266 Hovrty METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, DECEMBER 14—17, 1845. 
THERMOMETERS. WIND. Clouds 
Gott. SE ; Maximum | Se. :C.-s. Gu, Sky ‘ . 
eon ae “asad ed tie rane _ Rad movin g  ||clouded. Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 
1, ) 10m, ae 
a in. ° ° © || bs. | Ibs. | pt. |] pt. pt. pt. || 0-10, 1 
14 21 || 29-332 |) 41-8 | 37-1 | 4-7 || 2-4 | 1-4 | 24 | 26:—:—|| 2-0 || Scud on hor. ; woolly cir. lying from WNW. to ESE., | 
22 345 || 40-9 | 36-9 | 4-0 || 2-0 | 1-4 | 24 | 26:—:—] 1-5 || Loose seud; cirro-stratii © [barred across, y 
23 357 || 41-2 | 37-8 | 3-4 || 1-9 | 1-3 | 22 1-0 Id. ; id. 
15 0 || 355 || 43-6 |38-9 |4.7 ||2.4 |2-1 | 24 }25:—:—|| 92.5 | Scud; bandaotate! toSW.,lying from WNW. to ESE. O| 
1 | 350 || 43-6 | 38-8 |4-8 || 3-4 | 2-2 | 24 ||25:—:—|| 2.0 Patches of scud ; id. 0} 
2 329 || 43-6 | 39-4 |4-2 || 2-1 |0-6 | 24 || 25:—:—|| 2.5 Tales id. =) 
3 319 | 40-6 | 38-5 | 2-1 || 3.3 | 2-8 | 24 || 25:—:26|| 3-0 | Scud; cirrias before; shower” at 2h 30™, s) 
4 332 || 41-3 | 39-0 | 2-3 || 2.5 [3-8 | 27 | 25:—:26]| -6-5 || Scud and loosenimbi; bandsof cir. and cir.-str.; shower” 
5 || 333 | 41-0 | 38-2 | 2-8 | 2-1 | 1-7 | 24 | 25:—:27]| 3-5 || As before ; the cirri barred at right angles to the bands. | 
6 | 330 | 41-8 | 38-4 | 3-4 | 3.3 | 2-2 | 24 3-0 | Scud and cirro-stratus ; ; drops of rain. 
7 329 || 41-8 | 39-0 | 2-8 || 3-7 |3-0 | 24 5-0 Id. ; rain”; part of a lunar rainbow. ) 
8 320 || 42-3 | 39-0 | 3-3 || 2-2 |1-8 | 23 | 297:—:— 2-0 | Loose cumali. »)} 
9 || 316 | 41-9 | 39-0 | 2.9 || 2.7 | 1-6 | 25 || 27:—:—|| 3-0 || Loose scud; cirro-strati and cirri. ) 
10 || 310 |/41-9 | 38-7 |3-2 | 2.3 | 1-1 | 25 3-0 1G linear cir., rad. from SE. ; coloured cor. ) 
ll 306 || 42-7 | 39-0 |3-7 ||2-7 |3-2 | 23 9-5 || Seud on hor. ; woolly cirri, rad. from about SE. ; lunar 
12 | 303 || 43-3 | 39-6 | 3-7 | 2-0 |1-7 | 24 | 26:—:—|| 9.2 | Scud; cirri nearly as before; lunar cor. } _[halo.} 
13 || 29-287 || 43.2 |39-5 |3-7 || 2-2 |1-9 | 23 9-5 | Scud; cirri nearly as before ; halo and corona. } 
14 273 || 43-3 |39-9 | 3-4 | 2.0 | 2-2 | 24 8-0 || As before ; halo indistinct ; ; drops of rain ceca 
15 || 244 || 45-0 | 40-2 | 4-8 | 3-2 | 2-8 | 24 9.8 Id.; id. 
16 | 230 || 44-8 | 40-5 |4-3 || 5-0 | 4-1 | 24 10-0 1G Be id. 
17 || 210 || 44-1 [40-7 |3-4 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 24 10-0 || Seud ; cirri becoming thicker ; corona ; drops of rain. } 
18 202 | 43-3 | 39-8 |3-5 || 3-7 |2-7 | 24 10-0 || Id.; id. ; id. ; id. ) 
19 || 207 ||42-8 | 39-3 |3-5 || 2-6 | 2-2 | 24 9-5 || Thick woolly cirri. } [scud ; rain 
20 228 || 42-2 | 39-0 |3-2 ||3-4 | 3-2 | 24 9-8 Id. and cir.-str., rad. from ESE. ; loose 
21 | 256 |/41-7 | 37-6 |4-1 || 3-8 | 2-3 | 26 9-5 || Thick ribbed and dappled cirro-stratus. 
22 || 274 1141-3 |37-2 |4-1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 26 ||_-:97:— || 9.0 Id. ; patches of seud. 
23 || 298 || 41-6 | 37-0 |4-6 || 1-8 | 2-5 | 25 || _:97:— 9-0 Thick ribbed and dappled cir. str. ; patches of scud; cum. on E. hor, 
16 0 | 325 ||41-6 | 37-2 |4-4 || 2-5 | 1-6 | 26 || _-: 26: — 8-5 Cir.-cum,-str, ; ribbed & dappled cir.-str. ; rad. from WNW. & ESE. 
1 || 337 }/41-6 |36-8 |4-8 |} 2-3 | 1-1 | 24 || :—:27]) 8.0 || Reticulated, &c. cir., rad. from NW by W. and SE by E. cum.-str, 
2 336 ||41-6 | 37-0 |4-6 || 2-2 |1-3 | 24 || _-—-97 8-0 As before. @ lon E. hor,; patches of scud. 
3 || 338 | 40-7 |36-7 | 4-0 || 2-1 |1-4 | 24 || _-: _:27]| 7.5 || Id.; cirri more broken; dappled cirro-strati. @ 
4 | 340 || 40-4 | 36-5 | 3-9 || 2-1 | 1-8 | 24 || —-: —: 97 7-0 | Woolly cirri and cirro-strati; scud near horizon. 
5 338 || 38-6 | 36-9 | 1-7 || 1-7 | 1-0 | 24 || —:—:27| 8.0 | Nearly as before. 
6 354 || 39-5 | 36-4 |3-1 || 2-4 |0-8 | 24 3-0 || Radiating cirri and cirro-strati. 
7 358 || 39-5 | 35-7 |3-8 || 2-2 |1-0 | 24 0-5 || Cirri to SE. 
8 380 | 38-0 | 34-6 | 3-4 || 1-6 |0-6 | 25 1-0 | Woolly cir. lying NW by W. andSE by E.) __ [halo. } 
9 401 || 38-2 | 34-8 |3-4 || 1-8 |0-8 | 26 2-0 || Patches of scud ; thin cirri; lunar cor. and portion of a 
10 414 || 37-0 | 34-2 |2-8 || 0-9 |1-2 | 25 1-0 | Spotted woolly cirri, with corona; halo and paraselene. } 
11 423 || 35-7 | 33-3 | 2-4 || 1-3 |1-0 | 28 0-5 | Cirri and cir. haze on hor. ; very faint lunar corona. )} 
12 459 || 34-3 | 32-2 |2-1 11-0 |0-0 | 20 |}: 99: — 1-0 || Sheets of cirro-stratous scud ; very thin cirrous haze, ) 
13 || 29-477 ||33-3 | 30-7 | 2-6 | 0-1 |0-3 | 19 0-5 | Small tufts of cloud from NW. to SE. ; streaks of cir. J 
14\| 476 | 35-3 | 31-7 | 3-6 | 0-6 |0-5 | 26 0-5 || Bands of cirri lying from NW. to SE. 
15 || 502 || 34-4 |30-8 |3-6 |.0-5 |0-3 | 25 0-3. || Streaks of cirri. 
16 | 526 | 29-6 | 27-9 | 1-7 | 0-4 |0-0 | 22 0-4 || Cirri and cirro-strati to SW. 
17 || 536 || 28-3 | 26-7 |1-6 || 0-0 |0-0 | 18 3-0 || Woolly and mottled cirri ; a diffuse lunar corona. 
18 | 540 || 30-9 | 28-5 | 2.4 |0-0 |0-0 | 20 | —:28:—}) 2-5 || Cirro-cumulo-strati. >} 
19 536 || 27-8 | 26-8 |1-0 | 0-0 |0-0 | 20 8-0 | Id. . 
20 | 545 || 28-8 | 27-7 | 1-1 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 9-0 || Id. ; thicker to W.; sky to E. 
21 | 548 || 29-3 | 28-3 | 1-0 | 0-0 |0-0 | 18 | —:27:—]| 9.0 ind $3 clouds tinged red to E. ) 
22 552 || 30-2 | 28-8 | 1-4 0-0 |0-0 | 18 9.8 Jir.-str.,rad. from NW by W. and SE by E.; cir. mass. 
23 548 || 31-3 | 29-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 |0-0 | 23 9-8 || Cirro-strati and cirrous haze ; solar halo. 
17 0 536 || 32.2 | 30-7 | 1-5 || 0-0 | 0-0 7 || —:26:— 9-5 Ks id. 
1 | 516 || 32-7 | 31-2 | 1-5 || 0-0 |0-0 | 28 || —:26:—|| 8-0 | Woolly and mottled cirri ; cir.-str., rad. from WNY 
2|| 505 || 35-6 |33.0 | 2-6 ||0.0 |0.0 | 28 ||__: 26: —||_ 8.0 | As before. (0) [and ENE. 
3 || 483 ||34-7 | 32.7 | 2.0 |/0.0 |0-0 = 265 —— ll 18-0 Id.; stratus on horizon. 0} 
4 472 |'32-5 |31-0 | 1-5 || 0-0 | 0-0 4 || —:26:— 9-8 Id.; id. 
The direction of the wind is indicated by the number of the point of the compass, reckoning N. = 0, E. = 8, 8.= 16, W.= 24, The — i 
motions of the three strata of clouds, Sc. (scud), C.-s. (cirro-stratus), and Ci. (cirrus), are indicated in a similar manner. ! 
Dee, 164 45, The cirri sone ale from NW by W.; the cirri do not seem to extend far towards the NE., as they terminate abruptly y 
to NE., at an altitude of about 20°; this has been the case all day. 
Dec. 164 19. Observation made at 19» 10™, 
