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Meleorological Observations made at Clapton, from 

 January 1 to 17, 1813. 



Jan. 1. — Cloudy, foggy, and dark days. Wind southerly 

 and calm. Themiomeier highest in day 45 ; lowest in 

 iiight 40. 



Jan. 2. — Cloudy and misty, some large indistinct cirro- 

 cumulus : stars shone by nine at night. 



Jan. 3. — Thick fog in the morning* 



Jan, 4. — Cloudy and damp ail dav. 



Jan. 5. — Clouds and misty ; wind rising tow ards ni^ht. 

 Maximum of thermometer happened at night, durin^'- which 

 the warmth increased. 



Jan. 6. — Gale from S.W. and warmer, with clouded skv 

 and misty air. Though the sky overhead was overcast, vet 

 I could discern loose portions of cloud floating along iti 

 the wind, which increased, and by night became hi^h* 

 Night very dark. 



Jan. f. — Foggy and calm in the morning : the barometer 

 fell during the day, and was followed by wind and rain in 

 the evening. Very dark night. S. 



Jan. 8.— Foggy early ; day became fair with low fleecy 

 cumuli flying along in the wind, afterwards mere elevated, 

 and flat masses took on in pari the form of cirrocunnilus—^ 

 at a later period of the day, rainy features of cirrus, cirro- 

 stratus with cumulostrutus : haze and a gentle gale from 

 S.W. Frosty night. 



Jan. 9. — White frost and fog followed by rain, after- 

 wards clear with rainy features of cirrus and scud. Frosty 

 night again, a halo round the moon*. 



Jan. 10. — Clear frosty day. 



Jan. 11. — Frosty morning, afterwards some little cloud* 

 put on the cirrocumulative form, and cirrocumulostratus 

 followed. About half past two P. M. a small balloon 

 launched from Clapton went in a direction to the north- 

 ward ; wind therefore southward. 



Jan. 12. — Cloudy and raw, though with a southern wind. 



Jan. 13. — Cold and raw, with S.E. wind; some sicet 

 fell in the day. Fair night. 



Jan. 14. — Cloudy and damp; some slight showers of 

 snow fell at night. S.E — E — N.E. 



Jan. 13. — Cloudy and damp. S.E. 



Jan. \6. — Frosty and foggy in the morning; clear fine 

 (lay, with features of cirrus and ctimulus, 



Jan. 17. — Cloudy and cold, with S.E. wind. 



Clapton, Jan. 18, 181.i. ThOMAS FoRSTER. 



• By i hall, Ido not nic.in a mere coroim or disk, hut a ring. See Phil. 

 M»jf' lor ISli, wlKrcin I Inve claisificd tliwe pliainomcua. 



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