HlourLY METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, DECEMBER 17—19, 1845. 267 
THERMOMETERS. WIND. 
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. Sc. :C.-s.: Ci., P ’ 
220) |e see cnaia Lat moving _|{clou Aa Fi Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 
14, )10™, pcs 
= G ° Ybs. | Ibs. | pt. || pt. pt. pt.|/ 0-20. | 
30-9 | 29-6 | 1-3 ||0-0 |0-0 | 2 10-0 || Cirro-cumulo-strati; cirrous haze ; foggy to E. 
29-8 | 28-6 | 1-2 || 0-0 | 0-0 2 7-0 || Cirro-strati; cirrous haze over the sky. 
27-0 | 26-6 | 0-4 || 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 3-0 || Cirrous haze. 
26-1 | 26-4 | ... || 0-0 | 0-0 3-0 Id. 
28-3 | 27-9 | 0-4 || 0-0 | 0-0 10-0 || Cirro-strati and cirrous haze. } 
30-0 | 28-8 | 1-2 || 0-0 | 0-0 2 10-0 || Scud and cirro-stratus. 
29-2 | 28-6 |0-6 || 0-1 |0-0 | 10 10-0 Td. dense cirrous haze. 
28-9 | 28-2 |0-7 ||0-0 |0-0 | 12 10-0 Id. ; id. 
30-5 | 29-6 | 0-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 6 10-0 || Scud and cirro-stratus; fine flakes of snow. 
30-3 | 30-0 | 0-3 || 0-0 | 0-0 4 10-0 Id. ; snow! 
32-0 | 31-8 |0-2 0:0 |0-0 | 4 10-0 labs id. 
33-0 | 32-5 |0-5 0-0 |0-0 | 2 10-0 IiGk id. 
33-7 | 33-4 |0-3 |/0-3 |0-4 | 2 10-0 || Homogeneous mass ; sleet. 
34-8 | 34-2 |0-6 ||0-9 | 0-6 2 10-0 ike id. ) 
34-6 | 33-9 |0-7 || 0-6 | 0-4 3 10-0 || Sleet! 
34-3 | 33-6 | 0-7 || 0-4 | 0-2 2 10-0 || Sleet®2 
35-5 |34-4 }1-1 |/0-3 |0-3 | 2 || 4:—:—|| 10-0 | Homogeneous mass of scud ; rain”? 
35-5 |34.4 | 1-1 || 0-5 | 0-4 0 3:—:—|| 10-0 Id. ; id. 
35-8 | 34-7 | 1-1 || 0-8 | 0-6 0 || 3:—:—]| 9-8 || Clouds broken up; scud; cirro-cumuli and cir.-str. 
0 36-0 | 34-9 | 1-1 || 0-6 | 0-1 2 4:—-:—]|| 10-0 || Patches of scud; cir.-cum.-str., the motion scarcely perceptible. 
oll 36-1 | 35-0 | 1-1 || 0-2 | 0-1 1 || 4:20:—|| 6-0 || Cirro-stratous scud on horizon ; id. (>) 
2 36-1 | 34-9 | 1-2 || 0-2 |0-1 0 2-5 Id. ; cirro-cumuli. (0) 
63 36-0 | 34-6 |1-4 ||0-6 |0-5 | 31 || 3:—:—J]] 4-0 || Scud and loose cumuli; cirro-strati. (2) 
& 4 35-0 | 34-2 |0-8 ||/0-9 |0-2 | 31 3:—:— 9.5 || Scud; cirro-stratous scud; rain” 
Ay 34-8 | 33-1 | 1-7 ||0-5 |0-4 | 0 9-7 || Id.; id. 
—~6 31-8 | 30-2 | 1-6 || 0-2 | 0-1 2 1-0 || Cloud and haze on horizon. 
eT 28-8 | 28-4 | 0-4 ||0-1 |0-1 | 17 1.0 Id. 
8 29-2 |27-8 | 1-4 ||0-1 |0-1 | 19 1-0 Id 
9 26-2 | 26-0 |0-2 |/0-1 |0-1 | 20 2-0 Id. 
10 27-3 | 27-1 |0-2 |/0-1 | 0-1 | 18 6-0 || Cirro-stratus and haze. >} 
27-4 | 26-9 | 0-5 ||0-0 | 0-0 | 22 10-0 || Mass of cir.-str. and cir. haze; a few stars dimly visible. ) 
27-3 | 27-0 | 0-3 ||0-0 | 0-0 | 20 10-0 Ths id. ) 
28-3 | 27-6 |0-7 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 10-0 || Mass of cirro-stratus, denser; moon scarcely visible. ) 
29-2 | 28-5 |0-7 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 10-0 Id., id. [about 15" 15™. 
31-1 | 30-0 | 1-1 ||0-0 |0-0 | 18 10-0 Id., id.; commenced snowing 
31-8 | 31-0 | 0-8 || 0-2 |0-3 | 16 10-0 || Homogeneous mass of clouds. 
31-4 |30-5 | 0-9 || 0.4 |0.2 | 18 || —: 24:—]] 10-0 || Cirro-stratous seud (?) moving rather quickly ; cir.-str. ; 
34-8 | 32-7 |2-1 || 2-1 |2-1 | 18 10-0 || Homogeneous mass. [clouds broken. ) 
34-7 |33-7 | 1-0 || 2-0 |1-6 | 17 10-0 Id. 
35-3 | 34-4 | 0-9 || 2-1 | 1-4 | 16 || 22:—:—|] 10-0 || Scud; cirro-strati seen through break to S. ) 
37-4 | 36-6 |0-8 || 2-5 |1-9 | 18 || 20:—:—|| 10-0 Id.; dense homogeneous cirro-stratus. 
38-5 |37-9 |0-6 || 1-7 |0-6 | 18 || 20:24: — 9-9 He id. 
40-7 | 39-2 | 1-5 || 1-7 |0-4 | 21 ||20:24:—|| 9-7 || Loose scud; cirro-stratous seud ; cir.-str. ; sky to NW. 
41-2 |38-3 | 2-9 ||0-9 |0-6 | 22 || —:25:—|| 4-0 |! Loose cirro-strati; cirro-strati and cirrous haze. (0) 
40-3 | 37-3 | 3-0 || 0-6 |0-5 | 21 || —:25:—|| 4-0 Id.\; id. (0) 
41-0 | 37-0 |4-0 || 1-0 |0-8 | 20 1-0 || Cirro-strati; haze and patches of seud round hor. © 
39-7 | 36-7 |3-0 ||0-3 | 0-4 | 20 2-0 Td. oO [cirrous haze. 
38-2 |35-9 |2-3 || 1-1 |0-8 | 20 || 24:—:—|| 3-5 | Thick scud rising to W.; cir.-cum.-str.; woolly cirri ; 
35-9 |34-4 | 1-5 || 1-1 |0-3 | 19 || —:24:— 3-5 || Loose cirro-strati and cirro-cumulo-strati; cirro-strati. 
35-4 | 33-9 |1-5 || 0-7 |0-4 | 19 0-5 Id. 
35-7 | 34-5 | 1-2 || 0-9 | 0-4 | 20 0:8 Id. 
35-7 | 34-5 |1-2 ||0-5 | 0-7 | 19 5-0 || Cirro-stratous scud? drops of rain. 
36-9 | 35-4 | 1-5 || 1-6 | 1-1 | 19 0-5 Id.?; shooting-star from y to 6 Urse Majoris. 
37-1 | 35-4 | 1-7 || 2-0 | 1-0 | 19 2-0 Id.; drops of rain. 
36-7 | 35-2 |1-5 || 1-2 |0-7 | 18 2-5 || Seud and cirro-stratus. 
j 35-5 | 34-1 | 1-4 ||0-7 10-6 | 19 2-0 Id. 
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' 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 
| Motions of the three strata of clouds, Sc. (seud), C.-s. (cirro-stratus), and Ci. (cirrus), are indicated in a similar manner. 
f ec. 184175 11. Wind commenced blowing 0°8 lb., barometer 28-925. 17 40™. Wind blowing 2:0 lb., barometer 28-876. 19» 30™. 
Wind blowing 1:6 Ib., barometer 28°735. 20 30m, Wind blowing 2°65 1b., barometer 28647. 214 30™. Barometer 28°581. 
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