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Mr. Hotvard's MeteorologicalJournal. [Aug. 1820. 



REMARKS. 



Sixth Month, — 1. Showery: cold: windy. 2. Showery: cold wind: a smart 

 shower of hail about a quarter before two, p.m. : wind shifted to the NW in the 

 afternoon. 3. Cloudy: cold. 4. Showery. 5. Cloudy. 6. Cloudy. 7. Cloudy. 

 8. Cloudy. 9. Cloudy. 10. Cirrus: Cirrostratus : Cirrocumulus. II. Showery. 

 12. Fine. 13. A strong smell of electricity in the morning: heavy rain, accom- 

 panied by thunder in the afternoon. 14. Cloudy. \ 5. Cirrocumulus: Nimbus: a, 

 S/ra<us in the marshes at night. 16. Cirrocumulus : cloudy. 17. Fine. IS. Clondy: 

 fine. 19. Fine: cloudy. 20. Showery. 21. Fine: a very extensive S^ro^us on 

 the marshes at night. 22. Fine : cloudy : very fine Cirrocumuli at night, with lunar 

 halo and corona. 23. Clear: Qirrus: a S<ra<us on the marshes at night. 24. Cir- 

 rus: sultry: a thick fog in the morning. 25. Clear: sultry. 26. Sultry : Cirru*. 

 27. Cirrus : clear. 28. Fine. 29. Fine. 30. Fine. 



RESULTS. 



Winds: N, 1; NE,2; SE,2; SW,2; W, 2 ; NW,20; Var. I. 



Barometer: Mean height 



For the month 30-003 inches. 



For the lunar period, ending (he 2d 29-800 



For 13 days, ending the 4th (moon south) 29-679 



For 14 days, ending the 18th (moon north) 29-93T 



Thermometer: Mean height 



For the month 57 -9500 



For the lunar period, ending the 2d 33-327 



For 30 days, the sun in Gemini &4'583 



Hygrometer: Mean for the month ; , 78*2 



Evaporation 3-44 inch. 



Rain 2-54 



Laboratory, Strat/ordy Seventh Month, 14, 1820, 



L. HOWARD. 



