26 1-0 || Cirri and cirrous haze to E. »)) 
az 272 || 31-7 | 30-7 | 1-0 || 0-1 | 0-1 | 22 0-2 Id. yp j 
8 273 || 31-2 | 30-2 |1-0 || 0-1 |0-1 | 20 0-2 Id. di 
9 275 || 31-5 | 30-2 |1-3 0-1 |0-1 | 12 0-1 || Cirrous haze on horizon. ») 
10 278 || 27-6 | 27-0 | 0-6 || 0-0 |0-1 | 16 - 0-1 Id. d} 
1 284 || 26-7 | 26-6 | --- ||0-:0 |0-0 | 18 0-0 || Rather hazy on H. horizon ; faint corona. ») 
278 || 25-3 | 25-8 0-0 | 0-0 | 18 0-0 dss very faint corona. ») 
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|| 30-273 || 24-6 | 25-0 | --- || 0-0 | 0-0 | 20 0-0 || Rather hazy on E. horizon; very faint corona. y i 
261 || 25-5 | 25-5 | --. ||0-0 |0-0 | 20 0-2 || Cirri? to E.; very faint corona. yD} 
257 || 24-5 | 24-5 | --- ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 0-0 || Very clear; thick hoar-frost; very faint corbna. ») \ 
238 || 25-5 | 25-0 |0-5 || 0-0 |0-0 | 18 0-0 Id. ; id. y} 
229 || 22-8 | 22.8 | ... 10-0 |0-0 | 18 1-0 || Sheet of thin cirrus to W. ; id. y 
229 || 24.3 | 23-6 |0-7 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 1:0 || Thin cirri, radiating from NW. ; id. y 
214 || 24-4 | 24-1 |0-3 || 0-0 |0-0 | 18 1:0 || As before; part of a lunar halo. y 
207 || 25-2 | 24-8 | 0-4 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 7-0 || Cirro-cumulo-strati, cirro-strati, and cirri. a 
210 || 25-0 | 24-7 |0.3 || 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 4-0 || Cirro-strati; cirri. 
213 || 29.9 | 29-3 | 0-6 || 0-0 | 0-0 | 18 || —:28:— 9-5 td id. 
208 || 33-4 | 32-0 | 1-4 || 0-0 |0-0 | 20 || — :28: — 9-5 Td. ; id. @ 
199 || 34-4 | 32-4 |2-0 ||0-1 |0-1 | 21 || —:—:30 7-0 || Woolly and mottled cirri; cirro-strati. (0) 
184 || 36-0 | 34-5 | 1-5 || 0-0 | 0-0 6 || —:28:—]| 9-0 || Cirro-stratous scud ; linear cirri. 
173 || 35-3 | 34-2 | 1-1 || 0-0 | 0-0 | 20 3-0 || Cirro-cumulo-strati, cirro-strati, and cirri. eS 
161 | 36-4 | 34-7 | 1-7 || 0-1 |0-1 | 20 1-0 || Cirro-strati and cirri round horizon. 0} 
152 || 35-2 | 33-8 | 1-4 |10-1 |0-0 | 20 2-0 || Cirro-strati; clouds tinged red. | 
160 || 33-3 | 32-3 | 1-0 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 ||—: 0:—J| 9-5 || Cirro-stratous scud; cirri and cirrous haze. 
168 || 33-7 | 32-7 | 1-0 || 0-1 |0-0 9-5 Te Be cirro-cumulo-stratus. 
146 || 32-1 | 32-6 | --- || 0-0 | 0-0 —: l:— 4-0 || Cirro-cumuli. } 
155 || 31-0 | 30-6 | 0-4 {| 0-0 | 0-0 | 22 0-8 Id.; _cirrous streaks. ») 
141 || 28-1 | 28-3 | .-. || 0-0 |0-0 | 22 0-2 || Patches of cirri. y 
142 | 26-9 | 26-6 | 0-3 || 0-0 |0-0 | 22 0-0 || Very clear ; milky light (?) to N. ») 
128 | 26-9 | 26-7 | 0-2 || 0-0 |0-0 | 22 0-0 Id. y 
30-130 || 25-2 | 24-9 |0-3 || 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 0-2 ds streaks of cloud te NW. y 
4) 29-809 || 40-9 | 40-0 | 0-9 || 0-6 |0-6 | 22 ||91:—-:—|| -.--.- Loose scud ; dense homogeneous cirro-stratus. 
29-250. || 47-2 | 46-0 | 1-2 15-8 | 1-9 | 20 10-0 || Scud and cirro-strati; rain! 
_ 223 | 48-2 |46-7 | 1-5 || 1-5 |0-6 | 19 10-0 | Id. ; rain”? 
234 || 48-0 | 45-0 |3-0 || 2-3 |1-1 | 24 || 26:—-:—]| 10-0 || Scud; dense mass of cirro-stratus. ) 
252 || 46-4 | 43-0 | 3-4 || 1-6 |1-6 | 23 || 26:—:—|| 10-0 | Id.; id. { 
263 | 44-7 | 41-0 |3-7 | 2-1 |1-6 | 25 | 27:—:—)|| 10-0 | Ia.; id. y 
280 || 42-7 | 39-0 |3-7 3-0 |1-0 | 24 ||a7:—:—]] 9.8 Id. ; cir.-cum.-str. rad. from WNW. ;cir.-str.; lun. cor. }- 
287 || 42-8 | 38-7 | 4-1 || 2-7 |2-0 | 24 7-0 || Cirro-cumulo-strati; cirro-strati. } 
301 141-0 | 37-7 |3-3 12-1 |0-8 | 24 6-0 || Woolly cirri; cirro-strati. } 
direction of the wind is indicated by the number of the point of the compass, reckoning N. = 0, E. = 8, S.=16,W.= 24. The 
the three strata of clouds, Sc. (scud), C.-s. (cirro-stratus), and Ci. (cirrus), are indicated in a similar manner. 
. 13846, Observation made at 64 5™, 
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