318 Meteorological Observations for August 1827. 



Barometer.— Highest 30-6200. Dec. 28. Wind N.E. 

 Lowest 290500. Nov. 13. Wind S.W. 

 Com. Thermometer.— Highest 80°. July 30. Wind S.W, 

 Lowest 26°. Jan. 9. Wind N.E. 

 Registry in Shade.- Highest 80°. July 30. Wind S.W. 

 Lowest 24°. Jan. 9. Wind N.E. 

 Registry in Sun. Black Ball.— Highest 140°. Aug. 19. Wind S.E. 

 Lowest 24°. Jan. 9. Wind N.E. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR AUGUST 1827. 



Gosport.— ^Numerical Results Jbr the Month. 



Barom. Max. 30-41 Aug. 29. Wind NE.—Min. 29-38 Aug. 1 5. Wind SW. 

 Range of the inercury l-O^. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 30-009 



Spaces descrilicd by the rising and falling of the mercury . . . 4-620 

 Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-360. — Number of changes 21. 

 Therm. Max. 77° Aug. 2. Wind SE.— Min. 48° Aug. 26. Wind N. 

 Range 29°.— Mean tenip.of exter. air 62°-58. For .31 (la3s with © in S^64-43 

 Max. var. in 24 hours 2.T-00 -Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M. 54°-35 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 

 Greatest humidity of the air in the evening of the Kith .... 84° 



Greatest dryness of the air in the afternoon of the 5th 38 



Range of the index 46 



Mean at 2 P.M. 49°-6— Mean at 8 A.M .57°-4— Mean at 8 P.M. 61-5 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock . . 56-2 



Evaporation for the month 3-85 inch. 



Rain near ground 2-060 inch. — Rain 23 feet high 1-900 inch. 



Prevailing Wind N. 



Summary of the Weather. 

 A clear sky, 5 J J fine, with various modifications of clouds, 15^ 5 an over- 

 cast sky without rain, G; rain, 4. — Total 31 days. 



Clouds. 



