240 Mr. Howard's MeteorologicalJournal. [March., 



REMARKS. 



First Month. — I. Cloudy and fine: boisterous night. 2. Fine: much wind, but 

 calm at sunset : the Cirrotwnulus has prevailed these two days. 3. Very fine day. 

 4. Little wind : a dense fog came on suddenly in the forenoon, and the day was misty 

 after. 5 — 9. Fine days. 10. Fair: some rain in the night. 11. Fine: cloudy. 

 12, 13, 14. Hoar frost, with foggy nights: a great quantity of rime gradually accumu- 

 lated on the trees, chiefly on the south side of the branches, presenting a magnificent 

 spectacle. 15. Overcast, p.m. with a little snow : the wind having risen a little, the 

 rime has fallen from the trees unmelted. 17. It is now winter under the trees, with a 

 spring-like appearance every where el*e : the afternoon actually presented the rudi- 

 ments of a thunder-cloud, succeeded by beautiful Cirrocumuli in bars ; amidst which 

 the moon rose with the calm lustre of a summer's evening. 19. Cirrocumulus above 

 Cirrostratus in light beds over the whole sky. 20. Cumuloslratut : after which Nimbi 

 and an overcast sky : wind, with some rain in the night. 2 1 . A hollow wind ; with 

 rain, mostly in the night. 22. Overcast : showers : in the night the wind rose, and it 

 blew hard towards morning. 23. Fine morning : Cirrostratus, with Cirrus aloft : 

 windy. 24 — 27. Overcast and cloudy. 28. Showery. 29. Fine : Cumulus, with 

 Cirrocumulu-s. 30. Hoarfrost: very clear at night. 31. Hoarfrost: little wind, but 

 with a hollow sound in the trees : very fine day. 



RESULTS. 



Winds : N, 2 j S, 1 ; SW, 10 ; W, 5 ; NW, 1 1 ; Var. 2. 



Barometer : Mean height J 



For the month 30-199 inches. 



For the lunar period, ending the22d 30*119 



For 14 days, ending the 6th (moon south) 29-874 



For 13 days, ending the 19th (moon north) 30«483 



Thermometers Mean height 



For the month 36-955° 



For the lunar period 37-172 



For 30 dayi, the sun in Capricorn 37-150 



Evaporation 0-87 in. 



Rain 0-87 



Results omitted by an oversight last Month. 



Barometer : Mean height 



For the lunar period, ending the 24th 29*979 inches 



For 1 5 days, ending the 10th (moon south) 30-047 



For 13 days, ending the 28d (moon north) 29-892 



Theromometer : 



For 30 days, the sun in Sagittarius 4 1*1 50° 



Laboratory, Stratford, Second Month, 21, 1824. L.HOWARD. 



