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Meteorological Olservaiions made at Tunbridge Wells, 
from August 22 to 24, 1813. 
August 29.—Heavy cumulostratus, with cold northerly 
wind jollowed by rai in the evening, and clear star-light 
night. I noticed a falling star inclined to the earth in the 
direction of the wind. 
August 23.—Rather warmer again ; sinhpaeeiters and 
other clouds. Wind NW. Clear nace and yellow haze, 
afterwards clouds. 
August 24 *.—Fine warm day, with cumuli and cumulo- 
siratt. Sea breeze about four o’clock. 
Meteorological Observations made at Clapton in Hackney, 
Srom the 25th of August to the 2d of September 1813. 
August 25.—Fair day, with cumudi, &c. coloured clouds 
at sunset; haze reddish. 
August 26.—Much cumulostratus through the dav; by 
night the snapping or cracking of the wicks of the candles 
indicated rain next day. 
August 27.—Rain came on in gentle showers from the 
northward in the wind. Therm. at 11 P.M. 54°. Barom. 
30. 35. Owls both hoot and screech by night. 
August 23.—Fair with clouds and cold wind from NE. 
August 29.—Various cumuli and scud early ; afterwards 
showers. Wind easterly. 
August 30.—Cumulostratus prevailed through the day ; 
cool easterly wind, and unwholesome kind of weather. 
August a1e2fair with large cumuli ; wind easterly: the 
stars did not shine partic larly clear by night, and the 
moon was hazy. Owls hoot and screech. 
Sept. 1. Warmer air again; through the day a veil of 
cloud obscured the sky, beneath which were cumuli of rain- 
Jike appearance; the cloudiness increased and rain came on 
at night with falling Barometer. Wind easterly. The 
owls both hoot and screech notwithstanding the darkness 
and rain; spiders appear on the walls of the house more 
than il and there are other signs of rainy weather. 
Sept. 2.—Fair warm morning, with gentle S wind; a 
thickness and reddish colour of the sky with clouds came 
on about eight in the morning, followed by gentle showers ; 
afterwards rain with a NW wind; but a warm and _ fair 
evening tollowed ; reddish and dim haze above the sunset. 
Clapton, Sept. $, 1813, THOMAS Forster. 
* Observation this day made at Brighthelmstone. 
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