4 "2 Meteorological Observations. 



Nov. 29. — Very calm morning with a white stratus, in 

 which a small rarified air-balloon launched at nine o'clock 

 was soon lost ; it indicated a wind from N.W. Afterwards 

 it cleared, when a loose kind of cirrocumulus was discerned, 

 followed by increased warmth of the air, which this cloud 

 generally forebodes. 



Nov. 30. — Foggy morning and cloudy day. By night 

 lofty, thin, and confused clouds caused a lunar corona. 

 About midnight a very little white meteur leaped horizon- 

 tally across the moon. 



JDec. 1. — Overcast and misty v/ith small rain before 

 noon : the wind increased towards night and became high 

 from S.W. 



Dec. 2. — Hard shower early, afterwards strewed cirrus. 

 Wind S.E. and N. 



JDec. 3. — Hazy and cloudy : windy night. S.W. 



JDec. 4. — Fair and windy ; snow fell in the night. S.W. 



Dec. 5. — P'air: snow on the ground. WindiSi. 



Dec. 6. — Cloudy for the most part. Wind N. 



Dec, 7. — Misty and cloudy. S.W. 



Dec. 8. — Hazy and cloudy ; rain at night. S. 



Dec. 9. — Much rain with strong wind trom S.W. 



Dec. 10. — Wind with some rain ; fair by night. S.W. 



Dec. IL. — The lower current of wind N.E., above it a 

 current blew from E. as appeared by a small balloon launch- 

 ed from Clapton. Cloudy evening. 



Dec. 12. — Yellow stratus followed by clouds and wind, 

 with some rain. W. 



Dec. 13. — Cloudy and hazy, afterwards wind and small 

 rain. 



Dec. 14. — Clear morning; some rain at night. N.N. W. 



Dec. 13. — Cloudy and hazy, followed by rain in the 

 evening. 



Dec. 16. — Fair wind, light (particularly at nis;ht), from 

 theW. 



Dec. 17. — Cool morn-ng ; cirrocumulus was followed by 

 warmer evening, with some small rain. 



Dec. 18. — Cloudy and misty. 



Dec. 19. — Early appeared hnear and plumose cirri, with 

 hazy atmosphere ; cloudy day Ibilowed with S.W. wind. 



Clapton, Dec. 19, 1811. ThOMAS FoRSTER. 



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