238 Meteorological Observations for Juli) 1829. 



REMARKABLE COLDNESS OF THE LATE SPRING. 

 The cold and backward spring which we have had in this country 

 has been tlie subject of general remark. Our correspondent Dr. For- 

 ster, who has recently returned from a tour on the Continent, has 

 made a corresponding remark abroad. The crops, and particularly 

 the garden productions and flowers, have been nearly a fortnight later 

 than usual, almost all over Germany and the northern parts of 

 France. At Spa, the season was so cold and unpleasant that most 

 of the visitants had left it to travel elsewhere till there were some 

 signs of summer ; and there was ice on the water near Liege, on the 

 morning of the 8th of June. The thermometer during the day did 

 not rise higher than 58° of Fahrenheit ; and a cold dry wind seemed 

 to threaten a total destruction of vegetation. Paris however, we 

 understand, was comparatively warm, and the climate seemed to 

 change for the better on passing Arras into France. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR JULY 1829. 

 Gosport. — Nuinerical Results for the Month. 

 Barom. Max. 30-31 July 21. Wind S.W.—Min. 29-36 July 3. Wind S.W. 

 Range of the mercury 0-D5. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 29-889 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury 6-100 



Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-470.— Number of changes 21. 

 Therm. Max. 74° July 25. Wind S.W.—Min. 47° July 26. Wind N.E. 

 Range 27°. — Mean tenip.of exter. air 61°-97. For 31 days with in 5562-39 

 Max. var, in 24 hours 21°-00 — Mean temp, of spring-water at 8 A.M. 53-15 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 

 Greatest humidity of the atmosphere in the evening of the 10th ... 88° 

 Greatest dryness of the atmosphere in the afternoon of the 27th... 42 



Range of the index 46 



Mean at 2 P.M. 63°-5.— Mean at 8 A.M. 67°-2.— Mean at 8 P.M. 74-6 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock 68-4 



Evaporation for the month 3-30 inch. 



Rain in the pluviameter near the ground 5-385 inch. 



Prevailing wind, S.W. 



Summary of the Weather. 

 A clear sky, 2 5 ; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 13 j an over- 

 cast sky without rain, 7a ; rain, 8.— Total 31 days. 

 Clouds. 

 Cirrus. Cii-rocumulu3. Cirrostratus. Stratus. Cumulus. Cumulostr. Nimbus. 

 25 16 28 24 28 26 



Scale of the prevailing Winds. 

 N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W^ N.W. Days. 

 1 1 li 2 4 13 6 2i 31 



General Observations. — This has been a very wet month, and the coldest 

 July here since 1823 ; only five days have passed without rain, and the long 

 continued winds from over the Western Ocean have blown at intervals 

 unusually strong at this season of the year. 



In consequence of the humidity of the atmosphere, and the slow evapo- 

 ration, several strata of clouds have generally prevailed, and often termi- 

 nated, by the union of crossing winds, in thunder-storms, accompanied witli 

 destructive lightning in several parts of the country. 



Sonic 



