376 Darty METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, May 14—21, 1846. 
THERMOMETERS. Winn. Claude | 
Pee aaa | Maximum ear Gi. | Sa) Species of Clouds and Meteorological R k 
Time. || at 82°. | Dry. | Wet. |Dift.|| force in [From] “yy nS |clouded._| 3 iti ee: 
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ad h. | in. a = ° |} Ibs. lbs. pt. pt. pt. pt. | 0—10. 
14 22 || 29-831 || 50-0] 46-2] 3-8) 0-1] 0-1) 13 | 12:—:—| 0-4 | Masses of cumuli to S. and SE. (0) 
15 0 || 784 || 56-7} 48-9) 7-8 1:3} 0-8| 12 || 14:—:— J 0-8 | Small detached masses of cumuli. (0) 
2| 745 | 59-0| 51-1| 7-9] 0-9| 0-3] 16 | 15:—:—] 5-0 | Loose cumuli; hazy. ro) 
4 702 || 62-6] 52-6/10-0]] 1-1| 0-2] 16 | 21:—:—| 8-5 | Id. ; id. 
6 || 674 || 56-9) 50-2| 6-7|/ 1-1] 0-8) 14 || 20:—:—] 8-0 | Id. ; id. 
8 667 | 50-7| 46-3} 4-4]| 0-8| 0-4] 15 | 2-5 | Cirri and cirrous haze on horizon. 
10 | 671 | 46-2) 41-9 4-3 || 0-4] 0-4| 17 4-0 Cirri, cirro-strati, and cirrous haze. 
18 | 99-590 || 39-4| 38-5] 0-9)| 0-4) 0-0 2.5 | Cir.-cum.-str., cir.-str., woolly cirri, and cirrous haze. © 
20 575 || 47-5] 43-7] 3-8]| 0-1] 0-0} 6 2-5 | Woolly cirri and cirro-strati; hazy. {0} 
22 521 || 54-0} 47-4] 6-6]| 0-2} 0-2] 14 | 10:—:20 1:0 | Masses of loose cumuli; sheets of woolly cirri. (0) 
16 0 490 || 55-0} 47-0} 8-0}| 0-8} 0-8) 15 0-5 | Small patches of eumuli. © 
2 459 || 55-6| 47-9| 7-7]|| 1-5] 1-5] 12 |} 12:—:—|} 6-0 | Cumuli. © 
4 422 || 54-6| 48-2| 6-4]] 1-3] 1-1] 12 |} 13:—:—|| 9-0 || Seud; cumuli and cirro-strati. 
6 373 || 52-2| 46-6] 5-6]/ 1-3] 1-0] 8 | 11:—:— 6-5 | Cumuli; streaks of cirri. fo) 
8 358 || 48-6| 43-2] 5-4|| 1-5] 0-9] 8 ||/11:—:14]| 3-0 | Loose eumuli, woolly cirri, cirrous haze, and sheets of 
10 || 29-326 || 46-0) 44-5] 1-5|| 0-5) 0-3) 6 | 9:— 10-0 | Scud; rain’? commenced at 9 50". [cir.-str. © 
233) 28-909 || 47-5| 47-2] 0-3]| 1-1] 0-5] 3 || 6:—:—} 10-0 | Misty seud; drizzling rain. 
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8 877 || 51-4| 49-4] 2-0|] 0-8] 0-3} 18 || —:20:—]| 10-0 |, Thick cirro-stratous scud. 
18 || 28-807 | 47-8| 47-2] 0-6|| 0-3] 0-0) 14 |} —:12:—]| 7-0 | Cirro-cumulo-strati; cirro-strati; patches of seud. © 
20 824 || 49-6] 47-0] 2-6]] 0-3] 0-1] 16 |15:—:—|} 8-5 | Scud; cirro-strati. [drops of rain, 
22 816 || 50-5| 46-8| 3-7|| 2-0] 2-0] 15 || 14:14:—]} 8-5 || Masses of scud and loose cumuli; cirro-strati; a few 
18 0 802 | 54-6] 49.6] 5-0|| 1-8] 1-7| 14 | 14:—:— 9-8 | Seud, loose cumuli, and cirro-strati. 
2 803 || 50-2| 48-8} 1-4]| 1-1] 0-2] 10 || 13:—:—]| 10-0 | Seud and cirro-strati; showers since 1h, 
4 793 || 50-3| 47-3| 3-0]| 0-8] 0-7} 10 || 12:—:—| 10-0 Id. 
6 772 || 50-8| 47-5| 3-3]| 0-7| 0-4] 6 ||12:—:—|| 10-0 | Seud and cirro-stratus. 
8 780 || 48:0| 47-5| 0-5|| 0-6| 0-2) 4 || 8:—:—|| 10-0 | Scud; rain” 
10 784 || 48-4] 47-8] 0-6]| 0-2) 0-1} 2 10-0 | Scud and cirro-strati; drops of rain. 
18 || 28-919 || 47-8| 46-3] 1-5|| 0-2] 0-0) 21 10-0 | Cirro-stratous seud and cirro-strati. 
20 | 28-976 | 48-8| 46-2) 2-6 0:8| 0-4} 24 || 24:—:—|| 10-0 | Send; cirro-strati. 
92 | 29.028 | 53-7| 48-0| 5-7|| 1-8| 1-0] 24 ||24:24:—|| 8-0 | Scud and loose cum. ; sheets of cir.-str. and wool. eirri.6 
19 0 067 || 55-9| 48-3] 7-6|| 1-9] 1-6) 21 || 24:26:26 8-0 | Cumuli; cirri and cirro-strati, moving very slowly. © 
2 096 || 59-0| 51-2] 7-8|| 2-2| 2-4] 18 ||24:—:—}| 9-5 | Seud, cumuli, and cirro-strati. 
4 119 | 57-0| 49-7| 7-3]| 3-1] 1-9] 19 |21:—:—]} 6-0 || Id, id. and woolly cirri. (0) 
6 129 | 56-1| 47-1| 9-0|| 1-9] 1-6] 18 || 20:—:—}] 2-0 | Cumuli; cirro-strati to S. (0) 
8 129 | 51-1| 46-9| 4-2|| 1-9] 0-1] 18 || —:—:20] 9-0 | Cirri, cirrous haze, and cirro-strati. 
10 104 || 49-8) 46-0] 3-8 || 0-5) 1-0} 15 10-0 | Cirro-strati and cirrous haze. 
18 || 29-006 || 50-2) 47-8} 2-4]| 2-5] 0-2) 16 |} —:17:— 3-0 | Cirro-stratous seud ; cirro-strati; hazy on horizon. © 
20 003 || 53-7| 48-4| 5-3|| 2-3| 3-0] 16 ||17:17:—|]| 4-5 | Seud and cirro-strati; hazy on horizon. (s) 
22 037 || 58-5| 51-8] 6-7|| 2-8| 2-2] 16 ||18:—:—|| 7-5 | Scud and cumuli. 0} 
20 0 074 || 58-4| 51-1] 7-3]) 2-9] 1-3] 18 |}17:—:—] 9-0 | Id. {in ragged masses. 
2 | 106 | 56-8| 52-2| 4-6|| 1-2] 0-3) 19 || 16:—:—)] 9-0 | Scud, nimbi, and cum.-str.; some of the seud hanging 
4 | 131 | 58-6] 52-3} 6-3|| 0-7] 0-5| 12 || 16:—:—)| 9-8 | Scud and cum. ; cir.-str.; a peal of thunder heard to E. ; 
6 169 | 53-0} 49-6} 3-4|| 0-8] 0-1) 16 | 15:—:—|] 98 Send and cir.-str. [very heavy shower of hail about 3. 
8 215 || 52-4| 49.2! 3-2|| 0-2| 0-2] 16 || —:12:—) 9-0 || Cirro-strati, cirrous haze, and cirri. 
10 254 || 44-5| 43-4] 1-1]/ 0-5] 0-1] 16 4-0 | Cirro-strati aud cirri. 
18 || 29-449 | 45-7| 44-8] 0-9]| 0-2} 0-1) 22 | 5.5 | Cirro-cumulo-strati and cirro-strati; haze on horizon. © 
20 | 503 | 51-2| 48-6) 2-6|| 0-1] 0-0] 28 |—:16:—] 6.0 | Td. ; haze on horizon. (0) 
22 544 || 56-3| 51-8| 4-5] 0-2] 0-1) 31 | 20:16:— 2.0 | Masses of seud and loose cumuli in two currents. 0} 
21 0 580 | 60-3| 54:0) 6-3]| 0-2| 0-1] 8 | 24:—:--| 5-0 | Cumuli; two or three peals of thunder to SE. and also 
2 || 615 || 53-1| 52-1] 1-0]] 1-0] 0-5] 6 | 9-0 | Thunder-storm. [to N.O 
4 | 655 | 58-7] 55-2] 3-51! 0-5] 0-2] 21 | 3.5 | Cir-cum.-str., cum., and haze; thunder to S. and SW. 
6 || 672 | 59-0] 54-4 4-6] 0-3] 0-1] 16 | 1-0 | Cumuli and cirro-strati. (0) [since 2"@ 
8 || 722 || 53-3] 50-4/12-9|| 0-3] 0-2) 20 | —:26:—| 3-0 Cirro-strati and cirri to W.; cumuli to E. 
May 15¢ 04, Observation made at 0b 6™, 
1h 45™, it commenced raining, the drops being very large; at 1 
1648b, Coloured parhelia and portion of a solar halo. 17418, Observation made at 18> 7™. 
May 204 2). Between 14 45™ and 2h 0™, three peals of thunder heard towards the SE. ; slight shower. 
May 214 2, Thunder-storm since about 1" 20", chiefly to northwards ; the intervals varying from 2% to 8%, generally about 5% ; at 1h 37™, a very brilliant 
flash to NNE., consisting of three simultaneous streaks, followed immediately by a single one, from the horizon to 20° altitude, the interval being 5° ; about 
h 50™, it commenced to hail very violently, some of the hailstones being about 0°3 inch in 
diameter, afterwards becoming rain. The clouds are chiefly thick black seud and cumulo-stratus, moving from various directions, but principally from ENE. ; 
the last peal of thunder was heard about 1» 50™, 
