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Meteorological Obaervations for June 1831. 



LUNAR OCCULTATIONS FOU AUGUST. 

 OccuUations of Planets and fixed Stars by the Moon, in August 1831. 

 Compided for Grcenimch, by Thomas Henderson, Esq. ; and 

 circulated by the Astronovncal Society. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR JUNE 1831. 

 Gosport: — Numerical Results for the Month. 

 Barom. Max. 30-34 1 . June 20. Wind S. W.— Min. 29-681 . June 1 1 . WindW. 

 Range of the mercury 0-560. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 30-001 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury 3-640 



Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-315. — Number of changes 24. 

 Therm. Max. 74°. June 22. Wind W.— Min. 48°. June 6. Wind N. 

 Range 2(5°. — Mean temp, of exter. air Gl°'37. For 31 days with in n 60-68 

 Max. var. in 24 hours 21°-00.— Mean temp, of spring-water at 8 A.M. 50-48 



De Luc's Whalebone Hijgrojueter. 

 Greatest humidity of the atmosphere, in the evening of the 1 1th. ... !)0° 

 Greatest dryness of the atmosphere, in the afternoon of the 3rd ... 40- 



Range of the index 50- 



Mean at 2 P.M. 54°-5.— Mean at 8 A.M. 60°2.— Mean at 8 P.M. 68' 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock 60'9 



Evaporation for the month 5-30 inches. 



Rain in the pluviameter near the ground 1-555 inch. 



Prevailing winds, S.W. and W. 



Suynmary of the Weather. 

 A clear sky, 3; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 16 j an over- 

 cast sky without rain, Gh ; rain, 4r\. — Total 30 days. 

 Clouds. 

 Cirrus. Cirrocumulus. Cirrostratus. Stratus. Cunmlus. Cnmnlostr. Nimbus. 

 22 14 28 27 17 17 



Scale of the prevailing Winds. 

 N. N.K. E. S.E. S. S.W W. N.W. Days. 

 4 1 2 i !) 8.V 5 30 



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