fiS3 Meteorological Observations 



Fell. 28. — Fine clear morning; a few cirri; through the 

 day only ciimvli appeared ; towards the evening a few 

 cirri again of transitory and indefinite kind; clear night. 

 Thermometer 49° 1 1 A.M., 33° 1 1 P.M. ; a westerly gale. 



A^'arck 1 . — Some cirri and cumuli, wiih occasional cumii' 

 lostratiis, with a gale; overcast night. SW. Therm. 51' 

 at 2 P.M., at ) 1 48°. 



ISIurch 2. — Showery; with cumvli, and scud below, and 

 cirrus confused and transitory in the clear intervals. Ther- 

 mometer, middle of the day, 50'', 11 P.M. 33". W. Some 

 falling stars of the common kind*. 



March 3. — Showers, cirrus, cumvloslrotus, scud, &c. in 

 the intervals like yesterday. 'Ihermometer 11 P.M. 37°. 

 Westerly wind. 



March 4. — Chiefly cloudy, dull day. Wind westerly. 



March 5. — Early among various clouds I observed the 

 cirrocumiilus, whose niileculcB were flimsy and ill-defined. 

 In a low region cumuli flew along of an ill-defined kind. 

 Gale from SW. in evening. Thermometer 2 P.M. 33", at 

 11,44. 



Alarch 6. — Clear early; I afterwards observed eini in 

 fibres flimsy and of short duration, but through the chief 

 part of the day only cumuli more or less dense appeared. 

 Wind strong from the west. Therm. 2,53°, at 11, 40^. 

 Clear night. 



March J. — Such irregular features of clrrocumulus and 

 cirrus above cumuli, cumuhstratus, and scud, as usually at- 

 tend showery weather, but no rain fell. Clouded over at 

 night. Therm, at ^ A.M. 43°, 3 P.M. 35°, 1 1 P.M. 44. 

 Wmd westerly. 



March 8. — Cumuli in abi\ndance, fleecy and lowering; 

 fun at intervals ; dark clouded night. Wind SW. Therm. 

 7 A.M. 49% 2 P.M. 57^ 



March 9. — Chiefly cloudy, dark night with rain. Therm, 

 44= at 1 1 P.M. Wind SW, 



March 10. — Cold wet mist in the morning; afterwards 

 it cleared by time, when smokelike cuvudi, &c, abounded ; 

 a hard shower about one P.M. ; cloudv afternoon, and cold 

 night wiih lucid intervals; some flimsy large ill-defined cir- 

 roaonul/iif. Therm. 7 A.M. 39°, 2 P.M. 44°, U P.M. 

 33°. Wmd NE. 



* Sec observations on the peculiarities of meteors, in my letter in your 

 Magazine for Noveir.ber 181 l. 



f I suspect lliiit \f an clectrophorus was tried, the air today would be 

 found either non-electric or el>'ctrificd negatively. If aath e;;periment 

 should have been made, I should be oblige^ by its communiLatiou in your 

 Magazine. 



- Marck 



