156 Meteorological Summary fur 1823. — Hampshire. 



Greatest mean monthly humidity of the atmosphere 



in February • 76*7 



Greatest mean monthly dryness of the atmosphere in 



June 51-2 



Position of the Winds. Days. 



From North to North-East 27£ 



North- East to East 54 



East to South-East 24^ 



South-East to South 32£ 



South to South- West 2l£ 



South- West to West 91 £ 



West to North- West 56 



North-West to North 57^ 



365 



Clouds, agreeably to the Nomenclature; or the number of days 

 on which each modification has appeared. 



Cirrus 248 



Cirrocumulus 168 



Cirrostratus 327 



Stratus 8 



Cumulus 181 



Cumulostratus 200 



Nimbus 225 



General State of the Weather. Days. 



A transparent atmosphere without clouds . 85 

 Fair, with various modifications of clouds . 143 



An overcast sky, without rain 105 



Foggy * 



Rain, hail, snow, and sleet 78 



365 



Atmospheric Phenomena. No. 



Anthelia, or mock-suns diametrically opposite - 



to the true sun 2 



Parhelia, or mock suns on the sides of the 



true sun . 20 



Paraselenae, or mock-moons 5 



Solar halos , . 31 



Lunar halos 29 



Rainbows, solar and lunar 12 



Meteors of various sizes 99 



Lightning, days on which it happened . . 14 



Thunder, ditto ditto ... 13 



Evaporation. Inches. 



Greatest monthly quantity in May . . . 3'80 



Least 



