160 Meteorological Journal, [Aue. 1815, 
REMARKS. 
Sixth Month.—4. Cloudy: windy. 5,6. Windy, with Cumu- 
lostratus and Cirrocumulus: showers. 7. Heavy clouds: and at 
noon a sound like distant thunder in the N. E.: towards evening 
the dense clouds dispersed, leaving Czrr? at a great elevation, and a 
most beautiful Cirrostratus, grained like wood, in the N.W.: 
hygrometer (De Luc’s) 30° to 35°. 8. A grey sky, with Cirroeu- 
mulus, &c. which formed heavy Cumulostratus, threatenin, 
thunder: but a few drops of rain falling, the whole dispersed, 
save some Cuirostratus. 9. Cirrecumulus, with Cirrostratus: a 
fine day: much dew at night, with 5° difference in the thermo- 
meters. 10. A very fine day: in the course of which theshygro- 
meter went to 24° 11. a.m. Clouds and wind, followed by a 
shower, p.m. 12. Overcast: hygrometer, at S a.m. 62°; at 9, 
55°: clouds from S. E., the wind being N. W.: a little rain: the 
evening obscure, with Cirrus and Cirrostratus hanging very low. 
33. Cloudy morning: showers: after which large Cumulz, capped 
and followed by Nimli: from one to two, p.m. heavy rain, the 
wind going from S.K. by S. to N.E, then back to S.W. : some 
thunder followed, and a fine afternoon, but the Cirrostratus re- 
mained at night. 14, Wet morning: hygr. at 8, 72°; at 9, 50°: 
after some showers, a fine afternoon. 15. Hygr. at 9, 55°: 
showers and wind: fair, p.m. 16, Hygr. at 9, 39°: a fine day: 
Cirrus : a corona round the moon. 17. Hygr. 71°: wet morning, 
and rain in the night: a slight shower, p.m. 18. Hygr. 52°: 
rain in the night: rather cloudy. 19. Hygr. 43°: a pretty fine 
day. 20. Hygr. 40°: rather a dull day. 21. Hygr. 55°: 
pleasant: not very sunny: about one, p.m. a clap of thunder, and 
a few large drops of rain. 22. Hygr.49°: a dull cloudy morning: 
a little rain, p.m. 23. Hygr. 44°: morning cloudy: pretty high 
wind. 24, Hygr. 38°: morning very dull: about 12, cleared up, 
and the sun shone very hot: p.m. eloudy again. 25. Rain in the 
night: p.m. sunshine at intervals. 26, 27, 28. Very fine days: 
hygr. 46° to 52°. 
RESULTS. 
Winds Variable. 
Barometer: Greatest height........ 30°17 inches 
PCOS je og En 9p eae oo 0< ae 
Mean of the period .... 29°708 
Thermometer: Greatest height........ 80° 
I ics aig Ae ie ade 38 
Mean of the period .... 60°10 
Evaporation, 1°83 inch. Rain, 1°75 inch. 
*,* The observations from the 16th inclusive to the end were made, inmy 
absence from home, by my son, Robert Howard. 
TorrennaM, L. HOWARD. 
Seventh Month, 10, 1815. 
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